The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-29
STARVATION AND DISTRESS IN SANTIAGO
The Soldiers Are Half Raons Citizens
Without Food-Twenty Thousand Spanish Troops
Have Reinforced Lnares

: steadily retired not even attempting 20
harass our flanks as the columns
moved on through a natural ambuscad-
ing country. Apparently General Lin
ares prefers to place faith in the de-
fenses of the city and intends to make
last ditch fight" of ii. few
though only few-hold to the theory
that he does not propose to fight at ali.
General Garcia, with 800 men, landed
yesterday and expected to reach the
front to-day. The Americans are in eX-
cellent spirits and there is "a remarka BILE
lack of sickness. Thus far the water
supply has been good and there have
been no bad effects from the changes
except a few cases of dysentery. There
was brief rain squall last night.
At noon to-day Major Coolidge re-
ceived orders to clear the road beyond
the front, where the stream doubles
back across il, for the advance of artil-
lery. A dynamite gun and Hotchkiss
gun will be put in position. General
Wheeler. who made a reconnaissance for
a half mile beyond the skirmish line
this morning. finding that he was un-
able to obtain the desired view through
the luxuriant tropical foliage. dismount-
ed and climbed a tree. a major gem
eral of the United States army in the
forks of a tree surveying the Spanish
outposts through his field glasses was
spectacle that gave some idea of the
wonderful energy of the dashing ex-con-
federate cavalry leader This feat of
agility in a man 81 years of age put to
the blush many younger officers of his
own staff.
Permanent hospital arrangements are
to be provided at Juragua at once. The
transport Iroquois, anchored OFF the
shore, is provided with trained nurses
and all conveniences. Hospital tents
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ing the sea. There are very few cases of
sickness among the troops, measles,
heat prostrations and dysentery chiefly.
Sporadic cases of yellow fever are
reported by the insurgents, but the
disease is not epidemic. The troops are
in good camps on high ground over
looking the sea. The nights and morn
ings are cool and pleasant but the
midday sun is hard on the unaccli-
mated troops in the marches over the
hills. The medical men say that IL the
campaign is short, the troops will go
through in good condition.
The movement OF the troops to the
front are steadily going on. The Amer
lean and Cuban infantry and cavalry
and long line of mule pack trains and
batteries of artillery choke all the
roadways over the hills to Santiago de
Cuba.
At 10 o'clock this morning General
Pearson's brigade, the 2d, 10th and 21st
infantry of the first division, General
Kemp commanding, moved out to oc-
cupy position of the extreme left
towards MORO castle, and for a few
hours the camp was almost deserted.
Then the auxiliary cruiser Yale came
in sight with the new arrivals of Amer
lean volunteers, consisting of the SD
regiment and one battalion of the saith
regiment of Michigan infantry, COM
manded by Colonel Peterman and Colo
mel Boynton. Brigadier General Duff
field accompanied them and the men
are now encamped. awaiting the rest
of the 34th Michigan and the 9th Mas
sachusetts regiment on board the Har-
ward. which vessel is expected here to-
night.