The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-22
SHAFTER AND GARCIA
A CONSULTATION HAD ~ WHICH
SAMPSON TOOK PART.
No General Landing for Two or
Three Days JntII Shnftcr Becomes
Familiar with the work.

Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated Press)
| on Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Bcat Dandy. of Santiago. June 20, VIA
Kingston, June 81, ii a. m.-After General
shafter aud staff visited Admiral Sampson
this afternoon the segurat ca went to Acer-
Iadures about seventeen miles west OF
Santiago, and near which place General
Garcia Is encampoi with 5000 Cuban SOL
diers.
General Shaftor and his staff and Rear
Admiral Sampson went ashore and pro-
ceedod to General Garcia's headquarters,
about mile inland. where they spent
several homs In consultation with the Gu
Ian general.
The best information cbtalnable 10 that
there Will be no attempt to make Il general
landing for two or three days, but small
bodies of troops viii be put ashore, proDa
Ny tomorrow. at several points, both east
and west of Santiago, Including Acerra-
doros
'ihis will give G.nerol Shaftcr an oppor-
tunity to become more familiar with the
work before him and 70 ascertain the best
place for general landing.
The transports and the warsbips which
conveyed the troops here came in iull view
OF the Iookouts on Nero castle, ana they
will lay ten or fifteen miles out from Ad-
EliIai SIMPSONS fleet
TIE result OF Rear Admiral Sampson
investigation OF the various proposed land
INK places was also laid before the army Of
iioer but General Skater is not prepared
TO announce n definite selection without
investigating the matter further himself
General Garcia gave the Americans as
sLrances that they need have no fear OF
contracting diseases on the southeastern
coast OF Cuba, as sthe climate there * not
unhealthy. only extremely hot at this sea-
son.
The Cuban general declared That his own
troops, III fed and Poorly clothed as they
were, were in good health, and therefore
the Americans need mo- fear feyers or Sc
rlous ailments.
General Shaftor examined the condition
OF the Cuban soldiers during his visit and
was impressed with their hardy and healph-
full appearance. though he recognized the
fact that they need clothes and provisions.
both OF which were given them during the
day
The interview closed with the UNDER
standing that small bodies of troops are 20
be landed ut once ut several points along
the asst, where they will bc safe from any
serious attack by the Spaniards and would
be able to keep the enemy IN doubt for the
present AZ to their ultimate purposes. Gen
tral SAafter and General Garcia viii CON
suit together tomorrow.
II was nearly dark before the officers
returned to the SeguTanca and then she
steamed back to the flagship and took up
a POSITION for the night.
Before nightfall all the other transports
and tho conveying warships had dritted
rh yiH..l he. Nt.la col
d'trs, watching on both sides Of the en-
trans of tho Santiago harbor, must have
| b. tn impressed by the great array of ycs-
| selg standing off shore.
| The 5000 Spanish soldiers. and pcrhap,
| 2O0o Spanish sailors, guarding the city aud
barber of sontiafo de Cuba doubtless con
| Guided that there was hut small chance
| of overcoming the force OF American war
sfips and some 10000 eoldlcrs and sailors
| which viii be hurled against them before
| the week is over,
The dispatch boat OF the Associated
Press left the fleet for the cabte station
Just at nightfall when the wnrships had
taken their positions in semi in
| front Of the hurbor entrance with the
transports further out.
| The sea was comparatively quiet for the
| hrst time in several weeks and the feet
| was almost motonless The soldiers.
most OF whom beheld the shores OF Cuba
| LOT the nrst time In their lives. watchel
| inc steep mountain sides through the gath
| ering darkness with many thoughts OF
| nome passing through their minds. reallz-
| ing tho fact that w few days they will be
| nEhting for their oountrys honor In tho
deep canons which were then darby Wis
me in the gloom of Lhc passing day, and
wondering how many of them would return
TO the homes they had left to do service
IN mo Nations cause and how many would
! a Nd a
| land they had come to conquer.
Tho newspaper dispatch boats. which had
been steaming hnck and forth Among tho
troops since the arrival OF the latter wero
held NJ every T<kge OF their passage with
| the request to tako letters to the nearest
mailing point, giving accounts OF the vow
| age and announcing the safe arrival OF the
army NV
| FOR some 1t might be the last words for
mother, wife or sweetheart from him Wild
mad answered the cnll OF his country ana
| ieit family and hrcsidc with light, buov,nt
| SPIRITS aud all the enthusiasm OF youth Ia
| combat foreign foe, forrIcn I'm race
| cirque ana natural instincts
| According 10 the naval regulations estnh
nsned at the outbreak m the war not a
i,Sht was visible on any 81 the ships aud
! .ne cofdon OF the men Of war living und,r
| lne spanish guns near MORO cnstln kent
| ,heor vigil wat,h more han usuallv cars
| ,ui AGAINST tho approach of tornslo
noat' which might attomnt 10 RIM ont of
we hnrhor and with one we'll 1,rncte5
| Nnot SINK troopship in tho depths Of tbn
yea ana send the souls OF those aboard ,nta
'ao realms OF eternity '''''
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