The herald., 1898-08-01
SO FAR 1T HAS BEEN A SERIES OF
OFFICIAL RECEPTIONS
THE TROOPS ARE WELCOMED
Alcaldes Date Their Addresses as
Porto Rico, United States of
America-No Time Lost
Associated Press Special Wire


4 p. m.-Delayed in transmission.) With
out seeing or hearing anything of the
enemy the advance guard of General
Henry's division, which was landed al
Guanica on Tuesday, reached here Wednes-
day, taking en- route the cities of Yauco.
Tallaboa, Sabana Grande and Ponuelas.
Attempts by the Spaniards to blow. up
bridges and otherwise destroy the railroad
between Yauco and Ponce failed, only a
few fiat cars being burned. Our troops
have fired up the locomotives and are now
operating the road from end to end. carry
ing supplies, messages and men.
At Yauco the Americans were welcomed
in an address made by the alcalde, and a
public proclamation was issued, dated
"Yauco, Porto Rico, United States Of
America, July 81"
The Flag at Yauco
Major Webb Hayes. of the Sixth Ohio,
son of Former President Hayes, hauled up
the flag on the palace amid cheers from
the populace. The people seemed really
glad that the Americans were here. but
they fear an uprising of the natives in the
interior. who, it is asserted, will raid. kill
and destroy property in revenge for many
years of Spanish misrule.
General Henry has made report to this
effect to General Miles,, and advises that
a guard be left to protect the captured
cities. The empty transports have left
for Tampa.
A delegation of nurses of the Red Cross
society from the hospital ship Lampasas
waited on General Henry at Guanica yes
terday and asked to be allowed to return
home with the sick. They said their sup
plies had given out, and that the condition
on board their ship, which was crowded
with patients, was terrible. They are
willing to go back alone.
Advancing on San Juan
General Miles is in constant communica-
ton with all his forces, and is keeping the
artillery steadily in advance.
By tomorrow night he will have the en-
tire army encamped along the military
road to San Juan, but he does not say when
he will put them in motion. He is acting
throughout, however. with promptness
which indicates quick action all along the
line as soon as the transports containing
the remaining troops arrive.
A correct list of the injured in the first
days battle at Guanica follows:
All of the injured belong TO the Sixth
Massachusetts:
CAPTAIN EDWIN J. GIBSON. shot in
the left hip.
PRIVATE JAMES DRUMMOND, Com
pany X, shot twice in the neck.
PRIVATE BENJAMIN BOSTICK, Com
pany K. shot in the right shoulder.
CORPORAL WILLIAM F. CARPEN-
TER. Company L. shot in the right hand.
CORPORAL HENRY GARY, Company
X. shot in the neck.
Sergeant George Carleton, of Battery
B, Fifth siege artillery, died from ty-
phoid fever and was buried at once. This
makes five deaths from that disease on the
transports.
Private Arthur Draper, of Company NJ
Sixth Massachusetts,, has been promoted
to the lieutenancy for gallantry in action.
Miles Hears of Peace Proposals
The news that Spain had consented to
sue for peace was received here In a dis
patch to the Associated Press, and was at
once taken to General Miles.
The general wrinkled his grave brow
when he read It, and said he did not know
what effect 1t would have on his expedi-
ton, but he hoped to push on ahead and
take San Juan, pending orders from the
president. The Associated Press dispatch
boat carried information out to the fleet,
and there was a celebration at the first in
dication of weakening on Spains part.
Outside of the typhoid fever on the trans
ports and in Guanica the general health
Of the army continues excellent, and there
denotes were noticeable on the ground that,