Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-27

Shafter Gives 40 Extended Explains
ton Of the Campaign.

WITCH RESULTED IN GEN. TORAL's
sURRDNDER-Two OBJECTS IN
vIEW-ONE WAS TO DRIVE OUT
CERvERA's FLEET AND THE
OTHER WAS TO CAPTURE THE
CITY-dE WAS IN A POSITION TO
TAKE THE TOWN BY FORCE.
BUT 1T WOULD HAVE BEEN AT
GREAT SACRIFICE OF LIFE.
Santiago de Cuba, August 26.-The
Spanish transports San Francisco, San
Augustin and Colon left yesterday al
ternoon for Spain with 4,56S Spaniards,
including fifteen officers and their fam
lilies and four priests. Eight men died
on the way to the ships. Their corpses
were checked off," as passengers. 1t
appears that there have been many in
stances Of this during the embarkatlon
of the Spaniards, the transportation
company thus being unable to collect
the passage money, thing readily
managed under the easy inspection OF
the Americans.
General Toral, when bidding adieu
to the Spanish officers and men who
were leaving, said: Conquered, we
yield, with honor to ourselves and
2 to Spain Whatever may be the future
of Spain, history will preserve the
story Of your heroic and noble deeds
in this country. We regret our failure
and its cost in treasure and blood;
but you have nobly fought and nobly
won"
General Shafter and his staff sailed
yesterday afternoon on the United
States transport Mexico. His depart
ure was not marked by special Incl
dent. On arriving at Montauk Point
he will go with Major Miley to Wash
ington to meet President Mckinley
and Secretary Alger, afterward pro-
ceeding to San Francisco. Colonel
Green, Of General Skaters staff, and
captain of the signal corps, will re-
main for another ten days, or until he
is relieved by Captain Leigh. who,
with fifty-nine men of the signal corps,
is expected on the Seguranca.
Maps and charts have been prepared
for military telegraph and telephone
service between Santiago, Guantana-
mo, Baracoa, Sagua de Tanamo and
San Luis, all garrison points, and
Captain Leigh will begin the work of
stringing the wires as soon as he ar
rives
On the recommendation Of Washing
ton bank of exchange will be estab-
lished here. The scarcity of small coin
Is a great inconvenience and a cause
OF much trouble among the soldiers
and local merchants. One result is
exorbitant prices.
The transport Roumania arrived
yesterday from Ponce. Wednesday the
transport Orizalba left for Porto Rico.
The Berkshire, with $50 convalescents
from Siboney, has sailed for Montauk
Point She was soon followed by the
Berlin, with General Bates and his
staff, and the First Illinois infantry.
Santiago, August 26 Prior to embark
ing on the steamer Mexico, Major Cen
eral Shafter consented to be interview
ed. During the interview he discussed
in general terms the campaign that
has just ended The bare prospect of
returning TO the United States caused
him to be brighter, more cheerful and
less hayrassed looking than at any per-
Tod Since he embarked at Tampa. Gen.
Shafter said: II look upon the cam
'@paign just closed as a successful one
in the highest degree, not only in re-
gard to the military operations but
more especially in regard to the great
results achieved. When we decided to
attack Santiago we looked for nothin g
more as the immediate fruit of victory
than the capture of the city. What has
been achieved is the capitulation of the
eastern part of the eastern province
from line at Jabiri to the south
coast, together with the enemy's forces,
amounting to almost 24G00 men. Sure
1y this was the most notable achieve
ment of the campaign, bearing in mind
the fierce opposition we encountered
and the comparatively smallness of our
Cwn forces.
From a military point of view per-
laps took steps which might not be
deemed justified under other circum-
stances but knew the temper and the
capabilities of my soldiers and the
moral effect of our gradually coping
UP the enemy within his own lines.
My engineers were very apprehensive
that the Spaniards might break
through on my left and cut off Siboney.
This, from a purely military stand
point, might have been truthfully cor
rect, but personally | had not for a
moment any fear on that score The
result has. | think, proved the correct