The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-29
it put many younger and less agile officers
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it put many younger and less agile officers
to the blush.
Capt Wright, of GEM Bates staff. today
followed the line of the railroad running
out of Juragua towards Santiago de Cuba,
to within two and half miles of the
city. The road approaches within mile
and half of our front and can be util-
lied to bring up supplies and siege guns,
the first of which were handed at Ba1-
quiri this afternoon.
So soon as the remaining battalions OF
the Thirty-fourth Michigan and Eighth
Massachusetts, which arrive on the Har-
ward tomorrow, and the six thousand re-
Inducements sent out from Tampa, reach
here, Aguadores, town on the coast,
four miles west of Juragua and about the
same distance west of the harbor en-
trance. will be taken.
The place was shelled today by several
ships of the fleet. Azuadores Is on the line
of the advance of the army into the inter-
ior and close to the railroad. 1t will then
PROBABLY become the base of operations
while the supply base may remain at Jur-
aqua.
Captain Wright obtained information,
on his reconnaissance. which is believed to
be reliable, to the effect that three thou
sand Spanish troops have been sent to re-
inforce the garrison at Azuadores.
General Lawton will probably make a
diversion with his artillery as soon as
it is placed in position. Heavy rain this
afternoon made it impossible to move to-
day beyond General Wheeler's headquar-
ters But the roads will dry quickly, the
guns will probably be brought UP tomor-
row, and the intrenchments will be she'll
ed by the artillery and by Colonel Wood $
dynamite guns.
The shrapnel fire will be more used by
the artillery. The guns are 8 2-10 inches
and, with shrapnel, they are effective at
$500 yards.
The Cubans say the Spaniards are in
deadly fear of dynamite and General
Lawton will see how he can terrify them.
simultaneously with the bombardment
General Chaffee's brigade will move for
ward and occupy position of vital inn
portance in advance of our fronts. The
correspondent of The Associated Press is
not permitted to divulge its location at
present.
The military telegraph line has been
completed as far as General Wheeler's
headquarters, thus placing the front in
direct communication with General Shaf-
ter, who still maintains his headquarters
on board the Seguranca where he can
keep in close touch with Rear-Admiral
Sampson. 1t is probable, however, that
he will establish his headquarters at Jur-
aqua tomorrow or Thursday.
The troops belonging to General Law
toms division are kept ready to move, in
light marching order, while the recon-
noitering parties are out This precau-
ton is considered necessary in order to
avoid disaster in Gaze the small parties of
troops should collide with the Spaniards
in force. But not single skirmish has
occurred.
The Cubans, under General Castillo, are
doing commendable work as advance
pickets. They are thrown out. day and
night from half mile to a mile in adj
vance of our pickets, along the front and
ffanks. thus forming a double Gordon
about the army.
There are now more than thirteen thou
sand men at the front.
Drinking water for the troops at the
front is obtained from the Rio Guiana, a
stream full of springs, running direct
from the mountains. The water is re-
markably good and is now carefully
guarded from pollution. The Cubans and
our soldiers bathed in it at first; but,
strict orders have been issued against
such practices in the future, and sentinels
have been placed to enforce the orders.
Strict orders have also been issued about
eating the great variety of tropical fruits,
mangoes oranges, ETC., in which the
woods abound, the only exception being
made in the cases of milk from green
cocoanuts, which is considered healthy
and refreshing, and lines.
Some of our men made themselves sick
through eating fruit.
An epidemic of measules, which was
started on board one or two transports,
is spreading to the camp and about twen-
ty new cases have broken out today The
disease is not dangerous, but the men AZ
tackled have beeen sent to the rear, where
they can have airy quarters.