Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-15
STORY ON SANTIAGO.
e...,,I sh,aef Makes His Report Of the
Great Battle.
MOST INTERESTING OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
.,,on Of the Cuban Expedition Its
r,abarha,ion, the f'gh''nT' a"a
the rinni triumph.

100 10 the ,ldl or Santiago ms
mn .,as public. lie briefly recounts
p" .,,,,sti1n uf the expedition and
tns ,a,tailon. and then devoses the
Min holy of the report to the active
@-.r,.lons about Santiago.
an slrlftor says che expedition was
..,tsn In compliance wi,h she tel
ast, insiructi1ns q May 3oth from
s,y,r.ers Of the army. In which II
.,,tedi admiral schley reports
,s,t two cruisers and two torpedo
49, have been seen In the harbor OF
s,rt,r,. 90 with your force to cap
iare Farrlsln at SANTIAGO ara s.si'' ~
r9nftirlng thc harhlr anu Meet
Ansr ftciiInE the dehay ~ is s,,'ps
a. i, lntdnut.lte facilities, Gen. hhaf.
~. ~ thri on June an he received
.it.r. Ia an without delay, but not
,,,iib 49, Than 10000 men. After soma
,.,~s,,,rfa md already reached enc
...r inv. Geographic Instructions
- LOWED from the ascIeiary OF
80 ji-,eilrg mat the sailing of the
,xprdii1n hi delayed, waiting 'urthat
eri ~. This dliay vas pce tfilhe1 ny
the navy reporting ~. = spsh',s WI
wal had been sighted IN the Memo
la ehinnri The ships In she lower
bay were Immediately recalled. 49,
The fxufiiil1n smiled ON June itih.
with No officers and isois men. Gen.
gblfHr briefly covers the rip and
iandine and MA fni meeting with Gen.
Girtii. aiding During The inter-
view. Den. Garcia onerei ,he services
Of his troops. comprising about LVVo
men. In ihc Vicinity of AEEfrid'r1s.
and ab1u' 5000 under Gen. Castillo az
the liiiie town % Cuiahaho few miles
east Of Eaiqulri ! accepted his omer,
impre sslng @ upon him thli ! could
exercise ~ military control over him.
except such a. he would concrdc. and
&c long na he served under me I would
furnish him ra;lnns and ammuuhiln."
After comforting with Admiral
Sampson ana Gen, Garcia. the plans Of
thf campaign were outlined by Gen.
fhlf;eE Tho Decentralization was 10
commence GA che 22ni az iitiqulri. with
ff.ni 10y thc cuD1nH on Clblnis and
hy me navy az various SHORE point
ln order % mfsleid the enemy as 10
tha place u landing.
Gen. shafier says; These move.
mtnis Permitted me TO approach SAM
tigo from che tasi over a narrow rad.
az hrli 10 some places no; bctior than
irill, running From nilquiri through
sh.ney WA Scvllll. and make an AL.
bfk rom that quarter. This. In my
el.n'an, was The only feasible plan, and
iups .quens Information and result
confirmed my judgment"
y, ne carly operations and the sklr.
piied, he says "Ocn. Younria hi.
Eidi passed beyond Lawfpn In IN
rgA of the e1rd-siih. thus tL'tlng tha
ahance. ana on the morning M ihe
hHtr date became engaged WIN a
a1nish totce snirnched In a strong
.tipn ~ La ouaHlma. a point on tho
.nuasp road about thirty miles from
t.h1neN Gen. NounE's force consisted
~ one squadron of The First clyniry
one ~ ine Tenth cavalry and two III
ne First tnitad states volunteer r.v.
Any, IN all ssi Officers and men. Thi
enemy made an obstinate reaiatonee
bni were driven from the fleid with
'lhHllrrhhle lnal, our own insa wai
one nihcrr and fiftcru men Killed al,
oficcrn and nfly-Hlx men wounded Tn
reported losses 0f the Spanlards wer,
nlnr KILLED and twenty-Hfyen wounded
The engagement had an Inspiring
shcci on our men, and doubtless CORE.
sp1nllhEly Il pressed the enemy. AZ ii
vas plainly demonstrated 20 them thai
thgy had 10 face Zoe who would al.
vance upon them under a heavy mr.
delivered from ln,rcnchmenta
Gen Whecler division commander
va. present during the engagement
ana f.p1rh that our troops officers ana
men fought with the rreatent Gallant.
~ tbs engagcment save ~ i we'll.
Na.ef,d country further 10 the front
On which 10 chcamp our troops.
~ VS. not until nearly two week
ailef ne army landed that Il was pos
se, p place on shore three days sun.
W N excess of that required for M
Ntl clhrumpil1n. on June a0ih I r..
N'lfIri the country about Hnnti.
and made my plan N attack. From
Msh hlll from which the city was
palm view. I could sec the San Iuan
~, and The country about ri caney
N. roads were very poor. ana indeed
ule better than birdie paths until tha
reached" "' "'''
u.n' Shafter explained NJ a meet.
M ol fen.falH hls plan ~ battle. which
lgNs' lawion's division, assisted
irons hghi battery. was ordered
20 move uui during the Afternoon
Toward VI Caney, 10 begin ,he atisct
there Early the next morning. After
NAlIylnE W caney Lawtnn was IA
move hN ihp Caney ROAD toward San.
~. ~ tAke a position on the rlrh,
'nr, Wheeler's division Of ais.
y, " cavalry, ana Kcnta division
a.. 'H'Anli| Wer directed on the San.
49, wa. ne head NJ the column rest.
nng n.1r ~ Piso. toward which heiehis
ll' hliirrv moved on the AFTER
pl IN. M. with orders to take
sInh there early on mo next
.l'l,E' ana 90 the proper time pre-
%, way Tor the advance 81 Whoel-
49, Wv nm on san Juan hlll. The at
MAIN W. point was 20 be delayed
Gu. iANlon'a guns were heard at ~
S,51'l and BIZ Infantry Ore Showed he
IN, e.'ome we'll enfagcd
Whit Equations were Ear from
In I..lfel them 10 be. hut we were
IA \, 10y climate, our supplies had
w.. plpushi forward by ntrrpw
epy t 'i, load, which the rains might at
er.sl,,l render impossible. Fear was
~. ,llh,d that storm might drive
,,tela containing our s,ipnlles Ia
lrt,.i tlls parting m from our base ni
49, ahd lastly, u was repOrted
ws,,l wy fandO, with 5000 reinforce
r., ipf the enemy, was an route
IA is NshEanillo, and might be expect
riab'.. ~ days Under these circum-
WIihos, determined TO give battle
LsIt ll.y IN .he morning OF July Let
Cru VAS In plaltlon around nj
arr,.. nAHre'r brigade on the right
hri.. we NuAnianamO road; Miiey'r
n M, :" the center, and LudlOW'a on
ebl,..- Ihe duty Of cutting on tht
fo,d retreat along the Santiago
gldl M ms asslgned 10 the latter brl-
AZ a.. me artillery opened on tho Gown
eer,, '. n, M The battle here s1on b..
tes,s feheral, and II was holly con.
tursii, ne onemyH position was na.
DO ev sltnng, and was rendered more
trend n,og hhouaea, a stone fort ana in.
ths l,,nh cut into solid rock. and
ehu,ei phgilng Of a solidly built STONE
sp Sal, D. The opposition offered by ths
tlcin,, vas grttter than had heon an.
jonl6s and prevented Lawion from