The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-24
Shells From SIMPSONS Gums and
the Pouring in of Thousands
of Troops.
BAIQUlRANS SKIP
At Low Twilight the Crowd Oozed Out of the Thick
cts and Slipped Back Home--Only to
Leave Next Day Again.

IRE with gun tha, sen, a shell runhnng
and crashing against the hillside.
The Detroit. Wasp. Suwanee and Ma
chias followed suit and soon the hillsides
and the valleys seemed 20 be sblaze as
shot followed shot m swift succession
amid the Wild and excited cheering OF TIE
soldiers on the transports.
In FIVE minutes the sea was alive win
notillA OF small boats headed by launch
es. speeding for Baiquiri Rock. Some OF
the boats we're manned by crews OF sall-
ors. while others were rowed by the SOL
diers themselves Each boat contained
sixteen men. everyone IN fighting trim
and carrying three days rat1ons, a shelteF
tent. a gun and two hundred CARTRIDGES
ready 70 take the field On stouching the
shore. should they be called upon 20 do
So
The firing or the warships, however.
proved to be needless precauuon. az
their shots were not returned and no
Spanlards were visible.
Two correspondents OF tho Associated
Press in a small boat Joined ths FIRST no.
tia that went ashore and Witnessed tho
inspiring sight OF the landing.
General Shafter on board theSeguraaca,
closely watched the landing or the troops.
Brigadier General Lawton. who had
been detailed 10 command the landing
party led the way IN a launch. accom-
panied by his stan. and directed the for
nation Of the line OF operation
a detachment OF eighty regular infantry
soldiers was the first to land. followed
by General Skaters old regiment. the
First infantry. Then came the Sixth IN
fantry. the Twenty-second infantry. she
Tenth infantry. the Seventh and Twelfth
infantry. the Second Massachusetts r-gi-
meut. and a detachment Of the Nluth cav
airy.
The boats rushed forward simultaneous
" from every quarter. In good natured
rivalry 20 be first. and their occupants
scrambled over one another 20 leap ashore
As the boats tossed about n the surf
breaking against the pier getting ashore
was no easy matter and the soldiers tad
to throw their rifles on the dock before
they could climb up themselves snd some
hard tumbles resulted, but nobody vas
hurt.
At the end Of the pier the companies and
regiments quickly lined up and Wsrs
marched away
General Lawton threw a strong detach,
ment for the night. about SIX miles vest.
on the road 20 Santiago and another de-
tachment was posted % the north % me
town. some Of them being housed In ths
buildings Of the iron company.
Others OF the troops were guartered IN
deserted houses. while others stnl pre-
ferred the shelter OF their tents in the adj
joining fields.
The mornings fire IL was seen. de-
stroyed The round house. the repair shops
and several small dwellings.
The town was deserted when TIE troops
landed, but women ana children soon ap-
peared from the surrounding tnickets and
returned 20 their homes.
The sun-brouzed soldiers. In their rlouch
hats and service uniforms, quickly
searched the buildings and beat up tee
thickets after landing On search ~ iurk-
ing fees. and marched into the unknown
country beyond a. nigbtfaI. Win long,
swinging stride and the alert bearing q
the old frontier army men. ready o. hghs
tho Standards Sioux fashion or "a -
opcn. wherever they could be- found
The cheers o. their comrades 1fill wait
ing on the transports ard - ere blue
Jackets and the strains ~ Yankee Doc
die" from the bands oa ths troop ships.
salutcd them a. they disappeared from
vlaw over the bills ~ Baq4.fi-
Tho landing wss ace9mpl-shod without
loss - life. che only casualty berg 80
wouudIng % an i1aurrent on the ellis ~
p shell from one = our salDl lie Uiu loss
his arm.
Tho iu~urFrnt troops a. Ba'quir ars
commanded by General CasfH ard are
= estimated 10 number Thousand usa-
San Frauclrco. June zE-The M1rafnork
has sufficient coal t0 carry Ter % H81-
o.g,u ard all make that port under her
own Steam she has 80 -ons i1 hef H1HF-
era ard over 10 cons upon hsr decks.
From H1a9'sl1 ,ae Eer5 zI.f f7w per -
Manila. and f1s best appliance f.- tHst
purpose nave been pgt 7n bolts vessels.
The Nero has az least 500 tors 20 r.aI
Toe vessels we-e given az e-fsss asfs
reg1-1n. 81 t5e steam vessels aa 80
water fr5a, blowing the.v whistles aa4
ere cr9~1s 9a fbe decks ccaersg al
waving 80 c.s