The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-15
Spanish Commander Capitulates and Accepts the
American Generals Terms.
ENEMY'S FORCES TO BE WITHDRAWN
AND TROOPS SENT BACK TO SPAIN
includes Santiago Guantanamo, Caanera and Sagua ant
Gives Us the Eastern End of the Island

Copyright. 1895. by the Associated Press.)
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay,
July IA. p. m.-General Toral, COM
handing the Spanish forces in Santiago
de Cuba, this morning sent a commu-
nicatiop to General Shafter, indicating
his Willingness to accept the terms of
surrender proposed yesterday, and ask
ing the American commander to APP
point commissioners to meet the Span
ish commissioners to arrange to send
the Spanish troops back TO Spain.
This will be promptly done.
The surrender of General Toral not
only means the fall of Santiago, but,
by the terms of surrender, the whole
eastern end of the island falls into the
hands Of the United States without fir
ing a shot.
The surrender is to include all the
Spanish troops at Santiago, Guantana-
mo, Caimanera and Sagua, composing
the Fourth corps of the Spanish army.
The portion Of the province of San
tiago de Cuba that lies east of the line
from Sagua, via Las Palmas. to Acer-
~raderos, is surrendered to the United
States.
Before Santiago. July Il. 12:15 p. m.
(via Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay.
Santiago has surrendered. A commits
sion of two Spaniards. one Englishman
and three Americans is now arranging
terms.
Probably the Spanish army will ac-
cept a parole and be returned to
Spain. We insist upon immediate pos
session of the city, pending arrange
ments as to details. and probably will
enter Santiago tonight.
our army viii remain outside the
q general hospital headquarters viii be
Immediately established. The truce
which was to end at noon today was
prolonged by a flag sent out from the
Spanish lines at $3.50 this morning. Cen
eral Toral. acting on Captain General
53lancO'S Instructions, asked time to
communicate by cable with Madrid, the
surrender OF Santiago being too i'm
pOrtsnt a step to be taken without au-
thority. In the meantime General
Bianco offered to appoint joint COM
mission to arrange terms.
General Miles and General Shafter
decided TO call for a personal interview
with General TOral, his message being
ambiguous They rode out between the
lines shortly before noon and met Cen
eral Toral. who said he had received, a
few minutes before. a message from
CAPTAIN General Blanco to capitulate,
and TO make the work of the commits
sioners final.
General Toral named Mr.. Robert Ma
son. British consul; General TolOn and
his own CToraIs) chief of staff. Cen
eral Shafter and General Miles named
General Wheeler, General Lawton and
Captain Aliley, of General Skaters
STAFF. The commission is now working
o. the terms OF surrender.
The news was received with enthu-
siSsm in the American lines. The Amer
team waTshipS are expected to pass I'M
der the guns Of FL MORO this evening.
and VIII command the town from the
upper bay
II IS probably that but few will re-
main here, orders having been re-
ceived for all the heavy vessels to Join
Commodore Wats0n's squadron for the
Spanish coast.
There is a rep0rt-as yet uncon-
fiTmed-that the surrender and evac-
uation of the Spanish troops may ex-
tend 70 the entire province of Santiago /
de Cuba This is only a rumor, which /
events may disprOVe, but it is gener- !
ally believed that in case of such an /
evacuation our main force would prob |
ably seek a fresh camp on the high |
lands in the vicinity, with a view to |
recuperating.
Cape Eaytien. Hayti, July 1.-THE
following bulletin was issued here to-
day by the French cable company:
Santiago de Cuba, July 1.-THE ga
pitulation Of Santiago has been signed.
Thc American government accepts the
conditions Of General Toral The
Spanish troops are to withdraw with
military war honors and viii be sent
back at once to Spain