The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-07-09
pRE FOR TROOPS.
Skaters Army Begins the At
tack on Santiago.

ht Lasts All Day-Enemy's Out
prks Carried-Our Forces With
N Three-Quarters of a Mile of
the City-Casualties Over 400.
ashington, July 2.-The war de-
ment has received the following
Gen. Shafter dated at Siboney:
lad a very heavy engagement Fri
which lasted from eight a. IN. till
down. We have carried their out
ks and are now in possession of
m. There is now about three-quar-
of n mile of open between my
d and the city. BY morning troops
be entrenched and considerable
mentation of forces will be there.
Lawton's division and Gen. Bates
gade which have been engaged all
in carrying Ell Caney, which was
omplished at four p. m, will be in
in front of Santiago during the
hit. 1 regret to say that our cas-
ties will be above 400. OF these
many killed.
igneO "sHAFTER."
General Assault.
Playa del Este, Province of Santi-
de Cuba, July "A general assault
the city of Santiago de Cuba by
land and sea forces of the United
Ates began at seven o'clock Friday
prning.
Zen. Lawton advanced and took pos
6sion of Cabona, a suburb of San
Sgo.
Aorro castle and the other forts at
g entrance of the harbor were bonn
9rded by our fleet. The Vesuvius
led her dynamite guns with good
3ect.
1.-THE Spanish feet in the harbor fired
40 the American troops. who were
Rsery close to the city.
& Spanish Retreating.
Washington, July 2.--The signal of
Nee has received the following from
|0ne of it's officers at the front: "Amer-
lean troops driving Spanish troops
back. Wounded being brought in
right along"
Siboney, July 2.-Via Playa del Este,
Guantanamo Bay.--At one o'clock Fri
day afternoon, after five hours terrific
|Aghting, the Spanish began to leave
|their Entertainments and retreat into
Ne city. Many Americans were
Sounded and are being brought in.
NE man had both arms shot off and
hs wounded in the hip, but was
&ughing.
LA The Battle DeRun.
July 2.-The battle has
kgun. This was the startling news
onveyed in dispatch received from
en. Shafter at ten o'clock Friday
Morning:
{;frsecretary OF War. washington.-Camp
(6ar Sevilla. Cuba.-Action nov going on
|Uhe firing only light and desultory. Be
I'M on the right near Caney, Lawton's
4 vision. He will move on the north part
the town of Santiago. Will keep you
1&6ntinually advised Of progress.
X ''SHAFTER.
MA major General"
XBrief as it was, it told the whole
Dry that the first shots of the long
kpected crash of arms, probably the
BIT great land engagement of the
III, was under way. 1t sent thrill
s Trough official circles from the high
q to the lowest. Secretary Alger
las the first to read it. He passed it
5 Gen. Corbin, adjutant general of
be army, and directed him to take it
& once to tile white house. Gen. Cor
BIN went to the president carrying the
original dispatch. He was back short
b, and then bulletin was posted
living the dispatch verbatim. Until
then only the higher officials had
hA nj
hand.
Military Balloon Floating.
4 Gen. Miles, commanding the army,
received copy of the dispatch soon
after it arrived. He had anticipated it,
for only n few hours before dispatch
came to- him from Gen. Breckenridge,
Inspector general of the army. stating
that the spirit of the troops was high
and that they were eager and expect
ant of action. Gen. Breckinridge's
dispatch indicated that results might
be expected very soon. Gen. Miles also
received another dispatch, sent quite
early in the morning, from Skaters
headquarters, saying that the big mil
itary balloon was now high in the air
and was giving opportunity for obser-
walton over a great sweep of country.
This, in itself, was of incalculable
value to our troops. Brave reconnois-
sances had been made, but these were
of little value compared to what could
be seen from the balloon n mile or so
in the air, commanding radius of OBJ
servation of from 20 to 40 miles,
with powerful telescopes. Gen. Miles
had seen these war balloons in sue
cessful use at Aldershot; again during
the French military maneuvers, when
six-horse wagon, to which the great
air ship was anchored. followed n
squadron of cavalry on the dead run.
He says German ships going Mt IS
knots have hauled these captive bal
looms along with them. At st. Peters
burg also he saw them operated dur
ing maneuvers.
Lawton Begins Attack.
According to Gen. Skaters report,
the attack on Santiago was begun by
the Second division of the Fifth army
corps, commanded by Brig. Gen. IL.
w. Lawton. This division consists OF
three brigadcs made up as follows:
First brigade. commanded by Col. j. j.
Van Horn-Eighth United states infantry