The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-11
SANTIAGO WILL SETTLETT

! copyright, 1893. by the Associated Press.
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Wanda, Off Santiago de Cuba,
June ,. p. m.-Via Kingston, Jamaica,
June 10, 7:3O a. m.-The navy awaits the
army The fighting ships of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson and CcSnmodore sshley
have battered down the coast defenses
of Southern Cuba and have sealed M
Admiral Cervera's fleet in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier
Merrimac in the channel at its entrance.
which the guns Of the feet cover nm
ceasingly. Scout boats, running under
the shadows of Ell Moro. have cut the
Haytien cable and now hold thirty-five
miles of the coast of Santiago de Cuba.
including Guantanamo harbor. Under the
cover of the guns of the fleet eastern Cuba
may be safely invested by land and sea
Admiral Cervera's fleet annihilated and
the entire province and its towns and har-
hors seized and held, after a short cam
paign.
The harbor of Guantanamo IS a fine ba-
sis for land and sea operations, The
harbor is capacious and has forty foot of
water. The land approaches are not so
precipitious as at Santiago de Cuba. The
low lying hills can be easily crossed with
trains of siege guns and there are level
roads to Santiago. SO miles distant, where
a few mountain batteries, beyond the
reach of the feet, will be taken to an
eminence commanding the city and the
Spanish ships
4 n Qr11O il
has six miles Of water harbor and will be
of great value to the United States as
navy and army supply station, coaIing
depot and cable terminus.
The Spanards made but slight defense.
Their batteries were silenced on Tuesday
by the Marblehead in a few minutes. fir
ing at 1000 yards small Spanish gun
boat ran away.
The Oregon, Morblehead and Yankee
hold the harbor, waiting to land mar
ines.
The navy's work has been done well.
Daily and nightly ships patrol the 30 miles
Of coast. within easy gun range of the
shore. The officers and men are ever
ready, and impotiently say: What more
can we do? We have opened :he way.
Where is the army of invasion?'
The answer seems neear at hand The
Marblehead returned to Guar'anamo on
Wednesday,. taking Captain GoodseI. of
the marines, to survey the landing p.acss
Tiis morning the New IJ-x. New Or
leans and Porter were close IN shore of
Da,quii, east Of Santiago where ;h.re |
are extensive iron works, A large iron |
pier offers an excellent landing place.
Possibly, one detachment NJ tho army !
viii lond there, another f0.ce may land /
: cs' of 81 Norro - a -hiri body c /
roops may land a Gua1tauaulo. It s
believed the city can be captured within /
| few 6a,s and .ha, Admiral Ccryera /
vii BE compelled to fioht. Tae destruction |
II the shore bot-e-tes now IN lkns possible /
heIr occupation ~ tr,7-, r'ys.,
American la: an opportunity 10 enter
lie haIbor REQ 49, he mines a, :ho en-
rance and eff ;o:nt blaw RI ne army
nd navy. involving the surrender of
he Spanish troops in the eastern province
low practically concentrated OF Santiago
lie Cuba, and the surrender or destrac-
ion Of Admiral Cervera's fine ships would
ecessarily have an important. if not
ontrolling, bearing in closing the Va.
1t is in this view that suoh a close
ratch is maintained TO proven. the escape
{ the Spanish ships and. necessarily. the
resence OF the soldiers = required to IRE
ent the defeat OF the work thus IA ac-
emphasized by the nav.