The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-23
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ON CUBAN SOIL.
Baiquiri in Possession
Of Our Troops and Out
posts Cover Miles
Of Territory.
INSURGENTS GALLANT SERVICE.
Night Attacks Rendered I'M
possible by q Network
Of Piekets.
DIFFICULTIES OF THE LANDING
High Surf Beating on the
Shore : Perilous Climb
to a Steamship Pier.
sPAN1ARDs KINDLE FIRES
Railroad Facilities Destroyed
Before the Dons Deserted
the Villages.
SANTIAGO SIZED UP.
Cuban Brings Plans and Particulars
of the Spanish Stronghold to
Garcia's Camp.
rRv Cable Copyright, 1898. by The Associated
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rBv Gable. Copyright 1898. by The Associated
Press.l
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA.
BAIoUIRI HARBOR. Cuba, Tuesday
June %, 1898 Give o'clock p M)-Via
Kingston, Jamaica. Wednesday, June Is
Is A. M.)-At o'clock this afternoon
e0oo trained American soldiers are Ell
cauped In the hills in and around Daiqulr'
and 10000 more rest on their arms on
board transports off shore. ready to JOIN
those who have debarked as soon as the
available launches and small boats can
carry them ashore.
Time and sea and weather were pro-
pitious for the army of INVASION Inc
navy and the army co-operated spleLdidiy
and as the big warships closed in on tne
shore to pave the way for the approach o.
tie TRANSPORTS, and then went back
again. three cheers for the navy went up
from 10000 throats on the troopships
and threcschee for the army rose from
shin afte Sip as the troop ship move.
IN to take their share in the hazardous
game. 1t was war, and it was magnih-
cent.
The Cuban insurgents too, bore their
share in the enterprise honorably ana
well. Five thousand Of them in noun
tain Businesses and dark thickets of ra-
vines. lay all last night on their guns
watching every road and mountain path
leading from Santiago de Cuba to Guam
tanamo. thousand of them ware within
sight of Dainuiri, making the approach OF
the Standards under cover of the dark
ness an impossibility.
hi mn
Associated Press despatch boat approach
ed Daiauiri, the entire island of Cuba
seemed wrapped in soft mist like that OF
the dog DAYS in Northern latitudes. Dull,
leaden clouds lay on the Eastern horizon,
and the color was reflected in the gray.
waters of the ocean, which gently un-
dl1lated in the lazy breeze Distant op-
iects doomed dimly. but it was seen that7
many of the troopships that had been ~
ing several miles in the offing had drawn
In towards shore. while three or -FOUR war
ships lay menacing1y near the harbor ap-
rroach All round the transports steam
launches and small boats were bobbing
about like corks the first indication OF
the true object of the undertaking ahead
An hour later the sun was rising IN the
Eastern sky. touching the mountain tops
with patches of light green and revealing
the great semi-circle of troopships, some
close to the coastline, others mile dis
tant: with their decks crowded with
eager. expectant men, Impatient to begin
the great movement Of destiny to make
a new chapter in the history of America,
the first Invasion by our army of for
eign country in half century.
AS the despatch boat of The Associat-
ed e7ess ran closer in. near where the
New Orleans was lying. with her great
Armstrong guns trained on Daiquiri.
tongues Of lurid flame and black smoke
were seen rising from the town, the in
evitable consequence of war and sure
sign that the Spaniards had gone, leav-
ing a ruin behind them.
The Captain of the New Orleans shout
ed the news to the despatch boat, add
ing:
..You had better keep off a little. You
are in range. They have rife on the
hill on the eastern side of Daiquiri."
There is steep. rocky hill, known as
Punta Baquiri, rising almost perpendicu-
larly at the place indicated. It is verit-
able Gibraltar in disabilities ofSefense.
From the staff at its summit the sps,nish
nag was defiantly floating at sunset last
night; but. it was gone this morning, and
with it the small Spanish guard which
had maintained the signal station. Be-
tween nightfall and dawn the Spaniards
had taken the alarm and had fed from
the place. firing the town as they left.
The flames were watched with interest
from the ships Two shap explosions.
were heard. At first they were thought
to be the report Of guns from Spanish