Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
LANDED ON CUBAN SOIL.
Debarkation of Gen. Skaters Army
at Baiquiri Accomplished With
out the Loss of a Man.
EVERY MAN READY FOR PROMPT ACTION.

2ood-Natured Rivalry Among the Troops
to be the First AshOre-An Advance
Zine immediately Thrown Forward by
Gen. Lawton. and the Rest OF the Men
Went Into Camp.
BAIQUIRI HARBoR, Cuba, Wednesday,
June 81, P. NJ, VIA KINGSTON, ia
slnaica, Thursday, June 22.-At i've
o'clock this afternoon 5000 trained
American soldiers are camped in the
hills in an around Baiquiri, and 10000
more rest on their arms on board trans
ports off shore, ready to join those who
have debarked as soon as the available
launches and small boats can carry
them ashore.
Conditions Were ProPltiOus.
Time and sea and weather were pro-
.pitious for the army of invasion. The
navy and the army cO-Operated sp!en-
didly, and as the big warships closed
an on the shore to pave the way for the
approach of the transports, and then
went back again, three cheers for the
navy went up from thousands of Threats
on the troop ships, and three cheers for
the army rose from ship after ship as
the troop ships moved in to take their
share in the hazardous game. 1t was
war and it was magnificent.
Our Cuban Allies.
The Cuban insurgents, too, bore their
share in the enterprise honorably and
we'll Five thousand of them in noun
tain Businesses and dark thickets of RAJ
vines, lay all night on their guns
watching every road and mountain
path leading from Santiago to Guanta-
hamo. A thousand of them were with
in sight of Baiquiri, making the ap-
proach of the Spaniards under cover of
che darkness an impossibility.
Clearing the Way.
At $40 a. IN. the New Orleans opened
dire with gun that sent shell rum
bling and crashing against the hill
side.
The Detroit, Wasp, Machias and
sSawanee followed suit, and soon the
hillsides and the valleys seemed to be
ablaze, as shot followed shot in swift
succession amid the wild and excited
cheering of the soldiers on the trans
ports.
The Landing Begun.
In five minutes the sea was alive with
1i1otillas of small boats, headed by
launches, speeding for BoiquIri rock.
Some of the boats were manned by
crews of sailors, while others were
'gowed by the soldiers themselves. Each
koat contained 10 men, every one in
lighting trim and carrying three days
srations, shelter tent, a gun and 2OC
cartridges, ready to take the field or
touching the shore, should they bU
called upon to do so.
The firing of the warships, however,
proved to be needless precaution, as
their shots were not returned and nc
-Spaniards were visible.
Gen. shafter Watched the Landing.
Gen. Shafter, on board the Segu-
Uanca, closely watched the landing OF
che troops.
Brighten. Lawton, who had been
detailed to command the landing par
.ty, led the way in a launch, accom-
panied by his staff, and directed the
formation of the line of operation.
A detachment of the Eighth regular
infantry was the first to land, followed
by Gen. Skaters old regiment, the
Twenty-second infantry, the Tenth in
fautry, the Seventh and Twelfth in
sfantry, the Second Massachusetts, reg
;ment, and detachment of the Ninth
.avalry.
Rivalry to be First on Shore.
The boats rushed forward simultane.
-susly from every quarter, in good-na-
-ured rivalry to be fiyst, and their occu-
pants scrambled over one another to
cap ashore.
AS the boats tossed aH9ut in the surf
breaking against the pier, getting
ashore was no easy matter, and the sol.
diers had to throw their rifles on the
dock before they could climb up them
selves and some hard tumbIes resulted,
but nobody was hurt.
At the end of the pier the companies
and regiments quickly lined up, and
were marched away.
Threw Out an Advance Post.
Gen. Lawton threw a strong detach-
~ment for the night, about six miles
west, on the road to Santiago, and an
other detachment was posted to the
north of the town, among the hills.
The rest of the troops were quartered
in the town, some of them being housed
an the buildings of the iron company.
Others of the troops were quartered
in deserted houses, while others still,
preferred the shelter of their tents in
the adjoining fields,
The Town was Deserted.
The town was deserted when the
troops landed, but women and children
soon appeared from the surrounding
-thiCkets and returned to their homes.
All Landed.
New YORK, June GA special dated
at Playa Del Este, Cuba, says that at
-. IN. the last of Gen. Skaters army of
invasion had landed at Baiquiri.
Insurgents behaving Themselves Well