The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-24
Probably the Last Submarine rline
Has Been Removed From
the Channel.
OVER FORTS SILENCED
Sampson is Hiding From West Indian Cyclones
Shafter Hunting Way From Daiquiri to
Approach the City For Attack.

telegraph line vii! connect with Playa de!
Este and thence with the war department.
Being strictly a military line the wire 20
Playa del Este viii not be open for COM
mercia! business although the authorities
VIII be disposed 20 give the press such
facilities as are possible under the cir
cumstsnces. Most of the unofficial mes
sages. however, viii have 10 be handled
from Playa del Este in order to avoid
Cutting the military loop.
Army officers were .ntently scanning the
map of the country around Santiago TO-
day with a view Of locating the troops
and fixing their formation on the eve
of the advance. Baqu!ri is about fifteen
miles due east from the mouth of San
tago harbor. A small river runs inland
at that point. aHordng additional facil-
tiles for landing. The map shows a road
direct from Baiquiri 20 the entrance Of
Santiago harbor and thence along the
harbOr 10 the city of Santiago. Besides
this road a railroad starts a few miles
west of Baiquiri circlng along the coast
up to the mouth Of Santiago harbor
Juragua, the other point mentioned in
these dispatches. is midway between Bal
quiri and Santiago harbor. 1t also has
a small stream, giving additional facilities
for landing, and the railroad appears to
take its start along the coast from that
point. Back Of this railroad and highw q
the interior shows mountainous forma-
tons which would make the progress of
an army difficult. That seems evident
from an examination of the army map
that General Skaters troops at Baiquiri
N Inv
the highway, perhaps utilizing the rail-
road and thus approaching Santiago from
the southeast.
Distinct from this landing, which is
east OF Santiago harbor 1T seems evident
that at least a part of General Skaters
force VIII land west of the harbor. thus
allowing an attack on Santiago from the
northwest. The dispatches state that a
demonstration was made against Cabanas.
which is shown on the military map to be
small pace just west of Santiago har-
Dor and not more than two or three miles
from the mouth. Further to the west
IS Azerradero, where Generals Rabi and
Garcia have a large fozYe Of Cuban troops.
1t is clearly ineXpedient for this Cuban
force to make the inland circuit clear
around Santiago and form juncture with
General Shafter to the east of Santiago
harbor. Their natural base therefore will
be to the west al AZerradero, co-operat-
ing with such of General Skaters troops
as land to the west of the harbor. A road
runs from Azerradero to Cabanas. No
road is shown along the west line of San
uago harbor and the march of the Amer
lean and Cuban troops making the as
sault on the west side of the city may
be slow and laborious, through the tangled
tropical underbrush, swamp and rock
Besides the military map, the war de-
partment has large amount of eonfden-
iai material showing the landings, roads,
etc, all along the present field of opera
tons. These include large photographs of
Baiquiri. One of the photographs show
BaiqHiri as a scattered group of nuts on
the edge Of a rugged declivity, running
down 10 the ocean. Huge boulGers cover
the rising ground apparently making
travel back of the town impossible An
other picture shows extensive tramways,
elevated freight tracks. and the elaborate
plant of a large mining concern. This
plant seems to assure facinres for hand
ling the heavy artillery when it is brought
ashore.