The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13
TORAL AGAIN OONFERS
WITH HIS SUPERIORS.
Unwilling t. Surrender C0ttl Fully
Authorized From MaaPt4
En- no So

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Copyrighted. 1889, by the Associated Press
siBOSEY, July II. via Kingston. July
E.-The feet lying OF Ag.Adores began
the homhardment Of Santiago on Sunday
afternoon and continued il this morning.
Notwithstanding the fact thar our ships
had 20 fire at an extreme elevation. and Al
though the range was nearly Ave miles,
the aim was so accurate that many Of the
shells fell in the city and set IRE TO II in
four places. During the hon1hsrdmens
from the sea, the army extended It's tines
and drew in closer 10 the city. so that at
noon today every road and TRAN leading
out OF the city was guarded and the es-
cape OF the Spanish soldiers seemed impos~
sible. The only way they can get out Of
the city Is TO ferry across the bay TO the
western side OF the hsrbor. and even then
they could not ger into the interior with
out encountsrins American troops.
During the time the wsrshle were bonn
harding Santiago this morning the batter
les OF artillery on the hills facing the city
shelied the Spanish intrenchments, and re-
ceived but feeble resistance. American
sha-pshoOters also sent in a deadly fire.
and the Spaniards fell back to their last
insrenchmenss, offering but little resist
anee. The Americans suffered no loss.
At noon today Gen. Shafter coranuni-
Gated by sigral with Rear Admiral Samp-
son, requesting the latter TO cease firing.
Then the general sent Gen. Wheeler into
the Spanish lines under a flag OF truce
with 8 message to Gen. Toral. recit;ng the
fact that the American ships had given a
complete demonstration that they could
throw shells into the city and destroy il:
that the American troops had the city con-
pletely surrounded; that 1900 Spanish
troops and Cuban citizens were starving
TO death at Ell Caney. and pointing out
that our army had no means Of feeding
them.
Gen. Shafter then demanded an uncondi-
tional surrender of the city and concluded
this statement by saying that unless Gen.
Toral evacuated. the assault upon the city
by land and sea forces would be renewed
at once.
Several hours elapsed before any reply
was received from Gen.. Toral. Then he
sent a message to Gen. Shafter to the eff
feet that the matter was OF such great
Importance that he had been obliged to
refer TO Madrid, and would send his final
answer as soon as he had received instruc-
lions from Madrid.
1t was then late in the afternoon. ard
Gen. Shafter gave orders to all troops to
get az much rest as possible and be pre-
pared to resume the attack at any moment
No word was received from Gen. Toral up
to o'clock.
Wooden Guns Inside Spanish Lines.
Copyrighted. 1898. by the Associated Press
GEN. SKATERS HEADQUARTERS.
July II, p. m, via Kingston. July L.
Fighting continued during the day and at
this hour it Is believed that the city of
Santiago will be captured by the American
forces within the next twenty -four hours.
The Americans have advanced steadily ALI
day. In several of the Spanish trenches
our troops found dummy wooden guns ana
no Spanish soldiers. There was a weak
fire from the Spanish troops. and the
American troops advanced further. There
is evidence of great distress in Santiago.
Town Completely Surrounded.
WASHINGTON. July 12-The following
dispatch was received from Gen. Shafter
at $3.50 a. m:
1T has been very quiet. with but little
fighting. flag of truce has been up since
o'clock considering the proposition for
surrendering. now that l have the town
surrounded on the north: The lines were
down to the bay. The line is rather thin.
but l will have il strengthened in the
morning by Gen. Henry, who has just ar
rived at headquarters. There have been
only three or four casualties. No one was
killed so far as / can learn. / expect TO
have two OF the new batteries in position
tomorrow. There Is a great deal OF suffer
ing among the people who have gone out
OF Santiago. but I am doing my utmost 10
relieve IL. but not entirely successful.
''SHAFTER"