The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-30
begged NIlieI to Stay.

begged MIlsS to Stay.
"Julv Is General shafter wired Gem
eral Miles that the surrender was not
as complete as was thought and said
"please do not 80 away with the rein
Eorcements, as I may yet need them.
Miles promptly replied by wire from
BaIquirl that the surrender Is comptetsl
and the Spaniards must surrender.
ION July 1S, Shafter wired Miles that
the surrender was finally complete ana
General Miles replied through Adjutant
Gilmore as follows:
much grntified to hear that the surren-
der is complete. He directs that you
telegraph anything OF importance and
the condition Of your command daily
General Miles then reported the con-
dltion Of affairs 10 the secretary of war
with whom he had been in conference.
In one Of his kilograms to Miles, Sec
retary Alger says:
",As soon as Santiago falls the
troops must all be put in camp as COM
Portable as they can be made and re-
main suppose until the fever has had
"Slles dId not agree with Secretary
Alger, for July 81, in a letter the general
commanding urged the return of the
army 20 the United States as soon as
possible. July Il. after the surrender
was complete, General shafter wired as
follows to General Miles:
"'SIboney. July II, 1893, S:4s ?. M
CReceIved July IS, 1895 )-General Miles
on board Yale;-Letters and orders In
reference 10 movement OF camp receiv-
ed and will be carried out None Is more
anxious 10 get away from here than
myself. It seems from Iour orders CIV
en- me that you regard my forces as
part OF your command. Nothing VIII
give me greater pleasure than serving
under you. General. and shall comply
with all your requests and directions,
but was told by the secretary that you
were not to supersede me in command
here. I will furnish the information
called for as to condition OF command to
Gilmore, adjutant general 4. II. Q.
IsiRned,) sHAFTER,
"'Major General
Miles Manly AnSwsr.
General Miles very promptly replied
10 ''' "'PIAYA DEL ESTE.
July IS. 1898,
CGuantanamo). 1850 4. m.
General shafter.
"'Telegram received; have no desire
and have carefully avoided any appear
anee OF supersedlng you. Your command
Is part Of the United States army,
which I have the honor to command.
having been duly assigned thereto and
directed by the President to go where
ever thought ms presence required
and give such general directions as
thought best concerning military mat
ters, and especially directed to go 20
Santiago for a specific purpose. You
win also notice that the orders OF the
secretary OF war OF July II left the mat
ter 10 nv direction should regret that
any event should cause either yourself
or any part OF your command to cease
to be part Of mine.
every truly yours,
(signcd.) "'NELSON A, MILES.
"'Major General Commanding United
states Army
"General Miles then gave General
shnfter flnal instructions and left hur-
riedly for Porto Rico. In view OF the
situation ns revealed bF the above teie-
grams, the following statement con-
IulIltNl III tue WV AblN AANANAN W ~
cent date IS quoted,
"If my cnblcEram TO Major General
shnfter. informing him that Major Cen
ernl Miles was not sent TO supersede
him in supreme command OF the troops
In the field at Santiago De Cuba pre-
vented the stormlng Of the citg on the
day OF It's surrender this resulted Ia
the saving OF lives which otherwise
would have been lost In the attack, then
/ nm repaid for sending It thousand
f0ld'
"This statement was made 70 me this
afternoon by Secretary Alger lprafos OF
the publication In the Herald of ycster-
day, settling forth the dolngs Of Major
General Miles during his brief stay IN
Cuba. The secretary told me he did not
propose to enter into any conlroversE
regarding the Santiago campaign with
anybody. The results spoke fur them
selves, and they we're sufficient justlh-