Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-05

4 W NNnNNH MNA any tut Nlf"NNNt
honor. Deceived promotion has
rewarded The more couspiou1ps actors
-she nations profoundrst gratitude "
due to vii Of thosc brave men. who BY
their skill and devotion IN a few short
hours crushed che srh-t1w.r of spain
and wrought triumph whose decisive.
I unft ana ffs-rar ching meets can scarce.
! j. d. measured. Nvf cln We BE uumlnt-
M " The ach evemeuts u our builders,
TefhlMrf and artisans for their skin
IN the construction " our war ships.
| WIN the catastrophe Of Stnti1go.
! Srain'e onnH upon the ocean virtually
ceased. 4 euiun1iic EFFORT toward the
end ~ June 10 send her Mcdit,~ranoln
| neet under Adnr mi Clmarn q, relieve
Manila wds abandoned. She expedition
brng recalled after u had parscd
through ihe scus canal. The capi;uia
ton or sani'lrp followed. Tho city was
closely bcs0gad hy land. while tha
erfrancc q uur ships INTO the hirtnf
cut m III resef on that side. Afier a
truce to allow ot thu removal ~ the
| nor Nnmbafanfs. prutrac,ei uerniia.
I rora continued from July until July
", whom. under menare u immediate
nsmuf. the rfeNmnarlcs Of surrender
were agreed upon.
SANTIAGO tccuriED
on The 18th. Gonefai shafier occupied
/ the tiig. The capituiatlun embraced
Fhe snure eastern end ~ cuba. The
hnmhc' ~ spanish foidlcra surrendered
WE 4l,Qpp. 500 u whom were auhae-
quefiy c9nvtycd TO sgaln nt the charge
/ - ihe Unhc1 Stakes I've story "
THIS successful campairn IL toll In the
report 81 the secretary 81 war. which
| VIII b. Md beforr you The Individual
tulor ~ officers una soldiers was never
in"re firlkluEiy shown Than In the eev.
pfhl ehFlgrments leading 60 the sur
render OF saniiIgo. while She prompt
movemeps ana successive victories
won instant and universal applause
l 10 those who galned this clmplftf ri.
umph which established she ascendincy
81 she unliei Splfes upon hni a. the
hsht IN Ssrtlanu had liked our ~.
/ lfenncy on the F.ur. the earnest and
nsfihF SOLITUDE uf the nation u IN.
spsrngp due Nor Hbaud we alone
! remember The calamity Of the living.
! the desd claim our tears. ind our losses
hy Vatile and disease mus cloud any
eNu'!iillu vt the rcsuk ari teach ~ ~
weigh the awful coai Of war. however
HEhttul th' cause % signal u victory.
ADVANCE on PORTO RICO.
with the fall 81 santiaru che oocu.
psglph % Porto Rico became she next
Htfat gle necessary
General Miles had previously been a..
rlFuei 20 utElulEU On expedition fOf
mat pun tr. fortunately h. was al.
fsTsig at Santiago. whore h. had ar.
ut,d ON thc li.h Of July with rein.
iuicenicEta Tor GHnerIi Skaters ufmy,
Wfh those trops. cofsls,lnr Of l,i5
lufafffi ana artillery. two companies
~ engineers und one company Of the
signal curps. Den. Miles len gnautana.
W. Ca July q, having nine transports
conveyed by the ices under Captain
hlEFinton' with the Massachusetts,
NNHuHNI.Hl
and Yale The Two latter Carrying
tn'spu The expedition hndod at tiua-
nice Juy %, which port was entered
Win little oppuaklon Here tho uaai
was joined by the Annapolis and Wash,
while ihg Puritan ard Amphiir.ie went
70 San Juan und Joined the New or.
Icons. which was engaged In block aiding
ti-as poft The major general com.
inandinE was subsequently reinforced
hy ugfsn l Schwann's brigade OF the
Third army cofps.by Gen. Wilson, with
rpif Of HE division. and alro by den
efal hrookr. wfh a part Of his corps,
numbering IN all is,TJ officers ana
cAPiTULArIoS OF PONCE.
on July "a h. entered Ponce. one Of
the most Important ports In the island.
from which h. thereafter objected
olyfail0ns OF the capture of the island
the enemy NJ Guyana, IlarmiFusrvs.
c1nnto and fauco and m sthick on
q force hndtd NJ cape San Juan. thsr.
was no serious rnslrisnef T,he cam.
p"ifn ~ls prosecuted whh great ylgnr,
ana by the 18th 81 August much of Tho
island was IN our Possession ana tha
acquisition Of the remainder was only
a matter Of q short time. AZ moFf u
ihe points In she Island our tr,,ops
were extraordinarily welcomed pro.
'sslaiiuns Of loyalty 90 the far ana
Fraiitude for delivery from Spanish tuls |
mef our commander, az every Stage
~ a potent influence toward pos,s ths |
outcome OF the i0rio i,ican eNpcdltiun |
fas " great consequence and gsner0us
-ontn ehdaiion y due 10 those who par. |
eicipatsd IN n.
cLoiSU CHAPTER or WAR.
TINS hast rrens Of ths war sas en-.
acted ~ Mnnih. 10 starting place ON |
August 70. after a hrief assault upor i
the works by the mnd forces, In which |
the squadron assisted. tho capital sur. |
rendered Internationally, tn. casual.
tie- were comparatively few ny teia.
conquest or The Philppln. iaands. yir'
t1aily accomplished when the sf,aniSh
capacity for resVinncr was deafrnye1
by Admiral Deusys victor, 81 the nr.i
~ MAY, wsr formally SEALED IT, den
ssul Msrriit. hi- Officers and men. Tor
ne uhroHplhhihg am devoted ~ ~ lcf|s I
for hstr snillautry Ia action. ths nath,n
- sincerely grateful Thelf Ang NV.
age VS. made with singular s,ieee-s
ara the soldisrly conduct ~ tho men
~ whom many were wkhou ~ evLo,l.
sst@rience In the milbaty ssrvlos. d..
.eryes unmsasnred prais-
Tue total oapSiities In klll@d ana
wounded IN the army durinE ths war
Wa a. follows Offieers killei ~. en-,
tfss d men KILLED 2S7. ,0tai go, offie.r,,
wounded ia, enlisted men wounded
ga total 1871. ~ the navy, killed II.
wounded 81. died q. result Of wound.
4 invaded from service &; soiri On
V will he observed that whus our
navy was engaged IN two great had.
Ties ana In numerous perilous under
iahings In the bioelladss and lombard.
msnts. and more ihan 90 900 of o,Ir
rNops were transported 20 dlstau-
audr, ana engaged IN arsanf ana u-lr.
and barile, AID many skirmlshen in nm.
familiar serrfory. We insi In l.nth arm.
NJ 'hs service q total 81 sGs Killed "a
wounded; and 10 the entirs camp.ixn
BY Land ana '-a W. did NOT los a am
~ nag or u transport or a shin. ana
with the exception ~ the Grew ~ phr
Mtffimnc not soldier o. sailor WA
'aken prisoner
on August tn, fofty-ris days fran
he date Of landing Of General ahaft.f'r
irmy IN cuba, and tNFnfy.one DAYS
rom the surrender Of SANTIAGO. ina
y. =. troops commenced .mbarIti-
Ion for home, and our entire force was :
eturned 20 the United States "a earlv
- Angus gun They Mer. ah.eat !