Evening star., 1898-07-15

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OFF AGUADORES. July IA. 3 pm, via
Port Antonio, July 10, 4:15 a.m.-Santiago
de Cuba was surrendered today.
Menaced by American forces land and
sea, disheartened by past defeats and with
out hope Of victory, General Toral yielded
his city to save his people.
With the final stroke of the Spanish gen.
erals pen the only stronghold in the prov
ince of Santiago has fallen, and the power
of Spain in eastern Cuba is crushed.
What the terms of the surrender were is
not yet known. They may be made public
when General Miles returns from the
front tonight, and they may be suppressed
for days.
On board the flagship New York 1t is be-
lieved that the surrendered Spanish Off
GERS will be permitted to retain their side
arms and that the Spanish army will be
given safe convoy to Spain. Admiral
Sampson has not yet, however been in
formed of the details of capitulation, and
he does not expect the terms to be made
public for several days.
End Came Swiftly.
The end came swiftly and unexpectedly.
The Santiago campaign, with its deeds of
splendid daring and dark with the record
Of slaughter. had been believed by many
men high in rank to have only just begun.
The refusal Of the Spanish to surrender
has been SO emphatic and so recent that
both army and navy had forsaken the idea
OF victory without further bloodshed, and
noon today had been set for the final and
desperate assault upon the stubborn de-
fenses Of the city. That its fortifcations
were strong and that its forces were brave
all knew, and today had been looked for
ward TO as likely to be the bloodiest in the
history of the campaign. and when, soon
after ? o'clock this afternoon, Admiral
Sampson received by signal the news that
General Toral had surrendered the admiral
and his officers scarcely credited the story
Whether MORO Castle and the batteries
above the harbor will also surrender, is. al
O'Clock this afternoon, a matter of con-
lecture. At that hour the Spanish flag still
hoated above Moro Castle and the Spanish
forces still clustered about the earthworks
and batteries. With the American army
controlling Santiago, however further re-
slstance by the harbor batteries wouIr be
absurd, and their surrender undoubtedly
wiH quickly follow Gen. Shafter's occupa-
non Of the town, if. indeed, the sea-front
Ioruhcattons and all others are not includ-
cd in the city's capituation.
When Gen Toral on Monday last refused
absolutely to consider the terms of uncon-
oltlonal surrender and when Gen. Shafter
announced negotiations at an end. il was
heheVed that the taking OF the city without
further fighting was an fmpossibiIitv. The
&ruIiery OF the federal forces were ordered
TO be rushed to the front, the investing line
was extended to hem in the town COM
pieteiy and every preparation was made
for the final
The Preparations.
Acting under instructions from Washing
ton, however. General Shafter again pro-
posed surrender yesterday, and at a con-
terence, at which General Miles and Cen
erad Ioral were present. il was proposed
10 aLoW the Spanish officers to retain their
s'oe arms, and the American commander
offered TO send the defeated army to Spain
under convoy and on parole. The story
OF the conference has already been told
General Torars announcement thar the
matter would have to be referred to his
government convinced the majority of the
offlcers at headquarters that nothing fur
ther would come of the negotiations and
an order was Issued to prepare for a gem
eral attack at noon today at which hour
the extended armistice expired.
Ihe men at the front made every orena
ration for battle, the fleet gathered around
the little bay Of AgCadores. ready to hurI
shells over the hill and into the city. and
the combined American forces quietly and
grimiy awaited the word of General Miles.
But while all these preparations were 60
ing forward General Shafter and General
Miles were still hard at work in an attempt
10 avoid the slaughter which must follow
an attack
The telephone and telegram yires from,
the front to Juragua were burlened all the
forenoon with messages to and from
Washington. and General T'oral was busy
in communication with either Captain Gen.
eral Blanco with the government at
Madrid.
Miles Notice to Sampson
At about IL O'Clock General Miles sent an
aid-de-camp from Juragua to Rear Ad-