Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-11
WHERE Is THE ARMY?


The Nays Work Around Cuba Has
Been Done.
Copyright. 1898, by Associated Press.)
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
FRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA.
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA. JUNE
81 p. M.-VIA KINGSTON, JAMAI-
CA, June 1O.-7:40 A. M.-The navy
awaits the army.
The fighting ships of Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley have
battered down the coast defenses Of
Southern Cuba and have sealed up Adj
n,iral Cervera's fleet in the harbor OF
Santiago de Cuba by sinking the col
ler NJ errinec III the channel at its en-
| trance. which the guns Of the fleet GOV
| y INCREASINGLY. Scout boats, running
under the shadows of Ell MORO, have
cut the Haytien cable and now hold
| thirty-five miles Of the coast of San
tiago. including Guantanamo harbor.
| Under cover OF the guns of the fleet
eastern Cuba may be safely invested
| by land and sea. Admiral Cervera's
ieet annihilated, and the entire pro.
vince and it's towns and harbors seized
and held after n short campaign.
| The harbor of Guantanamo is q fine
| base for land and sea operations. The
| harbcr is capacious and has forty feet
Of water The land approaches are not
| so precipitous ms at Santiago de Cuba.
| The low lying hills can be easily cross
ed with trains OF siege guns and there
are level roads TO Santiago thirty three
miles distant, where a few mountain
batteries. beyond the reach Of the
fleet. will be taken to an eminence
commanding the city and the Spanish
ships.
Guantanamo Is an important place.
1t has six miles of water harbor and
will be of great value to the United
States as a navy and army supply sta
ton. coaling depot and cable terminus.
The Spaniards made but slight de-
Tense. Their batteries were silenced
by the Marbehead on Tuesday In few
minutes, firing at four thousand yards.
| 4 small Spanish gunboat ran away.
The Oregon. Marblehead and Yankee
aoid the harbor waiting to land ma
rincS.
The navy's work has been done we'll.
Daily and nightly ships patrol the
thirty miles OF coast, within easy gun
range OF the shore. The officers and
men are ever ready, and impatiently
say:
opened the way. Where is the army
OF nvasion?"
The answer seems near at hand The
Marblehead returned to Guantanamo
on Wednesday. taking Captain Good
rell. of the marines, to survey landing
places. Mr..
This morning the New York, New
CLEANS and Porter were close in shore
off Daiquiri. east Of Santiago. where
| there are extensive iron WORKS. A
large iron pier offers an excellent land
ing place. Possibly. one detachment
of the army will land there. another
force may land west of Ell MORO and 9
third body OF troops may land al
| Guantanamo. 1t is believed that the
city can be captured within a few days
and that Admiral Cervera will be COM
PEELED to fight.
The destruction of the shore batter
les now makes possible their occupa-
ton by troops. giving the American
fleet an opportunity to enter the har-
Dor remove the mines at the entrance
and effect joint blow with the army
and navy. involving the surrender OF
the Spanish troops in the eastern pro-
v!nces. now practically all concentrate
sd at Santiago de Cuba, and the sur
render or destruction Of Admiral Ger
veras fine ships would necessarily have
an important, II not controlling bearing
in closing the war.
It is in this view that such close
watch is maintained to prevent TIL
escape Of the Spanish ships and neces
sarily the presence Of the soldiers is re
quired to prevent the defeat Of tn
work thus far accomplished by tn
navy.
BOUND TO SURRENDER.
So