The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-29
LANDING TROOPS.
AMERICAN SOLCIERS WENT ASHORE
WITHOUT RESISTANCE.

for Lurking Foe Esflsd to RcTi Al epsn-
i@Fos % 0''"'i A'" '''- . -"SA'
At 3 o'cleck Thursday sfternocn
5000 trained American soldiers are
eneamped in the hillsin and around
BaiQuiri, which is about y miles
from Santja2o, and 10000 more res:
on their arms on BOARD transports 1T
the shore, rea0y to JON [hose Who
have Gebsrked as soon &s me avail q
BILE launchesa and small DoS1 c&G carry
them ashore.
Time and sea and weather were pro
p;tious for the army OF Invasion The
ravy and the srny co operated splen,
didly, and SIS the big warshlps closed
in on tie shore 10 pave the way Tor
the apprcch OF the transports. ihen
wenI back again. three cheers for lie
navy went up from 10, o,Gto throa's on
the tToop ships ard thfee chctrs f"f
the army rose !roIA snip 81 'ef SNIP 3"
she slooP shlpS lnav'" @ III 20 ,S"T '!T,x ,,..,
share IN The haz2!uous game. II WAS
var, Snd Il wss lG&2HHi@ent.
The Cuean insurgents, too, Hcre
their share in The enterprise hcnoE&
bly, snd we'll. Five thousand OF tten
IN mountain fastnsss and dark thlcH'
els OF ravineS, Law all last night on
their guns watbipg every rosd anG
mountain path leading from Santlaeo
de Cuba to Guantaramo. a thous
ard OF them were within sight 81
Baiouiri, masking ths approach Of The
Spaniards under cover CT TIE darkness
an impossiblity.
Asthe dispaa ch beat al lie s&Uci&t
ed Press ran closer in, nesr whe re the
New Oclesns wss lying with i:ec
great Arms;org guns trained oC B.i
ouiri, topsues OF Jurid ilsme and black
smoke we're seen rising from the
town. The Inevitable Consequence Of
wsr and sure sign that TIE Spanjards
had core, leaving ruin behind ,hem
TIE csptan Of the New Orleans shout
cd the news to the 6ispstca boat, &c6
;ne.
s.you had better keen ctr s little.
yc, are in rsnoe. You have a rife
on the hill on the eastern side OF Bel
ouiri.n
There is s steep, rocky hill. known
as Punta Baiouiri, rising almost per
pendicularly Ut the place indicated. It
IS a yeritable Gibraltar in possibilities
of defense. From the staff at lis sum
NIT. the Spanish flag was de6antly
floating at sunset last night, but it wss
gene this morning and with il the
small Spanish guard which hsd main
taired the signal s.a.ion. Between
nightfall and dawn, the Spsniards hsd
taken the alarm and hsd fsd from the
place, firing the town as they left.
The flames were watched with inter
est from the ships. Two sharp ex-
plosions were beard. At hrs! they
were thought to be tie report OF guns
from Spanish masked batteries, they
proved 10 be the explosion Of am
mupition in the burning building.
Three hours Of waiting made the
men on the transports Inpatient to
get ashore and IN sctlcn, and every
move OF the WarSnlEs was Closely
Watcheo oy tne sojolefS.
a little oefcre c!cck me ooH-
Datoment OF Inc oa.Ierles OF af&S Us
was oegun oy lne SHIPS OF hear Ac-
mlrsi sampson neet. ms was e!1.
DENLY IeInt to cover me resi- oolGt
OF aHacK, JsiSgua ueiDg aOou. nan
way oet"eef ba!ea1rl Sno oSans2o, o.
Inc EOmOafuNen! Iastso aoOUL "
m5no!es. M n.o It'll, .l:..os
1He sGshe 4 aaen qc'esi s9ti.Ia ~
UscA ~ nc sIeat sem!,C!io!e u 'nI
!rsnspoaft meet ce1ofe bSiqolH. a;
9:4V O'CLOCK Inc new OflesnS oPeheo
hre with u tnat sent S snejI rum
oilr g ana crashlng agalnN Inc hl!l-
sloes; Ire DeIIolt' wasp, AschlaS
ana SuWanee Iolloweo sult ana soon
The hlllsices snd the valleys seemed TO
be sblsze as shot followed shot IN
swift succession amid the wild ana
excited cheering OF the soldiers on the
transports.
In i've minutes the sea was allve
with HotlLas OF small boats heaoed oy
launches, speeding 1or balqulrl oock'
Soma OF the Doats were manned ny
crews OF sailors, while others were
rowsd by the soldiers themselves.
Each boat contained IL men, every
one in fighting trim and carrying
three days rations, 8 shelter lens, q
gun and 200 cartridges, ready to take
the field on touching the shore, should
lhev he rsouired to do so.
The firing OF, the warships, however,
proved to be needless precauiioD, as
their shots were not returned and no
Spanialds were visible.
Two correspondents OF the Assoc&
ted Press. in small BOAT Joined the
first tiotills that went ashore, and Wit
messed the inspiring sight OF the land
iDg.
Gen. Shsfter, on bosrd the Segur
ancs, closely watched the landing OF
the troops. Brigat Ter Gen. Lawton,