Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-14

advance to Santiago was one continuous
success. The Spaniards were strongly in
trenched and fought CALAMITY, but every
stronghold was stormed. Fighting IL a
strange land, and in fever-laden climate,
waGing through streams and piercing cac
tus jungles, charging up hills on whose
crest the foe lay hidden behind intrench-
ments from which poured a storm of lead,
the dauntless boys in blue earned for
themselves fame as enduring as that Of
the glorfed warriors of old.
But the laurels are not all for the men
on shore. The feet that had been kept
in suspense for months awaiting an op
portunity to attack the Spanish boats at
last saw the signal to open fire. The de-
spairing Spanish admiral had made bold
to escape from the harbOr and the Ameri-
cans went after him and drove his ships
against the rocks, StreWing the Cuban
shore for miles and miles with Spanish
dead. 1t was a picturesque scene-that
Sunday chase along the Santiago shore
and its result will give it place in the
worlds history of great naval encounters.
1t is 4 more crushing disaster for Spain
than the destruction of Montejo's fleet at
Manila, for Ceryeras ships were her
pride and strength at sea.
rom July L, Jllc tAllleilCdu troops udu
been promising Santiago "A Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight" They sung the
rollicking ditty on the march and in camp,
and they meant it, and though it was i'm
possible owing to certain circumstances,
to deliver the goods exactly on the min
ute, Skaters army had settled deter
mination to keep its promise.
Truce was declared after Schey's de-
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rest did not do the city any good, for the
American fights while he is resting and
rests while he is fighting. and in this case
Sampson and Shafter and Fighting ,Joe''
Wheeler and the rest of the old war
horses got their heads together and con-
eocted PLANS to take the whole Spanish
army and what was left of the navy.
The trouble at Santiago began Friday
July 1, at O'Clock in the morning, with
lie American advance ard a feint at
Aguadores 10 the south by Gen. Dullield,
and an attack on FL Caney, to the north
east of Santiago. by Gen. Lawton's d.
vision.
The first shot was fred bv Capt. Allyn
Capron of the First artillery, whose son,
Capt Allyn X. Caprou. was killed in the
charge of the rough riders at La Quasina.
II Itli Ill Inc tthltI Oh lAe LOW H. dilu II
was followed by a supply from Capron's
battery, and from the Second artillery.
uudcr Capt Grimes, who had taken
good position at Ell Paso, until the de-
leaders of FL Caney were completely
overwhelmed by the generosity of Their
visitors and ''vamoCsed."
Grimes and Carron then began to shell
the outer defenses of Santiago. Under
Of fhpir fro Col Mood with tho
rough riders, started toward the works
The advance was rapid and brilliant, and
the rife FIRE of the cowboys was something
for SraniarGs to wonder at for many Il
day The batteries were s.lenced. the
enemy reiterated, and Woods command
occupied bit of hillside where they could
be comfortable and shoot Spaniards for
the rest of the day.
During the fighting ON the right Gen
Sumner had commanded the center, on ac-
count of Gen. Wheeler's illness. but by
11:2O o'clock Wheeler decided he couldn't
stand it any longer and started for the
front in an ambulance. On the way he
met wounded soldiers being taken to the
rear in filters. so he gave UP the ambu-
lance, mounted his horse amid the fran
tie cheers of his men, and soon lad his
Headquarters established at the front.
By night the army had advanced two
and half miles all along the line. Law
tons division had driven the enemy be-
You'd Ell Caney and down the main road
to Santiago, and had occupied the suburb
of Cabona. Gen. Chaffee had crossed the
Sam Juan river. Shafter had sent 1900
Cubans on transports to Aserraderos to