The record-union., 1898-06-23

quiri, fifteen miles east of Santiago
Decentralization will be finished for sew
eral days.
The fleet of transports which arrived
off Santiago on Monday disappeared
Tuesday morning for the purpose of
making a demonstration at points east
and west of Santiago, to deceive the
Spaniards regarding the point of actual
landing. The demonstration eastward
was made at Altares, and that to the
westward at a point about equally
distant from Santiago.
A Cuban who had deserted from the
Spanish ranks surrendered last night
to the Marblehead, saying that he was
unable to longer endure the starvation
rations issued to the Spanish troops.
He declared there were many others in
the same condition and anxious to sur
render.
HOW LANDING WAS EFFECTED.
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA,
OFF BAIQUIRI, Wednesday, June D.
noon (Via Playa del Esta, Guantanamo
Bay, Wednesday afternoon, June 22.-
copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated
Press JAS 9 o'clock, the hour supposed
to have been fixed for commencing the
Decentralization, came and passed, the
expedition was in suspense, but the
squadron lay rocking complacently out
side the little bay
About 9:14 a. M the bonn mbardment of
the hills surrounding the village of
Juragua some six miles Off suddenly
began to distract our attention from
our own affairs. Then steam pinnaces,
trailing strings of empty boats, began
speeding to and from among the trans
ports, and gradually, though imper-
ceptibly, filling up with troops
At 9:43 Cuban scouts appeared west
of Baiquiri and Immediately the New
Orleans, Machias, Detroit, Suwanee and
Wasp began bombarding. Forty-fve
rounds We're fired into the bushes dur
ing the first quarter of an hour, and
many rounds from the quick firing
guns. Not shot was fired in response.
AT $50 the first boat load, contain
ing the men of the First and Eighth
Infantry, started for the shore, follow
ed by the Twenty fifth (colored), the
Tenth and the Twelfth Infantry at
1915. The honor of setting the first
foot on the island fell to a detachment
of the Eighth Infantry that was towed
ashore by the tug Wampatuck.
This important operation, thus sue
cessfuIly completed without loss of life
or accident, the troops on land formed
and moved up and away to quarters,
without confusion. A force of mount
ed CuDans, which had been under cover
during the bombardment now arrived
and congratulations were exchanged
The inhabitants of the village, assured
that the worst was over, came out
colored women and children creeping
into sight from subterrsnean shelters
AT 1880 a detachment Of the Second
Massachusetts volunteers started for
the shore, and by noon probably 1905
men had landed. Other detachments
We're following as rapidly as the steam
launches could be made available.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, going ashore at 12:10 p. m,
found that the Spaniards had done lit
tie wanton mischief A roundhouse, a
locomotive, few cars and railway
offices had been destroyed, but the
bulk Of the village was left standing
intact
The firing on Jura qua still continues
as this dispatch is filed, but is is des-
ultory, and is directed over the first
line of hills to clear the country be-
yond.
DISEMBARKING AT JURGUA.
OFF JURAGUA province of Santi-
ago de Cuba, Wednesday morning
June I'D, by the Associated Press dis
patch boat to Port Antonio. Jamaica).
Thursday, June %, / a. m.-(Copyright
1888, by the Associated Press. 1.-THE
troops under Major General Shafter
this morning began landing at Bal
| quir1, ten miles east of the entrance to
Santiago harbor. Little resistance wa.
offered. An immediate advance will be
| made, and as soon as the military
| forces are in possession of the hills back
of Santiago, a combined attack by the
| fleet and army will be ordered. 1t is
expected that by Saturday Santiago.
with all its Notifications and strong
| fleet under Admiral Cervera. will have
fallen, either captured or destroyed