Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-06-16

NioIe 81. NtcitOIaS, IIlltl, June IL
After a brief engagement, in which a
regiment of Spanish infantry was
driven headlong from It's position, $50
American marines We're landed on the
eastern side of the harbor of Guantan-
amo saturday afternoon. The landing
was made under the protection of the
guns Of the Oregon, the Marblehead
and'the Yosemite. BY this stroke the
American forces gained a most desira-
bic base. They now will be able TO
seize the railroad which runs from
Guantanamo to C~aimanera, and they
can take without trouble several ships
loaded with coal now lying in the har-
Dor whenever coal is needed for the
American fleet. This first landing in
the vicinity Of Guantanamo was ac-
complished in broad daylight. The
! Spaniards made a feeble attempt at
resistance, but they were forced 10 fee
under the heavy fire of the American
vessels. So hasty was their departure
that when the Americans landed the
first duty was to haul down the Span
ish flag left by the enemy. In it's place
was
Raised the Stars and striEr.
az the sight Of which the marines be-
came wildly enthusiastic. Rear Adj
miral Sampson early in the morning
sent word TO Capt. Goodrich, Of the
marines, who was aboard of the Ore
gon, that the Panther, with $50 ma
rines on board, would proceed also to
Guantanamo, accompanied by the Yo-
semitic. Accordingly the Oregon and
the Marblehead opened fire on the
b%lockhouse and the cable station at the
mouth of Guantanamo harbor, where
a regiment of Spanish infantry was To-
Gated. A shower Of six-inch shells
fell about the Spaniards, and soon the
cable station was in ruins. SO ac-
curate vas the work of the American
gunners that the S%paniards were very
quickly thrown into CONSERVATION.
They offered some opposition at first.
but it was feeble. When they saw the
destruction being worked about them
and realized the futility of their W
efforts, the Spanish fed precipitately.
Capt. Goodrich, with sixty marines
from the Oregon, landed at IL o'clock
to select a camping place. Crest
heights, a point overlooking the harbor
and Guantanamo, was chosen and
made ready for the marines who were
| coming in the Panther. This Is a fine
site, climatic conditions being very ia
vorable and the point being
In~spreepable Against Attack
by the enemy. Before Capt. Goodrich
| and his men had finished their work
| the Yosemite and the Panther appeared
off the coast. The work of landing the
men from the Panther began. In
whaieboats lowed by the launches the
| entire force of $50 men vas quickly
| put ashore. They formed under com-
mand of Lieut.. Col. Huntington and
went hurrying up to Crest heights. The
landing was affected in an hour with
out accident. 1t wa skfiown that 5000
Spaniards were assembled within five
miles of Crest heights and the work of
| certifying the base "a begun forth
with. The spirits of the Americans
were high and the work of mounting
guns went on very rapidly, so that by
$3.50 the camp of the Americans was
made capable of resisting any force
the Spaniards would be able to send
| against it. No attack was made on the
town of Guantanamo, as il. is not need
| ed as a base for the operations Of the
American forces. Crest heights is so
situated that the men there can be
| fully protected by the guns of the Ore
| gon and the other warships in the vi
entity. although ship protection is hard
~ necessary.
wurships Take en- Cont.
Kingston, Jamaica, June IL. For
three days the scene of the chief mill
tary and naval operations has been
Caimanera and Guantanamo bay. The
American flag Is flying IN the shore
and in the harbor, fiEst planted on Gu
ban soil by United States marines from
the transport Panther, under Lieut..
Col. II. w. Huntington, covered by the
guns of the cruiser Marblehead, COM
|! manded by Commander McCalla,
whose name is a SYNONYM for activity
and fighting. The battleship Oregon
has already coaled in the smooth
waters of the harbor and has sailed
away. The battleship Texas is coaling,
to be followed by other ships.
A Master o
London, June 1.-THE Paris CORE
spondent of the Standard says: Critics
here regard the occupation of Guam
tanamo harbor as a master stroke, and
| the fact that 5000 Spanish allowed the
landing as ominously significant.
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