The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-07-14
THE ATTACK BEGUN.
..,oo'. Fleet ard Shaftcr's Troops
pombari tie City Of Santiago.
,,, I. Completely Invested and For
o.,,,rucred Garrison There Is No
r...i,u,i, 81 E.ctpe -- skaters
to,c,s Greatly Aug mented.

,r,,r,>cr,v. July II. - Shot and
+ II from ships and siege guns are re-
....i,o be screaming over the doom
Il c,v Of Santiago.
-,. hombardmcnt viii not cease un-
>,,,ayo ia, fa,.n Gen. Corbin
>g.sa.n.gat taat the firing, once
IA .,o,tcrru. il would sto? only with
IN. csa,oaron Of the city. The
= !, now said at the war
+ .,,-,ncn, is completely invested,
IA = ,or ,he b,'cacncred garrison there
,.oo,>s.m.:ty Of escape. This does
Fl . mean tha, the Spanish soldiery
.,., sand sall within the walls and
Fl, ..o, down like sheep. 1t is not i'm.
d .oe,b.e that. like the brave and rack.
..s Ce-vcra, they may bc lead out TO
.u,r. the American forces on the
rounding HIS. This would be o
|fo-.orn ho,c. Int it would offer a
,acc o. striking the American line
/, weak spot. breaking it and turn.
r- back one Of the Aanks. 1t would
kB.sa destruction in the end for tho
E>,anari,. OF course, but it would give
s,-sm ono last grand dash with tho
4 ro-g Of dying N hand-to-h1nd con-
b.,
Tie bombardmint began about /
.,rioch Earlier in the afternoon
,ra,cl was received from Gen. Shat.
,e- saving that Col. Toral had de.
aca tic terms OF unconditional
sc-rcndc-. aud that the bombardment
|u.u.d bccin as soon after o'clock
h, possible. At II o'clock Sunday
b rirlt nothing further had been re-
'ce.vcd q, the war department, and the
anxiety ior news from the scene of OPP
eu,onS was intense. Toral is second
b. command OF the Spanish troops.
tad !, is presumed he replied to
>hai,cr's demand because Gen. Linares
was SO seriously wounded as 10 be in.
Incapable of duty.
zen Sbaf,er, the war department
iayS has in place 40 G.l-inch guns and
cht 7.inch mor;ars. With the rein
'0ccmcu,s that arrived Sunday he
must have nearly IS, 600 men.
Ohio troops it is probable will have T,
He honor of being present at the fall |
q tie first fortified town in Cuba to !
.e captured and perhaps of partici-
'a'ng in the battle. A dispatch from
'en Shafter received early sunday !
'ernoon that the St Paul
rived at or near Baiquiri
unday afternoon. This is about IS
'iIcs from Sibonev, and three miles
rom the American front. On the II.
ar' was the Sth Ohio volunteers,
'led here in Washington "The
residents Own" because it was
crni'ed largely from the northeast
m part Of the state, and has
'r It's lieutenant Col. Charles Dici,
're'ary OF the republican national
mmitec, and the presidents clos
lend Ii would take some hour
y The men to reach the from.
ON their landing place, but il
believed at the war dc,
r'ment sunday night that Col. Dich
I'd his soldiers are now with Shat
Is forces, perhaps participating ia
battle, or at least ready TO aid in
investment Of the city when il falls.
Preparations for the Porto RicI
petition are being hastened with
utmost speed. Not the leas.
Tie reasons for this is tho
y that an Impression is grow
Wa' peace is near at hand. Il
American forces capture Porto
70 before peace is declared, tho
mahent investment OF the islands
% be greatly simplifed.