The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-12
Old G!Orv Flutters From a Spanish
Flagstaff Above l!te Ruins
at Guantanamo.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
No More Difficult to Disembark Than the Expedi-
ton From the Big Oregon-Transports and
Conveys For the Army of Invasion.

copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
Guantanamo, Cuba, Friday, June 10, via
Port Antonio, Saturday. June III a. m.
The invasion Of Cuba by che American
forces began today. Six hundred marines
have pitched their tents about the snok-
ing ruins Of the outer Notifications Of
Guantanamo and the stars and stripes for
the frs thine float on a Spanish Flagstaff
in Cuba
To Captain Clark Of the battieship Ore
gon belongs the honor of accomplishing
the first successful lanling Of the war.
Forty marines from the battleship went
ashore mis- morning and occupied the left
entrance Of the bay until the troop ship
Panther arrived with 600 marines. These,
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
r. W. Huntington, arrived al 3 o'clock
and within half hour they had burned
the buildings of the Spanish camp and
had set fire to the miserable little village
which crouched on the beach under the
hi ltop Of Guantanamo. The whole oper-
alton Of silencing the guns and landing
the forces was as easy as placing a Sun
day school picnic The Marblehead.
Backed by the Vixen and Dolphin. opened
fire on the earthworks yesterday. The
shores to the right Of the entrance were
lined with guns and rifle pits but the
Spaniards stampeded after firing a few
shots.
The city Of Guantanamo lies four miles
up the bay and a little Spanish gunboat
came down to help the shore batteries
Teut She S+aved T,rr- lana, av,o,,oJ, - 4,,--
around. Numerous shots were fired by
the SDaniards but not one landed and no
Americans were injured.
The main fort lies within the city limits
and is sill Ito be reduced, btu il IS not
IN a difficult position and the American
officers say II can be taken in fifteen min
utes when desired.
The Marblehead. Dolphin. Vixen and two
golfers have been off the entrance of the
harbor for several days and yesterday
morning they sailed into the channel A
mile further up they opened fire, sending
fifty shots at the Qualifications on the
left The hills on the right Of the en-
trance We're deserted. There are no de-
lenses on che right side of the harbor.
No attempt was made to land until the
Oregon steamed in early this morning.
Captain Clark Immediately sent forty ma
rines ashore and twenty from the Marble
head followed. They found evidence OF
a very hasty departure by the Spanards.
Watches, hammocks and ammunition
were scattered about the earthworks and
a Spanish flag was found in one of the
rife pits. The little detachment of ma
rines held the place until the Panther
arrived. when they were recalled and the
work Of disembarking began. The first
boatload mad scarcely landed when the
village burst into flames. Company 3.
under Lieutenant Hall. was the first
ashore. and without the loss of a moment
the column started up the steep. rocky
hillside 20 the earthworks. For an hour
brown column Of marines fled up the
narrow path. eventually taking up a po-
si-ion ar the top OF the hill AS soon
as the American flag was swung out to
IN ebreeze from the flagstaff Of the cap
tured Spanish camp. the Oregon steamed
away 70 rejo;n the fleet off Santiago.
The marines viii hold the position until
the arrival Of the expected troops, in the
meantime scouting in the vicinity. with
the MarbIehead Vixen and Dolphin lying
by 10 protect them.
Rear Admiral Sampson now has secured
e base Of supplies on the south side of the
island and troops can be landed at will
The troop ship Panther reached the
feet off Santiago early today
on her way over the Yosemite fred
dozen shells into the port Of Daigaire
but received no response.
Guantanamo is about forty miles east
of Santiago de Cuba
Il is understood that the island Of Cuba
IS entirely cut of from cable oommunica-
ZION with the outside world Report here
has il that the cable ship Adria cut the
cable ar Santiago on Monday and that
the same day the S.. Louis cut the cable
running from Guantanamo 70 the Mole
3. Nicolas, Hayti. She was interrupted
by shells from the shore but the Marble
head sent several shells at the soldiers and
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