Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-02

sumo the responsibility of the unfortunate
termination which l have anticipated ant
mentioned in number OF kilograms,
faithfully offer myself on the altar of m,
country for the one, and for the other
| will retain the command for the purpose O.
| signing the surrender. for my modest repu
| tation is of little value as compared witt
| the counttry's interests. LINARES."
! WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The secretary
of war has received the following letter
from General Shafter. transmitting the
| commissioners report of the surrender OF
the Spanish army at Santiago:
| Camp Before Santiago, Cuba,
| July IS, 1895
| Il take the liberty of sending to YOU
! this morning, copy of agreement between
the commissioners on my part and the
| commissioners on the part of the govern
ment of Spain. for the surrender of East
| ern Cuba. The schedule just submitted
| shows there to be little over 10 800 men
| and ofticers-about 5000 more men than /
have had myself, and l am very glad to
say tnat We nave got all these men with
very little loss of life compared to what it
would have been had we had to have
fought them. The city of Santiago is SIM
ply 4 network of fortifications at every
street corner.
Il had no proper conception of its
strength until l went into it. although l
knew those old stone towns We're naturally
very strong. Everything is going admira-
bly,, so far as the transfer is concerned
and the Spanish troops are behaving WELL
as they perfectly delighted at the
thoughts of getting home.
Il send you personally telegram of Cen
eral Linares to his government, which one
Of the consus gave me. 1t shows the
straits to which they Were put and the feel
ings that animated them. He stated the
case exactly; L did have him so complete
ly surrounded that it was impossible for
him to get away, and / could wait and he
could not.
Il send out tomorrow morning TO receive
something over 2,eo0 men up in the inter-
ior short distance, about thirty niles,
and in two or three days will send to
Guantanamo to receive the 1000 that have
surrendered there. They should be shipped
from Guantanamo bay direct to Spain.
There are also about SEQ men each from
Baracoa and Sagua de Tanamo, on the
north coast, who will come into port there
for shipment | will send an officer around
with 4 Spanish officer 10 take their arms
and military supplies.
we have gotten Il great deal more than
l had any idea of getting in the way of
munitions of war. In everything but food
they were well supplied. Have got u few
beautiful modern high-power guns-.lbout
Il dozen.
My only fear is that We shall have some
sickness. and il is for that reason that l
nave wired you so earnestly about getting
iEese prisoners away, SO that We can go
UP in the mountains with my command
-f.a.aT
at San Luis, which is said TO be
very healthy. 1t is. at any rate. about
10" feet above the sea, and has commu-
nication by rail with Santiago
SO far there is no fever in Santiago, l
suppose because there is no one there eX-
cept immunes; three cases only so far this
year, and the English consul tells me there
was very little last.
'Of those here who served throughout
the civil war, all declare they never had
anything that could compare with ii for
hardship. With only one set of clothes,
officers have been until now rained ON
nearly every day. carrying three days ra-
tons. like the men, on their person, and
every privation that any man
can; added to all these privations. in addi-
tion, all the horrors of disease in an un-
known land. and very limited accommoda-
tions should they be wounded The spirit
shown by them and by the whole army
was simply grand.
Il can recall no instance where a greater
has been made than this. |
Inc hnal surrender of General Toral and |
MS generals to myself and my generals was
1ishly dramatic, as well as the hoisting of |
he flag over the city of Santiago, one of |
he oldest cities in this continent |
want to thank you and the president |
or the words of cheer that have come |
% US, and to say that none of us have ever
doubted that every effort possible to make
'ur lives as secure and our situation as !
comfortable as possible would be done"