The herald., 1898-07-14
Associated Press Special Wire

+ OFF JURAGUA, July Ii, 8 p. M, via i,
+ Kingston, Jamaica, July 10. 10 a.m.-All /,
1. negotiations for the peaceful surrender 1.
+ of Santiago de Cuba ended in utter i,
1, failure today and the city must fall by +
r the sword. 1,
+ General Toral, the Spanish COM i.
4. mander, has finally and definitely re- i.
+ fused to accept Skaters proposal for 1.
+ an unconditional surrender, and the 4.
+ American army now only awaits the 1.
+ word of its general to begin the final 1.
r struggle. /.
+ WANT ALL THE GUNS. +
r Just when the attack will be made 4.
+ depends upon the time which will en- 1.
r sue before General Randolph can land 4.
r his batteries at the front. 1t is def 4.
+ nitely settled that the forward move /.
+ ment will not begin until the army is +
+ fully backed up by the big guns, the 4.
+ absence of which cost so many lives 4.
+ during the previous engagements 4.
+ General Randolphs movement began +
+ early this morning, and tonight out Of 4.
r the ten batteries but one Of four guns i.
+ had succeeded In making its way over /.
+ the almost impossible trail to the 4.
4. trenches at the front. This, with four i,
r batteries already there, is not consid- i.
i, cred by the American commander as 4,
I. sufficient, and probably "a hours more 4.
r will elapse before the general engage 1,
r ment will begin. +
+ SKATERS LAST DEMAND. 4,
+ General Skaters second and last /.
r proposal to surrender was sent into /,
4. Santiago at noon yesterday. 1t went 1.
+ In the form Of a terse note, in which +
r the general pointed out the hopeless r
4. ness of the Spanish position, surround +
+ ed by the American troops and cut off 1.
+ from reinforcements. r
+ They were without means to combat r.
i, our feet. which can hurl shells by the 1.
+ hundred in the heart of the city. IN +
1. conditional surrender. 1t was declared, +
+ was the only thing to be considered, +
+ and only prompt acceptance Of these +
4, terms could save the Spanish forces +
+ and innocent citizens from awful r
+ slaughter. +
+ The firing. which has been going on +
+ at intervals since Sunday afternoon, r
+ and ordered stopped when the flag Of r
+ truce started for the Spanish side, has +
+ now been resumed. No attention was +
+ paid to General Skaters communica- +
+ ton until shortly after o'clock this r
+ morning, when reply came under a r
i flag Of truce. General Toral was as 4.
4. brief as his foe, saying In effect that II +
r the Americans wanted Santiago they +
4. would have to come and get 1t. He de- i,
r clared that unconditional surrender Of r
+ the city was beyond reason and possi- 4,
+ bility, and expressed himself ready to +
+ meet an attack at any time the invad- /.
+ ing army saw At to make one. i.
4. THE COMING STRUGGLE l.
+ General Shafter accepted the answer r
+ as final, and although no firing was r
+ ordered, he Immediately began prepar- 4.
+ atoms for the coming struggle. Gen. 4.
+ Randolph's ten light batteries were I.
r ordered rushed from the landing place 4.
4, at Juragua, and changes in the lines 4,
r were made. General Lawtons entire 4.
4, division was moved to the northward 4.
r mile and half, his extreme right be- 4.
4, ing placed at Caimanes on the border 4,
r Of the harbor. This movement places 4
r the American forces In semi-circle 4.
i, entirely surrounding Santiago, and +
/. cutting off the retreat of the Span i.
+ iards except by water, as our TANKS 1,
+ rest at the waters edge. +
+ The late arrivals of volunteers were r
+ moved up from Juragua. and the First 4,
/. Illinois, the Eighth Ohio, and the First +
I. District OF Columbia were located in +
I. the trenches vacated by Lawton's men. +
r Hines Battery was swung around to 4.
+ the north, closely connecting with +
+ Lawton's force, and now occu- +
+ pies bluff from which 1t +
4 can fire directly into the heart !.
+ Of the city. This is most i'm i
+ portant movement, as 1t enables the +
+ American forces to shell the city with +
+ out injuring the hospitals and public +
+ buildings which are flying the Red +
+ Cross flag. the present position being 1.
+ such that shells can be thrown over all r
1. the buildings thus protected from as +
1. sault. +
+ A POINT OF VANTAGE. +
1. The little town Of Caimanes was r
+ evacuated by the Spanish troops yes 4.
4. terday and is now occupied by the Gu +
1. ban troops with few companies of +
+ regulars. Its occupation is most i'm 1.
4, portant to the American forces, as 1t +
r completes the American semi-circleN 4.
+ from water line to water line and +
r hens In the city. 1t was a great +
= blunder on the part Of the Spanish +
/. to desert the place without strug- 4.
+ gle, as with 1t General Lawton tanks 1.
+ them completely. +
+ Near this point the Spanish left lies 4.
4, and this flank has been known to be +
r the weakest portion of their lines. r
+ During the weeks truce they have +
+ been strengthening it. but their en- +
+ trenchments at this point have been +
+ constructed raggedly and apparently +
+ without definite plans. I'll
= General Lawton anticipates little +
+ difficulty in driving the Spanirds +
+ from their positions. RI
WILL ACT TOGETHER. ri
+ Under the present plans the army +
+ and navy will begin the attack at +
+ the same time The fleet will hurl +
= shells into the city, while the great +
+ force Of American soldiery will grad +
+ ually tighten about the Spanish po- +
= ations. the divisions advancing from 4,
!. all along the line. As the semi +
& circle narrows. the batteries in the +
4 rear will maintain q heavy IRE Al
Z The American onlcers feel confident 4
D the city can Withstand this terrible +
Z assault but short time. ~
Genexel 4ilas went to the front = |