Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-16
BRIGHT AND EARLY.
oiumoer OF Spaniards at Santiago
Rudely Disturbed.


at Daybreak, and the Enc my Made
sickly Response.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY BEFORE
SANTIAGO, Monday, via Port Antonio,
Jamaica, July r2.--Firing on the city
VI Santiago was resumed by the Amer
lean forces at daybreak this morning.
The cnemy's position was obscured
oy the mist which hung heavily over
the city and its defenses. Even before
II was light enough to make out the
location Of the Spanish lines, shells
hred by llinds' battery on the extreme
right were whizzing through the air
Toward Santiago, Other batteries
quickly joined in the firing, and during
the morning hours they sent con-
tnual hail Of shells and shrapncl into
the city. Twice before noon our men
with a Gatling gun swept the exposed
part of the enemy's trenches.
Soon after the land forces got well
1t work a part of the feet joined in,
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dores. The brooklyn, the Indiana and
the Texas were with the New York,
but all of the firing was done by Ad-
miral Simpsons flagship and the Brook
| lyn.
Gen. Wheeler, whose health is some
what improved, went into Santiago
this afternoon under white flag He
| had II conference with Gen. Toral, and
told the Spanish commander that our
forces could utterly destroy the city.
He asked Toral to surrender, on the
ground of humanity,
The Spanish general requested to be
| allowed seven hours in which to reply.
Gen. Wheeler in taking his leave, re-
minded Toral that Gen. Shafter now
had demanded the surrender of the city
'or the third and last time.
| 1t was little after Q o'clock this
| morning when the New York began
sending shells over the hills at five
minute intervals, using her forward
and after guns. The shells just cleared
The summit of the hills and then went
crashing into the city. Gen. Shafter
sent word that the shells were well
placed, and that all were bursting and
doing good execution Signal stations
had been established along the shore to
Siboney, and from there the military
telegraph completed the line of com
nunication to Gen. Shaftcrs head
| quarters.
Plugged Every Spanish Head.
The joint attack from land and sea
was answered by vollcys of fire from
the enemy's trenches, Whenever Span
.sh heads appeared above the rifle pits
| American troops fired at them. From
the improved position of our troops
| thcy We're able to send an accurate fire
into the en2mys trenches, and the
SpaniardS, with the exception of few
lesultory volleys soon abandoned all
Efforts to return our fire,
70 the surprise of the Americans. the
Spaniards did not use their artillery,
although the batteries apparently arc
still in position. These might be dunn
my guns, No signs of life were visible
thcrca bouts. 1t is known that two of
the cncmy'> batteries on the left are
dummies.
As the morning wore away the inn
preston became more general that
loral had succeeded in getting the
greater part of the Spanish troops out
Of the city. ten. Shafter and his sub
ordinate officers codld not account for
the encmys strange silence under fire.
1t was not characteristic of the Span
iards. one suggestion heard was the
| ,nemy might be running short of ann
munition. and Gen. Toral, expecting an
assault on the city, was saving what
ammunition he had left to be used then.
gen. Whcelcr's division advanced this
afternoon and captured a Spanish
blocllhousc, taking twenty-five prison
ers, including two officers, The cap
tain of Company A, Second Infantry,
l
was killed in thi, engagement
Four additional batteries of light
artillery, under the command of Gen,
Randolph, this morning took position
On the right of the American line.
The First Illinois and the First Dis
trict of Columbia volunteers arrived at
the front and were sent to reinforce
Gen. Lawton. whose troops now hold a
most important point. If Gen. Toral
retreats Gen. Lawton must fall on his
flank and check the Spanish fight
Gen. Garcia's Cubans will not be able
to stop Toral, but they can give the
alarm. Cubaus permitted consider
able body of Spanish troops 10 pass un-
noested yesterday.
From the best information it APP
pears that the American loss in yester-
days fighting was one killed and six
wounded,
A part of the first division Of the Sec
ond army corps, under command OF
Brig. Gen. Guy V. Henry, arrived to-
day and disembarked. Among these
troops are the Eighth Ohio, with Col.
Hand and Lieut.. Col Dick. Gen, Ames
of Massachusetts, who came today, re-
ported at once to Gen. Shafter
Gen. Dutlcld and Capt. Wilson have
been removed to the isolated hospital.
Only hundred of the American
wounded are at Sibouey now, the 9TH
ers having been placed on transports
bound north.
! Watching for Watson.
LONDON, July ia dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says
the American squadron is expected at