Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-14

b v naake any d anees ii the
PIN q campaign even II / desired
q 40 "a But I have no COM.
PLANT to make, Things seem to be
moving II good shape. | intend
e look Over our lines and positions
and study the situation thorough
", but will not .interfere in the
conduct Of the campaign. This is
likely to be the only trip I shall
make to the front"
Gen. Miles was much interested
IN the war maps and infornation
regarding the trails and tae
chances Of getting artillery to the
front. His journey was very try
Ing one, owing to the rain and
mud, the latter in many places be-
Ing up to the horses knees. The
last two days have been the worst
OF the campaign, so far as the
weather is concerned. Fierce trop-
ical storms have been frequent,
with an almost continuous down.
pour of rain. The rifle pits and
trenches at the front have been
flooded, and last night few men in
the besieging army were able to
sleep owing to the amount of
water on the ground.
The already heavy hardships en-
dured have been greatly increased
and much illness il likely to re-
suit, as no adequate shelter is pos
sible.
The trail to the front is in fright
full shape. The streams and fords
are swollen aud the soft soil is
cut into almost impossible shapes
by the wheels of the sui ply wagons.
One of Gen. Rardolp9s light bat
teries occupied a whole Cay in get
ting to the front.
The rain is coming down in tor
rents tonight and thunder storm
is raging along the coast. If the
storm continues it is likely to delay
operations seriously.
= TROOPS froni-tbe auxi1 larry cruis-
ers Yale and st. Pam iave been
landing in the rain all day ard have
been going into camp wet ana mis-
cradle. It has been bitter ex-
perfenee for the raw troops, but
they will be pushed right on to
the front tomorrow. q
The beach tonight is dotted with
the spluttering camp fires of the
new arrivals. The men are cluster
ing about the feeble flames in dis
NAL groups, many of them with
the slightest shelter from the
tropical downpour
The fleet was inactive all day.
The Brooklyn occupied a position.
about five miles west of the. harbor
entrance, and the remainder of our
warships We're strung along the
coast as far east as Juragua At
the latter point the fagshin New
York lay nearly all day
Rear Admiral Sana Gen.
HI!ss Ysrs,f Bmmu-
about 9o'clocH, I'D a frequent
Exchange of notes between the two
commanders occurred later. The
mature Of their conference could not
be ascertained; but it is supposed
to have related to a concerted at
tack upon Santiago.
Several Of our ships, including
the Newark, with Commodore Wat
son on board, spent the day coal
ing at Guantanamo Bay
Scarcely a wounded man remains
at the hospital headquarters here.
Almost all the sufferers have been
either sent north On the return
ing transports, or have been sent
ON board the hospital ship Relief,
which lies off shore. 1t is most
fortunate that the transfer was
made hefoSe the rains set in, as it
Iide shelter from
md other all
Fish will leave for
prov with the bod
iTish, Jr., and Cap
were killed, with
D.erday cut "a age WAGER
which is believed to be the
lce Of the water supply of San
b de Cuba.
A few deserters who came out Of
Santiago to-day reported that the
Icity's water supply rs scant and of
VERY bad quality.
The reports of wholesale deser-
lions from the Spanish forces are
Intrue. A few deserters reach the
american lines almost daily, but