Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-07-11
50 THE BATTLE BEGAN AGAIN WITH VIGOR
Shafter Has Renforcements Enough to Prevent Span
iards from Escaping.
SOME GREAT NEWS IS EXPECTED TOMORROW

WASHINGTON, D. G., July H.
cablegram from General Shafter W;
received at the War Department, oy,
night, stating that the bombardment
Santiago would begin today. Itappeal
that the fighting Sunday was only
preliminary artillery skirmish.
AFFAIRS AT THE FRONT.
SIBoNEY via Port Antonio j uly II :
The light artillery that arrived Saturday
will be sent forward and placed in po
sition for enlilading the trenches wher
the Spanish forces are strongly in
trenched. The progress of pushing
forward the heavy siege guns is disap
pointing. They may b Q needed to re-
duce the main Notifications Of San
tiago. Engineer and artillery officers
are positive that they located accurate
ly the Spanish batteries which were so
destructive in the earlier fighting. The
troops which came yesterday will be
used as reserve and not be sent ahead
too rapidly. The addition to the sup
plies brought by the transports will be
. very SerVlceaDle.
SANITARY SITUATION IMPROBABLE,
SIBoNEY, July 10, via Playa del Este.
-(Copyrlght. There are only seventy
five wound d men in the hospitals here
being treated for serious amputations
or bone fractures. The serious cases
and all the rest of the wounded are on
board of the hospital ship Relief or on
transports bound north. The situation
from sanitary point of view, is sus-
ceptlble of much improvement. The
landing OF re-inforcements is progress
ing rapidly. General Shafter held a
conference with the American generals
at the front, today, concerning the offer
made by the Spanish commander, Gen
eral Torai, TO surrender Santiago if the
Spanish garrison were allowed to march
out with side arms and have twenty
miles the start. without molestation
Toral agreed, if this should be accepted,
he would not destroy the ships in the
harbor, the ammunition in the forts or
the buildings in the city. A majority
OF the generals, Wheeler leading, are
IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTANCE
of these terms on the ground that the
Spaniards can march out to the west
ward anyhow, burn the city and destroy
all the vessels, guns aud ammunition,
before leaving. Food and water are
very scarce in Santiago. One biscuit
was recently sold for SO in gold DIR.
Gulteras will order all the buildings
here burned Immediately, and thus
reduce the chances of the spread of a
serious epidemic.
WITH THE WOUNDED.
GUANTANAMO BHY, July 10 Copy
righted.- Olivette is here ready to
sail at any moment for Hampton
Roads, with 500 sick and wounded
aboard, among them General Hawkins.
Major Brodie, Major j. M. Bell, Cap
tains Thomas I. Knox, James ii. Nc
Clintock and Morton j. Heny, Lieuten-
ants M. Nichols, j. r. Young, III. r..
Devereux and w. w. Fiscus. It is |
reported that the truce has been ex-
tended until noon Monday.
COMMANDMENT BEGUN.
Off AGUADoREs, July 1O.-At 5 :15
p. m. today, the vessels of the United
States began the bombardment of the
tlty VI DdutidRO.
SIMPSONS REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, July 1l.-Ensign Pal
mer arrived in Washington, today,
bringing series of reports from Ad-
miral Sampson. including reports of
his subordinate officers, describing the
engagement resulting in the destruc-
tion of Cervera's squadron. Those re-
ports are under examination, aud such
parts as are deemed suitable for publi- |
cation will be given to press later.
YESTERDAYS CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE War
Department posted tbe following dis
patch from General Shafter: Playa del
Este. July 11.-Adjutant General,
Washington, Headquarters near San
Aisgo. The following report of casual
ities of the First Division. yesterday
afternoon. has been received: Killed,
Captain Charles ~. Rowell, Second In.
fantry; Private Peter Nelson, Company
A. Second Infantry Wounded. Lieut..
Nj. Lutz, Second Infantry; Private
Charles jerks, Company A, Second In
fantry: Private Charles Lentski, Com
pany Is. Second Infantry; Private Mel
son Gilbert. Jr, Twenty first Infantry.
SUPPLIES CAPTURED.
NEW YORK, July 1i.-A special to
the Journal from Playa del Este, dated
sunday, states that the Norwegian
freight steamer Bratton was captured
that day By the Brooklyn. She had on
board cargo of supplies for Santiago,
sent by the merchants of Kingston and
Port Antonio. on speculation. She
was tied up until the aset enters San
4iago.