Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21
Santiago dc Cuba Taken Friday With.
out a Fight.
WHY THE TRUCE WAS PROLONGED
Spanish General Was Seeking
to Gain Time.
THE SURRENDER RECEIVED WITH JOY


terms. aft
THE TRUCE PROLONGED.
Tho truce which was to end at noon
to-day. was prolonged by a flag sent
out Of the Spanish lines at 0. 80 this
morning. Gen, Toral, acting ON Captain
General Blanco's instructions asked
time to communicable by cable with
Madrid, the surrender Of Santiago being |
too important step 10 be taken with
out royal authority. In the meantime
Gen. BlHnco offered to appoint joint |
commission to arrange terms.
Gen. Miles and Gen. Shaftar decided |
to call for personal interview with |
Gen. Toral, his message being ambigu.
GUS. Thay rode out between the lines
shortly before noon aud met Gen. Toral,
who said be had received a few minutes
before authority from Captain General
Blanco to capitulate and, to make the
work of the commissioners final. Gen..
Toral named Mr.. Robsrt Mason. British
consul, Gen. Tolan and his own (Toral's)
chief OF staff. Gen. Sbaftsr and Gen.
Miles named Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Law
ton and Cspt. Milsy Of Gen. Shafter's
staff.
y YIELDED TO SAVE ms PEOPLE.
Menacsd by American forces on land
and sea. disheartsned by, past defeats
and without hope Of victory, Gen.
Toral yielded, his city to sage his
people.
with the final stroke of the Spanish
general's pen, the only stronghold in
the Province of Santiago has fallen and
the power of Spain in Eastern Cuba lie
3 crushed. va 5a.
The end came swiftly and un-
expectedly The Santiago campaign,
with lite deeds OF splendid daring and
dark With the record of slaughter, had
been believed by many men high in
rank to have only just begun. The re-
fusal of tbs Spanish to surrender had
been so emphatic and 80. recent, that
both army and navy bad forsaken the
idea of victory without further blood
shed, and noon to-day had been set for
the final aud desperate assault upon
the stubborn defences of the city. That
it's Notifications were, strong and that
its forces were brave all knew, aud to-
day had been looked forward to as
Z likely to be the .bloodiest In the history
of the campaign; and when toon after
2o'clock this afternoon Admiral Sanp-
son received by signal the news that
Gen. S<Toral had surrendered, the
Admiral and Ibis officers scsrosly
credited the story. ilt4} Sd
When Gen, Toral on Monday last re
fused absolutely. to consider the termi
of unconditional surrender, and when
a Gen. Shafter announced negotiations
at an end, il waa believed that thu
taking Of the city without further
fighting was an impossibility. The
artillery OF the Federal forces wal
ordered to be rushed to the front, tn,
investing line was extended 10 them
and the town completely surrounded
and every preparation was made To-
tina final assault. 49,
Acting under instructions from Wash
iugton, however, Gen. Shafter agail
proposed surrender yesterday, and at
conference at which Gen. Niles an,
Gen. Torsl wsre present, lit was PRO
posed to allow tho Spanish officers +
retain their side arms, and the Ameri
car commander offered TO send the de
fsated army to Spain under convoy an
on parole. s
Gen. Toral's announcement that th
matter would have to be referred {
bis government conyincsd the ma jorit
Of the officers at headquarters ths
nothing further would come OF th
negotiations, and an order was Issue
TO prepare for q general attack at moor
The men at the front made ever
preparation for battls, the feet gatbere
around the littls bay Of AguaHorel
ready to hurl shells over the hill an
into the city, and the combined A mer
can forces quietly and grizzly awaite
the word Of Gen. Miles.
FIGHTING FOR a SURRENDER.
But. willis all .theas preparations We
going forward. Gen. Shafter and Gel
Miles wore still hard at work in 9
attempt to aovid the slaughter whis
must follow an attack.
The telephone and telegraph wir
v from the front to Jurngua we're blu
dened all the forenoon with messages
and from Washington, and Gen. Tor
Was busy in Communication with eth
Captain General Blauco. or with II
government at Madrid.
At about IL o'clock Gen. Miles se
an aide dc camp from Juragua to Re
Admiral Sampson, falling him. ii
chances for q surrender were good a
that no shots must be fred from I
feet without definite orders from (
shore.
READY TO OPEN FIRE.
As the hour of noon approached /
New York ran Gloss 10. shore Mt Agt
dores ana took up a position in reai
ness for tho expected bomiardment
the hidden city. The Brooklyn rang
10 the rear of the New York and /
other vessels took up the positions D
viously assigned to them. This sw
little Hist steamed down to Juragua
await word from Gen. Miles.
Noon came and although the expec
call to quarters was not issued,
men fingered anxiously close to th
places. eager to begin the work
bombardmsnt. From the bridges
the warships the officers trained tb
glasses alternately on the; signal stat
ashore and Cd the feet Of Transports
Juragua, hehind which tine Hist /
disappeared.
AS l apd 2 O'Clock passed without
order 70 begin the bombardment
settlement among the officers who kr
the Significance of the delay bsca
intense.
1t was few minutes after q o'cl
when tho Hist pushed her way II
behind the anchored transports
started on short run from Juragul
Aguadores. Rolling and pitch ing
the rough sea. the gallant little va
2 dashed for thu flagship, signalling
she pressed onward.
The battleship Oregon was the
vessel in line, and thu signal 81
enemy has surrendered, was 1
made out from the bridge OF O.
Clark's ship. A cheer burst from
officers on the afterdsck and it
ecohed by the men clustered forwar
SAILORS cHsER THE suRRENDER