Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-21

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cuba, Monday juno 90. b. M. vl,
Mole &C. Nicolas. Halt Tuesday. June
%. Q %. m.-tCopyfIrhtod. 1895. by the
Associated prrul THE United States
army fUr the Invasion " cuba. about
iouNo strong. commanded Boy General
Shlf,or arrived Oh Santiago DC cuba ut
noon today.
The timo Of o. Decentralization has
not yot been determined upon. but IL
probably win be- within the next three
days
when tho Meet Of thlrty-hvc trans
ports. with lts freight of nghtlng mon.
swept up The southern coast todlyund
slowed 700. within a.Fht uf th, doomed
city of Santiago. thH auNI1us'y awaited
soldiers vrro greeted with ringing
Ch,erl which family echoed 10 thu
transports from the decks VI the block.
ndlnF wauh.ps Gar inahorc. tnoy were
answered by tho troops most onthusi-
ortIcally aud Iu kind.
The week OF anxious waiting and im-
patient chatting was over. thu army
ana tho navy had at last Joined for a
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10 was 4 o'clock this morning when
the lookout ou board the cruiser
brooklyn reported seeing the smoke ot
several steamers away o. the south
cast. and q m0mont or two later no
announced that O. dozen Or two trans
ports we're iu sight
The ICaH was exchanged frum ship
Co snip. gluddon.ug the hearts ~ the
weary bioCktdeu.
Then the auxiliary cruiser Gloucester.
formerly =. r. MoIgan's yacht Corsica.
dnrtod away 10 mcgt and 20 welcome
the troops
About half an hour later a grim forest
uf mnsts had apfunE up apparently
from ,hy a.a. and most impressive
scene WAS presented aH the armada
swept gracefully ~ from thr horizon.
towards the shores where The Er,at
struggle IH 90 take place. The Trans
pore veto ranged ln thfv' hhiiilng
lines, with the hattlrHhIp Indiana ui
tho yNtreme right ana the other meme
0i-War un the outskirts OF The neat ln
this order che transports ana ihuu
escorts steamed slowly in toward the
hlllH, where the MurrlH ryl walls
CLEANED lu tNH HuuIiENtl
II was intended 90 take the entire
uuUt Go tho lines ~ Rear Admiral
sHmpsuna ugri ~ warships. but uu
order from the admiral stopped tho
advance uf the HhIua about Do miles 90
tho southeast, and escorted hy the
2louyUHtpr Gen. shaftur went forward
on the Srguralca 90 confer with the
admiral
Tho transports lay on the smooth sea
while the plans were discussed Boy the
leaders on board the flagship. not the
falntrHt intimatiun OF their Intentions
regarding the landing has been allowed
To- escape. Undoubtedly however, some
OF the troops VIII De- landed az Guam
thnaUO bay iu order 60 relieve the
marines there, but u IN generally be-
llevpd the main body OF the troops VIII
be- landed much nearer Santiago.
The long ana trying journey from
Tampa has lrft the men In much bet
ted condition than anticipated There
are fourteen mild cases OF typhoid on
the hospital shin, among them being
Major Horton ~ the Twenty nfth In
fautry, nud several cases ~ measles
There are. however, mo- serious cases
nf sickness OWluE 60 the smuuihursa
~ the passage the soldiers were not
generally affected by sraHicknrsa, They
are nll wildly anxious 90 get ashore
and begin nghtlug.
The dispatch boat OF the Associated
prear. as she steamed among the trans
ports was eagerly hHsrlgrd on all sd ss
Tor news of Admirl. Simpsons opera
lions. officers aud men ClAmlring for "a
word from the hl1ekldiug iigvt
Much satisfaction was expressed
among the troops when 70 became
know that The actual capture ~ sam
tllru lH Co Doe lHfi 60 the army The
HORSES ana mules on board th. trans
ports have suffered severely many dy-
lnE
The American ncet IN Santiago has
hE.ru materially strengthened hY The
addition OF the WarhlpH which rH-
cOrtod the transports. consisting u tho
Indiana. Detroit Montgomery, Ram
croft, Helena, Ericsson Fg1te. Hornet,
Annapolis CaHtlnC ana Eagle
wherever the landing mny take
place the operations ana the Informa-
lion OF the last ton days shows cOn-
clusivoly that bitter work l1 ahead Tor
Skaters men before the Spanish nag
romoH down from Mlrrp's walls. The
spanish Infantry cavalry and guerrilla
forces. estimated hy Admiral sampson
today 20 number from 10000 90 5000
men. are stretched from Guantanamo
90 CahuuiH, "a distance NJ hfty miles,
and ready 10 concentrate ~ the point
OF attack
Hut starving and harassed by the
insurgents. tho situation NJ the Span
ilriH Do desperate, and naval officers
familiar with tho situation fully eA-
poet terrific lighting about Santiago
Interviews with army officers 900 the
transports show that there is some
luNlHty aH 90 how the men win stand
the strain. II the lighting begins Imme-
dlltoly after the long Inactivity ne
Tampa and tho weary voyage There
Is mo- fear however. Tor the final result.
as the guns Of the feet win be Of i'm
mrnss assistance 10 the American
troops
spanish steamer supposed To be- Wrecked.
Philadelphia June 2i-Captaln Rowe,
NJ mo prlt.sh steamer WraFgae. which
arrived here yesterday from Shields
I.IuIts picking up a dory on June 49,
In lat a. ~, long % and 20 min west