The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-07-14
THE ATTACK BEGUN.
0ampson's Fleet All S,.s sitel's Troops
B0mbard tile City of santiago.
The City IL Completely Invested and For
the Belcaguered Garrison There Il No
Possibility of Escape - Skaters
Forces Greatly Augmented.


WAsHINGToN, July II. - Shot and
shell from ships and siege guns are re-
ported to be screaming over the DOOM
ed city of Santiago.
The bombardment will not cease un-
til Santiago has fallen. Gen. Corbin
said Sunday night that the firing, once
having begun, it would stop only with
the capitulation of the city. The
town. it is now said at the war
department, is completely invested,
and for the beleaguered garrison there
is no possibility of escape. This does
not mean that the Spanish soldiery
must stand still within the walls and
be shot down like sheep. 1t is not i'm.
possible that, like the brave and rack
less Cervera, they may be lead out to
attack the American forces on the
surrounding hills. This would be q
forlorn hope. but it would offer q
chance of striking the American line
in weak spot, breaking it and turn
ing back one of the fanks. 1t would
mean destruction in the end for the
Spaniards, of course, but it would give
them one last grand dash with the
glory of dying in hand-to-hand con-
fict.
The bonn mbardment began about 8
o'clock. Earlier in the afternoon q
dispatch was received from Gen. Shat.
ter saying that Col. Toral had de-
clined the terms of unconditional
surrender, and that the bombardment
would begin as soon after 4 o'clock
as possible. At II o'clock Sunday
night nothing further had been re.
ceived at the war department, and the
anxiety for news from the scene of op-
erations was intense. Toral is second
in command of the Spanish troops.
and it is presumed he replied to
Skaters demand because Gen. Linares
was SO seriously wounded as to be in.
incapable of duty.
Gen. Shafter, the war department
says, has in place 40 8. 1-inch guns and
eight finch mortars. With the rein.
forcements that arrived Sunday he
must have nearly $4,000 men.
Ohio troops it is probable will have
the honor of being present at the fall
of the first fortified town in Cuba to
be captured and perhaps of partici-
pating in the battle. A dispatch from
Gen. Shafter received early Sunday
afternoon that the St Paul
arrived at or near Baiquiri
Sunday afternoon. This is about 1s
miles from Siboney, and three miles
from the American front. On the st.
Paul was the sth Ohio volunteers,
called here in Washington "The
Presidents own" because it was
recruited largely from the northeast
ern part of the state, and has
for it's lieutenant Col Charles Dick,
secretary of the republican national
committee, and the presidents close
friend. 1t would take some hours
for the men to reach the front
from their landing place, but il
is believed at the war de.
partment Sunday night that Col. Dick
and his soldiers are now with Shat
ter's forces, perhaps partici pating in
the battle, or at least ready to aid in
the investment of the city when it falls.
Preparations for the Porto Rice
expedition are being hastened with
the utmost speed Not the least
of the reasons for this is the
fact that an impression is grow
ing that peace is near at hand. Il
the American forces capture Porte
Rico before peace is declared, the
permanent investment OF the island.
will be greatly simplifcd
Patriotic services in X ansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July l1.-Specia
patriotic services were held in many
churches Sunday. 1t was the pres
dents procla While the re
ligious aspect of the war was empha
sized, spirit of patriotism breathet
in every utteraance. The churches
were in most instances beautifullJ
decorated and special musical pro
grammes were rendered.
Blanco Urges "War to the End"
PARIS, July 1l.-A letter from Mad
rid says that Gen. Blanco, in replyinl
to the governments request for hi
views of the situation, urges ''war t,
the end," and asserts that the Cubal
volunteers can not be reconciled to til,
idea of the handing over OF the island
to the Americans, especially now tina
a preat majority of the Cubans fayo