Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-06-25
aeEIbarking Troops of Gen
rral Skaters Expedition.
Try LITTLE RESISTANCE.
sect Communication With Shat
ter and Sampson.
DEMONSTRATION AT cABANAS

Nc ANAae GAbN6NN ~ WNeA DoNNSAy
nd Had One Man Killed-The Work of
anding the Expedition Will Require
everal Days.
Washington, June 23.-0ficial dis
hes received last night by both
rotary Alger and Secretary Long
cated that the landing of troops
Santiago was progressing most
)rably. The first landing was eff
ed at Daiquiri in the morning. and
with comparatively slight resist
Re. This was stated in a dispatch
(sived in the evening from General
lfter by Secretary Alger. which.
Ugh brief. was fun of news and
ming 1t said:
.anding at Daiquiri this morning
essful. Very little, If any, resist
D."
seretary Alger expressed himself
delighted at the expedition with
oh the landing of the troops was
,g effected, and with the fact that
serious obstacle was being offered
he enemy. He construed the text
General Skaters message to mean
the enemy had made merely a
tinal and ineffective resistance by
& from the hills at long range.
lortly after Secretary Alger re-
led his dispatch Secretary Long re-
ed a more extended cablegram
Admiral Sampson. 1t, too. was
IA at Playa del Este. at $50 last
eing. The text of the dispatch,
slated from the navy department
err. is as follows:
landing of the army is progressing
rably at Daiquiri. There is very
z, If any. resistance. The New
ans, Detroit, Castine. Wasp and
anee shelled vicinity before land
We made a demonstration at
pnas to engage the attention of the
ny. The Texas engaged the west
cry for some hours. She had one
killed. Ten submarine mines
been recovered from the channel
Guantanamo. Communication by
graph has been established at
atanamo."
both army and navy circles the
&s.mation contained in the dispatch
I of General Shafter and Admiral
pson was received with intense
faction. The landing of so large
,dy of troops as General Shafter
resent has under his command is
y Ask of immense proportions. A
n iinent official of the war depart
i I said that the complete debarka-
of the troops, animals, field guns
supplies within a week after their
Jal off the Cuban coast would be
SIX well accomplished. 1t is prob
in the opinion of the officer re-
ID to, that only a partial landing
\ .he troops was effected yesterday,
N that the landing will be continued
4 day until day until completed.
not unlikely, too, that the troops
be landed at several places along
coast. of course within a short
lnce of the headquarters which
raj Shafter will establish for him
4 lmiral SIMPSONS dispatch indi-
a / that he was carrying out his in
4 ,tions thoroughly TO clear a way
he landing Of troops. The demon
ion which he made with the Texas
.e Cabanas. which is just east Of
n ,tanamo, may easily have led the
iards to suppose that a general
ng was to be attempted in that
ediate vicinity. IL was evident
the text of Admiral Simpsons
tch that a considerable landing
already been effected near Guam
no, as he noted that communica-
by telegraph had been re-estab-
I at that point. and that the
S lel had been cleared of subma-
mines. In the opinion of naval
rs the landing at Guantanamo was
lrines rather than OF land forces.
cable stations through which the
lean commanders will communi-
With the departments in this city
been established. as shown By
ltes of the dispatches received. at
del Este. a small place directly
coast and about Is miles east
utiago. The change was made
Camp McCalla TO Playa del Este
der that the station might be
the scene of action.
medical authorities here are
IS that the troops should be
at the earliest possible moment
the transports OF Santiago, and
to effect this the commanders
be justified in exposing the men
ne considerable degree OF risk
attack rather than TO continue
confinement on board the trans
The fact that the animals taken
have suffered heavy mortality
indication that the lot of the
cannot be very comfortable.
appearance OF typhoid fever
the soldiers, as reported from
go, is said at medical headquar-
be due not to conditions on the
sorts, but to bad water or food