The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-02
DAY OF FIERCE FIGHTING
0urCaSuaItiesW Will Reach Above
Four Hundred.
NOT MANY WERE KILLED.
Our Troops Are Less Than a Mile
From the City.
LAYTON CAPTURES Ell CANEY.

In Diplomatic Circles in Washington a Re-
port Is Current That Santiago Is Already
In the Hands of Our Soldiers-Dangers
of the Situation as Developed by News
paper Correspondents Visit to the Camps
of Cuban Insurgents-Feeble Forces of
the Cubans Left to Prevent the Alliance
of Formidable Bodies of the Spanish
Regulars.
Washington, July 2.-Late last night
the war department received the fol-
lowing from General Shafter, dated at
Siboney:
HAD n very heavy engagement to-
day, which lasted from S II. IN. until
shutdown. We have carried their OUT
works, and are now in possession of
them. Their is now about three
quarters of IA mile Of open between
my lines and the city. BY morning
troops viii be e-ntrenched and consid-
cradle augmentation of forces will be
there. General Lswton's division and
General Bates brigade, which have
been engaged all day in carrying Ell
Caney, which was accomplished at A
p. M, will be In line ana in front of
Santiago during the night. 1 regret
to say that our casualties will be
above 100. OF these not many were
killed."
Still later it was announced unof-
ficially that another dispatch had been
received, but not from General Shafter.
This dispatch declared that at l o'clock
In the afternoon, after five hours ter
rife fighting, the Spanish began to
leave their entertainments and retreat
into the city. Many Americans were
wounded and were brought in. One
man had both arms shot off and was
wounded in the hip, but was laughing.
In a high diplomatic quarter it was
stated this morning that word had
been received, indirectly, but in such
manner as to receive credit in this
quarter, hat the American forces had
taken Santiago. There is, of course,
no means of verifying this statement,
but it is given in view of the fact that
the sources who credit the report usu-
ally are in a position to have accurate
information. The fact that their in
formation is indirect must be further
taken into account.
Later information in the same quar-
ter was not as favorable, and left the
outcome of the engagement open to
doubt. The first dispatch came from
Havana, and in effect stated that the
American troops were advancing rap
idly to the city, driving the Spanish
before them. The later information
raised a question as to what had been
sent earlier, and it was said that the
reported occupation of Santiago was at
most a rumor based upon the earlier
advices of the rapid advance of the
Americans on the city. The latest ad-
vices were to the effect that all of the
American army had not been brought
to bear In action.
A dispatch received from Port An
tonic, Jamaica, filed from a newspaper
dispatch boat which left the aeet off
Santiago Thursday afternoon, tells of
a two days visit by the correspondent
to the Cuban lines and outposts. This
visit developed a situation which, II
not broken by a vigorous and sue
cessful attack on Santiago, may re-
suit in causing much more serious
work than has been anticipated with
the Spanish forces hat have retired
from the vicinity of A%serraderos, on
the west, and Baiquiri, on the east, to
Join General Linares.
The forces in Santiago and within
the fortified defenses of the city now
number 1000, 1000 regulars and 1000
volunteers. Concerning the latter, the
Cubans allege that they will not fight
swith any heart, but will lay down
their arms. According to Spanish SOL
diers captured and held in the camp
of General Perez, near Guantanamo,
half OF the force of men on the Span
ish warships have been landed, with
all the rapid fire guns. This would
make a total force in the city OF IL, 800
men, in addition to the protection
frontinned nm Second Pace