The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-12-14

command Of Major General Merritt, and
firmly established within iight OF the
capital, which lay helpless before our
guns. on the 7th day OF May the gov
eminent was advised officially OF me
victory at Manila. and az oncs injured
Of commander Of our feet what troops
were required. The Information was re-
celved on the 10Th day OF May, ana tne
first army expedition sailed May 29th,
and arrived at Manila June SOth. Other
expeditions soon followed the total
force consisting Of Cal officers ana To-
)5S men.
Only reluctance TO cause needless
loss of lie and property prevented the
sarly Stormlrg and capture OF the cft:,
and herewith the absolute mlhtary
occupancy OF the whole group. The In
surgents meanwhile hsd resumed the
active hos.llltics Suspended by the UNI
completed truce OF December 1871
Their forces Invested Manila from me
northern and eastern side, but we're
constrained by Admiral Dewey ana
Gen. Merritt from attempting an as
sauN. 1t was ftting that whatever was
/ to be dOfla In the way OF decisive OPP
eratlons IN that quarter should be ac-
compllshed by the strong arm OF the
] United states alone. Obeylng the stern
/ precept OF war which Cnj0ins the over
coming OF the adversary and the ex-
| tinctlon OF his power wherever assail-
able az the speedy and sure means TO
win peace, divided victory was NOT
permissible. for no partition OF the
rights ana responsibilities attending
the enfOrceatNnt OF a just and advan-
tageaus peace could be Thought or.
Following the ctMing Of the compre-
henSlve scheme OF general attack
powerful forces were assembled at var
ious points on our coast to Invade
Cuba and Porto Rico.
FIRST FATALITIES.
Meanwhile. naval demonstrations
were made az several exposed points.
on May IL the cruiser Wilmington and
torpedo boat Winslow were unsuccess-
tul in an attempt 20 silence ths batter
les at Cardenas, against Matanzas,
Worth Bagley and four seaman falling.
These greivous fatalities were strange
ly enough among the very few which
occurred during our naval operations
In this extraordinary conflict.
Meanwhile, the Spanish naval prep
arations had been pushed with great
vlgor A powerful squadron under Adj
miral Cervera which had assembled at
the Cape Verde Islands before the out
break OF hOstllltles. had crossed the
! ocean and by ITS erratfc movements IN
the Caribbean sea, delayed our military
operations while battling the pursuit
of our fleets. For a time fears were
, felt lest the oregon and Marietta, then
nearing home anter their long voyage
| from Sam Francisco OF over $1,000 miles
: might be surprised by Admiral Ger
; vera's fleet. but their fortunate arrival
dispellsd the approximations and lent
much needed reinforcemerts Not ur,.l
I Admiral Cervera took refuge In the
= harbor OF Sandlago de Cuba, about
E May 0. was 1t practicable to plan q sys.
tematic military attack upon Antlllear
0 possessions Of Spain.
$ Several demonstrations occurred or
. Of N uA aFaNp u la L.
e preparation for the larger event. or
. May 10. the North Atlantic squadron
shelled San Juan de Porto Rico. on
e May 30, Commodore Schley's squadron
g bombarded the forts guarding tn
mouth OF Santiago harbor. Neithe
attack had any material result.
was evident that wel-ordered land op
n erations were Indispensable 10 achiev
,, a decided advantage.
: HOBSoN'S FEAT.
h The next act in the war thrilled NO
/ alone the hearts OF our countrymei
but the world by lts exceptional herr
a ism. On the night OF June 3, Lieu
h Hobson. aided by seven devoted volur
N teers. blocked the narrow outlet frOl
Is Santiago harbor by sinking the coils
J. Merrimac in the channel, under
fierce fire FROM the shore batteries. es
l. Gaping with their lives as by a mlracl
o. but falling Into the hands OF the Spar
If iards. 1t is most gratifying mcider
A, OF the war that the bravcrv VI tn
e little band OF heroes was - ally an
= preclated by the Spaudards, who SCI
q, Il nag OF truce TO notify Admiral Sam
lie son OF their safety and to compllmeg
20 them upon their daring act They wei
J. subsequently, exchanged July 7.
ID by June Z, the cutting OF the Ia
Cuban cable. Isolated the island. Their
he after the Invasion was vigorously pro
A
e. protecting fire, landing force OF 6
marines from the Oregon, MarblGhet
and Yankee. was effected on Guant
r, namo Bay, whore At had been dete
is mined TO establish a naval static
in This important and essential port W.
=, taken from the eiemy after seve
n. fighting by the marines who were Il
Is first organized force OF Ghe Unit
ne States TO land IN Cuba.
lis The position 80 won was held, despl
G. the desperate attempts 10 dlslod
ct our forces. by June 16 additional fore
n were landed and strongly intrenche
ar On June % the advance OF the invadli
z army under Major General Shaft
K landed az Bulqulrl, about 10 mil
I'd east of Santiago This was accoT
IT, phshed under great difficulties, but w.
90 marvellous dispatch.
bn MILITARY ENGAGEMENT.
~ on June Z3rd the movement again
ne Santiago was begun. On the gath {
d. first serious engagement took place.
which the First and Tenth cavalry al
e the First volunteer cavalry. Ge
ne Young's brigade OF General Wheeler
o. division, participated aosing heav
~ BY nlghtfall, however, ground with
US FIVE miles of Santiago was won. The n
nc vantage was steadily Increased. On Ju
~ /, a severe battle took place, our fore
"a gaining the outer works of Santa
90 and lei Caney ana San Juan were oak
III after desperate charge, and the
!, vestment OF the city was compet,
oa The navy co-operated by shelnng I
~ town and the coast forts.
al NAVY TRIUMPHS.
On the day following this brlllla
achievement of our land forces, July
70 occurred the decisive naval combat
ne the war. The Spanish fleet. attempt
n TO leave the haTbor. was met by I
,or American squadron under command
ne Commodore Sampson. In less IN
70 three hours all the Spanish ships vi
y destroyed, the two torpedo boats SUI
~ and the Maria Teresa, Almirar
-, Oquendo, Vizcaya ana Cristobal Co
driven ashoTe. The Spanish ADM
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