The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-11-05

LAST Battles Of
War With Spain
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While the peace negotiations with
Spain were in progress to bring to a
close the war which has been waged
since April q, and even after the pro-
tocol was signed and a temporary ces-
sation of hostilities declared, some of
the most important battles of the wal
were fought and won. On the day the
protocol was signed Admiral Dewey
n General Merritt, with the land and
naval forces under their commands,
made a combined attack on Manila,
forcing its surrender in twelve hours,
taking 1000 prisoners and II, 700 stands
or arms. The day before, at which time
SPANS answer was in the hands of the
president, Manzanillo, on the south
coast of Santiago province, was bonn
parded for twelve hours and at dawn
on the day peace was declared sur
rendered. Meanwhile General Miles in
Porto Rico was pushing his advance
lines on San Juan and even after re-
celVlng word of the declaration Of an
armistice had several lively skirmish-
es with the Spaniards.
Whlle Secretary of State Day and
Ambassador Cambon of France. repre-
senting Spain, were a~ppending their
signatures to the peace protocol, Ma
MIA, after a stubborn resistance, was
surrendered.
Inc stars and stripes were flung out
10 the breeze that very evening on a
staH where had floated so proudly the
banner that for $50 years represented
spanish sovereignty in the Philip
pines. Just as the fresh breeze snap
peu old Glory straight on the halliards
the sun, which had been behind clouds
an the week, burst out in a food of
Drllllant light, saluting the first free
nag holsted over the Philippines in
formal recognition of oppression's
overthrow and freedoms onward
march.
Inc cheers from land and sea that
greeted the glorious ensign had hard
ly died away when the guns of Admiral
Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, began
roaring out a national salute to the
new sovereignty in the Philippines.
Inc charleston quickly followed. and
then the Raleigh, Concord, Hugh Nc
Culloch, Petrol, Boston and Baltimore.
and even the little Callao. that three
ago boosted allegiance to the
nag that has now been supplanted.
In Cuba a similar scene, although
not SO important, was being enacted.
on August IL M~anzanillo, on the south
coast OF Santiago province. west of
santiago de Cuba, was bombarded for
over twelve hourse, beginning at about
$50 in the afternoon, when the second
rate protected cruiser Newark Law s.
600 yards off shore and threw 6-inch
shells, and the gunboat Suwanee. the
osceola, Hist and Alvarado, at ranges
OF from 600 to 800 yards, swept the
shore batteries with their 4-inch guns.
6-pounders and smaller guns. The ac-
tive bombardment lasted until 3
O'Clock, when there was a lull for an
hour. After that the Newark used her
6-inch guns every half hour through
the night.
At dawn the next day white flags
could be seen all over the town and
also on the hills. Soon a small boat
was discovered coming out to the New
ark under a white flag. Two Spanish
officers boarded the Newark and said
that they had been instructed TO in
form Captain Goodrich that a peace
protocol had been signed yesterday by
the representatives of Spain and the
United States and that hostilities had
ceased.
Meanwhile General Miles, unaware
Of the dawn of peace, was pushing his
forces on toward San Juan. On Aug
ust 10, three days before peace was
declared, the town of Coamo was cap
tured after a fight, and about the same
time another force vas engaging the
enemy near Guayama. In the capture
Of Coamo General Ernst's brigade was
ordered to move at daylight. The
main body went along the military
road, while Colonel Biddle of General
Wilson's staff, with the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, made a detour to enter
the town from the north.
They met the Spanish forces outside
the town and a fight took place, which
lasted half an hour. The fire was hot.
The Spanish in the trenches were driv-
en- out. The Spanish losses are I'M
known. Our loss was six wounded,
one seriously.
While this battle was being waged
the Fourth Ohio was having a skir-