The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-28


Copyright, 1ss. by the Associated Pros.l
BEFORE SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
July .-Ccorrespondence Of the Asso-
ciated Preaa )-Probapiy few European
military cities win appreciate the ar
duouS nature Of the campaign 20 sue
cessfulIy terminated to-day by the SUR
render Of all the Spanish forces east Of
Santiago and the virtual abandonment
Of this province bV Spain.
One word tells the stOry-roads. The
roads here are simply paths through the
dense tropical forests, paths along
which half a dozen ordinary OK teams
haul NUMBERING carts once a day In
comparatively dry weather. There are
mo- bridges and In wet weather when
the streams are raging torrents the
paths are almost impassable to men on
horseback, absolutely 20 10 vehicles
Of ali descriptions.
Our men were obliged TO advance in
single fle into the open, and at the Ia
nous assault on San Juan Hin one COLI
umn marched out OF the road to the
open in the face Of murderous artillery
and rife Gre from the Spanish trenches
and deployed for the charge on open
ground. No Amer exhibition Of nerve
could be required for q soldier than that
charge across seven hundred yards OF
open territory against an enemy en-
trenched upon the crest OF a hill. But
our men never ilnched.
Did mot Contemplate ASsnuit.
AS a matter Of fact II IS one OF the
unwritten secrets of the battle Of July l
that the plans made the night previous
dId not contemplate an assault upon
the works Of the enemy before santia-
20. There Is a question whether any
specific general command to charge was
ever given. Reglmental and company
commanders simply led their waF he
rolcallY forward up the hill. The hill
was taken, the American nag planted
on itS crest and the enemy driven pell
nell into his inner line OF entrench-
ments beyond. Our men were too much
exhausted to follow up their victory,
though It has since been asserted that
had the pursuit been continued that af-
ternoon, the demoraiized Spaniards
would have surrendered that night.
But men who had left third OF their
officers and u per cent of their COM
rades upon the field behind them could
not 60 on. Physical strength and cour-
=. a., .. tsrytSc md hee1 the daughter OF
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.tha tront ScisnarSI SKATER being stIlI
aboard ria shin. and appealed to him
N vvitbdrav They predicted an awful
SJssster M ot,r arms IL we attempted to
hold the position we had earned 50
dearly.
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the Confedefacy said NO" He spoke
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