The record-union., 1898-06-15

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ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DANDY,
GUANTANAMO, June 13, p. m., via
Kingston, Jamaica, June IA, ll:4O a.
m.-(Copyright, 1898, by the Assocfat-
ed Press. )-Every man in Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet is anxiously awaiting
the soldiers, for it is recognized that
no decisive movement is possible until
the troops effect a landing.
At no place are the troopships more
anxiously watched for than on the sun
blistered hill top where Lieutenant
Huntington's 600 marines lie in rifle
pits under almost continuous hail of
Spanish bullets. Forty-eight hours OF
practically ceaseless fighting has we'll
nigh wrecked the men, who arrived
here incapacitated for active field duty
by the long wait on the Panther
With few exceptions, however, the
marines showed spirit under the per-
sistent fire of the Spanish bushwhack-
ers, the officers particularly exhibiting
the coolness and nerve Of seasoned
campaigners.
To-day the work has been the light
est since the landing on Friday, the
daybreak. Whether the enemy has
been driven back to the city, or has
merely retired for the day, cannot be
told until the darkness has arrived.
A grim touch of realism was added
to the warlike scenes when the flags
on land and on the warships were plac-
ed at half mast at noon to-day, and
gallant Sergeant Major Goode was
buried on the hillside, scarcely twenty
PAGES from the spot where he fell last
night. The burial services were i'm
pressive, as the men felt that their sit
uation was desperate, and openly said
that they expected to be gradually
slaughtered until the arrival Of the
troops.
The men freely criticise policy
which compels them to hold a position
that could be retaken. they say, by
half an hours shelling, but not the
faintest disposition is manifested to do
otherwise than to fight it out
The Dolphin arrived late last night,
and spent the greater part Of the fore
noon in pitching shells into the Span
ish blockhouse believed to be the rem
devious Of the Spaniards on a hill a
mile and a half east of the American
position. What damage was done it
is impossible to learn.
The delayed arrival of the transports
is ascribed here to a fear that all Ad-
miral Cervera's squadron might not be
in Santiago harbor. Once for all Ad-
miral Sampson decided to settle this
question officially, and on Saturday last
he sent Lieutenant Blue of the gun
boat Suawanee to investigate. Lieu
tenant Blue landed on Saturday, and
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looking the harbor and the city. He
distinctly saw and definitely located
four Spanish armored cruisers and two
torpedo boat destroyers. He saw also
three small cruisers or gunboats.
The results of his expedition he re-
ported this morning to Admiral Samp-
son on the deck of the flagship New
York. Lieutenant Blue Travelled about
seventy-two miles, following the east
ward line Of the city. He brought out
to the flagship a copy Of a Santiago
paper published last Saturday, IN which
complaint is made that the navy and
army are failing to distribute to the
citizens their proportions of the pro-
visions remaining in the city.
Lieutenant Blues report has definitely
exposed the fiction that any of Ger
yera's cruisers We're in the Bahamas or
in a position to attack the transports
which are now confidently expected at
an early date. Admiral Sampson COM
plimented him upon his daring and
successful mission.
Lieutenant Blue reported also that
skir7nishing continues in the hills
around Santiago between the Cubans
and Spaniards. The latter have re-
paired the fortifications Of the city as
it Is expected that Admiral Sampson
will renew the bombardment in antici-
patton Of a possible arrival and landing
OF troops this week.
General Calixto Garcia has been ex-
pected to arrive near Santiago and to
report to Admiral Sampson to-day, but
this morning il turned out that the in
formation upon which this expectation
was based was incorrect. The where
abouts of General Garcia is not def
nitely known.
Early this morning three shots were
fired from Morro fort upon the naval
pickets in the line maintained at the
entrance to the harbor. Captain
Evans Of the Iowa steamed within two
miles Of the harbor mouth and flashed
the 1owas searchlight, whereupon the
firing ceased. The Iowa remained on
watch until daybreak, and then re-
tired. There was no more firing
To-day the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius arrived off Santiago, and it is con-
fdently expected that her guns will be
used, If an attempt is made to force the
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