The record-union., 1898-08-01
Our Troops Operating the Railroad
From End to End.
At Yauco the Americans Were Welcomed
in an Address Made by the Alcalde,
Headed Porto Rico, United
States of America.

PORT OF PONCE (Porto Rico), July
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Without seeing or hearing anything of
the enemy, the advance guard of Gen
eral Henry's division, which was land
ed at Guanica on Tuesday, arrived here
to-day, taking en- route the cities Of
Yauco Tallaboa, Sabana Grande and
Ponuelas. Attempts by the SpaniardS
to blow up bridges and otherwise de-
stroy the railroad between Yauco and
Ponce failed, only a few flatcars being
burned. Our troops have fired up the
locomotives, and are now operating the
road from end to end carrying sup
plies, messages and men.
At Yauco the Americans We're well
coined in an address made by the AL
calde. and a public proclamation was
issued dated 'Yauco, Porto Rico,
United States of America, July 9th
Major Webb Hayes of the Sixth Ohio,
son of former President Hayes, hauled
up the flag on the palace, amid cheers
from the populace. The people seemed
really glad that the Americans were
here. but they fear an uprising Of the
natives in the interior, who, it is as
serted, will raid kill and destroy prop
erty, in revenge for many years of
Spanish misrule General Henry has
made a report to this effect to General
Miles, and advises that guard be left
to protect the captured cities.
The empty transports have left for
Tampa. A delegation of nurses Of the
Red Cross Society from the hospital
ship Lampasas waited on General Hen
ry at Guanica yesterday and asked to
be allowed to return home with the
sick They said that their supplies
had given out, and that the condition
on board their ship which was crowded
with patients, was terrible. They are
willing to go back at once
General Miles is in constant commu-
nication with ell his forces, and is
keeping the artillery steadily in adj
vance BY tomorrow night he will
have the entire army encamped along
the military road to San Juan, but he
does not say when he will put them in
motion. He is acting throughout, how
ever, with a promptness which indi-
Gates quick action all along the line
as soon as the transports containing
the remaining troops arrive.
A corrected list of the injured in the
first days battle at Guanica follows.
All of the injured belong to the Sixth
Massachusetts,: Captain Edward j.
Gibson, shot in the left hip; Private
twice in the neck; Private Benjamin
Bostick, Company X, shot in the right
shoulder; Corporal William f. Car
penter, Company l., shot in the right
hand; Corporal Henry Gary, Company
X, shot in the neck Sergeant George
Carleton OF Battery b. Fifth Siege Ar
tillery, died from typhoid fever, and
was buried at once.
This makes five deaths from that
disease on the transports. Private Ar
thur Draper of Company NJ, Sixth Mas
sachusetts has been promoted TO the
Iieutenantcy for gallantry in action.
The news that Spain had consented
to sue for peace was received here in
a dispatch to the Associated Press, and
was at once taken TO General Miles.
The General wrinkled his grave brow
when he read 1t, and said he did not
know what effect ii would have on his
expedition, but he hoped to push on
ahead and take San Juan, pending or
ders from the President.
The Associated Press dispatch boat
carried the Information out TO the
feet and there was a celebration at
the first indication Of weakening on
Spain's part.
outside of the typhoid fever on
the transports and in Guanica. the gen
eral health of the army continues ex-
ceIlent. and there has been no trace OF
yellow fever thus far.
TRANSPORTS ARRIVE SLOWLY
Copyrighted. 1898. by Associated Press.
PONCE porto Rico). July 30, . p. m
(yia ST Thomas, ID. w. l., July 3D.-
No forward movement of the army is
expected for several days. The trans
ports with General Brooke's army corps
and the remainder of the First Corps
are arriving slowly. Our troops viii
probably remain quiet until the bulk of
the army has been embarked. Only
three transports have arrived since
Yesterday. They have just appeared
in the offing and only one has been out.
IT has on board the Fifth Ohio Cav
airy
General Miles viii retain his head
quarters at the custom house at the
port of Ponce, while General Wilson