The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
ARMY AND NAVY
 ACTED TOGETHER Sampson's Assistance to
 Shafter. THERE WAS NO FRICTION ADMIRAL's REPORT ON THE SANTIAGO ATTACK. Shore Batteries Bombarded by the Ships According to an Under
 standing With the
 General.
THERE WAS NO FRICTION
REPORT ON THE
 SANTIAGO ATTACK.
Special Dispatch 70 The Call.

of light is thrown upon the relations between the army and navy during that critical period just preceding the surrender of Santiago by the following extracts from Admiral Sampsons re- port, dated July 15, which is now made public by the Navy Department:
 "On July l demonstration was made by a Michigan volunteer regi- ment at Aguadores under command of General Duffield. The New York, Glou- cester and Suwanee moved up, at the request of the army, to assist In an at tack, which was to begin at daylight but the troops, which came by rail, did not arrive until 9:20.
 The small river San Juan cuts through a deep defile and is spanned by an iron railroad bridge. There is an ancient fort near the water and on the hill are the small rifle pits. Some sixteen or twenty of the enemy had been counted while the vessels were waiting for the troops, but they dis appeared when the ships began firing. The troops advanced as far as the bridge. A corner of the fort was knocked off by the shells of the navy and the flagstaff was shot away. De- sultory firing was kept up between our
 
 turning to Siboney about half past 10 o'clock
 "On the evening of July the admiral was advised by General Shafter that the army would assault at daylight on the 2d, and the navy was requested to keep up a fire at the batteries on the bluff. The squadron, consequently, closed in early on the morning of the 2d and kept up a vigorous fire for two hours, but the attack proposed by General Shafter did not take place on that date.
 ''On the night of July 10 the Reina Mercedes was sunk by the Spaniards so as to obstruct tie ships. Extensive shore batteries existed and If smaller vessels had been sunk by the mines or batteries the harbor would have been effectually closed against us.
 Tt was essential to the new scheme of attack by the combined forces that the position occupied by the eastern and western batteries should be car ried, and this was the scheme of action first proposed by General Shafter on the day of his first arrival. It was at that time explained to him that 1t was of primary importance that these points should first be carried, as their possession insured the destruction of the mines, the entrance of heavy ships into the harbor and the assault on Ger vera's fleet. This was heartily con- scented to by General Shafter, who stated that the entrance to the harbor was the key to the situation. This was repeated in his interview with General Garcia at Aserradero. It had been the admiraps desire to do everything possible to cooperate with General Shafter, and such an attack as that proposed by the general was in com plete accord with the views held by the admiral and discussed with his staff. It was proposed to bring up the ma rines from Guantanamo and add them to the marines of the squadron, thus making a force of nearly 1000 men which must be landed either at the foot of the Morro in Estrella Cove, to assault the Morro or to the westward for the purpose of assaulting the west battery. At the same time a detach- ment of 2000 or 5000 men from the army would proceed by Aguadores, occupy the ground between the Morro and just to the northward of it. A visit to Gen eral Shafter was arranged, but the ad- miral being i'll his chief of staff went instead.
 "The following arrangement was made:
 Cuba, July 6, 1S9S.-Minutes of conversa- ton between Captain Chadwick of the navy, representing Admiral Sampson, and General Shafter:
 That a long-continued bombardment be made of Santiago from the sea with the heavier guns of the fleet, the fleet firing slowly and continually say during twenty four hours, at the rate of one shell every five minutes, excepting one hour at the rate of one every two minutes. This re- fers to the S-inch to 13-inch shells. If this be not sufficient to bring the enemy to terms, that an assault be arranged on the Socapa battery, using marines and the Cuban forces under General Cebreco, and an effort be made to enter the harbor with some of the smaller ships of the squadron This attack to be made upon knowing the result of second demand made upon the commanding officer of the Spanish forces for the surrender of the place, stating to him the conditions that surround him, destruction of the Spanish fleet. etc, and the number of forces op posed to him. To give him time to con sider the matter, the date of the bonn bardment is fixed at noon of the 9th, un- less he positively refuses to consider 1t at all when 1t will begin at such time as Is convenient to ourselves.
 General Shafter will furnish the ad- miral with correct maps, showing where his lines will be surrounding the city. and also open telegraphic communication by the way of Siboney down to near Aguadores to give information as to the fall of the first shots.
 This was followed by the correspond ence between General Shafter and the Spanish commander at Santiago, in which General Shafter demanded the surrender of the Spanish forces. Copies of this correspondence were forwarded by General Shafter to Admiral Samp- son, who was also advised of the terms of the truce agreed upon.
 On July 10 General Shafter notified the admiral that the bombardment of the city would be resumed by the army on the following morning. He inclosed charts showing the position of the American and Spanish lines and re- questing that the fleet begin the bonn bardment at o'clock D. m. on the 10th. General Shafter added that it would be very disastrous to the morale of his men to have any of the shells fall near them and he consequently requested that the navy throw it's shells into the westward part of the city, near the bay, promising that the falling of the first shell would be observed and the results communicated to the fleet by signal.
 The bombardment was begun as re- quested and there were several ex- changes of notes between the general and the admiral as to the result of the firing. The following correspondence then took place:
 Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, July H.
 Commander in Chief North Atlantic Squadron: My lines are now complete to the bay north of Santiago. Your shots