The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-05

Pando Back-Arnericals Have
Thrown Up Strong Entertainments
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press
on the Hill Near Ell Paso, Before
Santiago de Cuba, Saturday, July 2
(Vla Port Antonio, Jamaica. per the
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Daunt-
iess).-Four batteries of artillery which
were placed in position this morning
began the day with bombarding the
San Juan quarter of Santiago and the
! spanish position in front of our right
After a quarter of an hours Smelling,
General Lawton's troops, who had been
reinforced, pressed forward upon the
enemy's left flank, pouring in an ex-
ceedlngly hot fire, which was continued
noon.
1t is not intended to force the fight
ing before tomorrow. the present plan
being to turn the Spanish left. taking
the whole line in enfilade. and thus
OBTAIN a speedy entrance into the I'D
per end of the city.
Admiral SIMPSONS heavy guns thun
dered at intervals all the forenoon, and
the American shells We're distinctly
/
ana loud detonations beyond the San
Juan barracks, over which numerous
Red Cross flags were flying
Inc concentration of the American
battery on what is now dubbed
Grimes Hill,'' near our left center,
was the result of a blunder made last
night, IN posting our guns so near the
spanish infantry entertainments that
they could not be properly supported
The idea OF a cross artillery fire was
abandoned, but the position occupied
by the batteries on our right was not
relinquished.
The rifle firing at that point at one
tlme was as heavy as anywhere along
the line. The Spaniards kept I'D VOL
ley trlng for fully an hour, but the
deliberate placing of our own shots
showed that our men, as usual. were
cool and effective in their work
Later Admiral Cervera's fleet in the
narpor succeeded in getting an approx
innate angle of our advance on the left
ana sent in many heavy shells. which
exploded close to the Entertainments.
1t was realized late yesterday that
we might have hard fighting TO-DAY in
order to maintain this advanced posi-
ton around the lighthouse or so-calIed
tort. Strong entertainments were.
therefore, thrown up there during the
night.
MORE PRISONERS.
Thus far today the Spanish infantry
nave let these works severely alone.
Near the spot 200 Spanish soldiers and
62 officers were captured this morning. !
But those and 1000 prisoners taken YES
terday on the right we're marched to
the rear during the forenoon. The ex-
preston on all their faces was exceed
ingly Sullen.
Ihe rumor that one prisoner turned
upon a lieutenant of the Tenth cav
airy who had just turned him over 10
the guard, and stabbed him, the guard /
taking immediate vengeance for this
dastardly deed by telling the Spaniard
with bullet is not confirmed.
SPANISH TREACHERY.
There are many evidences of dis |
loyal methods of warfare on the part |
of the Spaniards yesterday
one of the batteries masked by a |
biCckhouse over which the Red Cross
flag was flying, and the road leading /
from General Skaters quarters on the |
Rio Sevilla to the front. has been for
two days infested at various points by
sharpshooters, who fired deliberately
upon our wounded and upon our men
who are engaged. 1t is supposed they
have stolen through our lines on the
right, taking refuge in the hospitals.
In the trenches secured by us. many
mines and explosives have been found.
HEAVY SPANISH LOSSES.
The belief appears to be wen found
ed that the Spanish losses, especially in
dead, Will probably amount 20 5,OOv
killed and wounded. The losses of the
SDaniards are much heavier than ours
III some of the trenches the corpses lay
IN unoroken lines, and occasionally two
Or three deco.
1t was not General Skaters inten-
ten to make a general assault on the
opaniardS today, unless our lombard
ment and General LaWton's oblidue fire
on our right developed an exceptional
opportunity. The morning orders were
10 coniine our principal operations to
the defense Of the positions we have
taken, and reinforcements for the
whole line were sent forth early in the
forenoon. The Second regular infantry
vas sent to the right, the Ninth Massa
chusetts and the Thirty-third and
Thirty fourth Michigan to the center;
n al about 1000 fresh troops
The formation of the line today is as
,ollows:
Kent on the right center, General
Wheeler left center, and General Bates
IN the Let General Garcia's main in
urgent Srce is thrown out to the right
Genera. LaWton sent a message to
General Shafter later in the afternoon. ,
aging he was in possession of several ,
POSITIONS for planting batteries 81 DOM
nate both the city and the outer for
ifications. From his headquarters Gen
raj Shafter examined minutely Moro
astle and its supporting battery on {
be range facing the ocean, and it has
zen definitely ascertained that there
re in the port of Santiago one CUR I
cat, three ironclads and one trans
crt.
General Shafter says that General '
'ando has not yet arrived at Santiago
e Cuba, and that General Garcia is !
expected to stop him, and he has been l
sked to Go so at all hazards. t
German newspaper correspondent '
AIMED Ring was arrested by order Of I
eneral Shafter last evening, on the S
barge of being a spy in the pay of a
ne Spaniards. Y
There is likely to be great deal said d
bout the treatment of foreign military
ttaches during the campaign. Some \
them have not been supplied with I
counts. tents or attendants, contrary s
, the usage of the European military v
lthorities. n
Thanked By Mckinley.