The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-20
SANTIAGO SURRENDERED.
How it Was All Arranged on Thursday
Afternoon.

With the UnltcO OCaJcS trOOpS Uc-
fore Santiago dc Cuba, July IA, 6 p.
m., via Kingston, July 10, 12:l5 p.
m.-The reverse to the Spanish arms
in Eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago
has fallen. and with it all the eastern
end of the island.
Gen. Toral, the Spanish commander,
agreed to the general terms of the sur
render at a personal interview with
Gen. Shaftcr this afternoon, at which
Gen. Miles was present.
The victorious American army,
after campaign Of three weeks OF
almost unprecedented hardships for
both officers and men, accept the news
with heartfelt relief.
The victory is greater than appeared
at first. all the Spanish troops in
the 18th corps, the military division of
Santiago province, from line drawn
north from Asseraderos, Is miles west
of Santiago, through Dos Palmas,
Palmas Soriana, Alcantaza, to Sagua
| de Tanamo, on the north coast, and
eastward to Cape Maysi. are surren-
dered and the territory is abandoned.
Between $4,000 and 10000 Spanish
prisoners are taken, about 10000 of
whom are in Santiago. The remainder
are at uantanamo and others are
garrisoned in the towns Of Eastern
Cuba. All these troops are to be en-
barked and sent back to Spain under
parole.
Gen. shafter bears his honors
modestly. 10 correspondent of the
Associated Press he said: "The enemy
has surrendered all the territory and
troops east of Santiago. The terms
were dictated from Washington. 1t
has been hard campaign-one of the
hardest ever saw. The difficulties
to contend with were very great.
Never during our civil war were more
difficult problems solved. The char
acter of the country and the roads
made it seem almost impossible to
advance in the face of the enemy. The
transportation problem was hard. but
all the difficulties have been success
fully surmounted. Our troops have
behaved gallantly. They fought like
heroes and l am proud to have com
manded them. During all the hard
ships they have suffered they have
shown resolution and spirit. They
deserve to conquer.
"The resistance of the enemy has
been exceedingly stubborn. General
Toral has proved himself foeman
worthy of any man steel.
"The negotiations which eliminated
in the surrender of Gen. Toral have
been dragging on for ten days, with
the intermission Of Sunday and Mon
day, when our batteries and feet bonn
barded the enemy position. Through
out these periods of truce Gen. Toral
has shrewdly played for time, always
declining to surrender unconditionally,
and falling back when hard pressed
upon the statement that he was simply
subordinate and powerless to agree
to the proposals without the sanction
of his superiors, except under penalty
of being court-martialed. At the
same time he seemed to intimate that
personally he thought it useless to
hold out any longer. But he and his
garrison were soldiers, he said, and
they could die if necessary obeying
orders. -
1t was at the personal interview
held by Gen Shafter with Gen. Toral
yesterday that the American General
made the Spanish commander under
stand that temporizipg must cease,
and that before noon to-day a cate
gorical affirmation to his offer must be
received or the bombardment of the
city would begin in earnest.
In the meantime all our plans had
been perfected The delay had been
utilized to good advantage. Our lines
had been extended until Santiago was
nearly surrounded, and our light bat
teries had been posted as to be able
to do more effective work.
In addition, arrangements had been
made to land troops at Cabanas, west
Of the entrance of the harbor OF San
tiago.
The Spanish batteries, opposite
Moro Castle, were to be bombarded
and stormcd, their guns were then to
be turned upon the city, and Gen.
Lawton's division at the same time
was to fall on the enemy's left flank,
under the cover of our artillery fire.
We could then have entiladed their
lines and have driven them into the
city.
Gen. Toral must have realized that
he was trapped. and that to hold out
longer meant Il useless sacrifice Of his
men; but he made one last effort to
gain more time this morning. While
nominally yielding to the terms Gen.
Shafter proposed, before s o clock he
sent communication to Gen. Shafter.
enclosing copy of Il telegram from
Captain General Blanco, explaining
that the surrender of such an impor
tant position as Santiago and the
abandonment of Eastern Cuba would
require the direct sanction of the
Madrid Government, and requesting
more time to hear from Madrid. At
the same time Captain General Blanco
authorized Gen. Toral. if it was agree
able to the American general, to APP
point commissioners to meet like com
missioncrs on the American side to
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