El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-01
Sd EDITION
BATTLE Bt6UN.
The Attack on Santa aoHAs Actual
1y CommencA.

vi ly COmmenCd.
Y WASHINGTON, July 1.-The war d.
. partment has received tbe iollowi.,.
! Playa de Este. July Camp mes
n Sevilla, Cuba, July 1.---Action il nokw
Y going on, but the firing is sois isonA III
\ light and desultory. Movems Y H.
\ begun on the right near CeI bv
} Lawton's division. He will pfd an
the northeast part of town of $500
I will keep you advised of prote3
[signedl sArsER
/ s1BoNEY, June 80, Mail 10 vi.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 4ItEs re-.
ported among the troops : tHe field
that it is Skaters intentiq q make a
demonstration against thfSpaniards
in position west of San usitonight.
Headquarters refuses to cpfirm this
report but at the time this dispatch
was sent the greatest activity prevails
Light artillery is being rusheu 10 'ne
front, troops are being hurrieuiy piac-
ed in position, and it would w ' ' ,iaao @
prising if q fight should
| this afternoon. :, oo.,d
Gen. Shafter himself IL, h,;sbed bis
in the field. He has e,s.ler,s division
headquarters with WI Wtoonn;.,o.d that
at Sevills. Shsfter IL er., movament
ubor ha .n sneral movement
- . .e city cannot with
stand the assault
.ne neet has done nothing for sew
eral days but lie idle off the harbor of
Santiago. 1t is believed in camp that
when Shafter moves on the Spanish
works the American fleet will also
move into the harbor.
WASHINGTON, July The receipt
of Gen. Skaters dispatches stating
that action began at Santiago
this morning caused great excitement
at the department. The belief is that
Shafter will take the city within AZ
hours, as he stated he could do in his
telegram Wednesday.
Some officers believe the Spanisrds,
who are probably now being shelled
by the heavy artillery of the Americ-
ans, will evacuate the city almost i'm
mediately aud fall back upon the re-
iDforcements that are slowly coming
forward. Shafter will follow them up,
the result being a great land battle.
There is no one that is not fully con-
vinced that the American troops will
celebrate the Fourth of July in San
tiago. While nothing has been receiv-
ed by the navy department, the opinion
is that Sampson is cooperating in the
attack and is now bombarding the bat
teries at the entrance to the harbor.
WASHINGTON, July LA dispatch
from Shafter says that fighting began
at day light. The right wing was first
engaged. The enemy is fighting stub
bornly but he is being gradually driv-
en- back. Adjutant General Corpin
rushed to the white house with the
message. The president jumped up as
he burst unceremoniously into the
room. gaspipg for breath as he cried,
'The battle is on and the enemy is re-
tiring."
That's good" said Mckinley, and
his face lighted up. He communicated
the good news to his callers, and for, q
minute there were cheers and hand
clapping. The widest excitment pre-
walls throughout Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Adjt. Genl
Corbin expresses the opinion that the
battle of Santiago can not last long.
He does not believe the Spaniards can
hold out many hours against the ap-
parently skilled and effective attack of
the American forces under Gen. Shat
ter. Corbin even believes that the
next dispatch from Shafter will be all
conclusive as to the result of the en-
gagement.
WASHINGTON, July 1.---Rear Ad-
miral Sampson cables to the navy de-
psrtment that he is cooperating with
the land artillery. This is understood
to mean that the American fleet will
force an entrance to the harbor at
once.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The opera
tions of the American forces'seem to be
directed more strongly against the
Moro Notifications. The Vesuvius is
shelling the forts, and the troops are
operating against it from the rear.
With Moro silenced and the mines
removed, Sampson may enter the har.
Dor and attack the Spanish fleet. With
this fleet out of the way, the Spanish
forces will be between two fires, and
victory will be easy.
WASHINGTON, July l, 2 p. m.-Gen
Greeley has received q dispatch from
Col. Allen, of the signal corps, saying
that fighting is going on heavily or
both sides, that Cervera's fleet is firing
on the troops, and that q number o.
American and Cuban wounded have
been brought in.
Rear Admiral Sampson g fleet is fir
ing on Moro. Another dispatch says
that the Vesuvius has used dynamite
with good effect. The engagement was
general, and extended all along the
line at IL O'Clock.
WASHINGTON, sJuly 1.----Gen Mile.
is confident that Morro will be taker
today. He says that point is the OBJ
jective point of today's action. Genl
Lawton's operation to the northeast il
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