The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-18
SPOILED THEIR PLANS
HAD INTENDED TO BLOW UP
HARBoR MINES.
General Miles Visits the Flagship
and Talks About the Campaign
Terms Are As Good As An I'm
conditional Surrender - Cuban
Blockade Will Be Maintained.

morning from the army signal station
at Aguadores to the flagship New
York.
Acting on General Skaters mes
sages of Thursday, which stated abso-
Iutely that Santiago had already sur
rendered, Rear Admiral Sampson
abandoned ali preparations for enter
ing Santiago harbor and further
1cmbardment.
When General Shafter said yesterday
that a hitch had occurred and the city
might have to be taken by force OF
arms 1t was believed that the navy
work would have to be continued, and
the harDor forced, and that the ar
engagements already in progress Tor
further campaigning would be seriously
interfered with. The removal OF TINS
contingency rendered this morning
news of final victory ooubly welcome.
This forenoon General Miles and his
staff went aboard the New York. For
an hour General Miles sat upon the
Quarterback of the flagship, explaining
the situation ashore to Admiral Samp-
son and discussing details for the ~
ture co-operation of the navy ana
army Admiral Sampson decided 10
send an officer ashore to see that the
Spaniards lived up to their promise 10
remove all the mines from the harpor-
He has promised Miss Clara Barton,
of the Red Cross society, that the Red
Cross ship State of Texas shall be the
first vessel to enter the harbor, AFTER
he is satisfied that the mines have oeen
removed.
GENERAL MILES INTERVIEWED.
General Miles said today TO CORE
spondent OF the Associated Press:
am most gratified over the surrender OF
Santiago. The terms are just as g0ou
as an unconditional surrender me
Spanish troops would eventually nave
to be sent to Spain BY sendlh i tn l'si,i
at once we feed and keep them Tor ohly
a month or so, instead of perhaps
wear. 1t would be hard work to Keep
them in Cuba, where, it must De re-
Tnembered, they would be constant
agency for the spread of yellow IeVer.
In Spain they Will have no chance 10
break their oaths nor to fight against
US They will never get PACK TO Oupa'
that is certain"
Asked as to the yellow fever among
the American troops, General Miles,
eoid: THE doctors report 23I cases to-
dav. OF course, it is a serious matter
but 1 hope by camping on the mis- 70
stamp il out, as it is only mild form
of the fever and only few deaths nave
"Our troops feel splendidly. The en-
Tire campaign was a complete sue
cess"
SAMPSON DELIGHTED.
Rear Admiral Sampson said TO the
correspondent: I am dellShteu al INC
Successful termination of the cam
--if,he question OF transporting the
Snanish troops to Spain Will undouDteo-
~ be settled by the Washington au-
thorities without delay IL the troops
80 on the transports now oil Santiago,
IN other American transports sent
ri,at purpose, they will need no
sc5s. the safety of our transports
.rcIr arrival in Spain naturally De
lrits Guaranteed"
All the American troops now on the
south side of Cuba Will remain ashore
probably for some time, until the
Spanish troops are on the transports transports.
Their task is likely to be an arduous
one. The marines win keep the camp
al Guantanamo, where they have done
such excellent work, and which mas
proved such an invaluable harpor ana
base. For the force employer ana the
lives lost, il is doubtful whether IN the
history of all wars so much beneht mas
heen derived from the work done by
this handful of marines, backed up Dy
the ships at Guantanamo.
Admiral Sampson is not inclined 10
r,aiieye now that il would be advisable
for Guantanamo 70 be made an open
port As far as the navy Is concerned
its work OF Santiago mas peea 4ohe
well and the unbroken blockade Kept
by the fleet. and the consequent nun
yer ana distress among the Spanish
troops. had much 10 do with their sur
render. These are the negative causes
that contributed to the victory.
Throughout the campaign before
SANTIAGO. owing TO the poor facilities
fr.of and GTIEr lnaDti4tX
% see from the ships what was going
IN ashore behind the hills, there has
oeen some lack Of cooperation between
he army and navy.
EXPEDITIONS PLANNED.
II is now known that twice since Ad-
riral SIMPSONS pennant has flown out
;i6e Nero Castle, an expedition TO
1low I'D the mines in Santiago harbor
las been almost ready to add another
.ba1,ter 70 the annals of American
laval hereism. The first time this was
frustrated by Admiral Cervera's dash,
ND the second by the truce which
General Shafter arranged with General
-iaares.
Naval officers and surgeons with
ears of experience in tropical coun-
ries, and with their fevers, have sug-
,es,ed strongly the burning OF all the
iouses at SiDoney the moment the
scted on, however. until three weeks
alter. when the yellow fever had al
eadv broken out IN one of the houses.
At Guantanamo the first thing Com
handler McCalla did was to burn
verifying. and there has been no
ever there.
The blockade of southern Cuban ports
Ill be maintained more strictly than
yer. Santiago viii have only small
1rce for an emergency, as nc blockade
rill exist there.
The armored ships are coaling at
luantanamo, preparing for more seri-
Us work.
SHIPS NEED DOCKING.
IF the president intends sending
act 10 Spain. the opinion of naval Of
cei.s here is that several of the ships
Mould be locked and repaired before
oinr. 1t is not treason to say that one
the big battleships has been in wa
r IL months and that other ships are
,rroded by the southern waters, and
ave been cruising and in frequent ac-
on without the rest that modern men,
,-war require, even in times of peace.
one distinguished naval officer
i'd: IF the thing is worth doing, il
worth doing well. Without the few
inns that need docking the squadron
ouId not be greatly impaired. If
l,ried off TO Spain-althougn, of
Nurse. 1 don't know if that is intended
they may break down, which win
nbarrass the whole fleet and greatly
duce the speed Of the ships which
e in good condition.
s'I'o my mind. the time spent in get
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