Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02

N"NHn'. II the American Troops. Right,
Low ana '-atrr Under q aaiilnE Ifrs.

iItI1 AND ARMY ENBAgID.
Adsanc. ~ the American rroops. Right,
Lou aud '.atrr. Under oaiiinE Itre.
Now York 1'.s- "A dispatch to the
Herald from heidquartrt. = IN. sryy
before Santiago. July 1. Via PiH, 81
Este. says.
Major General shaf,cr this morning
began with great viEor the attack on
the outer dofonces OF Santiago.
From thrcc directions the American
forces advanced towards the doomed
city. while Gen. Lawton and General
wheeler were attacking cancy north
east of Santiago. General Kent was ad
yauclug toward Asuadorrn. General
Garcia. with his cuban troopl. az the
same time approached cauoy from ths
southeast and the divisions of ,hr
American army pressed toward sanii-
ago from the east our forces thus pres
emitting solid front from the opast 20
Con. IAnnrcr northern dcfcnaeH.
-Four members 81 the TWuny-hrai
regiment OF regulars were klilcd Ia thi
ughunR between Scyllla ana AEua1
doros. while sixteen other Americans,
all members OF the Twcnty-nrat were
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both the American and Spanish rsc.a
Aarss i.lrll m ~. -aftit. While sAl'
mlfal NHmNHuna mNu W. lfNuNlhH
tho recently emplaccd batteries az
! Aruadoros, Admiral Governs ncct was
, hurting shells In thr direction OF the
I American and cuban lines,
Two batteries ~ light artillery, actlng
under orders from Major General Shaf-
/ Ter, who won't Co the front al tho head
I of The troops began the battle ~ san
l taEo by attacking Caney. From this
I village direct road leads Into Snntl.
| ago ana the advance % our forces VIII
I b. Irresistible when they guln puHtra
/ sion " this road.
Gen. doe" wheeler. with dctach-
Z Wrnt OF his cavalry command, and uon.
, Garcia. with hlH Cuban troops, quick
| ~ Joined Gen. Lnwton's mon In the adj
vance upon Caney' Tho spnniards for
| Il time fought desperately To- prevent
! Cnnpy from falling into the hands oi
our forces. II was vain effort, l3efort
tho fighting had been long under way
the Americans and CuhlnH gained adj
! vanccd ground. Foot by foot the enemy
was driven back into me village.
n was evident after The nrHt hours
fighting that General Shaftcr had ac-
curatoly Fnugcd The strength ~ the en-
| envy and that he would b. able To drive
/ tho SplniardH into Santiago az hi
pleasure. II was with difficulty that tht
commanding officers rcHirained the ar
dor ~ our u oops until The hour Tor be-
ginning the attack came The cnthual'
assn ~ the American forces was intcnaI
ana their spirit quickly spread 10 N.
cuban trunna All have shared the be.
il,f ~ General shaftcr that Santiago
could be taken by a sharp persistent at.
a. X. and they have been impatient I,
advance.
BHg. Gen. Kent. who commands tn,
center ~ the general line Of attack
started the Tweuty-nrst regimen, OF
regulars toward Aguadnres ~ the sam,
hour. Gen. Lawtnn's men advanced to,
wand caney. Upon these troops fell TN
hrunt of the battle 10 the southeast OF
Santiago during the early hours OF tn
dav,
There was desperate nghtlng about
p AgundOrea, Acting under orders from
Oen. Linarcs. the Spaninrda at thai
point returned the American frc viii
a fury that aroused our men 10 IN,
herccat determination.
They boldly fncod the enemy's fre
holding the ground and pressing FOR
ward whenever an opportunity ~ gnli
an advanced footing presented itself
In their operations about AguadnrrN
the Americans were greatly encourage,
by the work NJ the fioet, which poure,
. heavy fire into the lines Of the Span
l iards
admiral Sampson ordered tho New
b York Gloucester ana Sunnee Ia attncl
the batteries recently placed 10 tn
! east Of MORO, The vessels engage,
. the batteries at short range ana lef
I only ,he Scared hillside To- show wher
the batteries had been located.
The Massachusetts ana the New
York then opened with their big guns
plunglng heavy hre into the enemy
- line. Common shells and reduced chnrg
es were used for the purpose and the
= dem0raliEed the enemy'a ranks Tn
I shells were fired az a high elevation
so as TO clear the towering coast lin
= ridge.
J. The Newark Joined the fieet and a
y noon the iowa steamed within 100
p yards of MORO castle. Admiral Samp
Z son had Rlgnallod from the flagship 10
r the iowa 10 engage MORO hut q 10,
e moments later Just ns the Iowa wa
p about 10 open IRE the annulling pen
Z nHut was hulsted
q The Harvard arrived at Altares mi
morning with 500 Michigan volunteor'
q They were hurried ashore ana haatene
= "a toln thn American line.
AZ the enemy was pressed back "a
q wards santiago, both at Cnney and a
x AfundoreH the progress OF our force
Z was In entire harmony with the plan
q u Gen shafier. our lines thus he
n came more closely knit and now III
Americans and Cuhans present a con
= tnuouH front OF th,> southeast TO IN
u on tho right. al caney now Is Ger
2, u, W. Lawton with three hrigndos.
the FIRST under COT J. j. Nanhori
n commanding the Eighth ". $. a, an
= end IT, g. Infantry, and the Secon
. Mass, Col, II. T.. Clark commanding,
o The second brigade Is composed {