The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
SWEEPING PORTO RICO
-Four More Cities Peacefully
Surrender.
LONGING FOR LIBERTY.
Natives Hail the Americans As
LibGratOrS.

Vprfsing of the Natives In the lnte-
rjor Against the Spaninrds Feared.
DANGER They viii Rob, XIII and
destroy Property In Revenge for
snartsh MisruIe-OnIy Chance for
IA Battle Appears to BE at San
Junn - Volunteers Deserving the
spanfsh Army-Miles keeping His
Artillery We'll in Advance.
Port of Ponce Porto Rico. July 20, p.
m. delayed in transmisson)-With
seeing or hearing anything of the enemy
the advance guard of Gen. Henry's dl-
vision. which landed at Guanica on Tues
day. arrived here to-day, taking en- route
the cities of Yauco, Tallaboa, Sabana
Grande and Ponuelas.
Attempts by the Spaniards to blow up
bridges and otherwise destroy the rail-
road between Yauco and Ponce failed,
only a few fiat cars being burned. Our
troops have fred up the locomotives and
are now operating The road from end to
end, carrying supplies, messages and men.
At Yauco the Americans We're welcomed
in aa address made by the alcalde and a
public proclamation was issued, dated:
"Yaueo, Porto Rico, United States Of
America, July q.
Maj Webb Hayes, of the Sixth Ohio,
son Of former President Hayes, hauled UP
the nag on the palace amid cheers from
the populace. The people seemed really
glad that the Americans were here, but
they fear an uprising of the natives in the
interior, who, it Is asserted, will rob, kill
and destroy property in revenge for many
years Of Spanish misruIe.
Gen. Henry has made report TO this
effect to Gen. Miles and advises that a
guard be left to protect the captured
cities. The empty transports have left
for Tampa.
A delegation of nurses of the Red Cross
Society from the hospital ship Lampasas
waited on Gen. Henry al Guanica yester-
day and asked to be allowed to return
home with the sick. They said their sup
plies mad given out, and that the condi-
ton on board their ship, which was crowd
ed with patients, was terrible. They are
wild to so back at once
N'Nt4s Mics - III CONSTANT
with all his forces and is keeping the ar
ullery steadily in advance. BY tomorrow
night he will have the entire army en-
camped along the military road to San
Juan, but he does not say when he will
put them in motion. He is acting through
out, however, with a promptness which in
i dicates quick action all along the line as
soon as the transports containing the re-
naming troops arrive.
a corrected list of the injured in the
tTst days battle at Guanca follows. An
the injured belong to the Sixth Massachu-
sets:
4 Capt Edward ]. Gihon, shot in the left
! zhp.
& fuVate James Drummond, Company X,
Shot twice in the neck.
Private Benjamin Bostick, Company K.
Snot in the right shoulder.
Corpl. William f. Carpenter, Company L.
Fhot IN the right hand.
Corpl. Henry Gary, Company K. shot in
the neck
oerst. George Carlton of Battery 3,
nun Siege Artillery, died from typhoid
e'er' and was buried at once.
Inns makes five deaths from that dis
ease on the transports.
Pnyate Arthur Draper of Companv NJ
''N'' Massachusetts,, has been promoted
80 d heutenancy for gallantry in action.
"" tuesday he led Inc final charge which
'.''e back the spaniards. He is the son
0eh William F. Draper, American am
oassador to Italy.
Iae news that Spain had consented TO
sue for peace was received here in a dis
pIicA to the Associated Press and was ar
',s taken to Gen. Miles. The general
i, ''llA'ed af his grave brow when he read
g. a'a said ne did not know what effe9t
n,,.,l1 nave on his expedition. but ne
p'9'p 10 push on ahead and take San
r' Lenelng orders from the President
ri+i r, Associated Press disDatcb boat car
Them, me- , Information out to the feet and
tioI "d5 a celebration at the first indica-
0'.,ii "eaRen!ng on Spain's part
,r,. Ge Oh the typhoid fever on the trans
t. W ana IN Guauica. the general baaIth
has i NY continues excellent. and tbers
'A no trace Of yellow fever tbus far
NILES WAITING FOR BRooxr
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