The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-16
rG sANrlAoo EXPEDITION.

Now York. Jung l5-A special from
Washington nayai
A full week has been used at Tampa
In getting tho i5uJu men uf the Santiago
expedition unuat ana presumably On tho
way 10 their destination. The war de-
parlment people now talk with some con.
cvrn about The handling of this force
when It shall tca,N lls Cuban drBtlna.
tlon.
AZ Tampa thorn was pier or plcfa
up 10 witch the ships woru ,lud while the
men and hagEaEu were put aboard a
railroad brought tho mon. baggage ana
guns. provisions. tents ANA ammunition
to The side " the ahlp. hut with all these
advantages II hns taken whole week
to Ert ne expedition away
Wei informed army ufiircra say the
southern coast uf cuba 10 rough ana dlf.
nrall ~ approach ni most points ana
guod deal ~ the time tho water n too
rough fuf comfortable landing from yea
bells mnnrrd ln the open ruajairad THr
men h"raca. baggage ana provisions now
on The Transports may br uFnt,rrd
ashore unless the governments uprrts
to take a hlrpor Nrll supplied with tor.
minll hcIilura which 10 mot expected
~ Evi gnr m'n aphurr vii us "a simple
matter compared Win tn, dinguliy of
landing animals hud heavy equipments
-, Will nu, hc q summer afternoon mat.
trr naid an ufiirgr "Thr trpbps Will
De- landed under ou,rr uf ibr Euns uf
the ngnIug ships. H a hostile reception 90
accorded Goo them Thrlf buninrss viii
bu Ice ac,uro ihrmauiNc- against attack
.n'n che landing uf their equipments
Wiil ue made and it 20 bound t, bc ts.ll.
oua maurr au 30 VIII bu dome hy tho
aid "i uEhtrru o. DO probable mat 90
wiI take ma, iru- than ihfr. weeks 90
land ihs expedition thaI NaH loaded ou
ship lh'H NrrA After Nc have heari
about iho landing uf this expedition ~
shall heein Co understand Why General
Mu'- Mas oppose. tu ,rudIuE uut OlNU
mon ai once. before the wrf drpartsmrni
waa Haiianod iha, thry had bo'u properly
drilled. seasoned ana disciplined WIN
DlDiJ men To- ship 20 TAMPA ihc confusion
nnd delay would have been Increased ltI
10 inevitable thai ihery shall bc some
confusion at tho cuban end ~ the trip
ana that confusion would have hrcn pns.
alhly four umua greater with thrive times
that number ~ troops
u o. ,s donnurly known whether Gen
Hhaftrr viii land hia fur,cs in Guantan.
ump bay The war department dpcs up,
communicate the Information. ll ls aug.
g0a',d that the landing place may bc
murh nearer Santiago. Tho diaAurr |
frpm Guantanamo tl Santiago D. aumr.
thing like ihlr,, mllrs. is pradgipus f.
one tu br overcome by marching lu a /
mountainous country without roads Tho |
transports viii hr it hand however 10 /
it o. determined tu urr UunutanBmu au "a
base. and movement uf troops could I
be made ln "a few days barring tho de-. /
lays nat have been found Go br Incidental /
10 tho loading aud unloading
a movement At CalmauvrB lo send loon
of i5io0 men toward S1nubsu would. % /
n estimated Rlyc the spanish at Stnu. |
agu tbpul "a weeks npllrr tp prepare Tor /
tho land furrvr Who viii bcgin operations /
at once, ur attempt &" carry Santiago by |
assault and depend upon ua,uR ,hr harhpr /
after u has been counlcrmlnvd and tho |
entrance cleared by the b,oWtug up ~ tho |
M,rumar
The undertaking II considered ~ one |
too dangerous Go be- accomplished lu short |
order Indeed, there art army men Wno /
look Tor prolonged nlcgc ~ santiago /
ANA many desperate encounters between |
ihr troops ~ the United States and Spain |
Gcforr definite result ls reached. san, |
capture may boz matter of .rlvfrr time |
Than ia .maglni 10y war department ON.
clnls and much viii depend, u In admitted, |
upon the view obtained by General Shattcr |
utter ho hau seen the place ana ruusul,,u
with Aumlru sampson. Then the nrut /
consultation may destroy nl The prccon' I
cclvrd notions or the sangulno ana IN. |
stnnAncouA idea at the war department |
and the whlto house,
There Is stronger disposition nov !
than heretofore To order the cooperation /
uf the insurgents az Santiago, They have /
not yet made very deep impression ON |
the army but /, II admitted that they |
may possess many qualifications TO render
them valuable allies In occupying the |
Spanish forces whlc the attack IL being |
mndc by General Shnftcr aud Admiral |
Sampson