Evening journal., 1898-06-29
SANTIAGO RE- ENFORCED
Twenty Thousand Spsniards Said to
Have Reached the City.
NO AGGRESSIVE MOVE JUST YET.
Assault on Santiago WIN Not BE Made
For Several Days-Biue Takes An-
other Scouting Trip-Water
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 29.-The
American front has been advanced be-
yond the first crossing OF the Rio Gau-
mo about a mile, and tug lies three
and a half miles from the Spanish in
trenchments
General Lawton's brigade rests on
the road to Santiago de Cuba. The
Third brigade--the Seventeenth Twelfth
and Seventh regiments-under General
Chaffee. holds the trenches.
The First brigade-the Eighth, Twen-
ty-second and Second Massachusetts
under General Clarke, lies on the left
flank, slightly IN the rear. and the Sec
ond brigade-the First, Fourth and
Twenty y-hfth-occupies the opposite po-
sition on the right flank.
General Wheeler. with the cavalry,
IS In the rear between Sevilla hills and
the Rio Gaumo.
A strong line Of outposts is main
talned ahead
General Chaffee's brigade, with 5000
Cubans under General Aguirre and sew
eral hundred under Colonel Gonzales
was slcrmishing toward the city yester-
day.
The Cubans had several slight sklr-
mishes with the Spanlards stationed on
the hills on the American flank, and
our auxillarles occupied the biockhouses
ia that vicinity which We're evacuated
before daybreak yesterday by the Span
iards. The latter retreated toward San
tiago de cuba. No fatalities are re-
ported.
General Lawton General Chaffee and
General Wheeler have thoroughly re-
connoitered the Spanish position, and,
with the aid Of information furnished
by the Cubans, have very good maps
OF the roads and defenses of the city.
Much Information has also been OBJ
tained from Spanish pacificos who have
slipped out OF the city and given them
selves up In the hope Of getting food.
They report great starvation and dis
tress IN Santiago de Cuba. They say
the Spanish troops are on short ratlons
and that all the supplies are being held
for their use. The sick in the hospitals
the pacihcos also say, are suffering from
want OF food. and they report that n
Spanlards were killed and that SO were
wounded as the result OF the engage.
ment Of Friday last with Colonel Woods
and General YOung's commands.
The most startling Information OBJ
tained from the pacificos is that since
the advance began almost 20 600 Spanish
soldiers have arrived at Santiago d'
Cuba. This statement Is made on th'
authority Of General Lawton, and h,
Is also OF the opinion that General Pan
do may be able 10 effect a junction witt
General Linares at Santiago de Cuba.
There are two forts OF considerable
Importance within the Spanish lines
Punta Blanco at the southern end o
the bay and Santa Ursula at the south
east corner.
on the road to Caney on the north (
another fort. There are about 45O mel
in each Of these fortifcations. an,
stretching around the whole city ar
nine barbed wire fences. 80 yards apart
while Just inside Of these are lines O
rife pits.
Outside TO the eastward. about tw
miles beyond the American outposts. !
line of intrenchments extending fror
the northern extremity OF the city I
Morro castle.
A little west OF south. at a distance q
about seven miles from General Law
tons headquarters lies MORO castl,
The road 10 within a few hundred yard
OF the batteries at the rear of Morr
was reconnoitered Monday afternoo
by General Chaffee and several men
bers of his stan
No aggressive move by the American
is anticipated for several days. IN
road TO the base OF supplies must 4
greatly improved before the onwar
movement can be safely made
At present It taxes the Quarterma,
ter's department to the utmost TO &,
provisions and ammunition. Monda
night one pack train arrived with SUI
plies and as this dispatch was beir
written another train Of ammunitic
was coming I'm. A train OF ammunitic
has reached General Chaffee's brigad
and a battery OF Gatling guns and d,
Mantle guns attached 10 the Roul
Riders has been moved 10 Gener
Wheeler's camp.
There is no high ground In the preset
position where Hotchkiss or Gatlii
guns could be put into position, but
little farther on Is ground where gui
can be mounted and from which an G
fective fire can be directed at the Spa
ish intrenchments. There We're
alarms Monday night. Many OF our of
GERS are amazed. as they have look
for resistance TO our advance. It
ground over which they have travel
the Spanish have steadily retired, n
even attempting to harass our fan
as the columns moved on through
natural ambuscading country.
Apparently General Linares prefe
to place faith in the defenses Of I
city and intends 10 make last dit
fight" OF It. A few though only a fe
hold 10 the theory that he does not pl
pose lighting at all.
General Calixto Garcia. with 300 ms
who landed Monday. was expected
reach the front yesterday.
The Americans are in excellent SD
its. and there is a remarkable lack
sickness. Thus far the water supl
has been good, and there have been
bad effects from the change. except
few cases OF dysentery. There was
brief rain squall Monday night.
At noon yesterday Major Coolidge