Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-12
LANDING THE TROOPS.
Re.onforcements For General Shafter Dis
embarked without Much Trouble.

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embarked without Much Trouble.
Juragua, July 10, via Kingston. ia
| maica, July 1.-THE shores OF this little
cove were the busiest place in Cuba
| this afternoon. Five thousand men
were either disembarking from steam
ers or preparing to take up the march
| to General Skaters headquarters near
| Santiago de Cuba where was as much
/ confusion as II ten circuses were pre-
pairing to make camp. The officers were
| looking for horses and mules, trying to
keep their men together, sending sick
! men to the hospital and attending to
rations and baggage. The engineers
| were building a rough wharf of heavy
| timbers, to be used in landing artillery
from the lighters.
The First Illinois infantry, numbering
| /, $50 men, which arrived here yesterday
and began DISSEMINATING last night, will
probably be the first of General Shat
ter's re-enforcements to reach him.
About $50 recruits for the regular regi-
ments in the field were also we'll on
their way to the front.
The District of Columbia infantry, con-
sisting of 915 men, arrived here this
morning on the Catania and began
landing at once. The auxiliary cruiser
st. Paul has also arrived here with the
Eighth Ohio infantry, 1850 men. The
steamer is at anchor quite a distance
from the shore. which necessitates a
long pull in the boats in order to get the
men ashore. The landing Of troops here
is necessarily made in small boats.
1t takes long time to unload regi-
mental stores. horses and mules, which
are taken ashore on lighters. The artil-
lery would be landed when the wharf
is extended. Six batteries of light ar
tillery and siege guns, If fully manned
will require more than 1000 men and as
many animals.
When the dispatch boat left Juragua,
it was expected that the whole expedi-
ton would soon be strung along the ten
miles between the landing place and
the front. the infantry going in light
order, with three days rations and raj
coats.
At 5 o'clock heavy rain was falling
and threatening to make the road dis
agreeable for the infantry and very bad
for the artillery. The Cuban auxil-
iaries. with rifles and machetes, were
out In large force, drawing rations.
They seem to have recovered from their
state of semistarvation and are getting
fat.
In spite of the doctors orders, our SOL
diers on landing bought and ate man
groves and other pulpy fruits. Cocoa
nuts were very abundant, and the SOL
dies Toasted on them. During the after
noon the hospital ship solace arrived
here, and all the sick who were able to
be moved were taken from the tent hos
pital and placed on board Of her. The
sight of the wounded men had a de-
pressing effect on the volunteers.
1t is rumored here that General Shat
ter strongly advised the acceptance of
General Toral's offer to surrender IL al
lowed to leave with the troops wearing
their side arms, and the American COM
mander Is said to have sent q long dis
patch to President Mckinley, making
arguments in favor of the acceptance
OF the Spanish commanders offer. Gen.
eral Shafter 10 said to have urged the
Importance Of gaining an immediate
possession Of Santiago harbor and tn
CITY, SO as to leave our fleet and army
Tree to undertake other work.
According to report. General Shat
ter said the acceptance of General To-
rars offer would save the lives of our
soldiers and enable us to begin the re-
llef OF the starving Cubans Immediately.
Inc advantage to the Spaniards, Gener-
al Smarter is also said to have pointed
out. viii not lie large. President Nc
hlnley's response, it is rumored, was
as laconic as was General Grants upon
q similar occasion,