The herald., 1898-07-14
WILL CONFER NO MORE
TORAL GIVEN HIS LAST CHANCE
TO SAVE HIS ARMY
MILES ASSIGNS THE GENERALS
Each Man Has His Work Cut Out and
Must Do 1.-THE Men Anxious
for a Fight

Associated Press Special Wire
PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 13.-(Copy-
righted, 1898, by the Associated Press). The
uneventful truce has continued all day
before Santiago and will continue until
tomorrow (Thursday). General Toral has
rejected the conditions offered by General
Shafter in the face of threatened renewal
Of tn bombardment.
1t is thought that the Spanish obstinacy
Is strengthened by the knowledge of sick
ness among the American troops, the real
facts as to which have probably been ex-
aggerated inside the Spanish lines. as
General Torals present attitude Is GER
tainly that Of the Spaniards who ran to
Hobson with pleas for protection at the
end of the first days fight.
The present order is for a renewal of the
bombardment at noon tomorrow, July IA.
The guns are being placed very slowly,
owing to the wretched condition of the
roads, which have been washed into veri-
table canyons by the torrents of rain which
has fallen in the last few nights.
The American Position
The American position Is now considered
by General Miles quite as strong and ef-
fective as the lack of heavy artillery will
permit. The plan for tomorrow is to try to
flank the extreme west of the Spanish line
by landing the Sixth Massachusetts, and
Sixth Illinois at Cabanas, two miles west
Of Ell Moro. The attack on the strong
battery in position there is made under
cover Of heavy bombardment of the
Spanish center.
If the line is broken at this point Gen.
eral Lawton on our extreme right, will
probably crush the Spanish left and an en-
try be thus effected.
General Henry Disappointed
The command of this expedition was
given by General Miles to General Guy
Henry. but the latter was unable to make
connections with the auxiliary cruiser Yale,
which carries the Sixth Massachusetts and
Sixth Illinois. Therefore General Garrett
son will command.
General Henry is bitterly disappointed.
Grave fears are expressed among the
army men here that should the lombard
ment tomorrow fail of the intended effect,
the anxiety to end the campaign in this
vicinity may lead the American authori-
ties to accept General Toral's proposition.
Everyone feels that Santiago is the only
barrier now in the way to a swift descent
upon Porto Rico.
Waited for Madrid
NEW YORK, July ia special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
1.-THE final extension of the armistice AZ |
Santiago until noon today Crhursday) in
order to give Madrid an opportunity to ac- |
cept the modified demand of the United
States forces for the surrender Of the city. |
under the guarantee that all the Spanish |
forces in the besieged city shall be safely |
transferred to Spain, became known in
Washington after protracted extraordi-
nary session of the cabinet, after which |!
the desperate condition of the besieged city
and the alarming sanitary situation of the
besiegers were carefully weighed"
shafter All Right Again
The ringing emphasis with which the
cabinet on Saturday last approved General
Skaters demand for Immediate and un-
conditional surrender had been founded
upon enthusiastic reports from the general
that he had recovered from his tedious ILL
ness; that his siege guns and five days ra-
tons. with large supplies of ammunition
and effective reinforcements had been
brought to the front. and that his position
was not only impregnable. but that he
could carry the city by assault in a few
hours whenever he chose to begin. His
conference with Admiral Sampson had
given him confidence that the fleet could
shell the city over the hills.
The Wounded Doing Well
ATLANTA. Ca, July 1S.-All the wounded
1t Fort Mcpherson are doing well, with
the exception of Captain Bigelow Tenth
cavalry who, In addition to the seriousness
OF his wounds is combating high fever