The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
ON CUBAN SOD.
Debarkation Of Gen. Skaters Army
at Baiquiri Accomplished With
out the Loss of a Man.
EVERY NAN READY F0a PROMPT lGTOG

EtEHf WAW WEHui AIN INuMt9 hNlANNl
Good Natured Rivalry Among rho Troops
Is 81 ne First Ashors-An Advances
Uae -Immadiateiy Thrown Forward b
Gen Lawtsu. and the Hest Of the Men
went Into Camp.
BAIQUmI Harmon, Cuba Wednesday.
June ~, 5 p. 81, VIA K@IaGsroS, Ja-
maica. Thursday June e2--At five
o'clock this afternoon 5000 trained
American soldiers are calnped in the
bills ia an around Baiquiri, and 10, 700
more rest on their arms ON board trans
ports OIL shore, ready to join those who
have debarkcd as soon as the available
launches and small boats can carry
them ashore.
Conditions We're Propitious
Time and sea and weather were pro-
pitious for the army Of invasion. The
navy and the army co-operated splen-
didly, and as the big warships closed
In on the shore to pave the way for the
approach Of the transports, and then
went back again, three cheers for the
navy went up from t~housandso of throats
on the troop ships and three cheers for
the army rose from ship after ship as
the troop ships moved in 10 take their
share in the hazardous game. II was
war and it was magnificent.
oar Cuban Alios.
The Cuban insurgents, too, bore their
share In the enterprise %honorably and
we'll Five Thousand Of them in noun
tain Businesses and dark thickets of RAJ
vines, lay all night on their guns
watching every road and mountain
path leading from Santiago to Guanta-
namO. A Thousand Of them were with
IN sight Of Baiquiri, making the ap-
proach Of the spuniards under cover Of
the darkness an impossibility.
Clearing the Way.
Az g:40a N. the New Orleans opened
fire with a gun that sent a shell rum
bling and crashing against the hilI-
side.
The Detroit, Wasp, Machias and
Suwanee followed suit, and soon the
hillsides and the valleys seemed 10 be
ablaze, as shot followed shot in swift
succession amid the wild and excited
cheering Of the soldiers on the trans
ports.
The Landing Begun.
In five minutes the sea was alive with
Aotillas Of small boats, headed by
launches, speeding for Boiqu1ri rock.
Some Of the boats were manned by
crews Of sailors, while others were
rowed by the soldiers themselves Each
boat contained l6 men, every one in
fighting trim and carrying three days
rations, a shater tent, a gun and FOG
cartridges, ready to take the field on
touching the shore, should they be
called upon TO do SO.
The firing Of the warships, however,
proved to be a needless precaution, as
their shots were not returned and no
| spanisrds we're visible.
Gen. shuftor watched the Landing.
Gen. Shafter, on board the Segu-
ranca, closely watched the landing Of
the troops.
Brighten. Lawton, who had been
detailed TO command the landing par
~, led the way in a launch, accom-
panied by his staff, and directed the
formation of the line of operation.
A detachment Of the Eighth regular
infantry was the first to land, followed
by Gen. Skaters old regiment, the
Tweuty-second infantry, the Tenth in
fantry, the Seventh and Twelfth in
fantry, the Second Massachusetts reg
iment, and q detachment Of the Ninth
cavalry.
Rivalry to be First ON Shore.
The boats rushed forward simultane-
ously FROM every quarter, in good-na-
tured rivalry to be first, and their occu.
pants scrambled over another to
leap ashore.
As the boats tossed about IN the surf
breaking against the pier, getting
ashore was no easy matter, and the sol
diers had 70 throw their rifles on the
dock before they could climb up them.
selves and some hard tumbles resulted,
but nobody was hurt.
AT the end Of the pier the companies
and regiments quickly lined up, and
were marched away.
Threw Out an Advance Post.
Gen, Lawton threw u strong dctuch-
ment for the night, about six miles
west, on the road TO Santiago, and an
other detachment was posted TO the
north of the town, among the hills.
The rest Of the troops were quartered
in the town, sOme of them being housed
in the buildings of the iron company.
Others Of the troops were quattered
in deserted houses, while others still,
preferred the shelter of their tents in
the adjoining fields.
The Town was Deserted.
The town was deserted when the
troops landed, but women aud children
soon appeared from the surrounding
thickets and returned to their homes,
All Landed.
NEw YORK. June ga special dated
at Playa Del Este, Cuba, says that at /
"a, IN. the last Of Gen. Skaters army Of
invasion had landed at Baiquiri.
Insurgents behaving Themselves Wen
Uudor a Compact with Dewey.
LONDON, June 24-The Manila Rail-
road Co., having offices in this city, has
received a cable message saying that,
though the Philippine insurgents have
captured all but the inner city Of Ma
Mia, they are respecting property and