Evening journal., 1898-07-11
BOmbardment Of Santiago
Began Yesterday.
REFUSED TO SURRENDER
TOTars Superiors Would Not Let Hin
Give Up the City.
SKIRMISH BETWEEN LAND FORCES
spaniards stRnt an Insignihcant Fight
Batteries sllenced- Main Battle Ex-
bected Today-ResuIt of Bonn
bardment Unknown.

bected Today-Result of Bonn
bardment Unknown.
WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE bom-
bardment OF Santiago has begun" That
was the verbal information obtained
last night shortly before 9 o'clock at the
war department.
Almost Immediately three bulletins
We're posted, the most important OF
which was from General Shafter. This
dispatch announced that General Toral,
who succeeded General Linares I'm com.
mand OF the Spanish forces In Santiago
when the latter was wounded. had de-
clined to surrender Internationally and
that the bombardment OF the town
would be begun by the army and navy
about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The fact that the bombardment was
scheduled by Shafter TO begin so late In
the day created some comment. but no
explanation OF Il was offered. In an
swer 10 a question bearing upon that
point General Corbin said. II have not
the slightest information as to the rea-
sons General Shafter had for beginning
the bombardment at the hour he names,
but II was probably because he was
ready just at that time. You can specu.
late about that as well as l can"
Information received by the war de-
partment during the few days OF truce
indicates that he has materially
strengthened his position. During the
past week he has received re-enforce-
ments Of both artillery and infantry.
Randolphs battery OF "a guns, which
left Key West last Tuesday at midnight,
is now in position before Santiago. and,
as one OF the war department officials
expressed IT, when those long Toms Of
Randolph begin 10 talk something viii
happen In Santiago"
General Shafter has nearly 90 siege
guns and large number OF inch NOR
tars besides lighter artillery. at his dis
posal. These guns, taken in connection
with the work that can be done by the
fleet. will. It is believed, carry terror
and destruction to Santiago.
Anxiety has been expressed by tn
war department officials as to whether
General Shafter had a sufficient force &c
prevent the evacuation OF Santiago by
the enemy. This anxiety was allayed
about 1880 last night by the receipt OF
the following dispatch from General
Shafter:
HEADQUARTERS Fifth Army Corps. Ju-
" 10.--Enemy opened fire a few minutes
past with light guns, which We're soon
slenced by ours. Very little musketry
firing, and the enemy kept entirely in
their intrenchments. Three men slight.
ly wounded. VIII have considerable
force tomorrow, enough TO completely
block all the roads, on the northwest. ]
am quite we'll"
General Skaters first dispatch, con.
cerning Torals refusal TO surrender, is
as follows:
Il have just received letter from Gen.
eral Toral declining unconditional sur.
render. Bombardment by army and
navy will begin at as near 4 p. m to.
day Sunday as possible"
The exchange Of messages was effect
cd on the battlefield at Santiago by aids
of General shafter and General Toral
during the negotiations for the capitu.
lation of the city. II appears that by
means of the cable operators permitted
20 go into Santiago yesterday at the re-
quest Of General Toral, commanding the
besieged forces since General Linares
was wounded, the Spanish authorities
at Madrid were fully advised Of the fu.
tillty Of attempting TO resist the Ameri-
can demand for the city's surrender, and
General Toral requested permission t.
comply under conditions OF his own
suggestion, which have not at this time
been divulged TO General Shafter.
Before the expiration of the time sci
for the bombardment to begin Saturday
General TOral sent TO General Shafter 3
formal offer TO evaouate the city, pro.
vided his forces might be permitted t,
retire Immediately to Holguin. 60 mile.
to the northwest OF Santiago. Genera
Shafter refused to consider the sugges
tion and demanded an unconditiona
and honorable surrender The Span
iards then explained that these terms
We're from Madrid and asked that the,
might be submitted to Washington
General Shafter quickly transmitted tn
request to the war department. agree
ing TO an armistice until a reply coul,
be received
The message was received here abou
noon Saturday, and within an hour tn
reply had gone TO Playa del Este ap
proving General Skaters course an,
directing him TO agree 10 no term
whatever short Of the unconditiona
surrender of the Spanish forces, as wei
as the city and its fortihcations.
The war department received two dis
patches last night from Colonel Hum
phries saying that the ST. Paul. wit
General Henry and command, and late
the Catania. with the First District q
Columbia volunteers. had arrived at 81
honey.