New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-04
TO SWELL SHAFTERS AHMl
,,,r,rrrx THOUSAND MEN WILL BE SENT
FROM TAMPA WITHOUT DELAY.

FROM TAMPA WITHOUT DELAY.
wosh,npton July 3-The dispatch from 'eh'
., c,.,,or sneaks for itself, and as Ad)utant-
General Corbn said, tells what desperate "s"'
r,,,or, troops have been In 1t was received
at noon to-day. after a lull OF nearly '"'"''
hours in the official information from the "e''
A, arst when it became known that the Ameri-
cer commander had reported the defences 10 nc
- ..roro :. would be impossible to carry them
by storm with his present force. there WIS '"''
,rentorilv q wave OF deep apprehension. But
,b,s was not shared by the military AUTHORITIES
here. All their energies all thei attention. Vac
turned to meeting the situation az preSe"'eo "
General shafter. There was neither time hor
disposition to take account OF what had gone
before. when the fact was plain that the Amer'-
can Army had fought It's way inch by men,
under a blazing sun, through dense trop'cai
vepetation steadily advancing and beating back
the foe. taking position after position UNTIL as
General Shafter reported, the town was wen
invested on the north and east by the long
drawn out line Of American troops That was
a sufficient tribute to the valor Of our brave
men, and it silenced all cavil over the conditions
now presented by General shafter. 1t was a
time for action for renforcements, and toward
the execution of this end every effort OF the
Administration was at once turned. But there
was other information Of different kind COM
ing about the same time.
SANTIAGO TORN TO PIECES.
The main army was not alone feeling the ef-
feet OF this three days shock Of arms. DEFINITE
positive information was at hand that Santiago
had been literally torn to pieces. and that in the
wreck and ruin Of demolished buildings the
Spanish casualties numbered fully one thousand
This was fitting offset to any qualms raised
by the reports from the American lines This
information came from one OF the foreign con-
suls stationed at Santiago. who reported to the
representative OF his country In Washington
the fearful havoc within the city wrought by
the American Army and the feet The distress
shown by the action Of this consul in serving
out rations OF one-half pound daily to his coun-
trymen a few hundred in number for the last
month. Evidently there food to buy;
the Spanish military forces had taken every
available pound; only by this official distribution
Of rations to the foreign colony could they be
kept from starvation. Then came the brief but
graphic recital OF the terrible effect OF the
LAM and he
ing shells from our fleet had done the greatest
damage inside OF the city. Buildings were rid
died with rifle shot and mown down with the
huge shells and solid projectiles from the ships.
GENERAL LINAREs BADLY WOUNDED.
Most serious OF ALL the Spanish commander.
General Linares occupying place similar to
that OF General Shafter in the American Army.
was seriously wounded.
Following the receipt Of General Skaters
telegram there was hurried conference
at the White House. Secretary Alger. accom-
panied by General Corbin. reached there few
minutes before l o'clock. and Immediately
closeted with the President. Secretary Alger
brought the Shafter dispatch with him. and also
a map and other Data necessary for the I'M
portant meeting about 20 tcke place. General
Corbin was with the President and the Secre-
tary for few minutes and thel hurried back
to the War Department, wherg he made public
such part Of General Skaters dispatch as
was compatible with the public interest. As
slstant Secretary Meiklejohn. who has a thor
ough knowledge of the transport service. was
also hastily summoned. and reached the White
House about l o'clock The conference lasted
for some time.
General Miles, who also at the White
House. said that achievements would be
rushed to the assistance OF General Shafter and
IL necessary these would aggregate 10000 men,
though the General had idea that such a
number would by any means be necessary. The
combined American and Cuban forces now
under the command OF General Shafter amount
those available for the Spanards were probably
$4,000 soldiers. These included, however. the
men at Holguin. presumably about ten thou
sand. and the force under another Spanish
general amounting to about 5000 men,
General Miles did not say whether the two
bodies of men last referred to had actually
;oined General Linares but the understanding
Is here that they have not Colonel Humphreys
Is In charge OF the transport service with Shat
ters army. and he Will send back to Tampa
the vessels that can be spared rapidly as
possible. In fact. word had been received that
the transports started for the United States
this morning. II possible the War Department
will send $1,000 men from Tampa on these
transports. Six vessels have recently loaded with
men. ammunition. arms. supplies etc. and are