The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-15
General Miles Will Command an Ex
Twenty-Five thousand Men.
TRACT SURRENDERED IN CUBA
IS NOT OF GREAT I'M
Review of the Santiago Campaign, Some Rean
lures and the Splendid Achieyeme3

Washington. July 1.-THE first chap
ter in the land campaign of the United
States against Spain closed today,
when the Spanish colors gave place
over Santiago to the American flag.
Next viii follow the transportation OF
the Spanish troops back to their ma
tive land and the capture of the island
of Porto Rico, unless peace soon inter-
venes.
The siege of Santiago had lasted
two weeks and was remarkable in
many respects. and in none more than
the heavy percentage of loss through
/ death. wounds or sickness of the sol
diers and sailors engaged on both
sides.
Looking back over the record of
these two weeks, it is seen that a great
! ironciad squadron has been destroyed;
that nearly thousand Spanish sailors
have been drowned or killed by shell
and flame, and that an untold number
of Spanish soldiers have died in the
trenches of Santiago. On the ether
hand about 250 American soldiers have
been killed and in round numbers 2.o00
more have been sent to the hospitals
from wounds, feverS and other all
merits. Our feet had a remarkable ex-
emptiOn from disaster in the many ell
gagements 1t had with the forts at the
entrance of the harbOr and with the
Spanish squadron.
Next is Porto Rico" said Secretary
Alger, after receiving news of Santi-
aSo's formal surrender, land then, if
need be, Havana"
The secretary was in excellent spir-
its. He was more anxious than he
dared to show as to the condition of
our sick soldiers. and looked with ap-
prehension upon the possibility of a
prOlongation of the struggle in the IN
healthy valley OF Santiago.
The secretary said that the Porto
Rican expedition would go forward i'm
mediately. II viii comprise new men.
entirely. The warriors in the trenches
before Santiago have distinguished
themselves. and it is not deemed pru-
dent to bring them in unnecessary con-
tact with new troops, in view of the
danger of spreading contagion- The
sick soldiers will be nurSed back to
health and brought TO the United
States as soon as they can be safely
removed. Immune regiments will be
ordered to Santiago to garrison the
town. and, as stated in these dis
patches yesterday, two of these rsgi-
mentS are already under orders to pro-
coed.
MILES WILL COMMAND.
The Porto Rican expedition win be
commanded by General Miles in person,
though General Brooke, now in COM
mand at Camp Thomas, is expected to
be his main dependence. The size Of
the expedition will depend upon Cen
eral Miles wishes. although it is be-
lieved that $4,000 men will be sufficient
for the purpose. At San. Juan the navy
| Will be of greater assistance than 1t
was at Santiago, owing to the posi-
bilftyNOf approaching the town more
closely without risking contact with
mines. General Brooke is now on his
way to Washington. by direction Of
Secretary Alger. SO that he viii be in
position to make his views direct 20
the department. The experience gained
in despatching Skaters expedition. IL
is expected. will aid the officials in
their determination to make short
work of the Porto Rican affair
There VIII he plenty Of transports
available for the expedition, IS the
government has devised ether means OF
removing the Spanisrds captured at
Santiago to Spain than by carrying
them on those transports. Tat tie
navy IS ready to do its share at stort
notice goes without saying.
Porto ltlco Is not exp. cj-d to clfe- Z
very formidable resistance u is bs-
lieved that the moral effect os totfey-s
surrender at Santiago wiz be to dis
courage the defenders of san Juan.
There is, however, always the PROSPECT
that peace may ensue before hosti.it:ee
nave progressed against SRain's cat
ernmost West Indian island. Ru4nors
We're afioat this AFTERNOON to the effect
that the Spanish government. at last
has made overtures in thGt direction.
hrrf 6cfr <ae-fe III.
rent belief that one more Teve- 81. % tha
Spanish army would be sufficient 10
compel the Spanish government 10 sue
for peace, and that this reverse Was
furnished by their surrender Of Torafs
army.
The navy department has nos been
affected by the rumcTS TO the extent cc
relaxing any of its rrscau;iens or
abandoning any of its plans Tor Score
tary Long stated unequivOcsily today
that Commodore Watsol's eastern
squadron would certainly go 70 Spain
as soon as it could sail
TERRITORY SURRENDERED.
The territory SURRENDERED to US by
General TOral makes about -G,t0l cau1re
miles. The Spanish soldiers 10 ba s.nf
to Spain are estjmat at fe,Clg saen. 3.
Major Hopkins. The miiitary aide 10
Secretary Alger.. this aft,lnccn had
spread before him a huge map OF Cuba.
showing the surrendered zo2e turned
over to the American troops The line
begins at AcerraderOs. ahout u miles
west of Santiago harbor, ard then runs
due north about % miles, 20 PsIno
Sorani Had the line continued due
north it would have passed west Of
Holguin, thus taking the Spanish gar
rison of that point Evidently General
Torsl wished to avoid the inclusion OF
Holguin. so the line turns abruptly to
the northeast of Palmo and then rIres
to the coast town of DeI Casa, on the
coast
The extreme length Of this surrender
ed tract is about 10 miles and the ex-
IRENE width about 30 miles 1t is rug
ged, mountainous country, with very
few towns of any size. Santiago. VITA
its fine harbor. is the main point. while
Guantanamo is second in Importance.
ROUGH COUNTRY.
Mr. H. J. Allen of Kansas City. vino
had just come from Santiago. was with
Secretary Alger during the afternoon
and gave him some interesting details
as to the character Of the country now