Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-30
Standards Say lis Work Caused the
Surrender at Santiago.
GEN. TORAL DID HIS BEST


war ut MfdUI sod ,0ui.InIur t1s r.u.
tf,r af the supreme ,uurDI BOZ ihe
pfocseluf irsaluud t.DIu.e Of Mr
| c1r'uuu1n OF EIruasl n Iuy last
year The defanIania nsmel n tho
/ proceedings nfe J0.c Toul Ncnsluoz.
general oi division and tho succ sor
or Gen. Llnlrcs Boo command OF tho
fourth army C1ula OF Cubli G,n. gfosl.
] chief Uf tbo brigade of Dilrru4m1.
/ lleut-tUi. Rafael AiarfI. enumHrIrr
! ni Hlrtt DO IHuamui Capt Arturo 600.
! 9h'Ao, commander uf Alto IUIEH. capt
| jose luc1' cnmmHnlDr of FIu LuIH,
! can't l,umuallo MARTINEZ. ounmluIel
/ ~ Palma hIfuu0, und Capt DIUncuia
/ l'cytu. commander nt fH Cri.tu Tho
doiend1ntI named bc.IioH gUn THrll
/ are tho commander 90 thn nuUyluE
/ miItry posts. which Were included in
the cAp.tu|htl0n of santiago
] The most Interesting. feature % the
report o. tho fact That the court lays
/ great sifgHa upon Che Importance % the
! American naval inrcsr ana declares
/ thht without ihgIr Cu-UuHrutluu Dc
| would have been Impossible f1r tht
American forces Co have compelled thc
| surrender uf Fluiaro.
Tho sentence OF Tho court concludes
| hy indicating Cen Tuml from any
! rrnauru fHH thU Surrender 90 the city.
Htatiur that br had "uasi eyary mclns
| ul defence rqulrcd hy thc laws II
honor nud duty, nn ati0su.i by the
| mlIlHu. battle. sustained from june
.-nl " lhe d4y OF g1pIiuntIou and the
| Winl tiHulIIUH Doc generals, com.
mandofs officers aul pHvutos during
| HaI1 BATTLES"
The other defendants ore .xonoratoi
/ having rsfvcd under tho Instructions
~ thD.r commanding rrncul. who. in
lurn' hld th' sanction of hla homo goy-
| cfnWout fur each stop iakou.
kaf0fo reaching this conclusion
however Che court Eooa into what may
D.. characterized uH brief but com.
pfnhoullvc hist1ry az tho whole Cutnu
campaign nom the Spanish standpoint.
ln' various tnt"rHuH mot with from
Time Co time being cited us eKuIHua-
tl9uH Uf iho nuul surrender 0f .he ,Ity.
which was pointed out ns being iuvvi-
table from the time the American
squadron ulocmi0i tho h1rbur aud
cue uu ull hope Of outside .salstanca.
10 % declared that during the b0m-
| hnflmout of S1ntiHra un MAY 7fst.
about one hundred shots we're mod bv
spahiah batteries, ana thD Colon ln
o Hrnre M furty-uvc minutes.
| me thct that tho Colon aided tho
hnttofios ~ The M1rru sucnpa and
Punia Gorda during this bombirdmsni
Referring Co tho sinking OF the Af.r-
rlmuc in the channel nt tho mouth IN
the hufhur, the court declares that rhe
was sunk by the combined force OF tho
tolnh Mercedes ana tho water bat.
tcrica % statement not In agreement
with Lieut.. H0haona viow of tho nffair
on board the Mgrrimnc.
or the homhurdment hy the American
| squadron on June Gth tho court anvH
ihnt over two thousand proiectiias
Mgre discharged by ihc hostile noct re-
gultinE Ia serious injuries 90 the Relna
! MorcnlrH and the garrison quarters nd
tho Moro. dc says. however. that n1
guns were diHmouutcd by This bonn.
harlmrut. zone chief was Killed. how
! cFtt ana eight mon Killed. two ehlsfH.
lNc officers and nfty.HiN mon wounded. %
THIS d. rather "a lurgo casualty iat
Than was credited 90 this lombard
mont at the time,
The landing of tho American forces
! 40 DuIuuIrn and the hamh1rimrut Df
that town aud OF slhouoy ace described
iu considerable detail Coming down Do
me hght at Dunvy, tho court lrrluros
that hlIf ~ tho nfllOUrs engaged wura
either Killed or wounded. II points out
with pride however that tho spanish
! artillery during tho mornings nght ON
/ July lHt was uhle 60 silence tho Amofl-
can battery at 10 Pas1 ana cause Il 20
withdraw.
OF the general engagement un July
iat % 40 suid that over five hundred
mon anu atty generals. chiefs aud oni.
GERS were Killed ana wounded. n ia
pointed out that during the curart-
mont of July iHt only 100 mon OF the
spanish command were actively cn-
gaErd, thc othvm, 10 lH explained being
90 the westward occupied lu rlnrdlnv
] threatened positions and unable tu Del
~ material assistance.
Following the loss of San Iu1r 1854
| tancV The court declare ihaI f.. ....
Ter supply was cut Oft "lI f
/ military force surviving 900" tItH HI.t
| urhtlng of July ist and .Hl " To-.
| tirrly inadequate 90 dnf.rI tnr nuf.
] trUu Mlnmclcra OF proc 1.-Two WuII.I
around the city Tho 'l. fIrco uyull-
able q placed oflclnlA a' ..you th1u-
rlnd ini1utry and ono fhsus1nd ruer.
| r.llnH The remainder OK the forces. %
| rs explained, were gnrrIauniur tho
! Moro uul tho batteries ut slorrn ana
] luntu Guruu md performing nlsl tle
| ucrNice of carrying Wntur tu different
| points, pntruilng Me city "aud rHn-
could hayo rendered had tho city rs-
| mniucd loyal"
ilerulnE 90 the rar.lson s,orca. ths
| court si1H thlt 900 the iImU M the .ur-
rauQUr 1ll thut WnH left 1i 'h0 Hrmr.
| was million Spanish NHusgr core
! irIIF0a Those would not hlv. las.ui
! Cor moro Cham two utinclu uu tho port
| of th1 pucmy The Argentine Muuror
I Ammunition. of which there WINS cons
! siderable supply could mot Doc utilized
| f1r want NJ weapons Of that !ypo. nor
could thc i,gm.usiun ammunition those
] weapons ho,UT lu the hands 90 the Dr.
! regular forces only.
Tile provisions lu the city OF tho
/ time of the SURF ndor. u o. sali. cons
/ Sisted only Oh rice. aalt on. coffee sue
about ton lnya' supply romalnol
] There were i.i0l Hluk lu The h0rpItlls