The sun., 1906-02-02
Marking Our Cuban Battlehelds.

Congress has passed and the President
approved a resolution authorizing the
Secretary of War to employ the trans
port Sumner to convey from New York
to Santiago de Cuba and return the COM
missioners and officers who on February
"a will dedicate the battle monuments to
mark the places where in 1905 the Amer
ican army overcame the Spanish troops
and compelled the surrender of the city.
In May, 1905, a committee Of army officers
was appointed to survey and identify the
field and select the spots to be marked,
the Cuban Republic having previously
given its cordial consent. The Cubans
had already bought about $50 acres,
including Surrender Tree in the
shade of which the terms of capitulation
we're arranged, and they received favor
ably plan for building boulevard
along the entire line of trenches from
the American left to the intersection Of
the Santiago and FL Caney road
The plans adopted by the American
authorities call for the erection Of three
battle monuments, one at Ell Caney, one
at San Juan de Magares Hill and one on
Fort San Juan. Each monument will
consist Of large bronze Spanish cannon
resting on Spanish gun carriage,
erected on a cement pedestal, in the
bases of which will be inserted two
bronze tablets, one giving a roster OF
the organizations engaged at that point
and the other the names of all the officers
and men killed, and the names of the
officers wounded. Eight bronze tablets,
each three feet by five, are to be erected
around Surrender Tree" which is to
be enclosed by an octagonal fence,
made of rifle barrels and bayonets,
about seven and half feet in height.
When Cuba has built the driveway along
the American lines thirty-three regi-
mental markers, twelve brigade markers
end four division markers will be erected,
showing the positions Of the various or
ganizations during the siege.
The Spanish American Iron Company
has erected monument to mark the
first landing place at Daiquiri, setting
forth the names of the organizations
landed, with their commanding officers,
the names of the general officers and the
fact that the troopships were conveyed
by the fleet under command of Admiral
w. T. SAMPSON. On this monument the
fact that General SHAFTER and the First
Division of the corps landed at Siboney
is also recorded. Lieutenant Colonel
THEODORE RoosBvELT's name appears
on this monument under the name OF
Colonel LEONARD WooD, commanding
the First United States Volunteer Cav
airy. The battery tablets will be in
scribed in this form:
sBArrHRY A.. SECOND u. g. ARTILLERY. CAPTAIN
@. s GRIMES.
~4s In action here
AZ 400 A. NJ. July Cd with Batteries h First and
F, Second Artillery.
battery a, Second L. S, Artillery WAS engaged at
the following places during the Campaign Of
Santiago de Cuba
First at FL Poso 1850 a. NJ, July Isl, opened the
Siege OF Santiago de Cuba, REINFORCED by Batteries
Il. First. and r, Second Artillery. at p. Nj. Sec
Batteries and F; third. at Fl Poso al 1910 4, NJ,
on July I'd. with Batteries and X. First. and +,
Second Fourth, on American left al 400 T.. NJ.
July 10th.
Killed-Arincer vIcroR HELM Private ASA %.
UNDERWOOD.
Wounded-Eight enlisted men"
In the official phty at the dedication