Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
TO MARK HISTORIC SPOT
SANTIAGO BATTLE MONUMENTS
TO BE DEDICATED.

A party of about fifty gentlemen ana
ladies will leave this city tomorrow Tor
New York, where they will embark on the
army transport Sumner Thursday morning
at 10 O'Clock. bound for Santiago de CUBA
for the purpose of dedicating the battle
monuments erected to mark the places
where I'm 1898 the United States forces
overcame the Spanish troops and compeii-
ed the surrender of the city. The use OF
the Sumner for this trip was authorized Dy
Congress in a special act. ION her way
south the Sumner will touch at Fort Moi
roe to take on members of the party VINO
do not board her at New York. The cere-
monies ataSantiago will take place on the
14th instant, and the party Is expected 10
return to New York on the I'D instant.
A committee of army officers was ap-
pointed In May, 1905, to survey and lden-
tify the field of Santiago and select the
spots TO be marked, the Cuban republic
having previously given its cordial con-
sent The Cubans had already bought about
1SO acres including Surrender tree, In
the shade of which the terms of capituia-
tior were arranged. and they considered IA
voraby plan for building boulevard
along the entire line of trenches from. the
United States left to the intersection of the
Santiago and Ell Caney road.
The Proposed Battle Monuments.
The plans adopted by the United States
authorities included the erection of three
at San Juan de Magares Hill, and. one on
Fort San Juan. Each monument consists
of large bronze Spanish cannon resting
on a Spanish gun carriage erected on a
cement pedestal. in the base of which are
inserted two bronze tablets, one giving
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 fve have been erected
around Surrender Tree" which is TO be
inclosed 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 regimental markers, twelve
brigade markers and four division markers
will be erected, showing the positions of
the various organizations during the siege
The Spanish-American Iron Company has
erected monument to mark the first land
ing place at Daiquir setting forth the
names OF the organizations landed, with
their commanding officers, the names of
the general officers and the names Of the
troop ships. etc. On this monument the
fact that General Shafter and the first di-
vision of the corps landed at Siboney is also
recorded. Lieut.. Col Theodore Rooseyelt's
name appears on this monument below the
name of Col. Leonard Wood commanding
the lst United States Volunteer Cavalry.
List of the Party.
The following is a complete list of the
party going to Cuba: Lieut. Gen s. B. NJ
Young. retired; Lieut.. Gen. A. r. Chaffee,
retired; Mrs. Chaffee and Miss Chaffee:
Rear Admiral F. ]. Higginson, y. s. N. re-
tired, and Mrs. Higginson Rear Admiral
Charles s. Clark, U. S. N, retired ard
Mrs. Clark; Gen and Mrs. c. F. Humph-
ries, Gen. and Mrs A. L. Mills, Gen. w. Fl.
Bisbee. retired; Col. and Mrs. j. b. Kerr
Col. and Mrs. George S. Crimes Col Ed
gar S. Dudley, Col. and Mrs. James T.
Kerr. Mrs. Havard, Lieut. Col and Mrs.
A. G Sharpe. Mrs. r. L. Howe, Miss
Hawkins, Mrs. Haldane. Lieut. Col. Webb
c. Hayes, U. S. "; Lieut.. Col j. " Lau-
man, Z. S. ": Mrs. C. F. Rand Mrs Mo-
start, Maj. Walter d. McCaw, Mai Will
liam A. Mann, Mai. and Mrs William D.
Beach, Maj. and Mrs. Edward Burr Mai
+. W. Sibley, Mrs. Greble, Maj. G. c. Webb
Y. S, v; Mrs. George w. Read, Capt Will
liam p Stone, Capt. p. c. Fautleroy Capt
w. L. kenly, Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. George
f. Hamilton. Capt. Frank w. Coe, Capt.
Dennis E. Nolan, Capt. Charles w. Exton,
Capt. Hollis c. Clark, retired Miss Greble,
Miss Humphrey and Mr.. Carl P. Dick.
All the officers named participated in the
cuban campaign. Gen. Young will repre-
sent the President on this occasion and
Admirals Higginson and Clark will repre-
sent the navy. Gen. Bates, chief of staff.
who was at the battle of Santiago, is pre-
vented from making the trip by great pres
sure of Office work.
Gen. Chaffee. Mrs. Chaffee and Miss
Chaffee will not return with the party to
the United States. but will go instead to
the City of Mexico, where they will re-
main until about the LIST of May when
they will come to Washington to arrange
FOR the removal of their household and per-
sonal effects to Los Angeles, Cal, where
they VIII make their future home.