St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 26, 1898

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TO-DAY SANT IN POSSESSION OF AMERICANS. . Saturday Morning Admiral Sampson Was Expected to Begin the Bombardment and Gen. Shafter to Attack the Spanish Army. ‘ * - 7 ¢ ‘Pee, 4 A CHALLENGE, Compare the Sunday Post-Dispatch to-day with any of its competitors. War News. Illustrations. General News. Interesting and enlight- Local News. ening articles. ST.LOUIS PO ' ; FORTY PAGES. 9T-DISPATCH. . r FIRST BATILE OF THE LAND FORCES WON BY THE CAVALRY UNDER WHEELER AND WOOD. 4 9993 9333 2939399333332 33333395 Ee ee

ee eee ee ee ee ee eee ee SHAFTER’S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. . Future Operations as They Are Predicted by the Mili. tary Experts at Washington. WASHINGTON, June 25.— Military men believe that they pretty clearly under stand Gen. Shafter’s plan of attack on Santiago. Shaiter’s reports to Gen. Miles indicate that the Spamiards have concentrated « portion of their troops at Sevilla, probably because of the strategic :dvantage they would have if Shafter attempted to cross the San Juan River with his command. Shaiter can be depended upon, however, to find some manner in which to cross the river where the enemy cannot repulse him with their limited contingent of troops. American modes of warfare, of which Shafter is a master, will place the Spaniards in such a position that they will not know where to be on the defensive, since he will probably resort to the same tactics employed by Sampson in protecting the landing of the American troops. Shafter will send detachments to various points along the river, either one -of miles, the country is high and rolling. At Sevilla the road dips | abruptly down to a flat country, densely covered by chappar als and extending five miles’ to the base of the ridge upon which Santiago is situated Standing on the hill at Sevilla you can look across this flat land and see in the distance the large stone barracks of th: Spanish army, immediately back of Santiago and overlooking the city, which from that point slopes gradually down to ths of Santiago. of Cuba from Cape Maysi to Santiago is, the Sierra Maestra. At Baiquiri Along the coast some these mountains are four miles from the sea, and immediately nextto them is a range of fvotbills, the land along the coast | being broken and rolling The road from the Bay of, Baiquiri runs substantially north ' Front which the Spanish may mistake for his entire army and give battle accordingly, while the largest part of his forces would cross the river and advance from the north and south. The Spaniards control that part of the country which lies west of the San Juan River, but it is merely a narrow strip which runs down to the channel of Santiago Bay. In this part of the province alone it is admitted that the enemy is strongly fortified and prepared, perhaps for desperate resistance, since along the channel the Morro, Estrella and other forts are situated, while the river at the extreme cast furnishes fortifications behind which the Spanish would be able to fight well or until they are convinced it would be uscless to resist Cuban scouts advancing in the undergrowth which lines both sides of the river will arouse the bushwhackers to preliminary action, and thus compel them to reveal their places of concealment. Betore reaching the river Shafter will encounter the rail- road which runs from Aguadores to Santiago on his march from Sevilla. but once clear of the valley mentioned, where the Spanish could niake a determined stand. he will have an easy journey along the San Juan, which passes the City of Santiago two miles to the east. Krom the city. however, there 1s a road which runs directly to the river's bank and crosses it over a substantial bridge The road runs right into the heart of the Span‘sh city, at whose portal Shafter will probably engage tn the battle which will give his forces possession of the entire province. Gen. Miles does not possess any roseate ideas that Shafter’s victory will be devosd ot serious loss of life for the Americans, tor, like all soldiers. he believes that in earnest, and that both sides must inevitably sustain some serious loss “waris war. of lite. SENDING REINFORCEMENTS TO SHAFTER WASHINGTON, June 25.—Heavy reinforcements will .o ‘orward to Shafter af cnee, both trom Tampa and from Newport News. An expecition of (000 men is expected to jeave Tampa within the next three days, [t comprises the command of Brigadier-General Snyder, the 3d Division of the Ist [he stores are already going 1 .oard the tramsports, and the start of the . Par, of the warships sent ever with Shatter’s expedition have been réleaced \dmiral Sampson, and are viditionar tr Others will follow in.t then arother start across the guli to Cuba. Whether the battleship Indiana will lead this expedition, as it did the Inst, isa not dee There will be several heavy warshros over, as well as h@ehter craft, te Simultaneously Gen. Henry's divis- ‘ 4 rts tron only awatts the arrival of the naval convoys ‘rom pc Ts row con thea: wav back to Tampa to escort the formidable marme procession wall finitely settled vive sate conduct to Gen. Snyders division the Baiquiri House the road trends to the west to Demajay- abo, nearly two miles distant. From Demajayabo the road trends to the west to Juragua Grande. Before reaching Jur- agua Grande the road passes through a large cocoanut swamp. Between Juragua Grande and Juraguasito. a distance of two miles, is the Juragua River, and just beyound Juraguasito towards Santiago runs Carpentero River. From here the road begins to ascend upon higt. land again. om the Cerpentero River to Sevilla, a distance of seven 4, _— _ & ‘ fo eee ss sed” 4 ad — - Liay Before reaching the base of Santiago ridge the road crosses two rivers. The last one is San Juan, being about a thousand feet from the base of the ridge. The road most of the distanc: from Baiquiri to Santiago is narrow, but it broadens at Se villa. It is lined by dense masses of follage. interspersed wit) a fev trees, the bushes In the main being about 20 feet high . This chapparal is filled with thorny shrubs and interiaced wit) K j - . ‘ 2 ‘ *, > 2 . . $ , ee eee 4 running vines, Santiago. In all the rein- “sed of 12,000 oF -eders ion will bemoving along the Atlantic coast and the orcements from Tampa and Newport News will be 4.0) men} Drafts from Chickamauga are hkely to ‘ecently given have ied to the tull equipment of seve NEWPORT NEWS, June B.—The Sth M assachu battalions of the 3th Michigan, Col. J. P. Peterma Duffield’s Brigade, «mbarked on the auxiliary crui peewee 2 Pus : a ey ee Democrat or the Republic ? Take ’ j ry he I é . dium of hom: wants. Compare the papers — “a ee +4 ye / Soe a es ee . «Sat -