. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. ewill go until after the Spanish prisonershave started for Spain. This afternoon thereport was current that the Spaniards wouldbegin leaving July 25 in English ships, butno one in authority in Santiago will vouchfor the authenticity of the report. Officersleave to-morrow to bring in a detachment ofPandos men at San Luis, and Spanish sol-diers above Guantanamo and other placeseast. Gen. Toral to-day sent Spanish couriersto these places to tell the commanding of-ficers of the surrender, and orderin
. The chicago Record's war stories : by staff correspondents in the field ; copiously illustrated. ewill go until after the Spanish prisonershave started for Spain. This afternoon thereport was current that the Spaniards wouldbegin leaving July 25 in English ships, butno one in authority in Santiago will vouchfor the authenticity of the report. Officersleave to-morrow to bring in a detachment ofPandos men at San Luis, and Spanish sol-diers above Guantanamo and other placeseast. Gen. Toral to-day sent Spanish couriersto these places to tell the commanding of-ficers of the surrender, and ordering themto come in peacefully. According to thecensus taken for the commissary departmentthere are 11,300 Spanish prisoners in campwest of San Juan hill. Adding to this force1,700 sick and wounded in the military andcity hospitals, gives a total of 13,000, thenumber of Spanish regulars and volunteerswho manned the forts and this number 2,500 held the forts andshore batteries guarding Santiago bay, leav-ing 10,500 to fight in the intrenchments. THE CHICAGO RECORDS WAR STORIES 1S7. JOSEPH WHEELER. Yet Less than 12,000 American soldiers drovethese 10,500 Spaniards out of their intrench-ments. This figure, 12,000, is an estimate ofthe effective fighting force of our army July1, 2 and 3. The problem of feeding the Spanish soldiersis simplified considerably by the unloadingfacilities offered by the Santiago wharves, forfour transports can tie up at the same roads between the docks and Spanishand American camps are boulevards com-pared with the frightful apologies for roadswhich hindered and all but balked everymovement made and contemplated by the 5tharmy corps before Santiago fell. To-day the big lumbering army wagons,each hauled by six mules, brought rations to the Spanish prisoners of war, and theyate American hardtack, bacon, canned toma-toes and beans and drank American coffee forthe first time. It probably is true that fortwo weeks or more past
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