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Iflb'GH FRICTION
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Exists Between The Array
and the Nang, And
]HGKI|LEY IS WORRIED
Jealously Between Heads of
the Departments Works harm.
Washington, July 7—ln a sense
the army ami the navy are at log
gerheads. There are jealousies and
bicksrings which are cot ci 'cu'at*-
ed in their ultimate results t<
benefit the service. Under the
surface there is much talk of this
state of affairs here, but those ii
authority are naturally chary in
furnishing details. The story of a
highly interesting conflict between
the heads of the department?
comes from an undoubted source.
When Shafter’s dispatch calling
for reinforcements came on Sun
day a man wit # b a bad case of pan
ic aboard hurried over to the
white house. He was the secretary
of war.
“for God's sake.Mr.President,’
he exclaimed, “is there anything
you can do to sicure the co-oper
ation of the navy at Santiago?
Why is it we cannot have convoys
for the troops which are so badl)
needed? The army has done mag
nificently, but the ships of the
navy are out there making noth
ing but an imposing marine pic
ture of themselves.” And the gen
eral from Michigan went on at
some length in the same strain.
, The president was visibly affect
ed, He always is by the mm wh ■
gets to him last. After Alger had
said hi« s»v the president sent for
Secretary Long.
The secretary of the navy had
something to say himself. To the
suggestion aoout a naval convoj
to accompany tlie transports, ht
reminded General Aig°r that the
couvov had been ready since the
28th and in so many words declar
ed it would not do to misrepresent
the navy’s position as had , been
done.
He did not disparage the part
the army had played, but remind
ed the president and Secretary
Alger that the navy bad been do
ing a few things itself.
He fold the secretaryof war that
the predicament in which th«
army found itself was due either
to the commanding general or to
orders from Washington, and in
support of this referred to the fact
that i»t the conference between
Shafter and Sampson the admiral
had urged that the br
first against the entrance fortifica
tions so that the way might be
cleared for the navy to go inside
the harbor and do up the fleet.
This had been urged as the beet
way to get immediate results, but
the suggestions had been turned
down by the army.
“To attempt to force an en
trance under the noses of thote
fortifications’ guns,” continued
Secretary Long, “would mean
absolutely unnecessary jeopardy
for the fleet Those are at an eleva
tion which makes it an easy thing
to drop shells right through pass
ing ships and sink them. Every
ship means three yearss to the
navy.
To lose some unnecessarily
would be little short of criminal.
F>r my part I indorse the action
of the admiral in not subjecting
the vessels and men under his
command to that unnecessary
risk . If the plans he suggested had
been fo'lowed the army would have
been in better posittiou and Santi
ago would by thig time have tai?
leu.
That is the navy side of the story
the army is disposed to echo the
criticisms of the-secretary as war.
The clash between the two secreta
ries seems to have its counterpart
in a clash between Sampswn and
Shutter, Taat is the impression
here, at least.
Li vi*v of this state of affairs
m, Shafter’s message yesterday,
B wherein he said: “IfSampson will
DRW BACK
Spanish Made a Desperate (
Night Attack
AND BUITERRE TERRIBLY
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Americans kibed and Wounded
Were 1 700 to Sunday.
Santiago de Cuba, Sunday
The Spanish made a desperate
night attack on our left shortly
before 10 o’clock Saturday night.
I’he assault was directed at the
position that had been carried
by (jen. Kent’s men. The Span
ici’ds left the trenches and charg
ed across the open, striking
heavily upon Gen. Wikoll’s bri
gade, consisting of the 9th, 13th
and 24th Inst.
They were reinforced by a
heavy fire all along their line of
guns, and the batteries succeed
ed in driving some of our men
from the trenches, but the heavy
fire of the Americans in turn
staggered the Spanish line and
sent it reeling backward with
heavy losses. The enemy had ad
vanced from the trenches for the
first time, and while the Span
iards were in the open some .ol
our Gatling guns did fearful ex
ecution.
The casualties among our men
were not heavy. Gen. Hawkins
was shot in the foot. Over 201)
additional wounded were taken
to the rear during the night, one
batch consisting of 120.
Under Gen. Shafter’s orders
the battle was opened at 5|
o’clock this morning along the
whole line. At this writing the
sound of firing from the machine
guns is punctuated by the heavy
boom of the Spanish batteries.
The recruits were ordered to
the front today.
Our loss has now reached 1,-
700 killed and wounded.
Part of the night attack was
directly opposite to the station
of the 3d and 6th Cav. Capt.
Bowden of the 3d Cav. went
with a working party at 1 a. m.
to straighten the line ofentrench
monts between Gen. Chaffee’s
brigade on the right and Gen.
Kent’s division on the left.
Whether there was an accident
is not known, but he clashed in
tne dark with the Spanish, who
were advancing in front of the
workiufi party, and was obliged
t j retire. Rollo of Troop E was
killed and Poole of Troop E was
wounded.
The Spaniards did not advance
close enough to draw the fire of
the American main line.
The action lasted about eigh
teen minutes, and went on sim
ultaneously at other points on
our front.
The Spanish loss could not be
ascertained.
help me we can take the city to
day,’' wears a peculiar significance.
Ha l Sampson not flatly declined
to attempt an entrance into the
harbor it is argued that General
Shafter would have said: “If
Sampson can help me.”-
While Admiral Sampson is de
fended by the navy department
I the president is understood to take
I a different View of the matt r.
The directions he forwarded to
Santiago yesterday urged the com
manders to consult freely and es
tablish co-opbrative relations a'
once, and, further, it *>« believed
that the president intimated hie I
displeasure over the breach of ac- ■
cord between the adu tral and
Gen. Shafter.
It is denied that Admiral Samps
son has been ordered to attempt
to force the harbor, hut he is di
rected io u?e his own ju Ig went in j
effecting an entrance as speedily
as possible.
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