The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-07-06
de Makes a Fierce Attack Upon
Santiago and Captures the
Outer Works.
Sampson Demolishes the Fortifica-
tons and Puts Few Holes
in Moro Castle.
Our Loss Four Hundred Killed and
Wounded---Our Men Show
Great Bravery.

partment has received the following
from Gen. Shafter, dated at Siboney:
Had heavy engagement today,
which lasted from a. m. till shutdown.
we have carried their outworks and
are now in possession of them.
There is now about three-quarters
of a mile of open between my lines
and the city. BY morning, troops will
be entrenched and considerable aug
mentation of forces will be there.
''Gen. Lawton's division and Gen.
Bates brigade, which have been en-
gagged all day In carrying Ell Caney,
which was accomplished at p. M,
will be in line in front of Santiago
during the night.
Il regret to say that orr casualties
will be above four hundred. Of these
not many are killed. SHAFTER."
Playa del Este, Province of Oriente,
Cuba, July 1.-The first firing in the
engagement today was begun by Cap
ron's battery of Lawton's division,
which was lined up in front of Ell
Caney.
At O'Clock Gen. Lawton's advance
opened the firing and by successive
rushes captured the fortified positions
! of vantage about Caney.
When tho wounded began coming in
they reported the enemy had been
driven out of Cabona one of the SUBJ
urbs of Santiago and one Of the po-
sitions intended to secure.
The advance was continued from Ca
| bona, and the firing became fast and
furious. Meantime Cervera's ships
turned loose their shells on the Ameri-
can line. The shells made no impress
sion on the advance, but Kent's COM
mand, which was going south to attack
the Spaniards at the mouth of the San
Juan, is reported to have lost heavily,
as Cervera's guns had a clean sweep
at him.
Many Spaniards fled into the city
itself and in some instances there was
no opposition when an American di-
vision charged line of earthworks.
In other instances the Spaniards
fought heroically. and the number of
Americans wounded grew rapidly.
When the courier bearing this dispatch
left the American lines the battle was
growing tiercer, the boom of the siege
guns and the rattle of musketry were
incessant.
A great laundering to seaward told
that the American aeet was attacking
MORO. An occasional explosion of
exceptional violence indicated that the
Vesuvius was hurting dynamite pro-
jectiles Amid the smoke of the land
battle the great shells from the war
ships could be seen exploding about
Moro castle and the other smaller
forts adjacent thereto
By noon the entire American line
had been engaged, and was slowly
driving the Spaniards from one en-
trenched position to another.
In their operations the Americans
were greatly encouraged by the work
of the fleet, which poured heavy fire
into the lines of the Spaniards.
Admiral Sampson ordered the New
York, Gloucester and Savanna to at
tack the batteries recently placed to
the east of Moro.
The vessels engaged the batteries at
short range and left only the Scared
| located.
The Massachusetts and the New
York then opened with their big guns,
plunging heavy fire into the enemy's
lines.
Common shell and reduced charges
were used for the purpose, and they
demoralized the enemy's ranks.
The shells were fired at a high ele-
walton, so as to clear the towering
coast line ridge.
The Newark joined the fleet this
morning, and at noon the Iowa steam
within 1000 yards of MORO Castle.
Then the attack on Moro began and
the big battleships rained shells upon
the castle-crested crag which guards
the neck of Cervera's bottle, until its
walls began to crumble. Moro has
| sustained terrific damage and the
! shore Qualifications are in ruins.
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