The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-03

tiago, il is added, were momentarily In
fear of an attack from the land side.
Where there are said to ne 5000 .nsurg-
ents
A later dispatch says It is reported from
Santiago THAI the rebels have suacked
the city in three columns and shat a
bloody fight Is going IN.
DETAILS OF THE FIRST FIGHT
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dandy, off Port Antonio,
June 1.-Delayed in transmission.)-The
squadron commanded by Commodore
Schley attacked the batteries at Santi-
ago de Cuba yesterday afternoon and
also engaged the ships Of Admiral Ger
vera. which were lying in the harbor.
The Spanish flagship Cristobal Colon
was struck twice by shells fired from the
Massachusetts and the Spanish batteries
were badly damaged by the fire Of the
United States cruiser New Orleans.
The Spaniards fired about 80 shots and
the Americans fired about one-fourth Of
that number.
No American vessel was hit and no one
on board the American ships was in
3ured.
The Spanish loss was not heavy.
CCoDvrfxht- 1895 by the Associated Press)
With the United States Fleet off San
Nago de Cuba, May g. via Port Antonio,
Jamaica, June -Four weeks after the
victory Of Rear Admiral Dewey at Ma
Mia. Commodore Schley. in command Of
the fving squadron. had his shrewdness
and pertinacity rewarded by finding the
Spanish fleet in the harbor Of Santiago.
For ten days he had, in the face of con-
ficting rumors and, in some cases. OF al
legged Notifications, insisted that the ships
of Spain were trying to make landing
on the southern coast Of Cuba. This was
evidently not in consonanCe with news
paper and official information and his
opinion was not given much pubic
weight. In fact. It is believed that some
days before he proved the correctness OF
his diagnosis Of the situation he was or
dered to return to Key West. However
new facts gathered by him in the mean
time gave him still more ground for belief
as to the proximity of the Spaniards.
The captain Of the British steamer
Adula. who was interviewed at Cienfue-
Eos. told Of seeing the Spanish feet in the
vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, evidently
awaiting an opportunity to get in.
Captain Sigsbee Of the ST. Paul related
how he had captured a Spanish coal YES
sci going into the harbor Of Santiago de
Cugsa, and Commodore Schley argued
from, these two incidents that the fleet
Of Spain was waiting in some haven near
Santiago until such time as a visit, fruit
less in its results, should be made there
hy the. Americans. when, upon their de-
parture. the Spanish feet would run into
the har'oor.
Commodore Schley determined to make
that visit. and on Friday night he ran
within six miles Of the harbor. The St
Paul was then detached and sent back to
keep out Of sight. with instructions TO
be ready at a twenty-knot clip. to bring
news TO the commodore at any moment
From the American ships the Spanish
batteries were in plain view. but no doubt
under preconcerted arrangement, for they
made no attempt to fire, and the flying
soradron after circling around, slowly
steamed away in the direction Of Key
West, as its coal supply was becoming
short. There was a collier with the, fly
ing squadron but there was no friendly
harhor with smooth water and there was
serious danger of smashing the collier if
an attempt was made to coal the heavy
hattleships at sea.
ResourccfuI and daring. Commodore
schley showed forth. however. and at
dark. with an original rigging to protect
the shin, the Texas and the Marblehead
began % coal. They worked all night.
and at daybreak had filed their bunk
ers
BY noon on Saturday the converted
yacht Vixen had also coaled and at l
o'clock not having heard from the St.
Paul the American warships again NOV
. ed towards Santiago.
First standing off the coast about IF
teen miles. the squadron afterwards cir
FLED in front of Moro castle. but not
close enough in 70 get a view OF the in
side Of the harbor. guarding carefully
against the possibilities Of a torpedo at
tack
At night the squadron lay OF point Of
land and in the morning. Sunday the 81.
Paul came along but did not report any
knowledge OF the Spanish fleets where
abouts
Consequently Commodore Schley deter
mined 10 find It out himself. and with the
flagship in the lead he started towards
the harhor. The Spanish troops. at the
earthworks and batteries could be seen.
through glasses preparing in haste TO
give the American ships as warm a recep-
tion as possible.
When about five miles from the batter
les the lookouts reported the rnas+s of
two ships and Ensign McCeulev and
Lieutenant Sears made out the first one
TO be the Cristohal Colon. Two torpedo
boats were also made out and A second
vessel OF the vizeaya class was seen.
All this time Commodore Schlev vas
upon the after bridge OF the BROOKLYN
making good use OF his binoculars. Ar
rived at the harbor entrance. when the
ships were sighted from the deck. he
turned HIS eyes from the glasses long
enough 10 wink and said: 'T told you
would find them. They viii be a long
time getting home"
The order TO man the port batteries
had been given. and the men. stripped to
the waist in a temperature considerably
over 100 degrees awaited with impateaas
the word TO ara