Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25
II.NISF OVER N0RR0
Spanish Display an Unusual
|vnai Of Distress After a Ter
ribly Heavy Bombardment.
uY's WORKS ENTIRELY DESTROYED.


Hy's WORKS ENTIRELY DESTROYED
oh C1ects Produced In Any Previous
nrasement OF tho War-The Dyna-
,,e Cruiser vcsuvlus In Evidence
hose Terrible Charges Of Dun Cotton
,ssolylug Views r8 M
BoAnp rnE DAuNTLEss, off Santi-
he Cuba, Saturday, June )s (noon),
Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, June
IA careful inspection of the forti-
ions along the coast defending
Iiae0 harb0r since this lombard
Thursday morning shows that
American gnnners spread wreck
ruin everywhere, Some of the bat
were demolished beyond re-
ke yulturcs which circled on level
Is over the hills as thick as swal-
around a chimney for hours after
bring ceased, furnished gruesome
hnce of the fatality among the
! sh soldiers. Hundreds of troops
be seen from the ships digging
bounds of earth piled up by the ex-
ons of the projectilcs from the
N guns for bodies while their
IS were famed by the wings of the
/ scavengers of the battlefield.
ere were two spots, one on the
and the other on the west of the
Nor entrance, which were denuded
e foliage The hilltops seem lit
n blown away. These marked
places where the 20o-pound charges
un cotton thrown by the Vesuvius
ed
u the most ominous token of death
from Moro castle. The saffron
oI Spain was half-masted for sew
hours. The significance OF this is
known. 1t is not customary to
|mast flags, but, possibly, some
ish leader was killed by the heavy
bf our guns, though some officers
be squadron believe that the flag
half-maStcd as a notification to the
ricans that Lieut., llobson and his
e men were dead. If such is the
they must have been wantonly
iered. The Spanish might seek to
their death to the bombardment,
not a shot from the American
struck the fortress.
ither Admiral Sampson nor Com
pre- Schlcy believe that Lieut.. Hob
And his party have been killed.
nave !, prisoners taken at Guam
|mo, including a lieutenant, be.
a number in the United States,
ieprIsaIs or exchange.
here was evident decentralization
hg the Spanish troops during
oombardmcnt. Officers could be
with drawn swords, driving
men to the guns, but even then
could not be forced to stay so long
guns were directed at them.
10 minutes nighI work of the We
US mad shattered their nerves.
is believed by some that the Ia
prolectllc fired from the Texas.
III was reported to have exploded
powder magazine in one of the
crn batteries, did not fall in the
ry, but went beyond and blew up
pl the ships in the harbor.
dramatic incident of tho lombard.
was the act OF Spanish officer,
oraVeIy ran along the parapet
heavy fire encouraging his
10 stand by their guns. Shot and
ra'hed about him, and after one
nc explosion he was seen no more,
'ne paropet had disappeared. lie
not have escaped death.
om the toretop of the BROOKLYN,
yaruS distant, the men in the
nus could be noticed, but a min.
a,ef NJ aust and flying debris would
'nelf places, and when the smoke
'u away only u spot of red earth
oe Seen guns and gunners had
swept away.
was the most deadly bombardment
war thus far. Scarcely n shot
'ne big guns of the squadron
aS'ray' The aim of our gunncrs
superb, and not only were the
iofts annihilated, but the bat
on 'ayo Smith, up the harbor,
destroyed
~ all the ships used smokeles,
asr' as did the New Orleans. there
'cliain no signs of guns or forti.
IONS to Indicate that there had ever
any defcnscs there.
ere were no casualties in the fleet.
'usn tine ships held a fixed posi.
as II inviting the Spaniards to fire
to' s"en' The half-stripped ships
,s s's never worked with more en-.
@ "sui' The words of Rear Admiral
'on Were First silence the bat.
vi shore and then continue fir.
I"''i The Notifications are re.
,hs ''ucr s., was strictly obeyed. 1t
ns arS' time that such instruc.
"ao been given out, and the men
"aeu .l with a will. In 3s minutes
moss ss was given to cease firing, and
pJ,';R JiaRe went to each ship from
,'"' .s We'll DONE" and the of.
|erv rDd da,1n men turned in for breakfast.
,y sy. ue.a'l of the engagement had
executed to the letter, from the the
sbs. - VI nre by the New York to the
Su' wa.l 'rom the Iowa. The Span.
s,Sa, Were evidently surprised while
sss"en'ng s.a their Notifications.
,;,' lust shot of the New York landed
S,r mss on the top of the hills 'th,' to the
o,h h''e The gunners were ALREADY
sso, erecting new pieces. The
ths,a uaea to rise in a cloud, and
ls.ira,. G as''nch shells of the Iowa and
N aun s" beauties of the Oregon
ws1, p'arely and fairly a great
] ,u. was. up up from the ships.
beuan s'srn s squadron got into line
rsan rS firing before the eastern % ons
" sane s,s effect e, of the shot could be
ba,,a.i svn' The Spanish gunners al
ars s,.es , could be noted, and a
time %as diS returned; but only for a
assam, u'a they withstand the ter.
"'Ards Consider Their uono. -,
n. Inpugned. W