The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
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! !: !. ~.HAViA.NESE
Serious Side Of Battles
u Kept From Them.
ONE KILLED AT SANTIAGO
Officers Are Pictured With Battle
Flags in Hand.
ONE KILLED AT SANTIAGO
.NEws" FROM SPANISH SOURCE

Havana. July 14.-Advices from San
tiago indicate that at Z o'clock July
IL the following American boats were
before that city. namely: The New
York. Texas, Brooklyn. Indiana. one
monitor and Is transatlantic steamers.
the latter standing off ia the vicinity
of Siboncy. The Americans began the
attack on the city OF Santiago with light
musketry fire and some cannon. At
o'clock the fleet began bombarding the
city. and the heavy batteries attached
to the American land forces opened fire.
The last dispatch from Santiago said
that the Spanish troops. notwithstand
ing the fierce attack on the city. con-
tinued firm and enthusiastic, and stood
resolutely at their positions with in
creasing determination to resist and
iepe the enemy. No citizens of SANTA
go were injured. Among the Spanish
forces one soldier was killed and one
officer and Is soldiers were wounded.
The Constitution says concerning the
siege of Santiago that that city has not
been taken, although there are 10000
Americans against 5000 Spaniards. The
Americans have not advanced their po-
sition perceptibly. nor have they dared
TO come forth to fight the Spanish heroes
who successfully resisted the first at
tack. While we are awaiting news
about this great enterprise in which our
heroes are engaged after all 1t does not
matter what may result, for they may
be relied upon to always take good care
of that which in all of these cases Is
still most important, namely the flags
honor"
II Is impossible to describe the terrible
bombardment of Las Tunas. The
American monitor moved up to within
1000 yards of the fort and Spanish bat
terry The monitor was decked with
an American flag and with officers at
every available point on the deck from
stern to poop. with a battle flag inseach
hand. The accompanying gunboat
steamed in behind the monitor and
opened fierce fire. sending not less than
1000 shells. Meanwhile the Spanish
battery opened in reply vigorously. The
Spanish general. Estruct, with his staff
seemed everywhere in the most dan
gerous places. giving orders with great
| deliberation and apparent unconcsrn
1
gan. finding the attack a hopeless one
the American vessels retired. The
Spanish lost one killed and i3 wounded
| chiefly among the volunteers and citi-
zens. On Sunday. July 3. the Ameri'
| can monitor advanced again. accom-
| panied by a gunboat and an American
auxiliary cruiser. The people fof the
village disappeared into the country
after burning the wharf 20 as TO pre-
vent the invaders from making land
ing as they intended. The Spanish bat
teries opened first, directing their fir
against the monitor. The American
answered and destroyed number o
houses, but fortunately the only ene'
of these which were OF considerable
value belonged to American citizens
l. formerly residents in the village.
On July an American ship lowered ;
boat. having on board an officer AM
some men. at Carapichive. Isle Of Pines
and captured the schooner Gallito
loaded with cedar honey, pigs. wax an
fowls. The schooners crew took refug
on shore and opened Are on the boat
1t is believed the officer in charge wa
wounded The ship fired 10 shots.
A detachment CT Spanish troops whic
was In ambush on the railroad betwee
.Aiguin and Guira Meiena. province
Havana. surprised an insurgent force
billing three of the latter. A search
the neighborhood later resulted IN nnd
ing traces OF blood which led 10 q hu'
where the troops found an America
citizen named Paul Fundora ana an
other man. They were both made prs
oners on suspicion OF having forme
part OF the insurgent band.
On July Q. the insurgents dynamite
the railroad between Candelaria an
Putna Brava, province OF Pinar a.
!, Rio. The expiosion occurred at tn
moment an Observation train was pass
ing. The engine was damaged.
culvert was destroyed and an una'
4 .u..aa car xyas derailed. One sOldit