Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-06-24
SHELLS IHE FORTS AGAN
For the Third Time Admiral Samp-
sons Warships Pound the Bat
teries at Santiago.
SHOTS CAUSE TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION.

MORO Castles Flag mt Half Mast
Decentralization Among Spanish
Troops-None of Our Men Injured
AShores Swarm with SDH ntnrds-
Other War News OF Interest.
On Board the Dispatch Boat Daunt-
less, Or Santiago de Cuba,via Kingston,
Jamaica, June pa careful inspection
Of the Notifications along the crest OF
the hills defending Santiago hnrbor
since the bombnrdment Thursday
morning shows that the American gun
ners spread wreck and ruin every
where. Some of the batteries were de-
moished beyond repair. The vultures
which circled on level wings over the
hills as thick as swallows around
chimney for hours after the firing
ceased furnished grewsome evidence OF
the fatality among the Spanish SOL
diers. Hundreds Of troops could be
seen from the ships digging in mounds
Of earth piled up-by the explosions OF
the projectiles from the heavy guns for
bodies while their heads were famed
by the wings of the black scavengcrs
of the battlefield. There were two
epots, one on the east and the other on
, the west of the harbor entrance, which
were denuded of the foliage. The hill
tops seem literally blown away. These
marked the places where the 2OO-pound
charges of gun cotton blown by the
Nesuvius landed
Morro's Flas Mt Hrlf-Mast.
But the most ominous token of death
few from MORO castle. The saffron
flag of Spain was half-masted for sew
eral hours. The significance of this Is
not known. 1t isnot customary to half
mast flags, but possibly some Spanish
leader was killed by the heavy fire OF
our guns, though some officers of the
squadron believe that the flag was half
masted as notification to the Ameri-
cans that Lieut.. Hobson and his brave
men were dead. If such is the case they
must have been wantonly murdered.
The Spanish might seek to lay their
death to the bombardment, but not
shot from the American ships struck
the fortress. Neither Admiral Sampson
nor Commodore Schley believe that
Lieut.. Hobson and his party have been
killed.
spunish General Killed.
Spies report to Admiral Sampson that
The Spanish general. Joral, and several
officers were killed by the gun cotton
explosion at the first trial of the bat
teries Of the Vesuvius.
There was evident decentralization
among the Spanish troops during the
Dombardment. Officers could be seen
with drawn swords driving the men to
the guns, but even then they could not
be forced to stay so long as our guns
were directed at them. The is minutes
might work of the Vesuvius had shat
tered their nerves. It Is believed by
some that the 13-inch projectile fired
from the Texas which was reported
TO have exploded the powder magazine
in one OF the western batteries did not
fall in the battery. but went beyond
and blew up one of the ships in the har-
Dor.
Not Man Lost.
There were no casualties In the feet,
although the ships held fixed position,
rs If inviting the Spaniards to fire upon
them. The half-stripped ships gun
ners never worked with more enthusi-
asm The words of Rear Admiral Samp-
son wero: First silence the batteries
on the shore and then continue firing
until the Notifications are reduced"
This order was strictly obeyed. It
was the first time that such instruc-
tons had been given, and the men re-
sponded with will. In 3s minutes the
order was given to cease firing, and
the message went to each ship from the
admiral: "Well DONE" and the officers
md men turned In for breakfast
Shores Swarm with sraninrds.
Several attempts to find landing
places for the United States troops
within a distance of two miles west OF
Santiago have demonstrated, olona
with previous inquiries to the eastward
that the shore tor IS miles is lined
with Spaniards. While this will not
prevent a landing close to Santiago. il
may entail considerable delay, as the
surrounding country must be thor.
OuHuly 6uSIICu tllIt SlCaA GU Oc1OIG LuS
troops Gun land in safety.
To Bernhard MORO.
Admiral Sampson has decided to re-
duce to ruins Moro castle at Santiago
He has deferred attacking this fortiti
cation, knowing that the Spaninrd.
were holding Hobson and his men there
as a shield. Sampson has learned tina,
l~,,, %Io% L,
mac are no longer held in Moro castle
and he has decided to lombard the fort
He thinks that one shell from the Nesu
vius will tear 1t to shreds. During the
firing on Santa COS land batteries care
was taken not to hit MORO because O
the knowledge that Hobson ard his me1
were confined there.
Key West, Fla, June 2O.-Juan San
tos, Cuban pilot who arrived here Sun
day morning on board an American
warship, reports that be entered San
tiago de Cuba and found there Span
ish garrison of IL, 900 men. He adds tina
the vessels of Admiral Cervera's flee
lying at that port are the armore
cruisers Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya an
Almirante Oquendo, two small cruisers
two torpedo boats and the Reina Me1
cedes, which had been stripped Of he
guns for the purpose of using them t
reinforce the land batteries.
Reelected Senator.
Newport, R. l., June 15.-Unite
States Senator Nelson w. Aldrich Wa