The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-08
The Number Killed l. Unknown. hut
the Spaniards Give a Partial List
Of the Onlcers Killed In
the Engagement.
FIVE HUNDRED MARINES
LAND NEAR SANTIAGO.
Spanish Troops Attack Them. hut Are
Rspulssd Insurgents Attack the city
aud slAy Great Many Of
the Garrison.

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Cape Haytien, June 1.-Fighting b.
fore and In the vicinity Of Santiago con.
tinued the greater part Of yesterday
morning from 5:4j until n o'clock.
Ten American warships maintained o
steady and carefully directed firc against
II MORO castle and the batteries oi
Punta Gordo, Socapa and Cincorcales.
In addition 10 bomharding the Spanish
feet in the harbor. The percentage OF
effective proiectiles was very largo
II appears from the best information
obtainable al this place from the cable
station connecting with Santiago that
immense damage was inflicted on the
enemy The Spaniards admit the bonn
bariment from the American fleet was
most destructive.
About 1890 projeciilcs are .aiI 20
have been fired BY the American war.
ships and the responsive fire from the
Spanish was scarcely felt az al by the
Americans The foriihcations near the
entrance Of the harbor are described a.
being riddled with shot, and scattered
by the explosion of immense shells fired
by the American battleships The
Spanish batteries, Il is understood, have
been virtually ilenced, and II Moro
and the fortidcations OF Punta Gorda
are reported TO have been demolished by
the three hours uninterrupted hammer.
ing Of the American fleet
The American attack next 10 is said,
was especially directed against Agua.
dores, a small coast town, little 10 the
east % the entrance Of Santiago hay.
The idea Of the American admiral. it
appears, was 10 land siege guns after rc.
ducing the fortifcations OF the place and
then make a close assault upon Santiago,
which in view Of the present condition
Of is fortihoations, may b. expected %
occur very soon after the beginning of
such attack. Heavy cannonading opened
against Aguadores about midday yoster.
day.
The latest advices received here from
Spanish sources do not indicate the du.
ration Of the fire or whether American
troops and siege guns were actually
landed AZ Aguaduros, but from informa.
tion obtainable, it cannot be doubted
that the result OF Monday, fighting was
extremely disastrous 10 Spanish dofenses.
IL is also understood here that Cuban
troops maintained throughout the great.
cr part OF yesterday an attack by land
on Santiago, and Spanish reports say
the garrison lost heavily in the killed
and wounded. The military commander
OF Santiago acknowledges the following
casualties among the land forces: Col.
Orionez, Captain Sanches, Lieutenant
lirizar, OF artillery, and Perez and
Garcia, both Spanish officers, whose rank
is not mentioned These officers wore
killed. The Spaniarls also admit the
loss Of ~ infantry soldiers, severely
wounded, and say one cavalry soldier
was killed. But It Is believed the losses
Of the Spanish are much more heavier
In the naval for,e the Spaniaris say
an officer, who was second IN command.
was killed, the partly dismantling u
the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and
five sailors and an ensign wtrc killed.
The Spanish sailors were wounded, il IL
asserted, TO the number Of six men.
Loss Of Americans az Santiago, the NJ.
port says, is not known.
Spanish acknowledge a great deal Of
damage was inflicted on the Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes, aud they say
Morro castle shows great gaping breach.
es In lis walls.
Later In the day IL appears the Amer.
lean troops effected landing near Dai.
quiri, some distance from Aguadorcs
and near railroad station connecting
with Santiago. Later an engagement
took place between the American force
and column Of Spanish troops which
had been sent against the landing party.
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