The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-05

or q popular race between
| thorough breds on some big track.
| The. Suwanee's last shot had struck
right at the base OF the flagstaff and
| had blown it clear OF the wreckage
which had held il.
Well done signaled Admiral
Sampson 10 Lieutnant Commander
Delhanty.
AT 1880 o'clock General Dufield sig
nailed that his scouts reported that no
damage had been done TO the Span
ish rife pits by the shells from the
ships, and Admiral Sampson told him
they had been hit several times, but
there was no one in the pits. How
ever the Suwanee was ordered TO fire
a few more shots in their direction
SENDING SHELLS INTO SANTI-
AGO.
AT l2:ls o'clock p. m. the New York.
having discontinued firing at Agui-
dOres, commenced firing S-inch shells
clear over the gully into the city of
Santiago de Cuba. Every five minutes
the shells went roaring over the hill
side. What destruction they wrought
it was impossible to tell, as the bluffs
hid everything.
In reply to General Duffield's ques-
ton: What is the news?" Admiral
Sampson replied: There is not a
Spaniard left in the rife pits" Later
scouts thought reinforcements were
marching to the battered old fort and
Admiral Sampson wig-wagged him:
There is no Spaniard left there. If
any come, the Gloucester will take
care of them"
A little later the Oregon joined the
New York in sending S-inch shells into
the city of Santiago. This was kept
up until 1:40 o'clock p. m. BY that
time General Duffield had sent a mes
sage saying his troops could not cross
the stream and would return to AL
tares.
On the report that some Spanish
troops We're still in the gully the New
York and the Gloucester shelled it
! once more and the Newark, which had
| not fired, signaled Can I fire for
! target practice? Have had no preVi-
| Gus opportunity Permission for her
/ to do so was signaled and she blazed
! away, shooting well, her 6-inch shells
! exploding with remarkable force
! among the rocks.
: At 2:40 o'clock p. nj. Admiral Samp-
son hOisted the signal to cease firing
! dthe flagship returned to the block
| aiding station.
! On the railroad train load Of troops
! had already left for Altares.
| OUR LOSSES ARE HEAVY.
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| Sibony, Province Of Santiago de
| Cuba, July /, s p. m, via Playa del
Este delayed in transmisson.)- AT
| this hour the fighting still continues.
| The entire reserves of the American
| army have been ordered to the front
| at once, apparently with the intention
| of forcing our way into Santiago de
| Cuba. The troops have advanced near
| ly to the city, but the Notifications
| are very strong. Our losses are heavy
An officer from the field estimates our
| killed and wounded at 1000 men.
Shells, supposedly from the Spanish
| fleet, did heavy execution among oul
| troOps.-During q lull in the fighting
| an impressive coincident occurred
/ The Twenty-first infantry was out in
front and suffering loss from the
Spanish fire, but the men sang "The
| Star Spangled Banner even the
wounded joining in the singing.
A GLORIOUS VICTORY DEARLY
PURCHASED.
| New York, July "A copyright dis
patch to The Evening World dated
I'm the field two miles from Santa
go, July 1st,'' and cabled from Playa
del Este, says:
San Juan Heights have fallen, ant
the way is now opened for an advance
on MORO castle. 1t was a glorious
victory, but very dearly purchased.
The place was the strongest Span
ish outpost, we'll fortified and vail
antly defended. The position was al
excellent one. San Juan hill is steep
and an artillery battery was located
! on it. 1t was also occupied by bar
racks and other buildings. But the
American troops stormed the heights
and Spanish valor had to yield to the
bull dog tenacity and courage of the
| Anglo-Saxon.
AS I write our troops are swarm
ing up the hill and covering it lik,
ants. The Spaniards are demoralized
The fighting has been Of the hardes
| kind and our troops have suffered
| severely, but the enemyS works ar,
in their hands, and they do not coun
their cost Ell Caney is also ours. Th'
| general advance, which began at
| o'clock p. m, has been successful al
along the line.
| After driving the enemy out of E,
Caney, the troops took possession O
the village and destroyed the Span
| iSh fort by which it had been defend
ed. The Spaniards fled into the cit.
! Of Santiago, where they are now. Tn
| losses on both sides were heavy.
! bursting Spanish shell almost annihi
lated an entire company of our troops
BARBED WIRE FENCES.
copyright by Associated Press.)
Siboney, Province of Santiago d.
! Cuba, July l, p. m, via Playa de
Este delayed in transmission. "A
this hour, p. m, the fighting ha.
practically stopped. 1t will be resumed
in the morning. Our troops have gain
ed several breastworks. They en-
countered a barbed wire fence eigh
feet high.
| ATTACK BY LAND AND SEA.
Copyright by Associated Press.)
Juragua, Friday, July l. Noon, via
| Guantanamo, delayed in transmission
The forward movement of the
! American troops on Santiago wa.
started at daylight when there wa.
a general movement all along the line
/ The order of battle was the First anc
Tenth cavalry, the Third, the Sixth
and Twenty-first infantry, one squad
ron of the Ninth cavalry under Gen
eraI Lawton, with the rough-riders
maSSed on the left The pIataau uo,