Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-11
Army and Navy StOrming the Span
ish FortificatiOns.
LIST OF KILLED IN YESTERDAYS FIGHT.

Washington, July IA cablegram
from General Shafter was received at the
war department over night stating that
the bombardmcnt at Santiago will begin
to-day. II appears that the lighting on
Sunday was only preliminary skirmish.
FIGHT YESTERDAY.
on Aguadores, July l0.-At 5lO p. m.
to-day the vessels OF the United States
fleet began the bombardment Of the city
Of Santiago.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Washington, July 1.-THE war depart
ment has posted the following dispatch
from Gen. shafter:
Playa del Esta, July II. - Adjutant
General, Washington Headquarters near
Santiago, July 1.-THE following report
of casualties In the First division ycster
day afternoon has been received
Killed-Capt. Charles ". Rowell, Sec.
ond infantry Private Peter Nelson, com
pany A Second infantry.
Wounded - Lieut.. II. j. Lutz, Second
infantry; Private Charles jerks, com
pany A, Second infantry; Private Lent
ski, company B, Second iniantryi Private
Nelson Gilbert, Jr., Twenty-Arst infantry
MUST SURRENDER.
copyright Associated Press)
Skaters Headquarters, near Santiago
July 10. via Port Antonio, July 11.-At
Il:3O this morning General Shafter noti
fed General Toral, Spanish commander
that by President McKinley's direction
the Spanish proposition to surrender il
the garrison was allowed TO leave San
tiago with side arms was rejected, and
that the United States would accept nc
terms bat immediate, unconditional sur
render. TOral replied in brief note
that he rejected President McKinley't
proposal.
At 1925 .. m. Shafter Eotiaed Tora
that the armistice would be terminated
and hostilities resumed at four o'clock
AT the same time he issued instructions
10 division commanders TO prepare fol
. fresh attack on the Spanish works
When the carrier left with this dis
patch just before four o'clock the artil
lery was preparing to open on the Span
iUds at the end Of the aTmistice,
The dynamite gun of the Rough Rlderi
has been trained on the Spanish block
house with such precision that the drst
shot would ObliteTate II.
The American soldiers will sleep In th'
trenches tonight. Eight batteries o.
light artillery will be in position al
midnight and the siege guns just LANDED
will be ready for action at ten o'clOcl
tomorrow.
5hatter said TO a correspondent OF th'
Associate Press this afternoon: "Genera
Henry and his division are now landing
al Juragua and coming up as rapidly a,
possible Our lines cannot he made mor'
effective, but IL chance offered to increas,
our strength will take advantage OF 1t
shall not be surprised II we have Santi
ago in three days"
TIE FIGHT YESTERDAY LASTED AN HOUR
Copyright Associated Press)
On board Associated dispatch boat Dan
dy, on AguadOres, Cuba, July 10, VII
Port AntOniO,-The Brooklyn, lndianI
and Texas, under Commodore sehley, be
gan the bOmbardment OF the city of San
liagO at 5:lb this afternoon, In obediencu
70 request from Shafter conveyed b.
signal from the shore, The warship
lined up from east to west, a quarter Of
mile from shore, and fred over limeston
cliffs that come down to the sea and hid
the city, five miles distant. The BON
bardment was continued one hour.
sitter thirtY.iv shots had been fire
irom the eight inch guns CommOdOr
Schley became convinced that the Brook
lyn's ire was falling short and ordered
cessation and permitting the battleship
10 continue, they with their larger gun
having lVnger range. The shots wer
h'ed apparently with great deliberatiO
and at Intervals OF two minutes.
Signals from shore announced that IN
shells fell one thousand feet short and
little 10 the left OF the Spanish position
At dusk the squadron ceased iring an
Commodore Sehley sent a launch ashOT
to ask Shafter II he desired the hrin
continued during the night, When II