The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-13
COMMANDMENT AT SANTIAGO
tcontinued from First Page.

While coulds rising on the western
arm Of the harbor was the only sign
that there was another attacking force
besides the easterly column. The New
York steamed still closer, until she was
1000 yards east of the batteries and
mile from the shore. In this position
most effective work was done, three
guns on the easterly battery being dis
mounted. The naval reserves on the
Yankee cheered vociferously every few
minutes as shots We're seen to land. The
officers on deck were at this stage of
the engagement rugged out in their
southwesters and oil-skins The adj
miral went below, reappeared in black
oil-skins and tramped the forward
bridge. Captain Chadwick was out
side the coming tower, Just below the
admiral.
An incessant fire was kept UP by the
easterly column, then using it's star
board batteries. The guns and build
ings adjoining MORO received awful
punishment. The Spanish flag on Nor
70 was shot away, but another was
quickly hoisted. At 9:45, when there
was no further response from the enc
my, the New York signalled cease
firing and steamed away. The Yankee
was allowed to still batter away at
three guns to the eastward, all that
was left. At the New York passed the
New Orleans Captain Chadwick hailed
her on the admiraps order and shout
ed to her through the megraphone to
join the Yankee and dismount the three
guns to the right Of MORO Castle. Cap
tain Folger shouted back: AYE, aye,
sir; we can do it."
The New Orleans crew gave an en-
thusiastic yell as they heard Captain
Folgers reply and followed this up
with three ringing cheers for the New
York. The fagship's crew gave IL
| back with interest. Then the Oregon
followed the New Orleans example
and cheered Justify. The New York
crew did not seem to realize that the
| Oregon had cheered then and did not
| reply. answer that cheer" shouted
Captain Chadwick and such a great
yell went up from the New York. The
navy regulations forbid cheering, but
| regulations do not count for much
when the enemy's guns are silenced.
| The New Orleans proceeded on her
errand, joined the Yankee and Dol
phin and banged away merrilyaat the
| silent guns. The New York steamed
| across the mouth of the harbor to the
westerly column.
! One mortar battery inside the har.
Dor, which had not been seeh before
sent one or two shells in the direction
of the flagship, but not dangerously
| close. The Brooklyn, Texas, Massachu.
sets, Marblehead and Vixen were still
| firing. At 1921 p. m. a general sigma
to cease firing was hoisted, the smoke
| cleared away from the sides of the
ships and they resumed their blockade
stations. One Of the officers Of the flag
| ship was heard to remark: "There is
| nothing more to fire at just now. We
| have silenced their fire effectually
What destruction was done by oul
shells is impossible to tell. The de.
| lenses of Santiago de Cuba cannot bt
| compared to those of San Juan de Porte
Rico"
/ The bombardment was little more
| than target practice. The enemy ap
parently deserted their guns soon afte,
the firing commenced, and had it no
been that the Merrin1ac heroes weri
understood to be in MORO Castle ther,
would now be little left Of that picturi
esque pile. The mon behaved splen
didly throughout. The bofnbardmen
of Santiago de Cuba, although perhaps
more effective than the bo.tbardnten
of San Juan de Porto Rico, cannot b,
compared with the cannonading of tn
latter. The work done this n1ornnt
should make 1t easy for a land attacl
by the troops AS at Matanzas and a
San Juan, smoke and the distance mad
it impossible to tell the exact danag
done by the Shells The firing at time
was short and wild, due to thes
causes.
AT about noon, while the Dolphin wa
lying close into cove q few miles cas-
of MORO Castle, she commented flfinl
on the shore, apparently at SOM
troops. She kept this up for an hou
or more. The other Ships lay quietl.
in their usual positions and there wa!
nothing to indicate that a heavy BON
bardment had been in progress a few
hours before. Later the Dolphin sig
nailed that she had disabled a carloa'
Of soldiers and had knocked down I
block-house.