Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
Porto Rican Town Would Haze
Surrendered in That Time
If SAMPSON HAD REMAINED
Only Lacked Orders to Go in 10 Have Made
a Second Manila.
REPORT OF SPANISH LOSSES AT SAN JUAN
Twenty Were Killed and sixty wounded
spaninrds We're being Demoraiiheu
when Firing Ceased.

steward were the only ones who went
ashore during the steamers three
hours stay at the bombarded port
"From what | learned, twenty men
We're Killed by American guns, haiu
Captain Lloyd.
"Of these six were mown down al
the guns and the others were laid out
by bursting shells in the defenses No
one was hurt in the town. About SIX
ty were injured. all in the forts.
"The agent OF the line. naturalized
American citizen, took me around the
town. a shell from the American
fleet had struck the fourth story OF
Hotel lngleterra, knocked on the
whole roof and drove the guests. men
and women into the streets In their
night clothes at 5:l5 II. IN.
"Flying over the forts good many
shells had fallen into the nat lands.
striking houses, some of which are
now propped up to keep them from
tumbling. ! saw storehouse that
had been rddled by an American
shell, which had punctured the roof,
bored its way through the lumber
stored in the building, penetrating the
office and emerging through rear
door and knocked hole in the hui
of a spanish merchant steamer, the
Manuella.
"a Spanish custom house inspector
told me that his father, soldier, had
been killed while asleep in his bed by
one of the first shots. Below the
fortncations lie many shells, some
of them still unexploded.
IF man can speak only 50 much
English as Yes or No, his life is now
in peril in San Juan. Secretary Bett
of the Englah consulate told me that
there Is much discussion among the
consular officers ut san Juan as to
whether the bombardment will stand
the test of international law, as no
notice was given"
Among the passengers of the Arka-
dia were A. V. Drake, for three years
secretary to M. Vadrene U. $. consular
agent at Mayaguez; w. NJ. Cantrell,
an Englishman, and Nicolai Megwinoff,
native of Russia and an American
citizen. Mr.. Drake was the last ma
tive born American to leave the island
of Porto Rico.
Mr.. Drake said; 1.-THE agent from
whom | learned OF the bombardment
lived outside the city hut, awakened
by the heavy caunonading. he got UP
and watched the engagement from q
safe distance. One vessel which he
said he believed was the Iowa, left the
fleet. and accompanied by small boat,
steamed fairly under Morros guns. She
stationed the small boat and, moving
slowly around 1t, let fly her shells at
every revolution.
This was actually SO close that the
guns on the ioruhcations could not
be trained on the warships, and volleys
OF musketry We're showered upon her
Soon the fleet was enveloped in such d
hank OF smoke that the Morro's guns
must nave been absolutely helpless
Under cover or the smoke the daring
vessel Joined the fleet again.
Another daring warship was be-
lleved to be the monitor Terror. She,
too, came within easy range OF the
shore guns. ana every shot from hoi
seemed TO nave taken erect. only
when the seas were breaking over her
deck, the gunnefs on MORO, unused
TO her type. cried in glee, See, we have
sunk her.
According to Spanish reports. there
were III vessels in the bombardlng neet
ana the most serious damaged was tht
dismnunting Of one gun and the KILT
ing of one of the gunners. Conflict
Ing stories OF the number Killed IN san
Juan We're current II was reported
soon after the fleet had retired that six.
ty had met death. but later reports put
the number at six. These six, II was
said were the men at the guns.
Several shells struck the town, hui
/ have not been able to learn that any
persons were killed by them. Another
shell went through large warehouse
on n dock, SCATTERING timber Pill
and lodging IN the side of the plate
Of the Spanish mail steamer Manuel
1t nearly sunk her,
1T seems TO me that the American
fleet did not continue the bombnrdmen
until all the fnrtifcatlons We're demol
is he'd. The pilot who boarded us of
Sandy Hook, said that the fleet hat
gone to San Juan to engage the Span
ish fleet. and his statement goes tn eS
plain several Incidents of the attack.
"a quantity of small shots Were fire.
in the harhor at first to draw out, as
understand any Spanish warships tina
might have On there. Although Their
We're In san Juan at the time the cruis
ers Isabel IL and Alfon2o XII and tn
Funboat COncho not one of them tool
any part in the engagement, and IN
American vessels retired
"After It was all over tho Alfons
XIII put to sea to give chase to tn
American liner Paris. ms was learne,
afterward, She returned in three hour
alone. We saw the same liner fifteel
miles away, on Faiardo. on Frda'
morning. She was cruising to tn
southeast.
There was much surprise I'm Sal
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