Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-06-17

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On Board Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dauntless, of Santiago de Cuba,
thursday, June 10, noon, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June ID, 9p. m.--Rear Admiral
sampson's fleet bombarded the batteries
AT Santiago dc Cuba for third time
at daylight this morning. FOR hours the
ships pounded the batteries at the right
auu left OF the entrance, only sparing
El Moro, where Lieutenant HObsOn and
companions OF the Merrimac are i'm
prisOned. The western batteries, against
which the main assault was directed,
were badly wrecked. One was utterly
destroyed. In the others many guns
were dismOunted. AT tirst the Spaniards
replied passiOnately and wildly but i'm
pOIently. Then most OF the guns were
deserted. Not ship was struck, nor
man injured on the American side. IL
IL believed the enemy's loss OF life was
heavy. Az "A preliminary 10 the ham,
meriGg given the batteries the dynamite
cruiser Nesuyius last night was given
another chance. Three 200-pound charges
OF guncOttOn were sent over the for
tidcati0ns Ht the entrance. The design
w.s 10 dr y item Ia the bay around the
hugie. back Ut The cntIADcs on witch III
l. OrrO 10 siluA;cd, where II was known
the Spdnish tuIp ptrO bUIl CestrOyers are
lying. Two Of the chaIgCs went true as
nU reports we're heard. q peculiarly Uf
thr explosion Of gulc1ttOn III wafer.
Whether The drstTOyefs were demolished
~ not known, hut The destructive area OF
guucuttUn /, large and IL would not be
surpr,sng /, one or both Of the torpedo
bOa,3 NeIe destroyed The third charge
exploded with terrific force on CayO
Smith From where the fleet lay the en-
trance 10 the narbOr looked. IN the black
night like door opening into the liyid
nre Ui u titanic furnace A crater big
enough 10 hold u church Was blown out
Ot tle eide OF Cayo mith, and was clear
ly seen from the shtIs this morning.
AT J:2J a. M. the New York opened with
"A brOadslde from her main battery at the
works on the east Of the entrance To the
hgrbOr All the ships lOllOwl d IN streaks
OF Il lmes. lhe lea, enW iOped In smoke,
peltrd the hills tni kicked up dirt and
masonry. IL Was magnificent spectacle
from where the Dauntless lay. Though
tbs gun captains had been cautioned not
g. waste ammunition, but 10 tire with de-
liberation, the fire was 30 rapid that
there was al almost continuous report
The measured crash OF the big l3 inch
guns OF the battleships sounded above
the rattl' OF the guns OF the secondary
batteries like thunderclaps above the din
Of hurricane. A strong land breeze
OIL shore carried the smoke Of the ships
seawards. while II let down thick cur |
tain in front OF the Spanish gunners.
The dOns responded spiritedly at first, |
but their frenzied, half-cTazed fire could |
not match the cool nerve, trained eyes |
and skilled gunnery OF the Americans.
In 10 minutes one OF the western bat
Ieries was completely wrecked. The
Massachusetts, tore gaping hole In the
emplaeement with a l,0O0-pound pro.
jectile and the Texas dropped shell |
into the powder magazine. The explO.
sion wrought terrible havoc. The frame
was lifted. sides we're blown out and a
shower Of debris flew In every direction. |
OlH Of the timbers, carried out OF the side |
Of the battery, went tumbling down the
Tide OF the hill. The loss OF life must
have been great The batteries on East |
MOrrO were harder 10 get at, but the New
Orleans crossed the bow OF the New York 10 |
within 1900 yards off the shore and
played TATTOO with her long 8.inch rifles,
hitting them repeatedly, striking gun
squarely, muzZle on, lifting IL of Its
truniOns and sending IL sweeping sOmer-
saults in the air. Several times Admiral
Sampson signaled the ships TO temporari-
ly cease firing In order 10 allow the
smoke TO clear from the batteries. When
the order came, at $3.50, 10 cease firing,
every gun OF the enemy had been silenced
for ten minutes, but as the ships drew
Cn, some OF the Spanish courage returned |
and half dozen shots we're fred spite
fully at the Massachusetts and Oregon,
falling on their wakes