New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-03
UNION SQUARE
NEW YORK

.yL" ph,lips went through the days rou-
tine including church services at which the men,
with refreshing dlrectncss OF SUGGESTION Sa''s
Pull for the Shore
II was evident from the position of the SPANS"
warships on Sunday morning that they had e''he'
,us, entered the har5or having learned or the sup
po.ed final departure Of the American squadron VI
had been in hiding up tho bay winch Is a"ou'
nine miles long and had run down TO get OUT carry
nm Sunday morning. In any case, there was g
cellcnt proof Of the wisdom OF Commodore Schiey
tactics Less than two days before TWO a''eseu
Cuban pilots sent from Jamaica by the Govern
mont had informed the Commodore on the uech
NJ the Brooklyn that no vessels OF the sihe Va VIC
Spanish warshlps could go up the harpo'' A',e'
this information had been politely received 'ne
pilots were sent back TO Kingston a''"ous" ''
desired to be landed In Cuba.
DEFENCEs OF THE HARBOR
tn. ,a,ost mans OF the harbor show a narrow
hut deep channel fairly well protected ana sup
posed TO be mined. The neck Is not Wide enough
% allow more than one ship at n time TO pass up
and tho batteries unless reduced. would be de-
strictvc There are three batteries outsuo a',0
three small ones inside, and from the entrance :"
the city proper the distance Is nearly three hn''
no tho bay, measuring from MORO 'as'o i"0
latest information In the possession or tho GOVERN
ment shows that nj the narrow place In tho en-
trance near MORO Castle. there are three nies VI
electrically worked mines. thirty In oil. BESIDES
.hts ,here are Two acts OF new batteries JUST op-
nCrite MORO forming Sith tho atter n unnse'oa,
The east shore Estrella and Catalina Sayo Sm,,n
abou, half n mile up The bay ana spout =" s,,o
centre where tho narrow entrance Wiuens ou.' IT,
batteries NJ modern guns as mas also b,a.eJ vi,
Ahou, two miles west Of MORO inshore. Is pat
trrv and there also supposed 10 De Some '"''e'
cayo smith ..
The Armament Of tho various batteries IS sup
eo-thworks behind which there are modern guns,
Morro-Four modern guns. ana ten eighteen unu
,vcnty-rour FOUNDERS. ,,. .
Rlanoo hattory-Ninc smoothbore. eighteen and
twenty -four FOUNDERS or HttIe ACCOUNT MI" W."
small mortars. ,, .
Cavo Smith-Sevcral modern guns.
The forts arc mainly OF brick and stone. con
,,ruct~d A century ago. although there are evil
dences OF new earthworks being thrown up
HOW THE SHIPS LAY.
Tn. only view into the harbor for any distance
"a from the southwest. and as the flagship passed
along Lieutenant Sears noted that the Spanish
cruiser Rena Mercedes. which has been partly
d,.rnantled lay ia tho harbor perhaps fifteen hum
dred ya-tis inside OF MORO Castle. To tho west
ward and further inside was the Spanish hrs'-clnss
armored cruiser Almlrante Oguendo. Lying under
the guns OF Cayo Smith and the east OF II. her
sta rboard battery looking down upon the narrow
channel. the Cristohal Colon. with room only
for ship n time 10 pass -,
Sunday nj sunset found tho squadron In battle
line outside Santiago the Brooklyn on the east
OF tho Inc. the Massachusetts, next TO her IN"
Iowa west Of the Massachusetts, ana near the
Texas which was the extreme left. while the
Marbchend and the vixen secuted inshore.
Santiago. May 3.-The United states cruiser
New Orleans arrived this afternoon and Joined the
squadron. and the collier Sterling came along.