The record-union., 1898-06-18
Hobson's Confinement in Moro
Alone Saved That Fort.
Admiral Sampson Personally Directs the
Firing Of the Big Guns on the
New York at the East
ern Battery.

OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 16,
noon, per the Associated Press Dis
patch boat Dauntless, via Kingston
(Jamaica), June II, 1 a. m.-(Copy-
right. 1898, by the Associated Press.)-
While Rear Admiral Sampson on the
bridge of the flagship New York
watched the bombardment of Santiago
de Cuba this morning, he saw two guns
of the eastern battery apparently in
position. He stopped the New York as
she was going back to her blockading
position, and personally directed the
firing of the S-inch guns at those
marks.
In the Admiral's general orders for
the bombardment issued last night Soc-
ours the following paragraph:
'The fire will be deliberate and until
the batteries are silenced will be care
fully directed to their destruction. AM
munition will not be thrown away.
Careful instructions will be given to
the gan captains not to fire unless they
can see their mark, which in this case
will be the enemy's guns"
These instructions were so we'll car
ried out that Admiral Sampson after
the boi.lpardinent said: 81 do not be-
lieve there is much left of the western
battery. 1t got great hammering this
morning. The eastern fortifications
were harder to hit. I thing some OF
the guns we see there are Quakers.
;Ch ~ folI
not in Moro Castle; we would knock
that down were it not for that rea-
son.
II suppose the Spaniards deserted
their guns soon after our fire opened.
1t would not do them any good to stay
there
It it be true that the guns of the
Spanish warships have been mounted
on the land battery, the fact is of
great significance, as it shows that Ad-
miral Cervera has given up hope of
ever getting out of the trap which Ad-
miral Sampson guards.
After the decks had been washed
down and the guns cooled, Admiral
Sampson set the signal:
"The firing on the western battery
was exceedingly good, especially that
of the Texas
A SPANISH VERSION OF THE BOM-
BARDMENT.
HAVANA, June 16.-(Copyright,
1898, by the Associated Press.)--The
following is a Spanish report of the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba:
ION June 16, at a. m, fire was
opened on the coast batteries of Sam
tiago de Cuba by four American bat
tleships, two ironclad cruisers and a
protected cruiser,while one yacht OPEN
ed fire opposite AguadOres Beach. The
cannonade was violent and fearful and
lasted one hour and half. The Amer
leans fired over 1000 projecthes and
temporarily disable two Hontoria can
non at La Socapa, covering them with
earth. The parapet was destroyed by
shell. One caEnon of MORO Castle
was damaged by the American pro-
jectiles All the damages were repaired
to-day.
'The Americans suffered severe dam
age. Shells from the Spanish batteries
were clearly seen to fall on the Amer
lean warships, which We're approx
mately two miles off.
1.-The Spanish losses at Morro were
one artillery Corporal killed and one
Second Lieutenant, Juan Arbela, eight
soldiers and two sailors of the watch
service wounded.
.At the La Socapa battery two ar
tillery sailors were killed and Second
Lieutenant Rikard Bruisquita of the
navy and two soldiers were wounded.
The Spanish soldiers were unharmed.
General Linares eulogiZes the be-
havior of the troops. and Captain Gen
eral Blanco will reward several officers
and soldiers wounded to-day and in
the engagement Of June 9th. He viii
also recommend for special reward
Colonel Ordonez of the artillery"