The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-07
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Sampson Batters the
Santiago Def6nces
Into Mere Rub
bish Heaps.
FIVE HUNDRED MARINES LAND
Spanish Army and Navy
Officers Killed---Many
Men Dead and
Wounded.
OUR SHIPS UNFRAMED As USUAL
Disabled Cruiser Reina Mer-
cedes Riddled With
Shot and Shell.
SPAIN SEEMS TO LIKE TT
Blanco Telegraphs Congratu-
lations on the Heroic
Victory Over the
Pigs.
SHOULDER STRAPS ALL CONE.
supply of Commissions Gives Out
at Washington Until the New
Batch of Volunteers
Are Ripe.
SHOULDER STRAPS ALL CONE
supply of Commissions Gives Gut
at Washington Until the New
Batch of Volunteers
Are Ripe.
fBy Gable, Copyright. 1893, by the Asso-
ciated Press.)

fRv Gable. Copyright. 1898, by the Asso-
ciated Press)
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June I, 1888
fs:o5 A. M.)-The fighting before and IN
the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba continued
The greater part, of yesterday, from 1;4s
"A. NJ until nearly II o'clock len OF
the American warships maintained
steady fire against Ell MORO Castle and
the batteries at Punta Gordo, Zocapa ana
Cincoreales, in addition to bomparoing
the Spanish fleet in the harbor. The per
centage of effective projectiles is very
large
If appears. from the best information
obtainaDle at this place, the cable STA
ton connecting with Santiago de CUBA
that immense damage was lnhlcteo on
the enemy. The Spaniards admit that
the bombardment from the American
feet was most destructive. About SIX
teen hundred pTojectiles are said to nave
been fired by the American warsnlps'
and it seems that the responsive ire from
the Spanish forts and ships was scarce
" felt at all by the Americans.
The fortifications near the entrance OF
the harbor are described as being riddled
with solid shot and shattered by the ex-
tbe American battleships. The Spanish
batteries are understood to have peen
virtually silenced and Ell Morro ana the
fortifcationss at Zocapa and Punta Garoa
are reported to have been demolished by
the three hours uninterrupted hammer
ing of the American feet.
The American attack is next said to
have been specially directed against
s.Aeuadores a small coast town little 10
the east of the entrance of Santiago Bay.
The idea of the American Admiral, 1t ap-
pears. was to land troops and siege guns
there. after reducing the defences OF the
mace. and thence make determined ana
more close assault upon Santiago de CUBA,
which. in view of the present condition OF
its fortifications, may be expected TO
Weld very soon after the beginning OF
such an attack
Heavy cannonading was opened upon
Aguadores at about midday yesterday
The latest advices, received here from
Spanish sources, do not indicate the dura-
ton of the fire or whether troops and
siege guns were actually landed at Aqua
dores. But from the Information obtain
able. it cannot be doubted that the net
result Of Mondays fighting was extremely
disastrous to the Spanish defences.
IT is also understood here that the Gu
ban troops maintained throughout the
greater part of yesterday an attack by
land on Santiago de Cuba and the Span
ish reports say the garrison lost heavily
in killed and wounded
The Military Commander of Santiago
de Cuba acknowledges the following
casualties among the land forces:-
col. ordonez, Captain Sanchez, Lieu
tenant Yrizar of the artillery, and Perez
and Garcia, both Spanish officers. Their
rank is not mentioned however.
The Spaniards also admit the loss of
twentv-one infantry soldiers severely
wounded and say one soldier was killed.
But it is believed the losses of the Span
iards were much more heavy.
In the naval force, the Spaniards say
that the sf1icer who was second in COM
mand of the partly-dismantled Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes and five sailors
and an ensign were killed. The Spanish
sailors wounded, it is asserted, number
sixteen men.
<rhe loss on the American side, the
Santiago de Cuba report says, is not
known
The spanfards acknowledge that great
deal of damage was inflicted on the
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and they
say Moro Castle shows great, gaping
breaches in its walls
LAter in the day, it appears, landing
Of American troops was effected near
paiauirI. some distance east Of Aqua