The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-20
Copyrighted, 1895. by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted 1898 by the Associated Press
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BOAT
DAUNTLESS OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA Saturday. noon
via Kingston jamaica Sunday noon-The
castle The saffron flag of Spain
for several hours The significance of this
known 1t not half flags but possibly
sh leader killed by
the squadron believe that the flag half notification
the that Lieut. Hoson his
such the they been wanony murdered Spanish
might seek lay their death the bombrmnt but shot from
the Americans struck the
Neither Admiral Sampson Commodore Schey believe that
Lieut. Hoson his party killed we p
taken Guantanamo including lieutenant besides number
in the United States for repsas exchange
careful inspection of the Notifications along the crest of the
hills defending Santiago haror since the bombarment Thursday
shows the American spread wreck and ruin
where Some OF the batteries demolished beyond repair The
vutues which ed the hills thick swallows around chin
after the firing furnished evidence the
fatality among Spanish troops
ships digging earth piled by the explosion
proecs the bodies while their heads fan
wings the battlefield There
spots and the other the of the harbo
which denrded of foliage The hllos literally blown
These marked the places where the hundred pound charges of
cotton blown by the Vesuvus landed.
decentralization among Spanish troops
the bomlmen Officers could be with drawn swords dv
the guns they could be forced
long fire directed at them Fifteen minutes night work
of the Vesuyus had shattered their
believed by that the 13nch projecl fired from the
which reported have exploded the powder
did fall in the battery, but be
NJ blew of the ships in the harbor
dramatic incident Of the ombardment the act of Spanish
officer who rayey along the parapet under heavy
his stand by their Shot and shell rained about him
and after terrific explosion he and the
disappeared He could not have escaped death
BROOKLYN 1900 Yards distant the
the could he noticed but minute later dust and flying debris
smoke raised only
could had been
homiardmen of the
shot the big the squadron The
aim the superb and only the forts annhltd
the Smith the harlor destroyed Had
n, the ips u smokeless powr as did the New Orleans there
fortifcaons TO indicate that there
dnses there. There casualties
he though ou ships position The half stripped ships
gunne never worked The words Of Rear Ad
miral Sampson
First silence The batteries the shore and then continue hrng
until the forfcations reduccd'
obcycd 1t the first time that such in
strurions and the responded with Will
thirty the order given to firing and the
message ,ach ship from the admiral:
Well done"
in for breakfast Every detail OF
the letter from the opening of
last shot from the Iowa The Spanards
surprised strengthening their ortfcation
the New York landed full and fair on the top Of
the hills To the east where the sunne already work
The earth seemed ~ in cloud and when the Finch
shells IF the Iowa of the Oregon landed square
IL audf eatc cheer ven from the ships
squadron line and began firing before the
eastern could be plainly The
be
resumed did they withstand the terrible
sault of the fleet.
Cerveras Fleet Seen by Pilot
KEY WEST June Is 20 mIuan Santos Cuban pilot who