The Portland daily press., 1898-05-14
SIMPSONS REPORT.
Only Two Vessels Were Used in the Bonn
bardment.

Only Two Vessels Were Used in the Bom-
bardment.
Washington, May 13.-At 7.2O this
morning the navy department. received
the following despatch form Admiral
Sampson. 1t is dated ST. Thomas, May
II, and is as follows:
"a portion of the squadron under my
command reached San Juan this morning
at day break. No armed vessels were
found in the port. AS soon as it was suffi.
GENTLY light, commenced attack upon
the batteries defending the city. This
attack lasted about three hours and re-
suited in much damage to the batteries.
ana incidentally to q portion of the city
adjacent to the batteries. The batteries
replied to our fire, but without material
effect. One man was killed on board the
in the squadron. No serious damage. to
any ships resulted.
Sampson"
Admiral Sampson s statements that he
attacked with only portion of his feet
Is taken to indicate that he did not lind
it expedient to take the entire squadron
into the harbor though it is not believed
Nc mas separated MS ueob.
SAID TO HAVE SURRENDERED.
London, May 13.-The Evening News
this afternoon publishes dispatch from
St. Thomas Danish West Indies, saying
that San Juan de Porto Rico surrendered
at six o'clock yesterday evening.
The dispatch adds that immense dam
age was done to the city and that num-
Der of important buildings collapsed.
The Iowa and the Detroit according to
this dispateh,E fired 4s shots with terrible
effect S1A ~
In conclusion, the dispatch says the
Americans did not attempt to take
the Notifications.
The American fleet according to the
dispatch is now outside OF San Juan
awaiting the arrival of the Spanish fleet.
A late despatch to the Evening News
gives further details of the San Jaun
bonn bardment.
All the American warships except the
Montgomery, the despatch, says. steamed
in ellipUical formation before the forts at
San Juan de Porto Rico, which fired
twenty to thirty guns, seven Of which
were good guns.
The feet first fired too low, but at the
second discharge they gotl the elevation
anu hOUu 6tl6uCou MOrrO anu S6G uE0 TO
the town, driving the Spaniards from
their guns repeatedly.
The shore guns fired hundreds of shots.
The New York was hit once and sea-
man was killed and four were wounded.
The Iowa was hit once and two men
were slightly wounded.
The despatch concludes by announcing
that the American feet under Rear Ad-
miral Sampson is now outside of San
Juan de Porto Rico awaiting the coming
of the Spanish feet, commanded by Adj
mifal Cervera, which was last reported
off Fort de France, inland of Martinique.
| SPANISH IDEA OF A VICTORY.
Madrid, May Is. Noon.-An official de.
spatch from San Juan de Porto Rico says:
The American squadron was repulssd
off Porto Rico. Although eleven warships
bombarded the place, the attackers were
| glorious]y beaten back. The Spanish bat.
teries, armed with six-inch Krupp guns,
were especially effective"
| This alleged victory of the Spanish has
aroused great enthusiasm here.
Another official despatch from Porto
Rico says:
"The bonn bardment only caused slight
damage to the barracks. Four soldiers
were killed and several wounded. The
squadron retired having received severe
injuries. One big warship had to be
toWed.''
IT anyone of the warships of the feet of
Admiral Sampson was towed, 1t waslin
all probability one of the monitors, these
vessels having been taken in tow while
on the way from Porto Rico, in order to
save their coal supply.
The official despatch sent by Rear Ad-
miral Sampson to the navy department at
Wash ington, distinctly says that no
serious damage was done to any of his
ships
SLIGHT. DAMAGE, SAYS MACRAS.
| Havana, May IS, via Kinston, Jamaica
Captain General Blanco has received a
| despatch from Gen. Macras, the Spanish
commander at Porto Rico, reading as fol-
| lows:
eleven of the enemy's ships appeared
| during the early hours yesterday, before
| Porto Rico, and opened fire without Civ.
ing warning. The port battery replied
and severe cannonading was continued
until O'Clock. Tie damage done was
can't"
KILLED AND WOUNDED AT SAN
Washington, May l9-The men reported
killed and wounded during Admiral
SIMPSONS bonn bardment of San Juan
yesterday are designated as follows on the
muster rolls of the navy Department.:
Frank Widemark, seaman on cruiser
New York. killed. Born in Finland,
next of kin Gustave Erickson, father
Aabo, Finland He had declared his in
tention Of becoming o citizen. Length of
service about eight months.
Samuel Feltman, ordinary seaman on
cruiser New York, leg broken; born in
New York city; next of kin Joseph Alex
ander, No 81 WilletS street, New York
city. Native born citizen; service about
l year and 5 months
Raymond G. Hill, apprentice, second
class; on battleship Iowa, slightly
Wounded born in Coventry, England,
next of kin James Hill, 400 Ward street,
Patterson, N. j., naturalized citizen,
service about year and 10 months.
John Mitchell, seaman on battleship
Iowa; slightly wounded; born in Constan-
tinopie, turkey; has no relatives, not
naturalized, but intentions declared, ser.
vice about years and 8 months
M G. Markle is marine and is not on
the naval rolls. 8sss