The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-02
OlD CRlSTOBAL COLON
WAS FORCED TO RETURN INTO
THE HARBoR
TWO SHOTS STRUCK THE IOWA
The Usual Claim Made That Spanish
Defenses Suffered Little or
No Damage
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Spec1al wire
PORT AU PRINCE, June /, 1:15 p. .
. m.-(Copyrighted 1898. by the Associ- .
. ated Press) According to the latest .
. advices from Santiago de Cuba, when .
. the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon .
. emerged from the harbor yesterday .
. to the entrance of the channel, she
. was welcomed by such furious fire .
. as soon as the American squadron .
. sighted her that she was compelled to .
. return into the bay. .
The Spaniards pretend that two can .
. non balls landed on the stern of the
. Iowa and must have caused damage. .
They say that the American squadron .
Q engaged in the bombardment was COM
. posed. of thirteen ships, among which .
. they believed they recognized the
. Brooklyn, Iowa, Massachusetts, Tex .
as, Amazonas (New Orleans) and the .
. protected cruiser Columbia. .
The American squadron, which left
Q Santiago waters at o'clock yesterday .
. morning, returned in front of the en- .
. trance of the bay this morning and .
. fired two cannon shots, which are be- .
ileved to have been a signal arranged
. with the Cuban troops massed 5000
erybody expects grave events. .
The correspondent of the Associated .
. Press at Mole st. Nicholas telegraphs .
. that the United States torpedo boat .
Q Porter was in that port last night .
(Atay 31sD at late hour, but gave no .
. account of bombardment. .
Spanish Threats
CAPE HAYTIEN. June 1. Ills p. .
. m.-(Copyrighted. 1898, by the As .
. ISOLATED Press.) The Spanish govern .
. ment, according to advices received .
Q here from Havana, intends to cut the .
. cables which connect that city with .
Key West if the other Cuban cables .
. are cut by the Americans. The Ha- .
. vana papers, the advices say. pub .
lished a dispatch from Madrid that .
the Americans intend to attack San .
. tiago by sea while the insurgents are .
. making an attack by land, and also to .
. land reinforcements at Guantanamo, .
. east of Santiago. .
A dispatch from Santiago says: .
1.-THE American squadron which .
bombarded Santiago yesterday was .
. composed Of fourteen vessels, among .
. which were recognized the Iowa, .
. Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas and Z
. Amazonas New Orleans), besides .
. gunboat and auxiliary cruiser, be- .
. lieved to be the Columbia. The five .
. vessels which were recognized opened .
. fire on the batteries at Punta Colon, Q
. which had advanced toward the en- .
trance of the harbor and was visible .
. from the high sea-" .
The Americans fired projectiles of Q
80 centimetres, and the batteries, as .
. well as the Cristobal Colon, kept UP .
. an incessant responsive fire. Two .
. shots landed on the after part Of the .
. Iowa, causing much damage. .
On the Spanish side the damage was .
. insignificant. The American squad Q
. ron withdrew at o'clock last even .
. ing. .
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A Tribune Special
NEW YORK, June "A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Commodore Schley's reconnaissance at
Santiago bay, so far as It's result is known
here to the authorities, confirms the i'm
preston of General Miles and other mill
tary officers last week, that from the mo-
ment Cervera's squadron entered Santiago
the cooperation of land and naval forces
"ouiu oe necessary III .he conouct OF sue
cesslui campaign against him. unless ne
'unoertooh 10 iorce MS way out " tneUrap
celore ne was SURROUNDED ana over
wneiineo' II Us true that COMMODORE
ochiey exchange oi snots with the shore
batteries mas demonstrated that they were
weak analrs at pest' Out II is not expected
tnat ne Will undertake TO SEND mis- ships
up the narrow tortuous channel in single
nie in order TO destroy the Spanish cruiser
when that result may be readily acom-
phsned with INFINITELY less hazard. Hav-
Ing satisfied himself OF the impotency OF
the Land fortihcations' 1t Is considered
propabie that ne Will now block the chan
mel by sinking one or more worthless hulks
at the entrance. mat he did not follow up
the tremendous advantage he gained in the
utter decentralization of the Spanish land
forces is taken as an indication that he had
this object ultimately in view, for the naval
authorities had informed him that vessels
to be used as distractions were already on
the way to him and should arrive in day
or two at the latest.
1t Is hardly thought possible that the
'spaniards will venture on an aggressive
movement, but will rather remain at an.
Choir IN the upper harbor, trusting to thu
scattering OF Commodore Schleys vessels