Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-08
SUNK
By Admiral SIMPSONS
Fleet.
One First Glass ArmOred
Cruiser.
She Was RiddIed With Bullets
Troops Landed,

CAPE HAYTIEN, June S.-Fighting
before and in the vicinity Of Santiago
continued all Of Monday from 7;45 a.
m. until nearly IL. Ten warships
maintained d steady and carefully
directed fire against Moro castle and
the batteries at Punta Gorda, Socapa
and Cinnoremles, in addition to bonn
harding the Spanish feet in harbor.
The percentage OF effective proiectiles
was very large.
1t appears from the best inform
alton ootainable at this place from
the cable station connecting with
Santiago, that immense damage was
inflicted on the enemy. The Spaniards
admit that the bombardment by the
American feet was most destructive.
About 1900 projectiles are said to haye
been fired by the Americans, and it
seems the responsive fire from the
Spanish forts and ships was scarcely
felt at all.
The Notifications near the entrance
to the harbor are described as being
riddled with solid shot and shattered
blythe explosion of immense shells fired
by the American oattle-ships. The
Spanish batteries are understood to
have been virtually silenced and El
Moro and the Notifications at Socapa
and Punta Gorda are reported to have
been demolished by three hours unin-
terrupted hammering Of the fleet.
The American attack is said to have
been speedily directed against Aqua
pores, small town a little to the
east of the entrance to Santiago bay.
The idea of the American admiral it
appears, was to land troops there after
reducing the defense Of the place, and
thence to make a close assault upon
Santiago, which in view Of the pres
ent condition of the Notifications may
be expected to yield very soon after
the beginning of such an attack.
A heavy cannonade was opened upon
Aguadors about midday yesterday.
The latest advices received from
Spanish sources do not indicate the
duration of the fire or whether the
American troops and siege guns were
actually landed at Aguadores, but
from information obtainable, it can
not be doubted that the net result
OF Mondays fighting was extremely
disasterous to the Spanish .defenses
1t is also understood that the Cuban
troops maintained throughout the
greater part Of yesterday an attack
by land upon Santiago, and Spanish
reports say the garrison lost heavily
In killed and wounded.
The military commander of San
tiago acknowledges the loss OF six
Spanish officers and many soldiers.
He also admits severe loss of naval
forces. The loss on the American side,
Santiago reports say, is not known.
The Spaniards ackno Wedge that a
great deal Of damage was inflicted
on the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
and say MORO castle shows great
gaping breaches in its walls.
Later in the day, it appears, a land
Ing OF American troops was effected
near Dalqulrl, some distance east OF
Aguadores and near the railroad sta
tion connecting with Santiago, An
engagement took place between an
American force and a column of Span
ish troops sent against the landing
party. Accounts of the battle obtain
able here being from Spanish sources
do not set forth the result, aud there
fore It is inferred that the Americans
were victorious.
There is report current here tnat
the first class armored Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa was sunk by the fire Of
the American ships. 1t is said that
only 500 American troops were landed
at Daiauiri or possibly at Aguadores,
the two places being confused in re-
ports reaching here. IL seems TO be
admitted that the American soldiers
were so accurate that the Spanish
were compelled to flee from the FORTH
hcations they were defending,
The oregon's Work.