Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-14
BL.ANI0 IT /. -. lEI
Tells Story Of the Eomb"r'~cAt FOR
Spanish Readers.
SAYS WE SHELLED IN VAIN
uis Ver,ion of the Occurrences Oh o"h""J
and Mouday-Papcrs OF iaF"h'
Urge spaniards to Sand
by Their Cn1Ors.

Havana, July 1.-THE following are
Spanish accounts Of events which haV'
recently transpired in Cuba:
AT about o'clock on Sunday alter
noon, July 10, the American forces coH1-
menced an attack upon the city CT san
tiago de Cuba by way of the heights OIL
San Juan and Juano They opened llre
of musAetry and artillery, when con-
tinued for one hour. The American
fleet simultaneously bombarded the
city, ceasing fire at p. m. 1t was
without advantage to the Americans,
who did not gan ground, while the
Spanish forces maintained their posi-
tons.
Monday morning the following Amer
lean boats were before that city-name-
ly The New York, Texas, Brooklyn,
Indiana, one monitor and IL transatlan-
tic steamers, the latter standing OH IN
the vicinity Of Siboney. The Americans
began the attack on the city of Santl-
ago with light musketry fire and some
cannons. AT 9 o'clock the fleet began
bombarding the city, and the heavy
batteries attached to the American land
forces opened fire. The last dispatch
received last night from Santiago SAID
that the Spanish troops, notWithstand-
ing the fierce attack on the city, con-
tinued firm and enthusiastic and stood
resolutely at their positions, with IN
creasing determination to resist and re-
pel the enemy. No citizens of Santiago
were injured Among the Spanish forces
one soldier was killed and one officer
and Is soldiers We're wounded.
Spanish Heroisn ExtOlled.
The local papers publish long edi-
torials extolling Spanish heroism at
the sieges of Corona, Saragossa, Bill
bao and Havana and exciting the en-
thusiasm and patriotism of the people,
urging them to initiate the glorious
achievements Of their ancestors. The
Union Constitutional says, concern ng
the siege of Santiago de Cuba, that
that city has not been taken, although
there are 20, 900 Americans against 5000
Spaniards. The Americans have not
advanced their positions perceptibly,
nor have they dared to come forth to
fight the Spanish heroes who successful
ly resisted their first attack
"While we are awaiting news about
this great enterprise in which our heroic
soldiers are engaged, after all it does not
matter which may result, for they may
be relied upon always to take good care
for that which in all of these cases is
still most mportant-namely, the flag's
honor"
The local newspapers publish long ar
ticles giving details of the bombardment
of Las Tunas, province of Santa Clara.
They seem to confirm the reports that
an effort was made to land an American
expedition at Taybacoa, on the south
coast Of that province. The Spaniards
say the Americans were obliged to re-
embark. owing to the stubborn resist
ance made by the local fort, which is
said to have been garrisoned by only 60
men An American warship is said to
have fired 200 shots at the fort. The ex-
petition, it was seen, was finally landed
at Punta Diamanto, on bad ground, the
neighborhood being thick with lagoons
/ and swamp land and the only outlet
closed by fort.
Landing Repulsed.
On July 1, it is further asserted, an
American expedition made an attempt
W ldid a. L una SdllGy dIlu was OUIlSGu
to retreat, leaving one man killed on the
field. Some documents fell into the
hands of the Spaniards, it is added, and
from them it was learned that the man
killed was Indalocio Nunez, a brother
of the leader of the expedition, the in
surgent Brigadier General Emilio Nu-
nez. This is believed to be the second
division Of the expedition which at
tempted a landing at the San Juan riv
er, between Casaldo and Cienfuegos.
The members of the expedition imme
diately cut the telephone lines, compel
ling the Spaniards to use rocket signals
in order to communicate with the fort
until the telephone line was repaired
Meanwhile one of the American auxil
larry cruisers went aground in the shoal
water off Punta Caney. After a great
deal of work on the part of the gunboat
breaking the toWlines at least seven
times it was found to be impossible TO
float the ship. The American gunboat
Machias then set out for HELM and
soon after returned with a monitor
which fired about So shots at Taybacoa
Later the American cruiser was f1oated
off with the rising tide.