Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-06-18
PERILOUS MISSION
Successfully Accomplished by
Naval Lieutenant Blue.
CERVERA'S SHIPS LOCATED.
Officially Declared Bottled Up" in
...-. Santiago Harbor.
CERVERA'S SHIPS LOCATED,
THE MARINES HARD STRUGGLE

To Maintain the Ground Gained and Keep
Our Flag Flying Over Cuban Soil-Span-
iards Sent Three Thousand Men by Train
to Attack Them, But They Held Their
Own Against Desperate Odds-Fighting
Against Exhaustion While Bravely Await /
ing the Arrival of the Invading Army.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 15.-The de-
lay in the arrival of the transports is
ascribed among the officers and men
OF the fieet of Santiago to fear that
after all Admiral Cervera's squadron
might not be IN Santiago harbor. Once
for all Admiral Sampson decided to
settle this question officially, and on
Saturday last he sent Lieutenant Vic
tor Blue, OF the gunboat Suwanee, to
investigate Lieutenant Blue landed
on Saturday and proceeded with guides
to the hills overlooking the harbor and
the city. He distinctly saw and def
nitely located four Spanish armored
cruisers and two torpedo boat de-
stroyers- He saw also three small
cruisers or Gunboats.
The results of his expedition he re-
ported Monday morning to Admiral
Sampson on the deck Of the flagship
New York. Lieutenant Blue travelled
about 79 miles. following the east
ward line OF the city. He brought out
TO the flagship copy OF Santiago
paper issued last Saturday, in which
complaint is made that the navy and
army are failing to- distribute to the
citizens their portions Of the Drovis-
ions remaining IN the city.
Lieutenant Blues report has def
nitely exposed the fiction that any oi
Cervera's cruisers were in the BAHIA
mas. or in a position to attack the
transports, which are now confidently
expected at an early date.
Lieutenant Blue reported also tina
skirmishing continues in the hill
around Santiago between the Cuban
and Spaniards. The latter have beel
repairing the Notifications of the city
as It is expected that Admiral Samp
son will renew the bombardment Il
anticipation OF a possible arrival an
landing of troops this week.
General Calixto Garcia had been eA
pected to arrive near Santiago to re
port to Admiral Sampson Monday, bu
II turned out that the informatio
upon which this expectation was base
was incorrect. AS yet the where
abouts of General Garcia is not def
nitely known
For wonder. IL Is believed tn;
the marines at Guantanamo will
able to maintain their position unit
the long expected troops arrive. Du
ing the second night attack by Il
Spanish, which ended at daybreak
Saturday morning, they held the
ground against desperate odds, al
the discovery Of the bodies Of IS Spa
ish. including lieutenant, shows he
deadly was the American defense ~
Spanish sent 1900 men by train fro
the city OF Guantanamo to alta
them. but, pressed close by the Anne
ican fre, the Spanish were unable
reach the earthworls. The Marbl
head shelled the woods, but could n
locate the Spanish line with acc
racy. She has since been reinforc
BY the Dolphin.
The Dolphin on Monday morning
Gated the Spanish water station on t
ocean side OF the harbor entran'
which supplied the water for the 1
tscking force. The we'll was situat
n q blockhouse windmill. having
snail gsrgison. "a waa ahelled