The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
Lieutenant Blue Makes Another
Trip Ashore
And Finds Cervera's Fleet
Short One Vessel.
TORPEDO DESTROYER
Is Missing From the HarbOr
Since His Former Trip.
Goes Within 400 Yards of the
Spanish Lines.

Copyright. 1898, by Associated Press)
Off Santiago de Cuba. Monday, June
q, via Kingston, Jamaica. June Is
Lieut.. Victor Blue of the auxiliary gum
boat Suwanee returned to the fleet to-
day from another investigating trip
ashore. He reported that Admiral Ger
vera's ships all in the harbor. with
the exception of one torpedo boat de-
stroyer. They are at anchor and show
no signs of activity
Lieut.. Blue went ashore on Saturday,
to the west Of Morro castle, accompan-
led by some Cuban guides He ad-
vanced until about two miles north OF
Cubanas and almost up to the enemy's
batteries. He Travelled so miles and re-
Joined the Suwanee this morning. At
one time the lieutenant was at Cuban
outpost, separated only by four hum
dred yards from a Spanish outpost
They popped away at each other all
the time" said Lieut. Blue, but 1 do
not think the Cubans hurt the Span
iards very much and I know the Span
iards did not hurt the Cubans"
Lieut.. Blue was able to accurately To-
cate the position of each of Admiral
Cervera's ships
Rear Admiral Sampson warned his
fleet this morning to exercise great
care in shooting at the hills east of
MORO castle, pointing out that the
American army had advanced and that
our own troops might be depIoyed on
the hill side.
1t is hardly likely that any serious
action will be taken by the navy until
Wednesday BY that time the army
is expected to be ready for another for
ward movement
The dynamite gunboat Vesuvius fired
three shells last night. They fell in tho,
vicinity of Morro castle and the east
ern batteries.
During the night a loud explosion oc-
CURED on shore near Aguadores. It is
believed to have been caused by the
Spaniards trying to blow up the rail-
road trestle near that place. It is now
said that Juragua, may be selected as
the permanent coaling harbor for the
fleet
Gustav Weineck,an ordinary seaman,
belonging to the flagship New York,
was drowned yesterday. The New
York was coaling in front of Moro
castle, from the collier Alexander, when
Weineck jumped from the collier in an
attempt to get on board his own ship
He fell between the flagship and the
collier and sank at once. The body
was not recovered.
The Dolphin has gone to the Havana
blockade and the Helena and the Yank-
ton have gone to the southern blockade.
A bulletin issued to the fleet by Rear
Admiral Sampson yesterday said:
From a report made by one of the
wounded, nephew of Surgeon BerryhilI
of the flagship New York, d consider
able part of the damage to our troOps
on Friday last was done by seven
millimeter machine guns, manned by
seamen so that there would seem to
be some probability in the report OF
the use ashore of the crews of Admiral
Cervera's squadron"
General Shafter to the Front.
Copyright, 1898. by Associated Press.)
Juragua, Province of Santiago de
Cuba, June 81, per the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Wanda, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 2S.-Major General Shaf-
ter in command of the United States I
army of invasion arrived here on board
the transport Serguranca from Bafquirj
with Col: John Jacob Astor, Captain
Stewart Brice and Lieuts. Milay and
Noble. and his staff, at about 2 o'clock
this afternoon. He was met by Gen.
Bates, who was experimenting the
landing of cOmmiSSary supplies in the
surf.
Gen. Shafter. in full uniform ana
wearing a straw helmet was soon
mounted a large handsome horse
and rode through the town, surveying
the scene of the landing operations and
the camps of the troops. He halted for
a moment before the cottage which
serves as the headquarters of the Gu
ban insurgents and where Generals
Garcia and SaStillo paid their respects
to the American commander. About
an hour later Gen. Shafter struck out
on the road to the front in order to
consult with Gen. Wheeler and the di-
vision commanders and look over the
field of operations before Santiago de
Cuba. The general said he would prob
ably return to the Juragua headquart-
ers tonight Permanent hospital ar
rangements are to be provided at Jur-
a. a