The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03
Duffisld'S Troops In Sight Of the
Ships.
SHELLS FALL IN SANTIAGO.
Workmanship Of Lieut.. Blue Proves
Magnificent.

Copyright 1898. by the Associated Press.
or Santiago de Cuba, July /. via King
ston, jam, July 2. s a. m.-Before o'clock
tl4s morning the crew of the flagship
were astir, eating a hurried breakfast, and
at $3.50 general quarters" was sounded
and the flagship headed in toward Aqua
dores. about three miles east of Moro
Castle. The other ships retained their
blockading stations.
Along the surf beaten shore the smoke
of an approaching train from Altares was
seen. 1t was composed of open cars full
of Gen. DumeId's troops. At the cut
mile east of Aguadores, the train stopped
and the Cuban scouts proceeded along the
railroad track. The troops got out Of the
cars and soon formed In a long thin line.
standing out wildly against the yellow
rocks that rose perpendicularly above,
shutting them Off from the main body OF
the army, which is on the east side OF
the hin, several miles north.
From the quarter Of the flagship there
was a signal BY a vigorously -wagged
letter. and q few minutes later, from
clump OF green at the waters edge, came
an answer from the army. This was the
first cooperation for offensive purposes
between the army and navy. With the
flag In his hands the soldier ashore look
ed like a butterfly.
Are you waiting for us to begln7" was
the signal made by Rear Admiral Samp-
son TO the army.
Gen Duffield IL ahead with the scouts"
was the answer from the shore to the
flagship.
BY this time It was 7 o'clock and the
admiral ran the hagships bow within
three-ouarters Of mile OF the beach. She
remained almost as near during the fore
noon and the daring way she was handled
by Capt Chadwick, within sound OF the
breakers, made the Cuban pilot on board
stare with astonishment.
The suwanee was in company with the
flagship, still closer in shore and the
Gloucester was to the westward, mean
Moro Castle.
From the southwark the Newark came
up and took a position to the westward.
Her decks were black with 1900 or more
troops She went alongside of the nag
ship and was told to disembark the troops
at Aicires.
Then Admiral Sampson signalled to Gen.
Dunield: when do you want US to CONF
mepce firing?
In little while a flag on shore sent
back the answer: when the rest Of the
command arrives. Then 1 win signal
you"
Il was a long and tedious wait for the
ships before the second fifty carloads or
troops came putting along from Altares.
Nv $3.50 a. m. the last of the soldiers had
left The open RAILROAD tracks, disappearing
i'm the thick brush that covered the eastern
side OF Aguadores inlet
The water in the sponge tubs under the
breeches OF the big guns was growing hot
In the burning sun. Ashore there was no
sign Of the enemy. They were believed to
be on the western bluff.
Between the bluffs runs a rocky gully
leading into Santiago city.
On the extremity of the western arm
was an old castellated fort from which
the Spanish flag wac flying, and on the
parapet on the eastern hin, commanding
the gully two stretches of red earth could
easily be seen against the brush. They
we're the rifle pits.
At 1915 a signal fag ashore wig-wagged
to Admiral Sampson TO commence firing,
and inmate later the New York's guns
b.azed away at the rifle pits and at the
old fort.
The Suwanee and Gloucester Joined in the
echoes which rumbled around and filled
the gully
All the stored up thunder of the clouds
seemed 10 have broken loose. and smoke
soon rose over the hills, and the gully was
shut out from view.
Then the firing became more deliberate.
OF our troops ashore in the brush nothing
copld be seen, but the ping" ping" OF
the small AIMS of the army fioated out TO
sea during the occasional lul in the firing
Of the big guns, which peppered the rifle
pits until clouds OF red earth rose above
them.
An eight-lnch shell from the Newark
dropped in the massive old fort, and clouds
Of white dust and huge stones filled the
air
When the small shells hit its hattlementss
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