Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-08
DISPATCH FROM HAVANA TELLS OF
SANTIAGO FIGHTING.
SPANISH LOSSES MINIMIzED
IT IS ADMITTED. HOWEVER, THAT
MANY OFFICERS FELL.
Captain General Blanco Issues n Proc
Iamation Telling of the Disaster
to Cervern's Fleet, and Urs-
ing the People Not to
he Diaheartened.
Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press,

Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press,
HAVANA, July 6.-Delayed in trans
mission.) The following are Spanish ac
counts of recent events Of the war:
At noon. on July !. two American columns
of 6,OO0 men each made a simultaneous at
tack upon San Juan hill, near Santiago de
Cuba, which was defended by LOCO Span
ish soldiers, and upon Ell Caney. a small
town near Santiago de Cuba, garrisoned
by $50 soldiers.
The Americans attacked with heavy ar
tillery and at the same time the American
fleet bombarded Aguadores beach. The
Americans took possession of San Juan
hill and FL Caney after a hard resistance
upon the part of the Spaniards. The fight
ing lasted all day. The Spanish losses were
200 men at Ell Caney and 400 men at San
Juan hill. Among the Spanish losses We're
two officers and twenty-five soldiers killed.
and the wounded included General Linares
and twenty-slx superior officers, among
them being Colonels Ordones and Gaula and
200 soldiers and eleven sailors.
At Ell Caney, General Vera Del Rey was
seriously wounded and has since died.
Private advices say the Americans lost
1000 men, including 500 seriously wounded.
On July 2 the Americans attacked the
Spanish positions at San Antonio, Canora
and Guaybito. The Spaniards defended
them tenaciously, and did not abandon
their positions.
The garrison of Cobre repelled an insur-
gent attack at the same time, and the
American fleet bombarded the fortifcations
of Moro. Socapa and Punta Gorda, dam
aging MORO castle.
The Spanish army lost Lieutenant Yrizsr,
Of the artillery. wounded. and four soldiers
killed, four seriously wounded and twenty
eight slightly wounded. The Spanish navy
lost three men killed, and the captain of
the Reina Mercedes and six of her crew
were wounded.
At Punta Gorda battery. Second Lieuten-
ant Pima, of the navy, and ore sailor were
wounded.
During the fighting on July 1 Captain
Bustamena, the chief of Admiral Cerveras
staff, and the inventor of the automatic
torpedo boat, was wounded.
The Valasco battery, near MORO castle
Havana, during the night OF July 1, fired
upon the American cruiser Montgomery,
which had approached the coast. some of
the Spanish projectiles fell near the Mont
gomery, which retired speedily.
On July 1 two American ships of 100
tons. having heavy artillery. opened fire
against Manzanillo. The Spanish gunboats
anchored at Manzanillo went to meet them.
The gunboat Delgado Perego was the first
to open fire, and the American ships were
repulsed after forty-ive minutes combat
The Spanish losses were two sailors
wounded and some men slightly wounded
on board the pontoon.
On July an American gunboat, q cruis-
er and two transports, having landing
forces on board. fired over 1000 projectiles
against Tunas de Zaya, province of Santa
Clara. The Spanish artillery answered the
fire, and it was seen that eight projectiles
fell on the deck of the cruiser. The Amer
leans were obliged to retire. Five houses
were burned and twenty-three were in
jured by the artillery fire. Lieutenant
Rhoades was slightly injured. one artill-
eryman was killed and two artillerymen
were wounded and some infantrymen were
wounded, numbers not announced.
The same ships fired Ill shots against
Tayabacoa fort, near Tunas de Zeaya and
landed forces. which were obliged by the
fire of the fort and the Spanish garrison
to re-embark. The fort was slightly dam
aged and one soldier wounded.
The American forces tried to land again.
but the Granada battalion. which was
accommodating in the vicinity. prevented
them. One transport ran ashore and the
American ship did not succeed in pulling
her of.
1t is reported that the insurgents in the
province of Puerto Principe are wearing
black hands on their left arms. which is
supposed a sign Of mourning for some i'm
portant insurgent chief, name unknown,
who died recently.
At 10 o'clock on the morning of July 5,
the chief of the American forces in front
Of Santiago sent an emisSary to General
Toral. the Spanish commander. asking him
to surrender. The answer sent back was
that the Spanish were ready to repel en-
ergetically any aggressive movement.
Captain Genera Blanco has approved and
applauded this answer.
On the Intervention of the foreign con-
suls at Santiago. the Americans gave the
inhabitants twenty-four hours in which to
remove their women and children and sick
persons. The time expired on July at
10 a. m. The Americans, on July ., during
the afternoon attacked the Spanish posi-
tions at Santiago and were repulsed. The
Spaniards had one officer and six soldiers
killed. and SIX officers and seventy soldiers
wounded.
Colonel Escario's column of $500 men had
twenty killed and 10 wounded while march
ing from Manzanillo to Santiago.
Admiral Cerrera has telegraphed to Cap
tain General Blanco the particulars of the
loss of his squadron, saying that. after
an unequal combat. the Spanish vessels
were totally destroyed.
Captain General Blanco has addressed
the following proclamation to the people:
ITO the inhabitants of the island of
Cuba:-Forture does not always accompa-
ny valor. The Spanish fleet commanded by
Admiral Cervera has just accomplished the
greatest act of heroism recorded in naval
annals during the present century. Fight
ing against the American force. three times
its strength. it had yielded gloriously at
moment when it was considered safe from
the peril threatening it within Santiagos
harbor. The blow is a heavy one, but
Spaniards should not be dismayed before
this misfortune, in spite of its gravity. On
the contrary We must show to the world
that our courage will not yield before re-
verses and that We have the energy to
calmly meet adversely and fight against it
until we conquer 1t.
I'VE have forces enough to defend our
tust cause and bring us out triumphant In
our right. if we are united in the sacred
love for our motherland. I'VE must conse-
crate our lives and our property to the
common cause in the hourfOf adversely.