The herald., 1898-06-02
SOME OF THE FACTS
Gathered by Correspondents at Mole
Sta Nicholas

Gathered by Correspondents at Mole
st, Nicholas
NEW YORK, June IAN Evening Q
Journal special from Cape Haytien .
says: .
The torpedo boat Porter arrived at .
. Mole st. Nicholas at o'clock this .
morning with dispatches for Wash .
. ington. She left Immediately. But .
before going to sea the following .
. story of the bombardment of Santiago Q
de Cuba was obtained by your cores .
. pendent at the Mole: Q
. The American squadron, augment .
ed by the torpedo boat Porter and the .
. auxiliary cruiser New Orleans, ap- .
. preached the entrance to the harbor Q
. Of Santiago de Cuba at about 1890 0
. pm, the Iowa leading. Inside the .
. entrance to the harbor was seen one 0
. of the warships of Cerveras fleet, Q
. stripped for action. AS the American Q
. fleet drew near, the New Orleans was .
. detached and steamed forward ahead .
of the Iowa, Texas and Massachu- Q
. sets. One of the forts opened fire .
. on her and she replied, the other ships 0
. directing their fire at the battery of .
. Punta Gorda within the harbor and to Q
westward of the position occupied by Q
. the Spanish ship. The latter replied .
. to the fire and Immediately became .
target for all the American ships en- .
gagged in the battle. She retired be- .
hind protecting head land and was .
. not seen again during the engage .
. ment. Q
. fa1
. Fighting Bob Evans; the Massa- Q
chusetts, Captain +. j. Higginson; .
. the Texas, Captain J. w. Philip, and .
. the New Orleans, Captain William Q
. Folger. kept up their terrific fire .
. against the Moro, Socapa and Punta .
. Gorda forts for two hours, their pro- .
. jectiles of enormous size, doing ire Q
. mendous damage to the defenses of .
. the harbor. Q
. The masonry of Socapa and Moro Q
. was battered almost into dust and Q
. the forms of Spanish artillerymen Q
. and infantry could plainly be seen fly D
ing to safety behind the neighboring Q
. hills. .
. The auxiliary cruiser which Joined Q
Schley's fleet just before the battle .
. took place was hit by shells from the Q
. forts and it is thought she was SER Q
. iously damaged. Q
. After seeking the protection of a Q
. jutting head land, the Spanish war; Q
ships continued to fire projectiles over Q
. the hills toward the fleet. but they had .
. no range, not even direction, to their .
. shots and the shells fell harmlessly Q
. into the sea. @
= hot "a of yrtrz
. wounded on the Spanish side is enor- Q
. nous no one doubts, for time and 0
. again the American shells hit the Q
. batteries squarely and amid the fly 0
. ing masonry and debris the forms of 0
. men were seen. q
. The damage done to the American o
. fleet cannot be learned, but 1t is Q
not thought that any person was 0
. killed-indeed. if any was wounded. Q
The Havana Report
HAVANA, June 1.-The following Span
ish account of the reported engagement off
Santiago de Cuba has been issued here:
The American fleet, consisting of the
Iowa, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, Texas,
New ORLEANS, Marblehead, Minnesota AMI
another cruiser in addition to six small
vessels took up a position on May 81 on
the western side of the mouth of Santiago
de Cuba channel, opening fire from the
first five vessels. The Spanish cruiser Girls
tobal Colon was anchored toward Punta
Gorda and could be seen from the omen
sea.
The fire Of the American fleet was an
swered by Moro, Socapa and Punta Gorda
batteries and by the cruiser Cristobal
Colon.
The American fleet fired seventy shots.
with projectiles of 32.' without causing
the least damage.
The bombardment lasted ninety minutes
and the American fleet retired with trans
atlantic steamer auxiliary cruiser) dam
aged. Two shells were seen to explode on
the Iowa's stern and there was a fire on
another battleship. Several projectiles fell
inside the harbor, near the Spanish war;
ships.
There is great enthusiasm at Santiago
de Cuba and here.
Ell Moro Destroyed
PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti. June 1, $3.50
been received here from a Spanish source
Santiago de Cuba yesterday.
The Spanish batteries first answered the
fire of the American squadron in a lively
manner. After twenty minutes of firing,
directed in a superior manner upon the
part of the American fleet. the Spanish
battery began to weaken and tho American
ships concentrated violent fusilade upon
Ell Moro. destroying It completely. Tho
forts at Socapa and Puntn Gorda fired tn,
last shots The Spanish loss must have
been considerable. Details are lacking as
to the American loss The spaniards prs-
tend to have struck the American vessels
several times, but this information is ac
cepted under reserve here.
At four o'clock yesterday afternoon. the
American squadron ceased firing. At that
hour there was no Spanish vessel IN slrht.