Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-21
'SANTIAGOIS SHIELDED
ST AuGhTER AND DESTRUCTION
ARE APPALLING.
spaniards Are Driven Back at Every
Sortie and Many of the Finest Build
ines Are Reduced to Dust-Shipa
Fire LOG shots.
Sight Was Sickening.

A general bombardment began on San
tiago Monday at 9:35 in the morning
Many of the finest buildings in the city
were reduced to dust. The slaughter ana
devastation became SO great and so SICK
ening to the sight that Gen. Shafter again
sent word begging a surrender OF the city
before it was entirely destroyed. Inc
Spaniards fought like demons, but were
driven back at every attempt that sayored
of sortie. The battleships Indiana ana
New York and the cruiser Brooklyn, from
their position outside the harbor, shelied
the city. These terrible missiles OF &C.
struction, mostly eight and ten-inch shells,
were hurled into the city from distance
of over six miles. simultaneously with
the havoc caused by the shells from the
battleships the army batteries and rifle
pits poured in their deadly fire. There
were 1O6 discharges from the ships, 1u1
Of the shells counting.
When the morning mist which envel-
oped the Spanish line lifted Gen. Shafter
ordered that each shot be aimed at some
particular object and the firing at inter
walls Of ten minutes. No Gattling guns
were used. The infantry did little firing,
and only for the purpose of picking off in
oAS1uuIA cpAAlt1IOos l. uC LAdA AAOAAAe~AANA
was excellent, as evinced by an occasional
headlong plunge Of hostile sharpshooter
from a tree The Spanish batteries fired
four rounds harmlessly. simultaneously
with the land attack, the New York and
Brooklyn moved close to the shore at
Aguadores. The New York wig-wagged
to the beach Signalers went to the crest
Of the ridge to observe the effect Of the
oh hill nirphf -ivo oh
from the New York, fired at high eleya-
ton. The men on the ridge telephoned
Shafter, and an hour later signaled to the
New York. The .gunners changed the
range and fred second shot. Again a
wait, more signaling and fine calculation
by the gunners. The third shell finally
sped over the hill. The signal men were
soon wig-wagging excitedly, the officers
reported, and the jackies on the New York
cheered; they had the right range at last.
Then the firing began in earnest. The
range was $500 yards and the direction
was north by q degrees west. The New
York fired at fve-minute intervals At
it's eighteenth shot the Brooklyn moved
in and at the twenty-siXth began firing.
Her fire, like that of the New York, was
slow. The Indiana joined in and swung
Aer lurTetS 10 SLafDOaru, lSllHS the snip.
She then opened with broadside from
her S-inch guns, firing much faster than
the New York and Brooklyn. The shore
telephone line was ever active, and the
wig-wag men on the hill were busy telling
of the effectiveness of the fire.
At 12:45, the ships having fired 1O6 ex-
plosive shells, the shore signaled that
Shafter had sent flag of truce to the
enemy and the firing ceased. At 1 o'clock
Shafter sent Major Noble into the Span
ish lines, demanding surrender. just as
the ships ceased action the Yale arrived
with Gen. Miles on board. The Yale sail
ed around the flagship and was literally
cheered Gen. Miles landed at Siboney
and made an inSpectiOn