The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-06-09
shot AND she'll.
Fleet Bonn
barded Forts of
Santiago.
SHIPS ENTEREDMINED HARBOR
Reported 70 Have Engaged Corvera's
Spanish SQuadron-The Engagement
Lasted About Two Hours-Spanieh
Losses Were Heavy-City Not Hurt.


Losses Were Heavy-City Not Hurt.
Cape Haytien. June 2.-Advices just
received from Havana say that since
O'Clock this afternoon the American
feet at Santiago de Cuba has been
cannonading the batteries of Moro
castle, La Socapa and Punta Gorda.
At the same time, it is added, the
American ships have been engaged
with the Spanish warships. The firing
was extremely heavy.
At 3:45 P. NJ. the cannonading be-
came less heavy against the fortifica-
tons and was more accumulated in the
locality where the fleets were engaged.
$40 P. NAT this hour. the cable
is still working from Santiago. Pri-
vate messages intimate that there has
been severe fight between the Ameri.
can fleet and the outer Notifications
and the Spanish fleet. The fight lasted
the greater part of the afternoon. The
advantage appears to have been with
the Americans.
According to the latest advices the
com bat is still in progress.
Persons who climbed Lookout noun
tain, at the entrance Of Cape Haytien
harbor, declared that they heard can
nonading, low, but distinct, to the west
and to the north, beyond Tortuga
island.
The press correspondent, who was at
the signal station about the same time,
also heard sounds resembling cannon.
ade. The wind was in the right direc-
ton to carry the detonations to him.
It seems certain that the fleet that
the Haytien gunboat saw passing Cape
Maysi going northward found its oppor-
tunity of turning backward across the
front of an opposing force.
11:15 P. M.-According to advices
from Spanish source, ID American
warships and two torpedo-boats were
engaged In the combat at Santiago.
A careful fire was directed against
the batteries of MORO castle until 3:45
P. M, when discharges of cannon
began to be heard at sea of the port.
These discharges continued until 4
O'Clock, then entirely ceased.
From the Spanish account it is i'm
possible to judge as to the exact merits
of the encounter.
moro castle is at the entrance Of
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, La
Socapa is q short distance inside the
harbor entrance, and Punta Gorda is
situated on point we'll inside the har.
Dor of Santiago de Cuba, showing that
the American feet has entered the har.
Dor, according to the Havana advices,
and has engaged the Spanish feet IN
those waters.)
Port an Prince. Hayti, June a.
About O'Clock this afternoon, feet
composed of IA warships, of which the
cruiser New York displayed the flag
of Rear-Admiral Sampson, and mum.
Der of torpedo-boats began lombard
ment with heavy guns of the forts and
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. The
American fire was directed principally
against the forts and the harbor.
The. forts of Moro castle, LA Socapa
and Punta Gorda suffered especially.
The cannonading was very persistent
and cannot have failed to be destruc.
tive. It lasted until 3:45 P. NJ.
The town, which is situated neal
the inner end of the harbor, escaped
damage.
At 3:45 the cannonading diminished.
About O'Clock, cannon discharges
were heard at a distance presumably
at seal, continuing for some time,
when the firing ceased completely. The
Spanish authorities maintain strict
silence as to the number Of victims,
who were apparently numerous.