The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.

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Kingston. Jamaica. July 2. s a. m.-Be-
fore o'clock this morning the crew of
the flagship were astir. eating a hur-
ried breakfast. and at $3.50 o'clock "gen-
eral quarters was sounded and the
flagship headed in towards Aguadores.
about three miles east of MORO cas-
tie. The other ships retained their
oiockading stations. Along the surf
beaten shore the smoke Of an approach
ing train from Altares was seen. It
was composed of open cars full Of Gen.
eral Dufiieid's troops. A mile east, at
Aguadores. the train stopped and the
cuban scouts proceeded along the rail-
road tracks. The troops got out of
the cars and soon formed in a long. thin
line standing out vividly against the
yellow rock that rose perpendicularly
ABOVE, squadding them OF from the
man oody or the army. which is on
north. 'e'
From the quarter Of the flagship there
was signal by a vigorous wie-waR-
ging letter. and In a few minutes later
from lump OF green at the waters
edge came an answering army. This
was the first cooperation for offensive
purposes between the army ana navy
The landing OF the army at Baiouiri
ana Altares was purely a naval AFFAIR.
win the flag in his hand the soldier
ashore looked like a butterfly.
are you waiting for us to begin?"
was the signal made by Rear Admiral
Sampson TO the army. ~
Generai Duffield is ahead with the
scouts, came the answer from the shore
TO the flagship.
BY this time II was 7 O'Clock and the
aamiraI ran the ships bow within
ee-quarters OF mile from the
the forenoon, and the daring u,av Us
was handled by Captain ChadvicL
within sound OF the breakers made ,he
Supan pilot on board stare with aston
The suanee was In company with the
Gie.p. sun closer In shore. and the
gloucester was to the westward raa.
Morro castle. From the southward ,hs
the westward P'S'''on 10
Her decks were black with soo o~
more troops as she went aIonss,de a..
nassnip and was told to disembark the
oooPs at altares. Then Admiral
..Wt. sisnaIled TO General DuffeId:
firing?" W commence
IN nttle while a white nag on shore
sent back the answer: ~ s''''e
when the rest OF the command Ar
rives. Then I will signal you
~ was a long and tedious wait for
ehe snips before the second 50 carloads
vi troops came pulling along from Al
,ares. BY $3.50 o'clock the last OF The
soldiers had left the open Railroad
tracks. disappearing In the thick hrush
that covered the eastern side OF Aeuad-
ores. Ihe water In the sponge tuhes
IN the breeches In the big guns VS.
growing hot under the sun. on shors
tnere was no sign OF the enemy. They
%e.s Deneved 10 be on the western
oiuHs. Between the bluffs runs a rocLry
gully leading into Santiago city. or
the extremity OF the western army was
an OLD Castella fort. from which the
nags were flying. and on a parape, q, |
the eastern hill commanding the gully
Two stretches OF red earth could cas-
ly be seen against the brush. These |
were the rife pits
AT 1o:l5 the signal for the rarshin
was wagged to Commences dr,ng a,d
minute later the New York's guns
oiazed away at the rife pits and at the
OLD fort. The Suanee and Cloucester
Joined In the echoes which ruunbIed /
around and filled the gully. All the
stored up thunder Of the clouds seemed 4
10 have broken loose. and smoke soon
rose over the hills and the gully was
-
came more deliberate. OF our trocns
ashore In the brush nothing could be
seen. but the ping" ming" of the |
small arms hoated out to sea during
The lull OF the big guns which peppered
me rifle pits. and clouds OF red earth
arose around them.
An eight-inch shell from the Newark
cropped In the massive old fort. and
clouds OF white dust and huge stones
1lled the air. When the small shells
lit Its battlements. almost hidden bv
green creepers. fragments Of masonry
anne tumbling down. shot from the
suanee hit the eastern parapet. and n
away like air. Amid the
moke and the debris the fiagstafr was
'een TO fall from IT,
The nag has been shot down." shout
d the crew. but when the smoke
feared away the emblem OF Spain was
cen to be still flying and blazing bril-
iantly In the sun. though the STAN was
,ending toward the earth. Apparently
he nagstafr had been caught firmly
n the wreckage OF the fort. A few
more shots leveled the battlements
When the firing ceased Lieutenant
Delehanty OF the Suanee
vas anxious TO finish his work. so he
ignailed 10 the flagship. asking permis-
ion TO knock down the Spanish flag
Yes. II you can do IL in three shots'
vas the reply.
The suanee then lay about i.s00 yards
rom the old fort. She took her time. ,
Lieutenant Blue carefully aimed the ,
gun. and the crews Of all the
hips watched the incident. When the
moke OF the shot cleared away only
NO steamers of the flag were left The ,
hell had gone through the center OF
he bunting. A delighted yell broke
birth from the crew OF the Suanee. Two I
r three minutes later the Suanee fred {
gain. and huge clouds OF debris rose
rom the base OF the Flagstaff For a
ew seconds IL was impossible to tell
hat had been the effect OF the shot. I
hen II was seen that the shell had |
My added TO the wreckage OF the fort. | q
ne hagstar seemed 10 have a charmed | q
xistence. and the Suanee had only one q
nance left. IL seemed hardly possi- | !
e for her 20 achieve her object with | 4
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