The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-05
SATURDAYS FIGHTING,
The Heroic Work Done by the Boys IN
Blue On Land and sea.

Tho enecial correspondent of ycstor-
DAVIS New York sun, with Shaiter army
i'm Cuba. gives the following detailed ac-
count of the second days lighting before
Santiago:
The fighting was resumed about
o'clock on Saturday morning. Inc span
lords made a desperate effort TO recap
ture San Juan hill. The hill was as
saulted again and again. and each time
the enemy was driven back with awful
loss. our Hotchkss guns did great eN-
ecutlon. Finally the enemy was driven
back upon the third intrenchment. Then
the sharpsho0tng began. We tried 10
plant a battery TO dislodge them, but the
fire was too hot. Many men were wound
cd including a major Of the Second AT
tulery. Finally the attempt 10 plant q
battery there was abandoned. Another
place was selected ont of range. but
whence great damage could be done
against the San Juan hlock-house. once
planted. the battery opened fire. and am
assault was made Immediately upon the
block-houso. II VS. not over when the
dispatch boat left
on the other hills Major Dillenbock, OF
the First Artillery. commanding tho
American artillery. opened fire upon the
Spanish Entertainments outside Santiago.
with him were Parkhursts. Grimes ana
Burt's batteries. Ten minutes after the
firing was begun Captain Parkhurst was
shot and badly wounded.
A lot Of others were disabled. the bat
teries not being strongly supported by
the infantry and the position being OK
posed to q raking fire from the Spanish
sharpshooters The guns were withdrawn
and taken to the hin az III Pozo, from
which Captain Capron's battery was
Smelling the Spanish lines.
General Lawton marched from El
Caney upon Santiago at the same time
that the Ninth Massachusetts, and the
Thlrty-third and Thlrty-fourth Michigan
came up the railroad track from Siboney.
This was the position OF the army
when the last couriers LETT. There was
fighting upon an sides driving the Span-
ards back inch by inch. but always back.
The city was within easy reach: our
heavy artillery was badly needed, but
was not there.
SATURDAYS BOMBARDMENT BY
THE FLEET.
orders were issued 20 the feet last
night 10 prepare TO lombard. Before
breakfast the line was formed. In the
line were the Gloucester, New York,
Newark. Indiana Oregon. Iowa. Massa-
chusetts. Texas Brooklyn and Vixen In
the order named. The gunners had re-
ceiyed orders 10 IRE slowly, but not 10
spare anything. The firing commenced
at a signal raised upon the New York
al ten minutes TO q o'clock. The first
shot was fred from the forward turret
guns OF the flagship. IL was Immediately
answered by the batteries 10 the east and
west Of the harbor entrance. The other
| ships quickly took their cue from the
New York. and the bombardment became
general Clouds OF dust began 10 rise
| from the hillsides. The Spanish guns re-
piled for ten minutes Then the men
| seemed TO desert them. SIMPSONS fire
was maintained steadily for half an hour.
when the Newark was ordered out Of
| the line.
SURPRISED THEM
Tho manoeuverng OF the big battle
| ships during the action I'm front OF San
tiago evidently surprised the enemy. As
| the ships changed position. moving on 10
| give those behind them a chance at the
| forts, the Spanards began TO shout, evi-
! IDENTIFY thinking that they were retiring
/ disabled But IL as a sorry day for
them. for their every shot was answered
by one which struck almost the
exact spot whence the last tell
| tale pun OF smoke came from the Span
| ish batteries. The Oregon, which led the
| way firing Deliberately. sailad In almost