Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-22
ROBSON IS FIRST TO ENTER
Commanded One of the Laun-
Ches Which Took Up the
Mines at Santiago.
THE WRECKED CASTLES.
Six Ships Fall to Americans AS the
Result of General Toral'S
Surrender.


h"rpor Mines MADE harmless-Blown Up
by American Launches-Two Had Been
Exploded by the Merrimac-Neither Com
tributed to sinking of the Collier-Bom-
bardment Not Seriously Destructive to
the For,iHcations
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atbar vessels liz at The ,th., and If The
harbor at Santiap, nr,r,a,
soon after noon rnn,nodoro Scb1av
with Cantain Cook of fine Rr,olzi,.n.
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tenant. Lieutenant r. w wells the
flag sacretarv ana thraa fnvital o,rre-
snnndan+s went in+o the barb,r an a
steam launcb which movad slo,ylv IN
order to make Close observations IF the
SPANISH forts and batteries
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tbe fac- that Ntorro Castle was not de-
n,olisbed Inv tba b,n,bardment Cantain
/ Cook saving.
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ruins anvhov.
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