The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-24
UNDER SIMPSONS GUNS.
Some Thrilling and Spectacular Incl
dents of the Landing.

OS4JS OIL Lu6 LANDING.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
of Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday,
June %, 2:3O p. m. (via Playa Del Este.
Guantanamo Bay, June 23.)-General
Skaters forces, as this dispatch is
written. are being landed without op-
position To speak of at Baiquiri, IL
miles east of FL MORO. The landing
thus far has been successful in every
respect 1t was covered by a naval
commandment.
Four thousand troops are ashore at
this hour and probably 1900 will be
ashore by nightfall. One man killed
on the Texas is the only casualty so far.
At . o'clock this morning the work of
lowering the boats from the New York,
Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa and Brook
Ign began. Forty-eight men went from
the flagship in the steam launch and
the cutters.
The Vesuvius a few hours before,
stole up under the eastern hills of San
tiago harbOr and landed three gun cot
ton shells in the neighbOrhood of the
eastern battery. Three loud reports.
three sharp flashes and clouds of earth
and smoke marked their fall. 1t is be-
ieved that one shell did damage to the
emplacementS. The western battery
fired two futile shots after the Vesu-
Vius.
Before s o'clock the Texas, proceed
ing close inshcre, proceeded to Ca
banas, two and a half miles west of
Elmoro, to make a feint at landing
troops there. The transports which
were to have accompanied the Texas
were still far out of position. Sudden
~ a puff Of smoke shot out from the
western battery, showing that the en-
envy were deVoting attention to the
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firing at the western batteries with her
Il and 6-inch guns, and with her small
er guns at blockhOuSe in q small in
let in Cabanas. For an hour the duel
between the Texas and the forts con-
tinued. The most spectacular event so
far in the war it was. The marksman-
ship of the Texas was marvellous.
Though over two miles away and in an
awkward position, she dropped shell
after shell right on the ridge Of the
hill where the enemy's guns lay.
Clouds of yellow dust raised high in
the air. The crew on the flagship
greeted each of those with loud cheers.
Puffs of white smoke shot through the
yellow canyon. These were shots from
the enemy. They stuck to their guns
well, but their aim was wild, the shots
falling some a mile ahead and some a
mile astern Of the Texas. Finally the
enenly's shots became few and far be-
tween. They had probably been driven
from their guns.
An the other battleships in the
United States squadron lay in a semi
circle, watching the wonderful work
of the Texas and not wishing to dis
tract the enemys attention from the
successful feint.
On land still further to the westward
General Rabi and 500 Cubans were
making a military demonstration to as
ciSf IN, 111ol-irac r.dc
trate their troops to the west of San
tiago.
NAVAL ATTACK.
Meanwhile lively naval attack was
in progress east of the harbor at Aqua
dores, village two or three miles east
of FL MORO The Eagle and Glouces-
ter commenced to fire at the block
houses there. The bluff was peppered
with the smoke clouds of these ex-
ploding shells.
A few miles further to the east the
Hornet, Helena and Bancroft were in
the picturesque harbor of Turenada de
Los Aitaros, banging away at two
blockhouses on the side of a hill, which
rises above the deserted village. The
heavy swell caused these craft to roll
considerably and the surf broke vici-
oesly against the rocks. The sun shone
bright, light breeze blew, and the
gunboats, half envsloped in white
smoke, nestled in these fine harbors,
forming 4 picturesque sight. They
were feinting more than fighting.
From Cabanas to Baiquiri, Il miles of
coast, the ridge was dotted with the
smoke Of American shells The battery
west of Ell Moro was the only point
where the enemy appeared to make any
serious attempt to reply. The sharp
reports of the batteries of the smaller
boats filled the air, the echoes dying
AWAY into the great hills behind