Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-18
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The war goes on with no signs oi
abatement. Within the past week
the first Americans were killed.
They were all killed on sea, on
ships of war. Two at Porto Rice
where Sampson had gone TO find
the Spanish iieet, but the Spanish
commander was like the lrishman' Is
flee, when they thought they had
caught him he wasn't there. 30
Sampson the commander of the
American fleet bOmbar,ied The
place. and ii Was there the two
americans we're killed by shot
from the Spanish forts. \ number
Of Americans were kiile in attempt
ing to land on Cuba. See account
under head of Naval Warfare
The Cuban rebels are poorly sup
piled with arms and munitions 0f
war An effort was made on the
18th 20 land from the American
ship Gu-sie al Fahanas ?"GG rites
and otter munitions Of war for the
Cubans. with about 100 members of
the First infantry of the t. ). Reg
ularS under the command of Cap
tain j. II. Dorst. ! body of rebels
was 10 be at Cab&nas to meet the
American soldiers, instead of the
rebels being there a body Of Spanish
soldiers held the place and opene;.
fire on the Americans. The fire
was returned. with what effect is
not known. One American was
wounded. The GuSSie when last
heard from was trying To find Il
landing place among rebel friends
to give them arms and munitions OF
war with which to fight the span
iar,lS. \ more considerable fight
than that took place on Friday in
the habor of ticnfuegas on the OPP
OSite OF the Island from Havana
Three gun boats. the harblehead
the Nashville. and the WinSiow.
had been sent to ticnfuegoS to cut
the cable connecting Havana ana
Santiago De Cuba. Il place AT the
west end of cuba. Four small
boats We're lowered, the sea tcle-
graph wire was grappled and cut.
Several thousand Spanish troops
lay concealed from sight behind
breast works on the shore and from
them poured yol,ey after yolleyattEe
men engaged cutting the cable. Ih e
three gunbOats mentioned above
Shcilcd the shore batteries from Il
distance of thousand yards, q
light house on the shore was DC
molished aud ether fortitications
battered. Sin ntea on board the
ships were wounded and among
them was Commander W. Maynard
q. the Nashville. ANA Lieutenant {.
81. WinsIOw of same ship. In the
four boats = men were wounded and
one man was killed. Several thou
sand the Pennsylvania volunteer
guard were moved by rail by way
of the Juniata Valley and Pitts
burg and Cincinnati 80 the south "a
preparatory step to the invasion
of Cuba There are $40, 900 Span
iSh troops on Cuba, and as soon a
capture can be made of the Span
ish fleet, that has been dodgin:
among the many islands ot the vt
lantic the American troops will b'
transported tO Cuba To give battl;
to the Spaniar,!>. 1t has bee
deemed best not to attempt to lane
troops until the Spanish !icct la
been disposed Of One OF the sing
ular fortunate circumstances fU
Americans, and unfortunate tO
the Spaniards, was that OF the las
Spanish gun boat on the Pacifi
ocean steaming into Manila harbC
on the eth inst unconscious Of III
fact of the eXistancc of state {
war 1t had been on long crui,
and when Il cannon from one ,
Dewey'S ship signaled il to heaI
to the commander was greatly Su-
prised and could scarcely belieN
that he and ship ana crew had ,b'
come prisoners of war to the Unite
States. Dewey is wonderful
fortunate man