The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-10
OUR SOLDIERS N CUBA.
The First Landing Made
Near Santiago.
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~CANN0NADING RENEWED

Torpedo Boat Destroyer BY the Mas
sachusetss-Troops Landed Near San.
tiago Under Protection from Our
War~hiPs-Heavy Cannonading-Thc
Merrimae Crew Confined in MORO
Castle.
copyrighted by Associated PressD
kingston. ia, June y has been
received here today from Port Antonio
confirming the report brought there yes-
tercay by a vessel from Santiago de Gu
ba, saying the Spanish torpedo boat de-
stroyer Terror (Furor) had been sunk nv
an American warship. II appears thar
the battleship Oregon saw a long craft
sneakfng close to the shore and heading
toward the harbor. She signaled the
craft to turn to and the signals were i'm
properly arranged. whereupon the Ore
gon opened fire upon her. A l3-inch shell
struck the torpedo boat amidshfps and
she sank with all hands. The vessel Is
supposed TO have been the Spanish tor
pedo boat destroyer Terror. trying To
make her way from Porto Rico into tha
harbor of Santiago de Cuba, to retoin the
fleet Of Admiral Cervera, with which She
arrived at Fort de France, island of Mar
Unique. The Terror was compelled TO re-
main at Fort de France owing to her
poners being out of order. On the other
hahd, 1t Is believed the torpedo boat de-
sIroyer sunk may have been the Furor
OF Admiral Cervera'S feet. as the latest
reports concerning the Terror seem to
snow that her boilers We're still oar Of
order. "
copyrighted by Associated Press)
On Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dauntless, OFF Santiago de
CUBA VIA. Is nQSran Ia Itna q
Whether the American fleet sunk A
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer on Fri
day night has not been absolutely con-
firmed.
At 10 o'clock Friday night, the cruiser
New Orleans discovered what appeared to
De a torpedo boat destroyer close to the
shore and signaled the flagship New
York that it was evident a night torpe-io
attack was to be made. Both the New
York and the New Orleans opened fire
and their shells burst around the dark
object. FINALLY, a 13-inch shell from the
Massachusetts mot the Oregon as first
reported) was fired and exploded. The
search lights of the vessels were turned
on the spot where the supposed destroyer
had been sighted, but not a trace of tie
boat could be found, and ii is believed
aboard the New York that she was sunk.
The first assumption was that the YES
sci was the Terror. but it is thought nov
that 1t was the Pluton or the Furor, as
the Terror is not understood to nave been
at Santiago. On Saturday two hwarz
kopf tOrpedoes were found floating two
miles south of ell Moro. This is the class
of torpedo used by the Spanish and one
of the two found had only the practice
head.
Many officers of the fleet believe that
a darkened railway train that was NOV
ing along the shore was the real object
OF the Do~mbardment instead of a Destroy
er. No wreckage has been found. no
dead bodies have been noticed and it is
possible that the t~orpedoes were some of
those fired at the collier Merrimac when
Lieutenant Hobson sunk her, which sub
sequently loated outside Of the harbor.
Admiral Sampson is determined not to
allow the Spanish to remove the Merri-
mac from the spot where she lies. On
Saturday 1T was reported that they were
working at the hull and the American
fleet formed in line of battle, with or
ders to lombard. 1t turned out that the
Spanish were not so engaged and the feet
withdrew. Admiral Sampson had given
special orders that Ell Moro, where the
heroes of the Merrimac are imprisoned.
should be spared in the firing. Admiral
| CerVera's polite assurances were ac-
companied by the statement that Lieu
| tenant HobSon and his men were confiu-
ed there. This placing Of prisoners in the
direct line of fire is denounced by the
American officers as a Thirteenth century
defense, an act of incarnate cruelty.
General Castillo, commanding the Gu
ban forces in the west and north of the
| pIOtlHCt VI SdlIIdSO, HAS Dehn concern
trating 1000 Cubans in the vicinity of the
city.
DENIAL OF THE RUMOR.
Kingston. ia. tune 1.-THE Associated
Press dispatch boat Dauntless reports
considerable doubt whether the American
fleet sank a Spanish torpedo boat de-
stroyer Friday night. There is no abso-
Lutte confirmation. Floating torpedoes
| We're found, but they may have come
from shore. No dead bodies and no
l r-rdoGo oo a foytr
Cape Haytien, Hayti. June 6.-Advices
received today from the flagship New
York, of Santiago de Cuba. and for
warded at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. say
there is no truth in the report sent out
from Antonio, ia, that the Spanish tor
| pedo boat destroyer Terror had been
sunk by the United States battleship Or
egon.
| 1t IS reported from the flagship that no
further news has been received from the
Merrimac prisoners. A launch came out
from the shore on Sunday morning under
a flag of truce and the Spanish officer
thought he saw a flag OF truce flying
on board the Iowa. When the officer
discovered his mistake the launch re-
turned to Moro castle.
The United States transport Resoiute.
formerly the Yorktown. has rrive of
Santiago de Cuba with apprentices for
the fleet.
The United States dispatch boat Suwa-
y iAlo oLJO - NAD h-NE SAACAys
Fine weather continues to prevail of
Santiago de Cuba.
TROOPS LANDED NEAR SANTIAGO.
New York. June "a special from Cape
Haytien today, reports that at daylight
this. morning. under cover OF Admiral
Simpsons guns. a force of United States
troops were landed at Aguadores. a short
distance east of Santiago harbor.
Cape Hayden. Hayti. June s. 1880 A. m.
AT s O'Clock this morning strong can
11 n~p ha 1E~nNs sAr
of Aguadores, a little east of Moro cas-
tie, which defends the eastern entrance
of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba A
quarter of an hour later the noise of the
c~annonading greatly increased. the fir
ing evidently proceeding from guns Of
the largest cahbre.
1:J p. Advice just received from
Santiago de Cuba say the b~Smbacdment
of the port. the Notifications. and the
ne~ighboring landings, particularly Aqua
dores, continues.