The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-15
Successfully Accomplished
by Lieutenant Blue.
HE LOCATED CERYERA'S KARSH|PS
To Officially Settle the Question Of
Y. Their Presence at Santiago.
THE MARINES HARD STRUGGLE

iards Sent Three Thousand Men by Train
to Attack Them, But They Held Their
Own Against Desperate 0dds-Fighting
Against Exhaustion While Bravely Await
ing the Arrival of the Invading Army.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 15.-The 6e-
lay in the arrival of the transports is
ascribed among the officers and men
of the fleet off Santiago to fear that
after all Admiral Cervera's squadron
might not be In Santiago harbor. Once
for all Admiral Sampson decided to
settle this question officially, and on
Saturday last he sent Lieutenant Vic
tor Blue. of the gunboat Suwanee, to
Investigate Lieutenant Blue landed
on Saturday and proceeded with guides
to the hills overlooking the harbor and
the city. He distinctly saw and def
nitely located four Spanish armored
cruisers and two torpedo boat de.
stroyers. He saw also three small
cruisers or gunboats.
The results Of his expedition he re-
ported Monday morning to Admiral
Sampson on the deck of the flagship
New York. Lieutenant Blue Travelled
about u miles, following the east
ward line of the city. He brought out
to the flagship copy of Santiago
paper issued last Saturday, in which
complaint Is made that the navy and
army are failing to distribute to tho
citizens their portions of the provis-
ions remaining in the city.
Lieutenant Blues report has def
nitely exposed the fiction that any Of
Cervera's cruisers were in the Bahia
mas, or In a position to attack the
transports, which are now confidently
expected at an early date.
Lieutenant Blue reported also that
diminishing continues in the hills
around Santiago between the Cubans
and Spaniards. The latter have been
as 1t Is expected that Admiral Samp-
son will renew the bombardment in
anticipation of possible arrival and
landing of troops this week.
General CalixtO Garcia had been ex.
pected to arrive near Santiago to re-
port to Admiral Sampson Monday, but
II turned out that the information
upon which this expectation was based
WAS incorrect. AS yet the where
abouts of General Garcia is not def
nitely known.
Early Monday morning three shots
were fired from MORO fort upon the
naval pfckets In the line maintained
1t the entrance to the harbor. Captain
Evans, of the Iowa, steamed within
two miles of the harbor mouth and
flashed the IOwa's searChlight, where
upon the firing ceased. The Iowa re-
mzineI on the watch until daybreak.
and then retired. There was no fur
ther firing.
Monday the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius arrived off Santiago, and it is con-
ndently expected that her guns will
be used if an attempt is made to force
the passage of the harbOr for the pur-
pose of exploding any submarine
mines that may exist. The hospital
ship Solace arrived the same day, and
left at once for Guantanamo.
For a wonder. 1t Is believed that
the marines at Guantanamo will be
able to maintain their position until
the long expected troops arrive. Dur
ting the second night attack by the
Spanish, which ended at daybreak on
Saturday morning, they held their
ground against desperate odds, and
the discovery of the bodies of Is Span
ish, including lieutenant, shows how
deadly was the American defense. The
Spanish sent 5000 men by train from
the city of Guantanamo to attack
them, but, pressed close by the Amer
tcan fire, the Spanish were unable to
reach the earthworks. The Marble
head shelled the woods, but could not
locate the Spanish line with accu-
eacy. She has since been reinforced
BY the Dolphin.
The Dolphin on Monday morning To-
Gated the Spanish water station on the
pcean side Of the harbor entrance.
which supplied the water for the at
lacking force. The we'll was situated
h blochhouse windmill, having
small garrison. 1t was shelled at
5000 yards. Excellent practice was
made, the station was wrecked and
canister followed the retreating Span
lards up the steep ravine. Each shell
disclosed the spot where it alighted by
raising a cloud Of dust. They were
oil we'll placed
On the American side two men were
killed and four injured in the second
attack. The dead are: Sergeant Major
Henry Goode, Of the marines, shot
through the right breast; Private TAU
man, wounded and fell off the cliff and
WAS instantly killed. The injured are:
Private Wallace, fell off the cliff and
sustained fracture Of the leg; Private
Martin. shot through the left leg;
Private Roxbury, shot through the
arm; Private Burke, shot through the
arm.
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