Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-14
COSTLY WAR.
100000 Worth of
Shot and Shell Used.
Spaniards Given Another Taste
Mof Our Seamens' Gunnery. :
Loss Among Their Forces Said
to Be Very Heavy.
Large Quantities Of Arms Landed
for the Cuban Insurgents.
Their Numbers Increase and Assistance
Grows More Valuable.
Claim that Mondays Bombardment Was Dis
astrous 10 the Spaniards.
Their Numbers Increase and Assistance
Grows More Valuable.
Claim that Mondays Bombardment Was Dis
astrous 10 the Spaniards.

Copyright 1898. by The Associated Press
OF Santiago de Cuba, with the Block
aiding Fleet, Wednesday, June SIS Il
z. M.-Nia Kingston. ia, June 9--1o.J0
4. M.-(Delayed in transmission) -Ap-
proximately $2000 G0 worth of ammuni-
ton was expended in Mondays bonn
hardment, but apparently it mas not
checked Spanish activity on the earth
works. The warships lost a quantity
Of cFockery ana other easily breakab!e
things from the conclusion Of the big
guns,
Monday afternoon, the lookout man
on the Brooklyn saw boat approach
ing from point - four west of III
MORO. The Vixen went to meet it and
brought to the flagship three insur-
gents, who asked for vessel to shell
Spanish force WIKI which the insur-
gents We're then engaged near the
shore. The Marblenead. which had
been doing excellent target practice
WAS sent on this mission and soon scat !
tered the Spaniards. with The result
that the insurgents captured the span !
ish camp, tens ana q quantity Of am
nlu0i>ion. one Of the Marbehaad's
shells killed a Spanish captain and
lieutenant. fatally wounded surgeon
and injured several soldiers. The exact |
loss of the Spanards could not be de- |
talmined, but they beat a hasty retreat |
Yesterday, Tuesday just before
daylight, there was another false
alarm of an torpedo attack, which call !
ed all the men to quarters. The moral |
effect Of the repeated unnecessary calls |
is bad, and to obviatc them in the flu |
ture, as far as possible, close block
ade of the harbor mouth ny steam
launches viii be nightly maintained.
The weather of late has been exceed
ingly rough and has seriously interfer-
"a with coaling, but this afternoon.
it shows signs OF moderating.
While the work of arming and feed
ing the insurgents Il pushed vigorously.
the Spaniards in Santiago are reported
suffering from an incipent famine, ana
a Cuban officer. off shore, yesterday,
assorted that the guerillas were desert
ing in force to the insurgents.
Yesterday, Lieut.. Com. Delhanty
with the gunboat Suawanee armed 5000
Cubana with rifles, ammunition and
machets. Today. he landed 5000 rifles.
100000 rounds of ammunition. large
CONSIGNMENT of machctcs. quantity Of
medicine and several tons of bread ana
bacon
The Cubans are very active. express
ing the greatest confidence and promis-
ing to maintain a close blockade of
on the Landslide
Strict supervision is exercised in the
landing of arms and supplies, and moth
ing is given to an insurgent camp be-
Sond what it can successfully defend
against any probable Spanish force.
The insurgents represent that their
are rapidly increasing. Ger
tainly they have evidenced their ability {
in the neighborhood of Guantanamo, {
" here they have got possession of the i
railway and telegraph terminus. The I
fine harbor there will make good /
American base. g
The insurgents say that they watch |
ad Mondays bombardment from the t
hills a the rear of Santiago, and that
As many as 800 Spaniards were killed {
ma seveAll guns dismounted. Terrible I
execution was wrought by the 12-inch !
shells of the Texas. a
If their statements can be relied up :
IN, the Spanish garrison at Santiago t
IS on half rations and the town itself G
IS even much worse off, the military {
authorities refusing to sell citizens pro-
visions at any price.
The insurgents predict that a fam
ne will cause the speedy capitulation
# the Spaniards.