The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-05
SATURDAYS BOMBARDMENT

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Copyrighted 1898 by the Associated Fress'
On the Hill Ner Ell Paso, Before Sah'l.
ago de Cuba, Saturday, July q via u
Antonio, Jamaica, per the Asso0io *"
praes Dispatch Boat Daunuess'-f our
batteries of artillery, which were placed
IN nosition this morning, began the Gay
Saturday, with bombarding the san
IMAM quarter Of Santiago and the Spanish
nosition in front of our right AFTER d
quarter of an hours Smelling Generai
T.awton's troops. who had been reinforce
ed. pressed forward upon the enemy Ist'
flank, pouring in an exceedingly not hrs'
which was continued during the greater
mart of the afternoon.
# Is not intended to force the fight
ing. but for tomorrow Sunday the plan
is to turn the Spanish left taking the
whole line in enflade and thus obtain
sneedv entrance into the upper end OF
the city.
Admiral SIMPSONS heavy guns tnun-
dered at intervals all the forenoon and
the American shells were distinctly seen
TO explode with tremendous force ana
loud detonations beyond the San Juan
barracks, over which numerous Reo
Cross flags were flying.
The concentration of the American
battery on what is now dubbed Grimes
HilI' near our left center, was the result
of a blunder made last CFriday) night, IN
hosting our guns 50 near the Spanish IN
fantry intrenchments that they could not
be properly supported. Theidea Of cross
artillery fire was abandoned, but the po-
sition occupied by the batteries on our
right was not relinquished.
The rifle firing at that point was as
heavy as anywhere along the line yester-
day friday The Spaniards kept up vol
ley firing for fully an hour, but the de-
lfberate spacing of our own shots show
ed that our men, as usual, were cool and
effective in their work.
Later Admiral Cervers's fleet in the
mate range angle of our advance on
the left and sent IN many heavy shells,
which exploded close to the entrench-
pents.
It was realized yesterday that we might
have hard fighting today IN order to
maintain this advanced position around
the large block house. or so-called fort.
Strong intrenchments were therefore
thrown up there during the night.
Thus far today Saturday the Span
ish infantry have left these works Sc
verely alone. Near this position two hun
dred Spanish soldiers and sixty-two off,
GERS were captured this morning. Both
these and two thousand prisoners taken
yesterday on the right we're marched to
the rear during the forenoon. The eK-
preston on their faces was exceedingly
sullen.
The rumor that one prisoner turned
upon a lieutenant of the Tenth cavalry
who had Just turned him over to the
guard, and stabbed him, the guard tax
/ ing immediate vengeance for this bastard
/ " deed by Telling the spaniard with s bull.
let is not confirmed.
There are many evidences Of disloya
/ methods Of warfare upon the part OF the
J Spaniards zyestehr1ay. one OF their bat
teries was masked by a blockhouse over
which the Red Cross flag was flying. and
the road leading from General Shafter':
quarters on the Rio Sevilla % the front
has been for two days infested ~ vsriou:
points by shsrpshooters. who fire de-
lberately upon our wounded and up9r
our men who are engaged. II was sup
posed they have stolen through our lines
on tho right. taking refuge IN the hos
pitalS
/ In the trenches secured by us many
( shells and explosive cartridges have beer
found
The impression seems 70 - well found
ed that the Spanish losses VIII amount Il
800 killed and wounded. The losses a
the Spania-dz a7a much heavier thar
ours. n some Of the trenches the corpsei
lay in unbr0ken lines. and occasionally
two or three deep.
II was not General Skaters intention
20 attempt general assault OF the Span
iar1s today Saturday unless our BON
bardment and General Lswton's oAliQui
fire on our right developed al exCepJioza
opportunity. The morning orders were 4
confne our principal operations 70 De
Tense % The positions We have taken an
endorsements for the whole line wsr'
sent forth early n ths forenoon IL
second regular infantry was sect or ~
right and the Ninth Massachusetts azi
the ThI-y-tAio8 and Thirty-fourth Mica
sran to thu center. In al about : ~ trsss
trocps.
TIE formation - the lire today gsa,
s1-sAzxl "a a. faJEow=s GAaszaJ LAYTON OF