Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-07-08
ALL OVER THE WORLD
THE FIGHTING AT SANTIAGO.
Americans Made Wonderful Progress
Toward the City.

Toward the City.
WASHINGTON, July ELL Cancy was
the first of Santiago's suburbs to be
attacked, and it fell at o'clock Fri
day afternoon. The Americans, dur
ing the day, fought their way across
two and a half miles of bitterly con-
tested and strongly fortified country
and at nightfall the entire line was
within @unshot of Santiago. In the
meantime FL Paso had fallen and the
fort at Aguadores, just east of MORO
Castle on the coast, had been blown
to ruins by the guns of the fleet.
Sampson had also been doing
destructive work against Moro and
the batteries at the entrance of the
harbor. Gen. Linares, the Spanish
to retire, The losses to the Americans
on this day were estimated by the
press correspondents to be one thous-
and, killed and wounded.
Day break Saturday found the Amer
leans firmly entrenched in the position
the enemy had occupied the night be-
fore and an advance was ordered all
along the line. The victorious progress
OF the day before was continued,
although the opposition was desperate.
American and Spanish leaders threw
themselves into the front line, and
they figure largely in the list of dead
and wounded. Several colonies and
lieutenant colonels in the American
columns were killed. The outer por-
tons of the town were occupied with
much smaller losses than upon the
previous day. owing to the entrcnched
position Of our troops. Sampson $ fleet
began its attack on Moro castle and
the Punta Gorda batteries at 5:45 Il. m.
and the firing was kept up until 7:@@5.
When it ceased the Spaniards had
ceased to fire and the Oregon had
shot the flag from Moro.
On Sunday at 8 a. m., the Spanish
Admiral, Ccrvera attempted to make q
dash out Of the harbur. Seven vessels
made run through the narrow en-
trance of the hurbor. fighting every
inch of the way, even after his ships
We're disabled. Even when the ships
We're sinking the Spaniards showed no
signs of surrender. but turned their
heads toward the shore. less than q
mile away. and ran them on the beach,
where the destruction was completed.
The officers and men ON board then
escaped to the shore as well as they
could with the assistance of boats sent
from the American men-Of-war. and
then threw themselves upon the mercy
of their captors. who not only extend
ed to them the gracious hand of Amer
lean chivalry. but sent them a guard
to protect them from the murderous
bands of Cuban soldiers hiding in the
bush on the hillside, eager to rush
down and attack the unarlned defeat
ed. but valorous foe.
The Cristobal Colon was the only
vessel which escaped destruction prac-
tically at the entrance Of the harbor,
Uut SllC NAo Chsios0 Ny lhC htooNAy H.,
Oregon and Texas forty-tive miles to
the westward, where she surrendered
and was beached to prevent sinking.
Admiral Cervera, all commanding
officers. excepting of Oquendo, about
seventy other officers. and 1000 men
are prisoners. About $50 killed or
drowned, and 100 wounded. the latter
being cared for on the Solace and
Ollvette. Upon learning of the des-
truction of the Spanish squadron Gen
cral Shafter made Il demand for the
surrender of the city of Santiago.
under threat of bombardmcnt, which
was to begin at 10 o'clock Monday
morning. TO this the Spanish general
replied that the city would not sur
render. Shafter informed the prcsi-
dent that in consideration of the
request Of foreign consuls and officers
of the city for a delay in order to per-
nit women and children to leave the
city. he had notified the general that
the bombardment would be delayed
till Tuesday noon. Shaftcr informs
the secretary of war that his army
completely surrounds the city and that
he is master of the situation. At last
accounts Pando was still several miles
from the city and it was believed he
could not get in.