The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-09
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CAPE HMTIEN, Haiti, June SAC.
cording to direct advices from Santiago
de Cuba, dated Monday at midnight,
the bombardment, which began at 7:4j
a. m. and continued until half past 10
in the morning, was resumed again for
q short time about midnight
1t was then believed that the Ameri.
cans had effected a junction with the
insurgents near Daiquiri, some distance
east of Aquadores and near the railway
line to Santiago.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The navy de-
partment received a dispatch from Ad.
miral Sampson announcing that be.
tween 1880 and 10 o'clock Monday
morning he bombarded the Santiago
Notifications and entirely silenced
them.
On BOARD THE DISPATCH BOAT DANDY,
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Monday, via
Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, June T.
The feet formed in double column, six
miles off Moro castle, at q o'clock in the
morning, and steamed slowly 5000
yards off shore, the Brooklyn leading,
followed by the Marblehead, Texas and
NJ massachusetts, and turned westward.
The second line, the New York lead.
ing, with the New Orleans, Yankee,
Iowa and Oregon following turned east.
ward.
The Vixen and Suwanee were far out
on the LETT flank, watching the ritlemen
on shore. The Dolphin and Porter did
similaI duty on the right flank. The
line headed by the New York attacked
the new earthworks near MORO castle.
The Brooklyn column took mp a station
opposite the Estrella and Catalina bat
teries and the new earthworks along
the shore.
There was dense fog and heavy rain.
Suddenly the Iowa fired l2.inch
shell, which struck the base of Estrella
battery and tore up the works.
Instantly firing began from both Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS and Commodore
Schley's columns, and torrent of shells
from the ships fell upon the Spanish
works.
The Spaniards replied promptly. but
their artillery work was of very poor
quality, and most of their shots went
in dense clouds, rendering accurate
aiming difficult.
There was no manoeuvering of the
feet, the ships remaining at their
original stations and firing steadily.
The squadrOns were so close in shore
that it was difficult for the Americans
to reach the batteries on the hilltops,
but their firing was excellent.
Previous to the bombardment orders
were issued to prevent firing on Moro
castle, as the American admiral had
been informed that Lieutenant Hobson
and the other prisoners of the Merrimac
are confined there. In spite of this,
however, several stray shots damaged
MORO castle somewhat.
Commodore SChley's line moved closer
in shore, firing at shorter range.
The Brooklyn and Texas caused wild
havoc among the Spanish shore batter.
les, quickly silencing them. While the
larger ships were engaging the heavy
batteries the Suwanee and the Vixen
closed with the small inshore battery
opposite them, raining rapid fire shots
upon it and quickly placing the battery
out of the fight.
The Brooklyn closed to 800 yards and
then the destruction caused by her guns
and those of the Marblehead and Texas
was really awful In few minutes the
woodwork of Estrella fort was burning
and the battery was silenced firing no
more during the engagement. East.
ward, the New York and New Orleans
silenced the Cavo battery in quick or.
der and then shelled the earthworks 10.
Gated higher up.
Shortly after the firing ceased, the
warships turning in order to permit the
use Of the port batteries. The firing
then became long reverberating crash
Of thunder, and the shells raked the
Spanish batteries with terrible effect.
Fire broke out in the Catalina fort and
silenced the Spanish guns.
The firing of the feet continued until
10 o'clock, when the Spanish fire ceased
entirely and Rear Admiral Sampson
hoisted the 'cease firing" signal.
Generally, the fire of the feet was
very destructive. Many Of the earth.
works were knocked TO pieces and the
Estrella and Catalina Notifications were
so damaged that is questionable whether
they will ever be able to renew any ef-
fective work during the war.
After the feet had retired the Span
iards returned to some of their guns and
sent IL shells after the fleet, but no one
was injured.
Throughout the engagement no Amer
lean ship was hit and no American was
injured.
Ii the Spaniards stuck 10 their guns,
and all evidence is to the contrary, their
loss must have been heavy.
MADRID, June S.--Ihe following off.
cial dispatch was received yesterday
from Admiral Cervera:
"Six American vessels have bonn.
barded the Notifications at Santiago
and along the adjacent coast. Six We're
killed and IL were wounded on board
the Reina Mercedes; three officers were
killed and an officer and II men were
wounded among the troops.
"The Americans fired | 800 shells of
different caliber. The damage inflicted
upon the batteries of La Socapa and
Moro castle was unimportant. The
barracks at MORO castle suffered dam.
age. The enemv he'd nnticea HE losses. 4"
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