Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-16
CERVERA is BOTTLED UP
Hemmed In at Santiago By Sunken
Steamer.
American Fleet 0utSlde-Army Of Invasion
Soon 10 Go 10 Cuba = General
News Notes.

cape Haytlen, June 3.-3:l5 ?
m.-The American fleet, accord.
ing to sdvices received by cable
from Santiago de Cuba, the CABLE
being under Spanish control
opened fire again at 3 o'clock thi,
morning friday on the fortifi
cations and war ships. The can
nonade was we'll sustained until 4
o'clock a. m.
One of the United States auxili.
ary cruisers, "well armed" at
tempted to force the passage into
the barbor. The Spanish allowed
the cruiser to cross the fist line
of torpedoes, but before she ar
rived at the second line they dis
charged at her q torpedo, which
broke great hole in her side and
caused her to sink almost instant.
ly, bow first. The name of the
vessel is not known, nor is th e
number of victims reposted.
One officer, one engineer and
six sailors were made prisoners
by the Spanisrds.
"10:25 p. ma dispatch from
Santiago says that the vessel sunk
is understood to be the Merrimac.
Only the extremities of her finn
mel and two masts are visible
above the water.
Port Au Prince (Hayti), June
3.-9:45 p. m.-This morning at
3 o'clock the American squadron
began the bombardment of the
Notifications of Santiago de Cuba
and a lively cannonade ensued for
two hours, which silenced the
Spanish batteries.
An American vessel, the Merri
mac, described in the advices from
Santiago de Cuba as an auxiliary
cruiser, making a dash to force
the entrance, succeeded 10 pass
ing the first line of defenses, but
was torpedoed about 500 feet up
the channel. She went down
"perpendicularly." An officer, an
engineer and six seamen were
taken prisoners. The number of
victims is unknown. Only the
funnel and mastheads of the sun.
ken vessel can be seen.
There is great excitement in the
city. A part of the population
assisted in the fighting on the
heights. Everybody is astounded |
at the audscity of the American
vessel. The American squadron
was cruising all the while in the
offing.
A second dispatch from San
tiago states that it is believed that
the Merrimac was sent into the
neck of the harbor by the Ameri-
cans for the purpose of closing
the port and thus preventing the
escape of the Spanish squadron.
From information conveyed by
the prisoners it is believed that
they volunteered for this dan
gerous work, and that none per-
ished. They were prepared for
the explosion when it occurred.
1t is reported here that the
Spanish Consul received cable
saying that the Americans again
bombarded the defenses of San
tiago and that at the same time
body of insurgents, led by General
Rsbi, attacked the town. The
fand engagement WAS bloody. 1t
resulted in a drawn battle. In
surgents encamped on Holguin
road, the Spaniards around the
Plaza de Armas. The Spanish
feet in the harbor suffered under
oombardment.
Baltimore, June 3.-The Merri.
mac was purchased bv the Gov.
ernment from the Lone Star
Steamship Company early in
April. She was formerly the
Norwegian steamer Solveig, and
was nearly destroyed by fire at
Newport News in 1896. She was
quilt at Newcastle, England, in
1894, was $50 feet long, A feet
oeam and had net register of
,lO3 tons. The Merrimac left
Norfolk, where she was fitted for
Government purposes, about a
month AGO.