Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

fear. she remained. As the great shells
shrieked and burst, throwing the city
into confusion. she was urged to go
But she elected to stay by her father.
AS the terror stricken volunteers
rushed pellmell through the streets. dis.
ordered and lcaderless, she appeared
and endeavored to rally them.
AS last resort she urged the men
to stand by the mines which had beer
laid under San Juan's streets and tC
blow the Yankees into the air If they
should succeed in effccting a landing
But her opportunities were in vain, and
the story. as 1t Is told here. represents
the Spapiarts as eager to surrender be-
fore the city itself Is battered down.
So goes the tale in Fort de France
Just across the passage from the
beleagured city of San Juan. Further
particulars cannot be had at this hour
as communication is interrupted. But
every one here believes that Puerto
Rico has fallen and that Sampson has
won hloodess victory. his nine ships
escaping unscathed.
The homhardment of the forts lasted
three hours. The Spanish reply was ir-
regular and unsustained, though they
succeeded in placing several shots
among the American vessels.
Moro, the castle and principal FORTH
cation on the harbor, was completely
dismantled, and the other forts were
severely pounded.
officers of the American feet are con-
fdent the Spanish suffered great loss Of
men.
After the bombardment Sampson with
drew to await the arrival Of the st.
Louis and Yale with more ammunition.
Both these vessels are now in st.
Thomas. and they may take with them
the schooner Ida Southard, now here
with 1000 tons of coal for the fleet.
During the bomhardment the torpedo
boat Porter, the collier Niagara and an
armed tug remained outside the line Of
fire observing the contest through
glasses.
They report seeing dreadful panic
In San Juan, though no shots We're sent
into the town proper.
San Juan lies on MORO island. on the
north coast. and is connected with the
mainland by bridges. The ground rises
toward the ocean in low hills, and the
city lies directly behind the highest
one. at the harbor's entrance. FORTH
cations, some of them of an obsolete
type, protect the city from an attack
on the land side, while on the bluffs
fronting the ocean new batteries of
Krupp guns are said to have been
placed, from which a plunging fire can
be directed on approaching vessels. The
channel at the eastern end of the island
has depth of only IL fathoms, hut
two batteries have been mounted here
to prevent the landing of troops for a
shore attack. The hay is of an oval
shape and admits ships of heavy tom
mage. Opposite Morro castle, where the
new guns have been mounted, lies Car
ras island, but II is not known whether
this has also been fortified.
London, Eng. May l3 The Evening
News this afternoon publishes dis
patch from st. Thomas Danish West
Indies saying San Juan de Porto Rico
surrendered at 6 o. clock yesterday even
ing,
The dispatch adds that immense
damage was done to the city and that Il
number of important buildings col
iapssd.
The Iowa and Detroit, according to
this dispatch, tirsd 400 shots, with ter
rible effect.
In conclusion the dispatch to tire
Evening News says ths Americana did
not attempt to take possession Of or de.
etroy the town, beyond ruzing the forti
| fications.
sILENCED MoRRo CASTLE.
All the american warships, the dis
| patch TO the Evening News from St.
| Thomas further says, except the Mont
gomsry, steamed in elliptical oImatiop
before the forts lat San Juan de Porto
Rico), which fired 20 to 30 guns, seven
of which were good guns. The fleet
| first fired too low, but at the eecond
discharge they got tho elevation and
COON sienced Morru Cassie and set fire
to tho town, driving tho Spanards from
their guns repeatedly
The shore guns fired hundreds oi
shots. The New York was hit only once
and seaman was killed and four were
wounded. Tho Iowa was hit only once
and two men were slightly wounded.
SAMPSON AWAIT spAiN's FLEET.
A further dispatch from st. Thomas
to the Evening News, winds up with
announcing that the American fset,
under Rear Admiral Sampson 10 now
outside Of San Juan de Porto Rico,
waiting tho coming of tho Spanish Aoet
commanded by Admiral Cerevera, whiuh
was last reportei off Fort do France.
Island of Martinique. French West
IndeH
Key West, Fla. May IA. The United
States cruiser Marblehead, the gunhoat
Nashville and the auxiliary cruiser
Window steamed up to the harhor oil
Cienfuegos, early Wednesday morning,
with orders to cut the cable connecting
Havana with Santiago de Cuba.
This task was accomplished, but only
after terrific fight between our war
ships and several thousand Spanish
troops which lined tho shore and lay
concealed hy improvised breast works.
One man, a seaman namcd Reagan oi
the Marblehead, was killed outright in
one of the working small boats, and siS
men were severely wounded. In sd.
lition, large number 90 board the
ship received minor wounds.
Capt. S. u. Mcguire Of the Window
y believos that several Of the six badly
wounded men who were brought tc
Key West this morning on the Window
cannot recover. Following is the list
Of killed and badly wounded:
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Killed-Reagan, seaman of the
Marbehead. Badly wounded-Johr
Davis Of New York, John j. Dorar
of Fall River, Mass. Ernest Suntzea.
nickle, Herman W. Hochneister, Harry
Hendrickson, all of the Marblehead
Robert Boltz, Carteret county, N. O.,
of the Nashville.
Soon after ths arrival OF tho warshipl
off Cienfuegos. four boats we're launched
and nrncnenel in Ehnra fnr thn nnrnnai