Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-22
SANTIAGO Is SHIELDED
SLAUGHTER AND DESTRUCTION,
ARE APPALLING. >
spaniard. Are Driven Back at Ever,
sortie and Many of the Finest Build-
ings Are Reduced to Dust-shipA
Fire LOG shots.
sight Was sfckeninr,

A general bombardment began on San
tiago Monday Mt 9:35 in the morning.
Many of the finest buildings in the city
were reduced to dust. The slaughter and
devastation became SO great and so sick
ching to the sight that Gen. Shafter again
sent word begging a surrender of the city
before it was entirely destroyed. The
Spaniards fought like demons, but were
driven back Mt every attempt that sayored
Of a sortie. The battleships Indiana and
New York and the cruiser Brooklyn. from
their position outside the harbor, shcl;ed
the city. These terrible missiles of Ge-
struction, mostly eight and ten-inch shells,
We're hurled into the city from n distance
of over six miles. simultaneously with
the havoc caused by the shells from the
battleships the army batteries and rifle
pits poured in their deadly fire. There
were lO6 discharges from the ships, lOl
of the shells counting.
When the morning mist which envel-
oped the Spanish line lifted Gen. Shafter
ordered that each shot be aimed at some
particular object md the firing at inter-
walls of ten minutes. No Gattling guns.
were used. Thu infantry did little firing,
INT only for the purpose of picking off in
dlvldual Spaniards. The craftsmanship
was excellent. as evinccd by an occasional
leadlong plunge of n hostile sharpshooter
from n tree. The Spanish batteries fred
tour rounds harmlessly. simultaneously
With the and attack, the New York and
Brooklyn moved close to the shore ut
Aguadores. The New York wig-wagged
to the beach. Signalcrs went to the crest
OF the ridge to observe the effect of the
shells. The first shell was an cight-inch
from the New York, fired Mt n high cleva-
ton. The men on the ridge %telcphoned
Shafter, and an hour later signalcd to the
New York. The gunners changed the
range and fired II second shot. Again u
wait. more signaling and fine calculation
by the gunners. The third shell finally
sped over the hill. The signal men were
soon wig-wagging cxcitcdly, the officers
reported, and the jackies on the New. York
cheered; they had the right range at last.
Then the firing BEGIN in earnest. The
range was $500 yards and the direction
was north by % degrees west. The New
York fired at five-minute intervals. At
its eighteenth shot the Brooklyn moved
in and ut the twenty-sixth began firing.
Her fire. like that of the New York, was
slow. The Indiana Joined in and swung
her turrcts to starboard, listing the ship.
She then opened with n broadsile from
w. C-iuSi SuAss utlus ilucu luSleE liuu
the New York and Brooklyn. The shore
telephone line was ever active, and the
wig-wag men on the hill were busy telling
of the effectiveness of the fire.
AT 1916. the ships having fred 1O6 cx-
plosive shells, the shore signaled that
Shafter had sent n flag Of truce to the
enemy and the firing ceased. AT 1 o'clock
Shafter sent Major Noble into the Span
ish lines, demanding surrender. Just as
the ships ceased action the Yale arrived
with Gen. Miles on hoard. The Yale sail
cd around the flagship md was literally
cleered. Gen. Miles landed.at Siboney
ind made an inspection.