The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-04
SHELLED BY SCHLEY.
American Warships Said to Have
Bombarded Santiago.
Guns Open ON spanish Forts and
Fleet, and Much Damage II Done
The Report L. Discredtted
at Washington.

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aiding the batteries of MORO Castle, La
Zacapa and Punta Carda. At the same
time, It is added, the American ships
have been engaged with the Spanish
warships. The firing was extremely
heavy. At 3:45 p. m. the cannonading
became less heavy against the FORTH.
cations, but was more accumulated In
the locality where the fleets were en-
gagged.
The cable is still working from San
tiago. Private messages intimate that
there has been severe fight between
the American feet and the outer for
tifications and the Spanish feet. The
| fight lasted the greater part Of the aft
ernoon. The advantage appears 10 have
been with the Americans. According
20 the latest advices the combat is still
in progress.
! Persons who climbed Lookout noun
tain, at the entrance of Cape Haytien
harbor, Monday morning, declare that
they heard cannonading, low. but dis
tinct. TO the west and 10 the north be-
| yond Tortuga island.
MORO Castle is at the entrance OF the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba; La Zacnpa,
olso shown on the maps as Lazecapa
castle, is short distance inside the har
Dor entrance, and Punta Carda is situ-
ated on point we'll inside the harbor
OF Santiago de Cuba, showing that the
American feet has entered the harbor,
according 10 the Havana advises via
/ Cape Haytien, and has engaged the
Spanish feet In those waters.
From n Spanish source.
According 10 advices from Spanish
source, il American warships and two
torpedo boats were engaged in the com
bat at Santiago. Avery careful fire was
directed against the batteries Of MORO
Castle, until 3:45 p. m, when discharges
Of cannon began TO be heard al sea of
the port. These discharges continued
until four o'clock and then entirely
ceased. From the Spanish account, II
is impossible to judge as 10 the exact
merits OF the encounter.
[The IL American warships reported &c
have taken part In the engagement at San
tiago are believed 20 have included the
following: The battleships Massachusetts.
! Texas, oregon and Iowa: the cruisers New
York. Minneapolis. Brooklyn, st. Paul, New
Orleans and Marblehead the auxiliary
cruisers Yale and Harvard. and the tor
! pedo boat destroyers Vixen and Eagle.
The Spanish fleet under Admiral Cervera
IN the Santiago harbor Is believed to In
clude the,cruisers Vizcaya. Crtstobal Colon,
Almirante oquendo and Maria Teresa and
the torpedo boats Furor and Plutonl
story from Port Au Prince.
Port al Prince, Hayt, June L.
About two o'clock Tuesday afternoon
an American. squadron composed of IA
warships, of which the cruiser Brook
Ign displayed the flag OF Commodore
Schley, and a number OF torpedo
boats, began bombardment with
heavy guns OF the forts and the harbor
OF Santiago de Cuba. The American fire
was directed principally against the
forts and the harbor. The forts OF
MORO Castle, La Zocapa and Punta
Carda suffered especially. The cannon
aiding was very persistent and cannot
have failed 10 be destructive. 1t lasted
until 3:45 p. N. The town, which is sit
uated near the inner end Of the hnrbor,
escaped damage. At 3:45 p. IN. the can
nonade diminished. About three
o'clock cannon discharges were heard
at distance presumably at sea-, con-
tinuing for some time, when the firing
ceased completely. The Spanish au-
thorties maintain strict silence as TO
the number OF victims, who were APP
parently numerous.
Di-credited nj washipgton.
Washington, June Naval officials
absolutely discredit the news from Cape
Haytien to the effect that Commodore
Schley forced the entrance TO San tiago
bay and engaged the Spanish feet in the
harbor. While no official advices have
been received from Commodore Schley
since the battle is reported TO have oc-
Cured, the naval officials declare with
positiveness that IL Is not only improb-
able but In the circumstances, almost
impossible that an attempt should have
been made by the American com
mander 20 force an entrance to the bay
The latest official adyices received
from Commodore Schley were con.
tanned in n cablegram which came late
Tuesday afternoon, and in that the com
modore gives no indication of an In
ten ton 10 try TO enter the harbor oi
Santiago. While the contents OF the dis
patch were not made public, the bulle
tin issued upon IL by the navy depart
ment, indicates that Commodore Schley
IS still endeavoring TO determine JUS
what Spanish vessels are In the harbor
The bulletin follows: Commodore
Schley's fleet has sighted another YES
sci of the Vizcaya class In Santiago har
Dor"
The naval officers declare that Schley
would not eudeavor 10 force his way
into the harbor in view of the grea
difficulties of navigation which woulC
have to be surmoun,ed In the effort
The entrance to the harbor Is channe
nearly three-quarters OF mile IL
length and at one point only about 10'
yards vida
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