The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-07-07
Prospects Of Gen. Skaters Army
Celebrating the Fourth
in Santiago.
IT ED ANOTHER NOTABLE DAYS WORK
Sevcrals Colonels and Lieutenant Col
oncls in the American Columns
Were Killed.
Al Least 1000 spaniards Killed and 5000
Taken Prisoners-American Loss
1900 Killed and wouuded-
Gen. Liuares Wounded.

Gen. Liuares Wounded.
NEw YORK. July A dispatch to
the Herald from headquarters of the
American army, via Playa del Este,
Cuba, July 8, says:
The chances that Gen. Shafter and
his army OF Americans will celebrate
the Fourth of July in Santiago are
very bright.
I hey have done another notable
Gays work in their assault against the
Spanish defenses.
Their victorious progress, begun Sat
urday. has been continued.
1t has been day of desperate fight
lag on both sides. American and
Spanish leaders have thrown them.
se.vc, into the front line, and they fig
ure largely in the list of dead and
wounded. Gen. Linares, the Spanish
commander. was shot down in the pre-
hminary fighting Saturday.
several colonels and lieutenant col
onc,s in the American columns were
killed.
From the latest reports it is believed
that the Americans have sustained
losses in the two days's fighting of
1,2yO killed and wounded.
The Spanish loss is much greater.
At least 1000 spaniards have been kill
ed and 1000 others have been taken
prisoners by our forces
The divisions of Lawton and Chat
fee, which did gallant work throughout
the day, effected junction at noon
Sunday and did most effective work
against the enemy.
They went to the front in an almost
irresistible charge against the center
of the enemy's line.
After great effort the Americans
placed their artillery in positions from
which they effectively cannonaded the
city. At noon the telling effect of the
artillery and infantry attacks was be-
coming apparent, and the fall of the
city was seen to be only a question of
hours.
The volun teers were terribly raked,
Nearly all of the wounded will re-
cover
Lieut. Col. Worth, of the 18th in.
fantry, was wounded.
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 2, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, and Kingston,
Jamaica, Sunday, July S.-The men of
the flagship New York were pretty
tired lot after nine hours fighting Fri
| day, when they turned out at o'clock
Saturday morning. At 5 o'clock the
feet went to general quarters. The
knowledge that Moro castle was not
to be spared created much interest
and the greatest isfaction among
the gunners.
RI. Adm. Sampson said to CORE
spondent shortly before the firing
commenced;
| ''Gen. Shafter sent me word that the
batteries at the south of the harbor
had fred on his troops. l am almost
certain that Gen. Shafter is mistaken,
as all our information shows that no
guns bear shoreward. However, l
thought it best to lombard again to-
day. 1t will be useful and may have a
moral effect that will ass; st the army. VI
With the flag ship New York leading
the eastern end of the crescent OF
ships, the feet steamed in shore 1000
yards from Moro until in a position
to enfilade both the eastern batteries.
| At 5:45 the firing commenced. The
sea was smooth and light breeze was
blowing.
The terrific fusilade of heavy shells
from all the battle ships of the United
States navy silenced the fire from the
shore in short order. One particularly
good shot from the flagship New York
sent a gun on one of the eastern bat
teries flying high into the air and
enormuos red clouds or earth anG
debris rose all around MORO. The
smoke from the ships drifted from cas-,
to west.
At $3.50 the firing had become slowe,
and more deliberate. The Indiana
Oregon and Massachusetts, were sig
nailed to 60 right in front of the har
Dor to she'll the Punta Gorda batter
les inside ON the eastern arm. They
steamed to within 1000 yards of tx
shore. The Oregon took a shot a
NJ Morro castle and down came the Span
ish flag. At sight of this splendit
piece of craftsmanship the crews O.
the different ships cheered enthusias
tically for several minutes.
The three battle ships then kept W
an incessant fire on the Punta Cords
batteries, doing great havoc to the
Notifications and the works in cours,
of construction. Not shot came from
the enemy.
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