The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-09
SANTIAGO FORTS IN RUINS
The American Fleet Bombarded the
Batteries at the Harbor with
Most Destructive Effect.
CUBAN TROOPS MAKE A LAND ATTACK.
An Engagement Also Reported Between "A
Column OF Spanish Troops and an Amer
lean Force just Landed-The Spanish
Cruiser Maria Teresa Sunk by the Fire
of the American Vessels.

lean Force just Ianded-The Spanish
Cruiser Maria Teresa sunk by the Fire
of the American Vessels
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June Tho
fighting before and in the vicinity Of
Santiago de Cuba continued the great
CIR part of yesterday, from 7:45 u
until nearly II o'clock. Ten of the
American warships maintained a
steady and carefully directed fire
against Ell Moro castle and the bat
teries at Punta Gorda, Socapa and Gin
coreales, in addition to bombarding
the Spanish fleet in the harbor. The
percentage of effective projectiles was
very large 1t appears, from the best
information obtainable at this place,
the cable station connecting with San
tiago, that immense damage was in
flicted on the enemy. The Spaniards
admit that the bombardment from the
American fleet was most destructive.
About 1000 projectiles were said to
have been fired by the American war
ships and it seems the responsive fire
from the Spanish forts and ships was
scarcely felt at all by the Americans.
The Notifications near the entrance of
the harbor are described as being rid
the explosion OF the immense shells
fired by the American hattleships.
The Spanish batteries are understood
to have been virtually silenced and
FL Moro and the Notifications at
Socapa and Punta Gorda are reported
to have been demolished by the three
hours uninterrupted hammering of
the American fleet
The American attack is next said to
have been specially directed against
Aguadores, a small coast town little
To the east of the entrance of Santiago
bay. The idea of the American admi- |
raj, 1t appears, was to land troops and
siege guns there, after reducing the |
defenses of the place, and thence make |
close assault upon Santiago, which, |
in view of the present condition of its |
Qualifications, may be expected to yield |
very soon after the beginning of such |
an attack. The latest advices received |
here from Spanish sources do not indi- |
cate the duration of the fire or whether
American troops and siege guns were
actually landed at Aguadores, but,
from the information obtainable, it
cannot be doubted that the net result
of Mondays fighting was extremely
1t Is also understood here that the
Cuban troops maintained throughout
the greater part of yesterday an at
tack by land upon Santiago. and the
Spanish reports say the garrison lost
heavily In killed and wounded. In the
naval force. the Spaniards say that the
officer who was second in command of
the partly dismantled Spanish cruiser
KRinn MnrPndaS nd caiI nd |
ensign were killed. The Spanish sail
ors wounded, it is asserted number 10
men. The loss on the American side.
he Santiago report says, is not known. .
Later in the day, it appears, land
ng of American troops was effected |
lear Daiquiri, some distance east of i,
Aguadores and near the railroad sta :
ion connecting with Santiago de !,
'uba Later an engagement took l
lace between the American forces !
md n column of Spanish troops which
lad been sent against the landing
arty. The accounts of the battle OBJ
here. being from Spanish
ources, do not set forth the result,
nd, therefore, 1t is to be inferred that
he Americans were victorious and
hat Is the belief which prevails here.
AhGAC 10 "a ACpOLC dG 1ape I
Iaytien that the first-claSs armored |
panish cruiser Maria Teresa was sunk
esterday by fire of the American !
hips.
1t is said that only 500 American
oops were landed at Daiquiri, or
ossibly at Aguadores, the two places -
cling confused IN the reports reaching =,
ere. 1t seems to be admitted that the -
re of the American soldiers was SO -
that the Spaniards were com II
elled to flee from the Notifications -
ley were defending. y
The Americans are row said to be
ltrenched near Daiquiri and landing
envy guns preparatory to moving
lem toward Santiago and laying siege
the city. There is panic in Santa
= The residents who can are fleeing
the country, joining the Insurgents
doing anything to get away from
e certain destruction that now
waits Cervera's fleet and the forces of
lndo and Linares