The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-02
ATTACK ON
! SANTIAGO.
All Our Reserves Are Or
dered to the Front.
Loss 1000.

sIBoNEY, Province ofSantisgo de Cuba
July !, 10 p, m.-The fighting was prao
tieally stopped at 0 p. M. to be resumed ID
the morning Our troops had then 3D.
vauced nearly to the city.
Atsp. m. the fighting was heavy. The
entire reserves Of the American army had
been ordered to the front at once. apparent
~ with the intention Of forcing tho way
into Santiago de Cuba. The fortlaoationi
appear to be very strong.
Our losses are heavy. An officer from
the field estimates our killed ana wounded
at over 1000 men. ,-...,
Shells, supposedly from the Spanish
fset did heavy execution among GU,
troops.
siboney. by way OF Playa do Esto, July
a-The troops are In good condition.
Captain Grimes and Corporal Mclean,
who were overcome. by the heat, are re-
covering.
The battery shot one hundred rounds.
two thirds shell and the balance shrapnel.
The military ballons used by tho Signal
Corps for the purpose OF obtaining aocu.
rate Information Of the location of the
enemy. and the character of their de-
fenoos, proved Of insstimable service In
Yesterdays engagement. The balloon sent
yesterday doated just over the tree tops,
and was easily guided along three miles OF
tkn onA Ao.v -
Whenever 1t halted for the purpose Of
taking PHOTOGRAPH of the fortlficatIons
ha,ow tho sn.,;.rds .o,,.a .h. ,,..,.
for S.r,no no, ,hots a. ~. MIA .iu 1890.
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The American loss Ia heavy. Some esti.
mates place it at 500 killed and wounded.
Tho general assault was begun at
o. clock in the morning,
At the Same time Admiral Samnson
lined 10 his fleet of twenty warship, before
La Socapa and FL Moro and began a ter.
rible boInbardm mont of the forts. The DIV.
Mantle cruiser Vesuyius concentrated hor
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Ell Paso. Cuba, near Santiago by way OF
Playa del Este. July S.-The hrs6 artillery
fight of the campaign has ended by tho
Of Spanish battery.
There was blunder In allowing tho in
fantry to DO massed behind the battery
position. and many Of the fatalities on our
tide are to DO attributed to that.
Washington, July 2.-There Is no doubt
1t the War Department that the attack on
Santiago hos been renewed this morning
~ General Shaftsr and his troops.
This was his intention at dusk last
light and unless something entirely un.