The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
SANTIAGO WELL FORTIFIED.
batteries Located by sehiey Had
Modern Guns and Used
smOk eless Powder

WASHINGTON. June s.-Commodore
Schieys official report OF the Santiago
tight was read at today's cabinet meeting.
lie says there Is no reasonable doubt that
Eervera's feet is inside the harhor. that
his firing was 10 develop the eneny's bat
ieries. and WAS in that respect entirely
satisfactory. None of his vessels was hit.
aud no casualties occurred.
The navy department has hulIet!ned the
following report from Commodore Schlsy:
Secretary Navy. Washington: Made
reconnaissance this afternoon. May 81 wltl.
the Massachusetts. Iowa and New Orleans
10 develop Notifications. with their char
acttr, The FIRE vas returned without de-
lay by The heavy batteries Ia the east and
10 the west, large caiihcr. long ranges
The range was 100 yards Reconnaissance
developed satisfactorily the presence OF
the Spanish squadron living behind the ISL
and, near the upper fort, AZ they tired
over the hiI at random. Quite satisfied
the Spanish fleet IL here. SCHLEY."
1t appears from the bulletin that Com
modorg Schley concentrated pretty good
fire upon the Spanish defenses, and 4,
seems probable that. had he found cond-
tions more propitious than they were. he
would have resolved thu reconnaissance
into an assault in force.
The great natural strength of the Span
ish position and the formidable character
of their batteries. As Indicated by Commo-
dore schley. have confirmed the naval Of
feals In tho belief that shsy have been
wise not TO direct any such reckless as
sault upon the place. In the absence Of
proper forces. as has been advocated in
some quarters. The problem would he
stmplhed. were It known that there were
no mines In the channel As Il is the
problem has enlisted the active Interest Of
the ARMY engineers as we'll as Of the navy
Officers here. II is the duty ~ the army
engineers In this country 70 lay just such
mines as are supposed 20 be In place IN
SanuaEo harbor, and they are curious 20
ses how their brothers of the navy propose
II So about The work of destroying them
II remains 10 be seen how Sampson ~ ge-
ing to solve gh!s problem. whether hy the
aid Of the NesuVtus with her dynamite
pfo5eetI'es ny the aid ~ divers. or by
Recourse 20 the old method 81 dragging
Tor the mines IN small boats. as IN cable
csUtnK operations
The owners u the Holland submarine
torpedo feoat wha had proposed % 70
!nt0 Santiago barbor s1t desfov the
Spanish HArshlps ~ SO nutN 4 vessel
haHe .nne f2rwAr5 NTH request for a
pFacticN test hy tse naval officers Of their
cta:f. Tae navy dcaar{nls ni vas Obliged
~ decline &c entertain the HgSt propas5-
ttou. As ~ sntsked 81 prtvsterrinE, ard
was lE Violation 81 tuterua .lonai lsw 9",e
pfsoc nai Objection was tGst ne hs4t
could na' - I'm regular commits. on and in
command - a naval officer Resides. Thy
c''nts04sd thRt she had no; aeea thorough
iy tested. Sew 5he BOATS ownerS prpnazs
saat naval officer or Officers nf ioes--
n8tet "a 50 dow ST. fhe Holland aai then
THAI she }ss com -gs} sSsaued
An account ct thc Bombardurat
CopyglEAts}. t~tS by t'se Associated Press
ON BOARD Tf3E FLAGSHIP BROOK
I'm. OFF SANTIAGO May a. yfa Per,
AHtaHia. jamaica Iuue t~.s-ar.irffys.tsrs
Seh}ey determined yo test the batteries
a. santiago to~tsv ard ascertain taeir t1-
rat'ea and CAPACITY At 80 o'clock no
transferred his rag - the Ma sss-schusssf~
ana Nens on bosra taat saip ~ rs
c'rJQ.,k fhe Mass,c 7aSetts sfxualea fhe
aswA ard New orleans 20 f3Tys3 column
sa3 folow \ couv~s dae east waS fol
sesrt usfG tha s03ps wvre at~osls 7s.a
saes7s fvern the shore ans; fhse ci~ctsnx
suul znry hes SEES west they passed. star
teart s.f~ aa. nv tae forts
Tha hc,s1v ta4FJefa-4rra suns u me
Macs a4~,sf and th~ "a clVr-trrh s,4~s
- -. i1aA w~Te ordered . op~f. on Ire
t.st~tstvai s'essu ~htra was sAsut : "a -
E9sa warts fnsste Mo-. wEiia the Nv
tRFsTAAs iAfgee tss3t~sr guns acre 30 open
$50 lhe forts 50 "a draw t>e}T a~s IRE
taTT.,e. ROSS cf to HATtser entrance AID
the speet II 10 Sh3p~ vh$eh made Ten
Aact~ Allowed ths tlseahA! Colon 20 -,
taTgst fer eriy few minutes n tsa
fssAa time. So = believed sa~ was hts twice.
t8t MAS aet ser<oUsly damaged
TIE e8ttrH St ~ forts some x:x n
aamA~r Opened ar~ ara tNe object 81 th.
- g-~tSssssu Sas attained
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goe Scr we're Ai1i~3 Sc e0t ~ az re
~lso,s e~ea a2f ese dH3 uux SAna.g- "a
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