The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-15
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WEEKLY 2-TIAdEg-A-WEEK 81 A TEAM
SENT ASHORE TO ACT AS A SPY
BRAVE LIEUT.. BLUE SEES CERvE-
nA's SHIPS WITH HIS OWN EYES.


Mission One Full of Peril and Cap
ture Would Have Meant Death.
Makes Detour of II MIles-san-
tIRgO's POpuIace Complaining
That Army and Nnvy Is Not Giving
Them Their Portion of the Food
Supplies.
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.
on Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda. OFF Santiago de Cuba, June
ls, p. m, via Kingston. jam, June Ia.
a. m.-The delay in the arrival OF the
transports is ascribed here to a fear that
after all Admiral Cerveras squadron
might not be in Santiago frarbor.
once for all Admiral Sampson decided
to settle this question officially. and ON
Saturday last he sent In Lieut.. Victor Blue
of the gunboat suwanee to investigate.
Lieut.. Blue landed on Saturday and pro-
ceeded. with guides, TO the hills overlook
ing the harbor and the city.
He distinctly saw and definitely located
four Spanish armored cruisers and two
torpedo boat destroyers. He saw also
three small cruisers or gun boats.
The results OF his expedition he reported
this morning (Afonday) TO Admiral samp-
son on the deck OF the flagship New York.
Lieut. Blue travelled about seventy-two
miles, following the eastward line of the
city. He brought out to the flagship a
copy of a Santiago paper issued last FRI
day In which complaint Is made that the
navy and army are falling to distribute
to the citizens their proportions of the pro-
visions remaining in the city,
Lieut. Blues report has definitely exc
posed the fiction that any Of Admiral Ger
vera's cruisers were in the Bahamas or in
position to attack the transports, which
are now confidently expected at an early
date.
Admiral Sampson complmented him
upon his daring and successful mission.
Lieut.. Blue reported also that slrmsh-
ing continues In the hills around Santiago
between the Cubans and the spaniards
The latter have been repairing the for
tiicatIons of the city. as It is expected
that Admiral Sampson will renew the
bombardment In anticipation of possi-
bic arrival and landing of troops this
week
Gen. Calixto Garcia had been expected
TO arrive near Santiago and report to Adj
miral Sampson to-day. but this morning
It turned out that the information on
which this expectation. .nsas based was In
correct The whereabouts of Gen. Garcia
Is not definitely known.
Early this morning three shots were
fired from Morro fort upon the naval pick
cts In the line maintained at the entrance
to the harbor.
Capt Evans OF the Iowa steamed within
two miles of the harbor mouth and flash
ed the Iowa's searchlight, whereupon the
firing ceased. The Iowa remained on
watch until daybreak and then retired.
There was no further firing.
To-day the dynamite cruiser Vesuvlus
arrived off Santiago, and II Is confidently
expected her guns will be used IL an at
tempt Is made to force a passage OF the
harbor for the purpose Of exploding any
submarine mines that may exist.
The hospital ship Solace arrived this
morning, and left al noon for Guantanamo.
It's believed the marines at Guantanamo
VIII be able to maintain their position un-
tn the long troops arrive.
During the second night attack by the
Spanish, which ended at daybreak this
morning, they held their ground against
desperate odds and the discovery of the
bodies Of fifteen Spanlards. including
lieutenant, shows how deadly waE the
American defense.
The Spanish sent 1900 men by train from
The city of Guantanamo to attack them,
but, pressed close by the American fire,
the Spanish were unable to reach the
earthworks. The Marblehead shelled the
woods, but could not locate the Spanish
line with accuracy. She has since been
reinforced by the Dolphin.