Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-14
The Army and Navy oO-operating
'' at Santiago" ,n,a,
SHIPS SHELLS ARE FALLING SHORT,
The Fleet VIII Enter tho MaTbor II
II Becomes Necessary Skaters
AIen Are I'm EIns Flght-
ing Trim.

The signal corps olllctrh Nlaloleu
on top of The ridge reported the effect
of the shots.
The New York, Brooklyn and lndl-
ana participated in uhe firing Nc In
teryas of five minutes,
The bombnrdment lasted for two
hours, when General Shnfter reported
that shells were mostly falling In the
bay and doing but little damage The
last shot however, struck q proml-
nent church In the heart Of the city,
which was heavily stored with pow
der and ammunition, causing u trc-
mendous explosion. The extent OF
the damage Is not yet known,
when Inc w0rshlps ceased ring,
and before General Shnfter began Il
land attack, flag OF truce was seen
coming from the city, The object OF
this was not known to-day at noon.
AT 2 o'clock this afternoon, the
auxiliary cruiser Yale, with General
Nelson 4. Miles, and the United States
protected cruiser Columbia arrived
Rear Admiral Sampson visited Gem
erol Miles Immediately on his arrival
and then the Yale went to Slboncy,
tnnItno f. ~ ,.onrlmg roin
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HEADQUARTERS on General Shafter,
Sunday July 10, 5 p, m.-From 4
O'clock this afternoon until dark the
American runs have again been pour
iny n dendly fire into the Spanish
lines.
Op, men are greatly refreshed by
their three DAYS rest, and have been
fighting with lionllke spirit. The
knowledge Of fine arrival of reinforce
mems giyes them new enthusiasm.
The artillery Is I'm plnce md doing
effective work. The fire from the
spanlonls in the trenches is very
weol,
The city OF Santiago is almost in
darkness tonight. and our men be-
lleye thnt the resistance OF the Span
iords is about Mt an end. They ex-
meet n GENERAL assault to-morrow,
should the city not have surrendered
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Rowcu Serond INFANTRY was Killed
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Aguadores, Cuba, July 1.-THE
Brooklyn, Indiana and Texas, under
| Commodore Schley, began the bonn
burdment OF the city of Santiago AT
5:l5 Sunday afternoon, in obedience
to Il request from General Shaftpr,
conveyed by signal from the shore
The war ships lined up from east
to west. a quarter of mile from
shore, and fired over the limestone
cliffs that come down to the sea and
hide the city, Eve miles distant. The
bombardment was continued for one
| hour. After thirty-hve shots had
been fred from the eight-inch guns
| Commodore Srhley became convinced
that the lirooklyn's fire was short
and ordered n cessation, permitting
the battleships TO continue. they with
their larger runs hnvinp longer range
The shots were fred npparently with
grent dc1sberoton and Mt intervals
Of ,nyo minutes The SIGNALS from the
shore announced that the shells fell
200 feet short and little TO the left
Of III, Sponish positiou. AT dusk the
souodron eeosed firing and Commo.
dore Schley sent a launch to the shor,
to ask General Shafter If he desired
firing continued during tbe night.
When the Associated Press rcportA,
went aboard fine Brooklyn. Commo,