The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
SANTIAGO is In
a VERY BAD WAY.
Insurgents Say That the Town II on
the Verge of Famine and span
fab yrQans Are DescrtiuE.

Copyrighted. lsos. by the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY. Jwne 5, SO y. n. via
Kingston, June 8 1o:i5 p. m-tde3ated IN
transTnlssiora - Approximately Szs),f@a
worth OF ammunition was expended en-
Mondays bcmbarimsns. bar apparently Il
has not checked Spanish activity on the
earthworks.
Monday afternoon the lookout men on
the B-ooklga saw q beat approaching
from a point about four mics west OF
FL Moro.
The Vixen went out 10 meet il and
brought 10 the flagship. three Insurgents.
who asked for vesse. 70 shell a Spanish
force with which the insurgents were
then engaged near the shore. The Marble
head Was sent on this mission. and soon
scattered the Span!arfs with the result
that the insurgents captured the Spanish
camp. the tents and quantity Of am
mun.tion. One Of the Marblehead's shells
ki2ed Spanish captain and lieutenant.
fatally wounded a surgeon and Injured
several soldiers
While the work of arming and feeding
the insurgents IS pushed vigorously. tina
SDanlards IN Santiago are reported suffer-
ing from All incipient famine. and a Gu
ban officer off shore yesterday asserted
that the guerrillas were deserving in force
TO the insurgents. Yesterday Lient Com
mander pe.ehanty. with the guEooa,
Suawannee armed 800 Cubans with
rifles. ammunition ana maehetes, Today
he landed 5000 rsfes, $4,000 rounds Of am
muntion. a large consignment OF
machetes. a quantity of medicine and
several tons Of breakfast bacon.
The Cubaas are very active. expressing
the greatest confidence and promising to
maintain d c.ose blockade OF Santiago on
tho land side. The insurgents represent
their number 81 rapidly increasing. Ger
tainiy they have shown their ability in the
neighborhood of Guantanamo. where they
have got possession Of the railway termini.
The fine harbor there Will make good
American base.
Mondays bosnhardment from the hills in
the rear of Santiago, and as many az 30
Spaniards were killed and several guns dis
mounted. Terrible execution WIS wrought
by the i2-ineh shells from the Texas. II
their statement can be relied upon. the
Spanish garrison a, Santiago is on half ra-
tons and the town itself Is even much
worse off. the military authorities refusing
to sell citizens provisions at any price
On Sunday night, June s. Ensign Palmer
took the New York launch on barber
pickle: duty, and another launch was sent
from the Oregon. Ensign Palmer was
obliged 10 60 within 80 yards Of the bat
teries. The Spaniarda opened heavy fire.
but Palmer Kept his position. regardless
OF the shells His orders were not 10 go
nearer than mile from shore.
Ensign Palmer and The cTe9r got back
safely. When Admiral Sampson heard OF
the shooting b. said 10 Palmer: You
were ordered not to so nearer shore than
a mile
Those were my orders" replied Palmer.
But. sir, / was also told TO see that no
torpedo beats came out. With only TWO
boats. / could not be sure that none came
out unless ! went right under the batter
les"
The admiral replied: you were perfect
y right. Mr.. Palmer. That's the kind OF
stuff CT which officers OF the United States
are made"