Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-26
ATGUANTANAMOB BAY
Gunboat Sandoval Sunk by the Span
iards--Act Considered Breach of
Terms of Surrender.
MANY SPANISH SOLDIERS ILL
Effects of Bombardment of Santiago by
United States Fleet-Had Larger Shells
Been Used City Would Have suf-
fered Severely.

Guantanamo Bay, July s6,-The Span
iards last night sunk the Spanish gun
boat Sandoval, lying near Caimanera
This Is looked nOoG- as ~ tsrOsS breach o
the terms of surrender, especially whel
considering the fact that food has beer
sent by the United States navy to Cal
manera.
First Sergeant of Marines Kinney, OF
the New York, went north yesterday
evening on the Texas to get his commits
sion as 2nd lieutenant of marines. This
is almost the only one of such promotion
on record in this branch of the service.
The Montgomery left yesterday even
ing.
1t is difficult to see how the large
party of Spanish troops at Holguin can
fail to surrender very soon, although re-
enforced by the Spanish forces from
Gibara. Holguin is one of the command
| ing points of eastern Cuba and the sur
render of its garrison will be an i'm
portant event. News from there is ex-
pected shortly and upon it will depend
some of the plans of our commanders.
The Vixen and Suwanec returned to
Santiago yesterday, conveying prize
ships which were brought here for disin-
fection. The main body of the fleet is
here coaling and cleaning, as well as
the facilities of the bay permit. The
Texas will leave for New York shortly
to undergo repairs. The movements of
other ships under Rear Admiral Samp-
the Puerto Rico expedition, depend up
o,,%l <,,,s&
Washington. The impression is grow
ing among naval officers of high rank in
these waters that it will not be advisa-
bic to send feet to Spain without
thorough preparation, including the
going into dry dock in several cases.
Colonel Ewers, who was sent by
General Shafter to receive the surrender
of the 5000 Spanish troops at Guanta
namo, arrived here Sunday night with
two of General Toral's officers, and
proceeded to Caimenera and Guanta
namo yesterday. The colonel expected
to return last night. 1t is said that
1,700 of the Spanish troops in the Guam
tanamo district are on the sick list
A bulletin issued in regard to the |
investigation of the navys lombard
nlCbU vi Supu, "CiNC
houses were completely wrecked and
one house burned. Sixteen 8 inch shells
struck within three blocks of Gale de
Marin and there eXcavated the ground
to a depth of about fonr feet and about
ten feet in length. We street was
macadamized.
1t is judged from the fact that many
OF the shells struck near the waters
edge, number of them must have
gone into the bay. Army officers have
stated that 80 or 40 went beyond the |
northern edge of the bay into the Span
ish lines. A dozen or more shells had
not exploded. In four the base had
been simply blown out. One four-nch
shell, which was probably stray she'll
fired during the demonstration at Aqua
dores on July /, had gone through a
tree and exploded in the ground beyond.
When the severe effect of the S-inch |
shells is considered, it is matter of
congratulation that it was not neces-
sary to continue the bombardment
longer and fire 13-inch shells as the
squadron had prepared to do. The ef-
feet of these would undoubtedly have
been most disastrous to the town.