The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-06-11
FORTS A MASS OF RUINS
BoMBARDMEEr or SANTIAGO.


Massive Hertiasaiiess ~ the Harbor
EntFaaee Laid waste-Spanish
Leases Aamittea 20 Ne Heavy
Crsiser nsisa Mercedes ssnIEen-
A1sEiean aaa InssPgeaf Porees
Defeat the spsaiaFas.
New York, June IA special from
CApe HaitieD, describing the bombardment
Of Santiago on Monday, says:.
The torts Of the harbor are now q mass
Of ruina Scarcely q yard Of the coast
from Port Cabrera on the west 10 Aqua
dares on the east escaped the deadly can.
nonading Of the 10 American ironeIads,
which passed back and forth discharging
their heavy guns as they steamed along.
Later In the day the old cruiser Reina
Mercedes was disnerned attempting to
clear the channel Of the MeFrimac wreck.
A l3'ineh shell from the Oregon landed
squareiy abaft her pilot house and tore
her upper works TO Ehreds Many Of her
officers and crew were killed and wound.
I'd. and the vessel 10 badly damaged that
Admiral ccrVera ordered her abandoned.
About noon, says the dispatch, a party
OF American marines which landed near
DaiquiIi was attacked by Spanish infan-
Try and . squadron Of cavalry. With the
assistance Of insurgents the marines de-
feated the Spanish with heavy loss.
The Americans are now ensrrnched near
Daiquin and are landing heavy guns.
There is panic at Santiago
Madria,a Omeiai News.
Madrid, june The following official
dispatch has been received from Havana:
Colonel AIdea, commanding 4 Spanish
colamn, has had some sharp fighting with
= body 81 rebels who are supporting the
landing Of American forces near Santiago.
Two American wArships protected the
landing party. The result Of the opera
tions Is not known. IL Is supposed the re-
newnl Of the bombarSlment Of santiago
Monday morning vas intended 10 distract
the attention Of the Spanish and enable
the landing 10 be effected without moles-
tAtion.
Near santiago.
Cape Haitien, june 7-7sS5 q. NJ
Fighting before and in the vicinity Of
Santiago continued the greater part Of
yesterday from 5:sS a. m. until nearly II.
Ten warhips maintained a steady and
earstnlly directed Ere Agains1 " MORO
castle and the batteries at Punta Gorda,
Socapa and Gnnoucmles, in addition 20
bombarding the Spanish neet in The haT-
Dor. The percentage Of effective Proiee.
tiles was very large.
II appears from the best information
obtainsble from the cable station connect
ing this place with Santiago that immense
damage was inflicted on the enemy. The
SpAniaIds admit the bombanament from
the American Aeet Was most destructive.
About loco proiectiles are nid to have
teen fired by the Americans, ana Il seems
the responsive Gre from the Spanish fOrti.
Anaiions and ships was scaroely felt at all.
The Notifications near the entrance 10
the haTbor are described as being riddled
with solid shot and shattered by the ex.
plosion d the immense shells fired by the
AnseTimn bAttlc.hipA. TIE Spanish bat.
tesira arc understood 10 have been Vir-
taally NiIcnced. aAd VI Moro and the for.
lifcations Al SoSAPa and Punta GOrdA are
reported 10 have been demolished by the
thrre hours uninterrupted hAmmering Of
the Aeel.
The American attack IL next mid 10
have BEEN specially directed against Aqua.
darcs, Q small town little 10 the east Of
the entrance TO Santiago hay. The idea
Of the American admiral. Il appears, was
10 land Troops there after reducing the
dcfcnscs Of The place. and thence make a
close assault upon Santiago. which, in
view Of the present condition Of the forth
Acations, may be expected TO yield very
soon after the beginning Of such attack.
A heavy cannonadc was opened upon
Aguadarcs about midday yesterday. The
latest adVices received from Spanish
SOURCES do not indicate the duration Of
FIRE or whether the American siege guns
were actually landed at Aguadarcs, but
from information obtainable Il can not be
doubted that the net result Of the bonn
bardment was extensively disastrous 10
the Spanish.
Il il also understood here that Cuban
troops maintained throughout a greater
part Of yesterday an attack by land upon
Santiago. and Spanish reports say the gar.
rison lost heavily In killed and wounded.
The military commander Of Santiago
acknowledged the loss OF ak Spanish OH.
GERS and many soldiers. lie also admits
the severe loss Of naval forcea The loss
on the American side. Santiago reports
say, is not known. The Spaniards &C,
knowledge a great deal Of damage was
indicted on the Spanish cruiser Reins
Mercedes and say MORO castle shows
great gaping breaches In lie walls
Later in the day Il appears the landing
Of American troops was affected near Dali
quiri, some distance east Of AEuadarei
and near the railroad station connecting
with Santiago. Later an engagement tool
place between the American forces and 9
column Of Spanish troops sent against In,
landing party. Accounts Of the battle Oh
tainable here being from Spanish sources
do not set forth the result and therefor
Il Il inferred the Americans were victori
GUS
There Il report current here that th,
ilnt-class armored Spanish cruiser Mari
Teresa was sunk by the FIRE Of the Amer
lean ships. Il Il said only 500 American
troops were landed at Daiquin, or possibl,
at Aguadares, the two places being con
fused In reports reaching here,
Il seems to be admitted that America
soldiers were % accurate that the Spanis
were compelled to fee from The fortihcs
tons they were defending.