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renew any eneetive work during the

renew any effective work during the
war.
After the feet retired the Spaniards
returned to some Of the guns and sent
tweiye shells after the fleet. But no
one was injured. One large shell fell
close to the collier Justin.
Throughout the entire engagement no
American ship was hurt. and no Amer
ican was injured. The Spaniards stuck
to their guns, and all evidence to the
contrary, their loss must have been
heavy
SANTIAGO FORTS IN RUINS.
CAPE HAYTIEN (aayti), June T.
@:O5 a. m.)-(Copyright, 1898, by the
Associated Press.)-The fighting before
and in the vicinity Of Santiago de Cuba
continued the greater part of yester-
day, from 1:45 a. m. until nearly IL
o'clock. Ten of the American warships
maintained a steady and carefully di-
rected fire against FL MORO Castle and
the batteries at Punta GOrda, Socapa
and Cincoreales, in addition to bonn
harding the Spanish fleet in the harbor.
The percentage of effective projectiles
was very large.
1t appears from the best information
obtainable at this place. the cable sta
tion connecting with Santiago de Cuba.
that immense damage was inflicted on
the enemy. The Spaniards admit that
the bombardment from the American
fleet was most destructive. About L.
600 projectiles are said to have been
fired by the American ~warships. and it
seems that the responsive fire from the
Spanish forts and ships were scarcely
felt at all by the Americans.
The Notifications near the entrance
of the harbor are described as being
riddled with solid shot and battered by
the explosion of the immense shells
fired by the American battleships. The
Spanish batteries are understood to
have been VIRTUALLY silenced, and Ell
MORO ard the fortifcations at Socapa
and Punta Gorda are reported to have
been demolished by the three hours
uninterrupted hammering of the Amer
lean fleet.
The American attack is said to have
been specially directed against Aqua
dores. a small coast town, a little to
the east of the entrance of Santiago
Bay. The idea Of the American Ad
miral. it appears, was to land troops
and siege guns there, after reducing the
defenses of the place. and thence make
close assault upon Santiago, which,
in view Of the present condition of it's
Notifications, may be expected to yield
very soon after beginning of of such
an attack.
Heavy cannonadang was opened upon
Aguadores at about midday yesterday.
The latest advices received here from
Spanish sources do not indicate the
duration of the fire or whether Amer
lean troops and siege guns were act
nally landed at AguadOres, but from
the information obtainable it cannot be
doubted that the net result of Mon
days fighting was extremely disas-
trous to the Spanish defenses.
It is also understood here that the
Cuban troops maintained throughout
the greater part OF yesterday an at
tack by land upon Santiago, and the
Spanish reports say the garrison lost
heavily in killed and wounded.
The military commander OF Santia-
go de Cuba acknowledges the follow
ing casualties among the land forces:
Colonel Ordonoz, Captain Sanchez,
Yrizas OF the artillery and
Perez and Garcia. both Spanish off,
GERS, whose rank is not mentioned.
These officers were killed.
The Spaniards also admit the loss of
twenty-one infantry soldiers severely
wounded, and say one soldier was
KILLED, but it is believed the losses of
the. Spaniards were much more heavy.
In, the naval force the Spaniards say
that the officer who was second in COM
mand of the partly dismantled Span
ish cruiser Reina Mercedes and five
sailors and an Ensign were killed. The
Spanish sailors wounded, it is assert
ed, number sixteen men.
The loss on the American side, the
Santiago reports say, Is not known.
The Spanards acknowledge that a
great deal of damage was inflicted on
the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes,
and they say Morro Castle shows great
gaping breaches in its walls.
Later in the day, 1t appears, a land
ing Of American troops was effected
near Daiquiri, same district of Aqua
dores, and near the railroad station
with Santiago de Cuba.
Later an engagement took place be-
tween the American force and d col
umn Of Spanish troops which had been
sent against the landing party. The
accounts of the battle obtainable here
Oe1nE from Spanish SOuICcS. w uol Scl
forth the result, and therefore 1t is to
be inferred that the Americans were
victorious and that is the belief which
prevails here.
There is a report current here that
the frst-class armored Spanish ;:ruis-
er Maria Teresa was sunk by fire Of the
American ships.
1t is said only 500 American troops
were landed at Daiquiri, and possibly
at Aguadores, the two places being con-
fused in the reports reaching here. 1t
seems to be admitted that the fire of
the American soldiers was so accurate
that the Spaniards were compelled to
fee from the fortifications they were
Later reports show that Colonel Or
donoz, Captain Sanchez, Lieutenant
Yrizar of the artillery, and Seniors
Perez and Garcia. officers Of rank, are
only severely wounded, and not killed.
as at first reported. The Spaniards
claim that only one soldier was Killed
though the casualties in the naval
force are said to be as already cabled.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
MORO Reported to be Shapeless
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