Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-12
DOOM.
sHELLLING OF THE CITY FROM
LONG TAw by THE SHIPS.
ELEMENTS APPARENTLY ASSIST.
Heavy Thunderstorm Adds It's Ter
rOrs to Those of Bombardment
poets to Have City I'm Three Days.

| DioI IalStt-DOAI DAND1, OH AIDA-
DORES. CUBA, July 10th, via PORT AN
TONIC and KINGSTON, JAMAICA, July
u.-9:E A. M.-Ths Brooklyn. Texas. and
Indiana. under Commodore Schley, began
the bombardment OF the city of Santiago
at 5:15 this afternoon. in obedience to a
request from General Shafter, conveyed
by signal from the shore. The warships
lined up from east to west quarter of a
mile from the shore, and fired over the
| limestone cliffs that come down to the
sea and hide the city, five miles away.
The bombardment was continued for
one hour. After thirty-hve shots had been
fired from the S-inch guns, Commodore
Schley became convinced that the Brook
| lyns fire was falling short, and ordered a
cessation, permitting the battleships TO
continue, they, with their larger guns,
! having longer range. The shots were
| fired apparently with great deliberation,
| at intervals of 2 minutes. The signals
| from the shore announced that the shells
| fell a thousand feet short, and a little to
the left Of the Spanish position. At dusk
the squadron ceased firing, and Commo-
dore Schley sent launch TO the shore
to ask General Shafter is he desired firing
continued during the night.
SCHLEY IN THE DARK.
When the Associated Press reporter
went aboard the Brooklyn Commodore
Schley said he was ignorant of the pur-
pose Of the bombardment. The Associated
Press reporter read to him a message re-
ceived at Juragua from a mounted oou-
rier, saying the armistice was ended, and
that hostilities had been resumed.
Commodore Schley said: General
Shafter sgnalled to me to begin the
bombardment as soon as l could get into
position. 1 doubted from the start
whether I could hit the city. L had to
guess at its location, and be very careful
not TO injure our own army. II lombard
tomorrow I shall have range-marks on
shore to guide me, and I shall take the
ships closer to the shore than to-day.
The water off Aguadores is so smooth
that our craftsmanship was not affected
by the swaying of the ships. In firing to-
day / gave the turrets the greatest pos
sible elevation by listing the ships. But
knew would fall short. The guns will
carry more than five miles. but to throw
shots over the cliff gieat elevation il
required"
THUNDER AND LIGHTNE-.i
When the Dandy left Aguadores, at
o'clock, the warships were still in posi- |
ton. During the bombardment the Dandy |
lay a quarter of a mile behind the line |
Of ships. When the bombardment began |
heavy rain-storm was I'm progress, with |
thunder and lightning. but artillery fire |
could be heard on shore, indicating that |
General Shafter had resumed hostllltles |
Immediately on the ending of the armis- |
tice. Following the roar of Commodore |
Schley's guns could be heard the Shrek
ing OF the shells as they sped on their |
way to the doomed Spanish city. Then
came long echo from the hills back of |
Santiago, and sometimes a peal of thun-
der prolonged the reverberations, ard
gave the impression that the city was
being bombarded from sky, sea, and land.
The situation must have been appalling
to the Spaniards, and If General Shafter
made the demonstration for the mere
effect which it would have on the waver-
ing enemy, it probably attained his end.
RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
GENERAL SHAFTER'S HEADQUAR-
TIERS, NEAR SANTIAGO, July 10. via
PORT ANTONIO per DISPATCH-BOAT
DANDY via KINGSTON, JAMAICA, July
1.-At 1l.30 this morning General Shafter
notified General Toral, the Spanish com
mander, that by President McKinley's
direction the Spanish proposition to sur
render II the garrison were allowed TO
leave Santiago with its side-arms was
rejected, and that the United States would
accept no terms but immediate and un-
conditional surrender.
General Toral, at 2:i5 Z. NJ. replied In
a brief note that he rejected President
proposal, and would discuss
no other terms than those suggested by
himself.
At 3I5 p NJ. General Shafter notified
General Toral that the armistice would be
terminated and hostilities resumed at 4
o'clock.
DYNAMITE READY FOR THEM.
At the same time he issued instructions
to each of the division commanders to
prepare for fresh attack on the Spanish
works. These orders have been promul-
gated from Aguadores to I'll Caney. When
the courier left with this Dispatch just
before 4 o'clock, the artillery was pre-
pairing TO open on the Spaniards at the
end Of the armlstice The dynamite guns
had been trained on the Spanish block
house with such absolute precision that
the first shot would obliterate II. The
American soldiers will sleep in the trench
es tonight.
Tonight batteries OF light artillery will
be in position at midnight, and the siege
guns just landed will be ready for action
1t 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
CITY TO FALL IN THREE DAYS.
General shafter said to a correspondent
If the Associated Press this afternoon:
General Henry and his division are :
low landing al Juragua, and are getting .
lere as quickly as possible.
II shall not be surprised IL we have
Santiago in three days.
"At El Caney there are 1000 miserable !
efugees from Santiago--old men, women,
md children-whom the Spanlards have I
permitted TO go 10 our lines TO get food.
rhe plight OF these helpless people is !
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