The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-08
Monday forming For Three Hours
an Awful Bombardn1ent Was
Kept Up BY Ten WarsEips.
ONLY HEAPS OF RUBBISH
Now r1ark the Sites of What Spain Thought I'm =
pregnabIe FortfCatiOns- Landed
Maria Teresa Reported Sunk.

copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press)
Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 7.-9:05 a m.
THE fighting before and in the vicinity
of Santiago de Cuba continued the great
er part of yesterday, from 7:45 a. m. until
nearly II o'clock. Ten of the American
warships maintained a steady and care
fully directed fire against Ell MORO cas-
tie and the batteries at Punta Gordo,
Socapa and Cincoresles, in addition 10
bombarding the Spanish feet in the har-
Dor. The percentage of the effective pro-
jectiles was very large.
1t appears from the best information
obtainable at this place, the cable sta
ton connecting with Santiago de Cuba,
that immense damage was inflicted on the
enemy. The Spaniards admit that the
bombardment from the American fleet
was destructive. About 1000 projectiles
are said to have been fired by the Amer
lean warships and it seems that the re-
sponsive fire from the Spanish forts and
ships was scarcely felt at all by the
American.
The Notifications near the entrance OF
the harbor are described as being riddled
with solid shot and shatteed by the eXplo-
sion of the immense shells fired by the
American battleships. The Spanish bat
tories are understood to have been viz
tuallv silenced and FL MORO and fortiti-
cations at Socapa and Punta Gordo are
reported 10 have been demolished by the
three hours interrupted hammering OF
the American fleet.
The American attack Is next said to
have been specially directed against
Aguadores, a small coast town little to
the east of the entrance of Santiago
bay. The idea of the American admiral,
it appears, was to land troops and siege |
guns there, after reducing the defences
of the place, and thence make close as
sault upon Santiago, which, in view of
the present condition of its Notifications, !
may be expected to yield very soon af1r /
the beginning of such an attack.
Heavy cannOnadlng was opened up on !
Aguadores at about midday yesterday.
The latest advices received here from |
Spanish sources do not indicate the dura-
ton Of the fire or whether the American
troops and siege guns were actually
landed at Aguadores, but from the lnIoF-
nation obtainable it cannot be doubted
that the net result of Mondays fighting
was extremely disastrous to the Spanish
defenses.
If is also understood here that the Gu
ban troops maintained throughout the
greater part of yesterday an attack by
land upon Santiago and the Spanish re-
ports say that the garrison lost heavily
in killed and wounded.
The military commander of Santiago de
Cuba acknowledges the following casu-
alties among the land forces: Colonel
Ordonez. Captain Sanchez, Lieutenant
Yrizar. Of the artillery, and Perez and
Garcia. both Spanish officers whose rank
Is not mentioned. These officers were
killed. The Spanish also admit the loss
of twenty-one infantry soldiers severely
wounded and say that one soldier was
killed; but it is believed that 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 Spanish
cruiser Beina Mercedes, and five sailors
and an ensign were killed. The Spanish
sailors wounded. it is asserted, number
sixteen men. G
The loss on the American side, the E
report says. is not known. q
The Spaniards acknowledge that a great ?
deal of damage was inflicted on the Span '
sh cruiser Reina Mercedes, and they say I
Moro castle shows great gaping c
breaches in its walls. t
Later in the day. it appears, a landing a
IF American troops was effected near 7
Daiquiri some distance east of Aguadores
md near the railroad station connecting
With Santiago de Cu9a. I alter an engage.
nent took place between the American
orec aid column o; Spanish tr5ops :,
which had been sent against the landing :,
'arty. The accounts of the battle obtain =,
ble here, being from Spanish sources. q
10 no, set forth the result. aud therefore ,,
is to be Inferred that he Americans o
we're victorious, and that is the belief
which prevails here. b
There IS report current at Cane Uav- O.
len that the frst-class armored crnfser e.
iaria Teresa was sunk yesterday by FIRE Ia
( the American ships. e
1t is said that only 500 American troons
we're landed at Daiquiri. or possibly AT s.
,guadores. the two places being confused u
the reports reaching here. 1t seems II
be admitted that the fire Of the Amer,- "A
an soldiers was 50 accurate that Tho "
p,nl'ros were compelled to fee from the q,
lrNucatons they were dafe-,liir.r