The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-30
DOLPHIN Al GUANTANAMO

Copyright, 1898 by the Associated Press)
Key West, June pa vessel that has
just arrived here from Guantanamo
which she left on Sunday noon. brought
one of the officers OF the United States
gunboat Dolphin, who is returning home
on sick leave. The officer in question SAYS
the Dolphin has been cooperating with
the marines in Guantanamo harbo-
though lately matters have been quiet
there
When he left on Sunday there were
twenty-four ships in the harbor, including
fighting vessels. Golfers, the hospital ship
Solace and the Red Cross society's steam
er State of Texas, with Miss Clara Bar
ton. 1t was the prevalent belief then that
Santiago wous1 be taken before July J.
as the American troops were only five
miles distant from the city and closing in
An excellent water supply had been OBJ
tanned on the shore at Guantanamo, where
there were COO Cubans in addition to the
force of American marines.
The passage leading TO the innner har-
Dor. the officer reports, was thoroughly
cleaned of mines by launches from the
Dolphin and other shops. Eight mines
weighing 1900 pounds were taken up and
sent to New York, where they viii be
cleaned before they are put into use in
American waters.
The Spanish troops at Caimanuera and
other points on the inner harbor are cut
off from Santiago and are starving. They
may be cdptufed at pleasure. The Texas
and the Marblehead have already de-
stroyed the forts in the inner end OF the
passage. and our ships may enter the in
ner harbor and shell CaimaneTa when
ever they are ready.
The Dolphin took a conspicuous part in
the bombardrnent Of Santiago on June s.
After the principal firing she went to-
ward the shore and fired shelly into 2
train approaching the city with soldiers
With the glasses Il could be seen that the
train was wrecked and the men were
scrambling into the woods. The insur-
gents afterwards reported that seventy
men and eleven women were killed
At Guantanamo the - phin protected
the camp Of marines al night. casting
her searchlight into the woods occupied
by the spaniar3s and Smelling their posi-
lions with three-in-h shrapreI guns.
Throughout the fighting on both sides AZ
tat bay the Dolphin Taked the Spanish
shelters.
Her most notable achievement was on
June l.. when the marines made an Of
fsnsivs movement and captured the vel
our troops moved upon the Span.ar.S
with the Cu5aas IN front and upon their
tanks as scouts Whenever the scout -
could be seen the Dolphin threw shells
among them Waen they made their
last stand the marines wig waszsd
..saell the house" The Dolphin could see
10 house except ore she had previously
h.t and when sae 80 Empty she
fred al random ~ rae valley and 3 shell.
tearing through the trees. entered house
hi6aened among taem- The Spanlards
poured OFT ike ants from q haI arf the
Cuszus and MARINES picked oft six.y-e.gat
TIE shell killed seven
n some cases the sasos could Only }afEa
~ the ski q thalr guansrs 81 observing
the v-ultures gathering ABOUT spo-s where
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i described IS remarkable