The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-30
sHELLED THE sPANIARDs.
The Enemy Given Hard Blows by the
Dolphin at Guantanamo.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Key West, Fla, June GA 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 harbor, though lately matters
have been quiet there
When he left on Sunday there were
twenty-four ships in the harbor, including
fighting vessels, colliers, 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 de Cuba would be taken before
July l. as the American troops were only
five miles distant from the city and closing.
An excellent water supply had been OBJ
tanned on shore al Guantanamo, where
there were 800 Cubans in addition to the
force of American marines.
The passage leading to the interior har-
Dor the officer reports, was thoroughly
cleared of mines by launches from the
weighing $50 pounds each, were taken up
and sent to New York, where they Will
be cleaned before they are put into use
in American waters
The Spanish troops at Caimenera and
other points on the inner harbor are cut
off from Santiago and are starving. They
may be captured al pleasure.
The Texas and the Marblehead have de-
stroyed the forts at the inner end of the
passage, and our ships may enter the
\ inner harbor and shell Caimenera when
ever they are ready.
The Dolphin took a conspicuous part In
the onbardment of Santiago on June 6.
After the principal firing she went to-
ward the shore and fired shells into a
train approaching the city with soldiers.
With the glasses ii could be seen that the
train was wrecked and the men were
scrambing into the woods. The insur-
gents afterward reported that seventy
men and eleven women were killed.
At Guantanamo the Dolphin protected
the camp of marines at night, casting her
searchllght into The woods occupied by
the Spaniards and Smelling positions with
three-inch shrapnel. Throughout the
fighting on both sides Of the bay the Dol
phin raked the Spanish shelters.
Her most notable achievement was on
June 4, when the marines made an Of
fensive movement and captured the well.
our troops moved upon the Spaniards
with the Cubans in front and on their
TANKS as scouts. Whenever the Span
iards could be seen the Dolphin threw
shells among them. When they made
their last stand the marines wig-wagged
10 the Dolphin. "shell the house."
The Dolphin could see no house except
one she had previously hit and which she
knew as empty. She fired at random up
the little valley and a shell tearing
Il. .ough the trees entered house hidden
among them. The Spaniards poured out
like ants from a hill and the Cubans and
marines picked off sixty-eight. The shell
! killed seven.
In some cases the ships could only Judge
| of the skill Of their gunners by observ-
| ing the vultures gathering about spots
where shots had been aimed. The Span
| ish dead were in many cases left unburied.
Everybody the Dolphin's officer says, IS
enthusiastic IN praise of the Cubans, who
| are utterly without fear and are unwill-
| ing to retire when ordered 20 stop fighting
| The fortitude Of the Cuban soldiers is de.
/ scribed as remarkable