The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-08

,inent Of Santiago de Cuba; on Monday
"a! u that the forts about the harbor
are now a mass Of ruins. The Moro
Is n shapeles3 pile OF ruined masonry
and dismantled guns and the Estrella
battery Is utterlyeruined. The result,
the dispatch says, was the work OF ten
American ironclads which passed back
and forth from Port Cabrera on the
west to Port iAguadores on the east OF
the harbor entrance, discharging their
heavy guns as they steamed along, so
that scarcely yard Of the coast es-
capped the deadly cannonadirg.. At Port
AEuadores the fort recently construct
{ ed by Col. Ordonez. the famous artillery
expert, was blown to dust and Col.
Ordonez himself was badly wounded by,
( the flying splinters and debris. Capt.
+, Sanchez and Lieut.. Yrizar, artillery ofIl-t
GERS, were, also wounded. Two infantry
MeuteEants, Garcia and Perez, and
Z twenty-one privates are reported fatal
ly wounded. Later in the day thes
American ships, moved closer toward
the mouth OF the harbor where the old
cruiser Relna Mercedes had been dis,
.cerned attempting to place explosives
about the hull OF the Merrimac to blow
her to pieces and clear the channel. A
thirteen-inch shell from the Oregon
landed squarely abaft her pilot house
and tore: all her upper works to shreds.
Her second commodore" five Of her
sailors, and q marine were killed. A
second lieutenant OF the Reina Aler-s
icedes and sixteen of her .seamen. were
very seriously wounded.
II A perfect shower OF shell and shot
! fell upon and around the old cruiser
n rl cl 4 H., ed tbo+ kn,-
crew. by order of Admiral Cervera,,
abandoned her and sought the shore for
safety.
X About noon,s according to the Cape
Hayden dispatch, landing party OF
American marines near Daiquri, was
attacked by Spanish infantry and O
squad of.cavalry. The insurgents were
posted in the neighborhood, and with
their aid the marines successfully took
up position, holding 1t and later max
ing tia base from which they operated.
The Spanish force was defeated with
heavy loss an ~. driven back towards
Santiago. leaving their wounded behind
them.
The Americans are now entrcnched
near DaIquirl and are landing heavy
guns, preparatory TO moving them to-
ward Santiago and laying siege to the
city. &.
There Is a panic In Santiago. The
residents who can leave are fleeing to
the country. Joining the insurgents or
doing anything 40 get away from the
certain destruction that now awaits
Cervera's fleet and the forces OF Pando
and Llnares.
Copyright. 1898. by tho Associated Press.)
Z HAVANA. June 6, 10 p. m.-(Delayed
in transmission "Details from Spanish
sources received here to-day OF the;
bombardment this (Ironday) morning
OF the forts OF Santiago de Cuba; by the
American fleet, say the warships Of the,
United States fired about fifteen hun;
bred projectlles OF all kinds. This fire,
the Spaniards add, was answered by
Moro Castle and the batteries at.
Socapa and Punta Gorda. AT noon. It
is added, another bombardment began
! against Aguadores, east OF Santiago de
Cuba, the firing lasting one hour. Both
attacks, the Spaniards assert, were re-
pulled. -
Z Moro Castle Is admitted to have been
damaged, as was the exterior head
quarters built during the time Of peace
at Cayo smith, and in addition, the
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes Is adj
mltted to have been Slightly dam
aged"
The Spanish commander. at Santiago
reports that the American fire did mot
dismountl one piece of artillery and he
says that nine OF the American vessels
disappeared from sight before dark"
The Spanish army losses, /, according
to the oncial reports, are one soldier
killed and one chief, four. officers and
twenty-one soldiers wounded.
The Spanish navy losses are reported
to be one chief and five sailors killed
and one officer and twelve sailors
4 wounded. a ;;, q ,tits
r Finally the Spanish version of the af-,
fair says: The American losses ARE
supposed to be considerable"
Captain General Dlanco has. congrat-1
ulated Gen. Lnares, the Spanish MIL
ltary commander Mt Santiago dc Cuba,
and thosetwho took part in.the fighting.
saying he Will call the attention OF the
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