The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-10
NINE SHIPSTURN LOOSE
On the Spanish Batteries Guarding the
Harbor at Santiago
GUNS OF THE sPANIARos slLENcED.
Perfect Storm of Destruction Poured in
Upon the Works.
First Shot of the Iowa Makes Vacuum in
the Estrella Battery-Dons Keep Up
Their Reputation for Missing the
Earth Washington Comment.

Earth-washington Comment
Washington. June 8. - At 7:15 last
evening the navy department received
. dispatch from Admiral Sampson an
Nouncing that between 1880 and 10
o'clock yesterday morning he lombard
ed the Santiago Notifications and en-
tirely silenced them.
Cape Hayden, Hayti, June s.-[Copy-
right, 1898, by Associated Press.]-Ac-
cording to the latest direct advices from
Santiago de Cuba, dated Monday at
midnight, the bombardment which be-
gan at 7:45 a. m. Monday and continued
until half-past 10 in the morning was
resumed again for a short time about
midnight 1t was then believed that the
Americans had effected a junction with
the insurgents near Daiquiri some dis
lance east of Aguadores.
London, June S-The correspondent
Of The Times at Havana says the
American attempt to land at Aguadofes
was repulsed.
Hong Kong, June 7.-Advices from
Manila say it is officially declared there
that four armed cruisers, with golfers
and torpedo boats, and transport ships
carrying 10000 troops, have left Spain,
proceeding for eastern waters.
Manila, May 81, via Hong Kong, June
1.-THE Spanish outposts have been
driven in all along the line simultan-
eously. There is great slaughter of
Spaniards. Fierce hand-to-hand fight
ing for seventy hours, in spite Of the
typhoon that is raging. The insurgents
hold the suburbs Of the city.
London, June GA dispatch to The
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says:
"The Cadiz reserve squadron is now a
week out and bound for Cuba"
Associated Press Boat Dandy,
off Santiago de Cuba, June 6, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 8.-[Copyright,
1893, by the Associated Press. 1.-The
fleet off Santiago formed in double cvl-
umn six miles off MORO castle at
Tclock this morning and steamed slow ly
1000 yards off shore, the Brooklyn
leading, followed by the Marblehe ad,
Texas and Massachusetts,, and turned
westward. The second line, the New
York leading, with the New Orleans,
Yankee, Iowa and Oregon following.
turned eastward. The Vixen and
Suwanee were far out on the left flank,
watching the r1flemen on shore. The
Dolphin and Porter did similar duty on
the right flank. The line headed by the
New York attacked the new earth
works near MORO castle. The Brooklyn
column took up station opposite the
Estrelia and Catalina batteries and the
new earthworks along the shore.
COULDN'T Hit a MotionIess ship.
The Spanish batteries remained silent.
II Is doubtful whether the Spaniards
were able to determine the character Of
the movement, owing to the dense fog
and heavy rain which were the weather
features. Suddenly the Iowa fired q
12-inch shell which struck the base OF
Fstrella battery and tore up the works
Instantly firing began from Rear Ad-
miral SIMPSONS and Commodore
sch,ey's columns, and torrent OF
shells from the ships fell upon the
Spanish works. The Spaniards replied
promptly, but their artillery work was
of a very poor quality and most OF their
shots went wide. Smoke settled around
the ships In dense clouds rendering ac-
curate aim difficult There was nc
manoeuvering of the fleet, the ships
remaining at their original stations and
firing steadily.