The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-02
From Spanish Sources Tellgyery
Different Stories vi
#oF THE RECENT ENGAGEMENT
1FF SANTIAGO DE cuBA--oSE RE.
PORT CLAIMS THAT THE AMER.
1cAN FLEET GOT THE WORST
OF 1T-ANoTHER DISPATCH
/ PRocLA1Ms THE DOWNFALL
X OF MORO CASTLE AND A,
GREAT DEFEAT OF THE SPAN.
IsH-soME OF THE Widest
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81, RuMoRS AFlOAT, ls
Copyright, 1893, by tho Associated Prcss.)
HAVANA, June 1.-THE following
Spanish account Of tho reported engage
Sment on sant!aso de Cuba has been
Z Issued hare: D
The American feet, consistlug Of the
Iowa, Massachusetts,, Brooklyn, Texas,
New Orleans, Marblehead, Minneapolis
and another cruiser, In addition to six
small vessels, took up position on
Nay 81 on the western side OF the
mouth OF Santiago Do Cuba channel,
H opening fire from the first five vessels.
Is The Spanish cruiser .Crlstobal Colon.
was anchored toward punta Gorda, and.
could be seen from the open sea.
The fire OF the American fleet was an
severed oy tho Moro, socapa and Pun
Ia Gorda batteries and by the cruiser
Cristobal Colon.
The American fleet fired seventy
Shots with projectiles OF 49," without
causing the least damage.
Z The 'bombardment lasted ninety min
4utesS and the American fleet retired
with q transatlantic steamer (auxil-
larry cruiser) damaged. Two shells were
seen TO explode on the Ioya's stern,
4 and there was fire on board another
battleship.
81 Several projectlles fell inside the har-
Dor; near the Spanish warshIps.
There Is great enthusiasm at Santiago
de Cuba and here.
Z copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl, June l.
$3.50 q. .m.-The following additional de-
tails have been received her from a
Spanish source at Havana OF the en-
sagement reported Off Santiago de Gu
ba yesterday.
The Spanish batteries at first an
swered the fire OF the American squad
ron In a lively manner. After twenty
mluutes OF firing directed In n SUI
perior manner upon the part OF the
American feet, the Spanish batteries
s began to weaken their f:es, and the
American ships concentrated n violent
fire upon Ell Moro. destroying It COM
pletely. The forts at Socapa and Pun
tn Gorda fired the last shots.
The Spanish losses must have been
|. considerable. Details are lacking as
to the American losses.
The Spanish pretend to have struck
the American. vessels several times, but
this information is accepted here under
reserve
AT 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
American squadron ceased firing.
a AT that hour there was no Spanish
{ vessel in sight
No news, has been received here from
\ the dispatch boats. Ia. *.
LONDON. June I.--This city Is be-.
by the conflicting reports
e from Santiago lie Cuba which arr. reach
ing here from ull sources. ''The Span
fish fleet destroyed or surrendered" al
: ternates with Reported battle discred-
8tted at the navy department" on the
news placards
e The London Daily Chronicle thinks
e the general situation IS grave. ard
SAYS the "rurnors OF q secret arrange
ment between France and Spain con-
3 tinue with singular persistence. and
q the reports of French designs upon the
Canary Islands and Ceuta are gather
4 Ing strength"
Continuing, the Chronicle says: I'm
commercial, circles II Is perfectly well
understood that Great Britain will re-
gard France taking the Canaries or
Ceuta az an unfriendly act, and also
that X France helps Spain. public opin-
y ION here will demand that We assist
America"
Some of the special dispatches have.
seemingly minute details as to how
"the Brooklyn was standing we'll in
shore. opened the battle yesterday af-
terday afternoon" and how "a heavy
fire was concentrated by the whole
4 squadron on Moro and the other de-
/ lenses, to which they replied fur
3 !ously."",
" another report says: Commodore
Z 6chley, after exploding many mines In
(. the channel. ran the Texas far enough
Unto the harbor to engage and sink the
& Reina Mercedes"
The Pail Mall Gazette devotes much
space to the Anglo-American relations,
Z and while dIsavowing its belief that
v any treaty OF alliance exists, says:
There will be something better-the
recognition OF our unities and the rap
idly consolidating sense OF common
!! interests and brotherllness. Hence
forth, Great Britain and America will
approach these things IN the right spir-
( It,, and Anglo Saxon solidarity will be-
come. more and more force to be reck-
Z oned with"
WIPED OUT A BLocKHoUsE.