The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-08

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Santiago de Cuba. June -Noon-vla
Kingston. jamaica. juas !. TUESDAY tno,ni
Tho American fleet this morning engaged
tbs Spanish batteries defending the en-.
traace o. the harb0F 4; Santiago lie Cara
and s'ssr three hoavs bophardmeat
sii,noea nearly all the forts and destro-si
'everai s1Tihwo-ss an rendered the ~
treiis and Cave batteries the two prin-
el,4l tcFtlEeeusas. useless.
TIE 'le@s torE1nd 10 doalblc column SIX
Es'lse Oh Moro a. : o'cIccS Ir the mort
tg and steamed slowly sool yards on.
abcrs iho BTocklyu leading, followed by
iAa Marblehral Texas and Massachusetts.
AMI turned westward
The seeoad line was with the Nsw York
leading, wita the New Orleans. Yankee.
Iowa and oFexoa following to the east
~ard. The Vixen and suwancc we're far out
to the lett watching the rlflcmeu 5n shore.
The noiphin and Porter ala similar duty
Oh the right flank, The lgae headed by the
New York attacked the earthrork near
MORO Castle. The Brooklyn then TOOK ny
station opposite the EsrolIa aad Caialiue
batteries and new earthwcrks along he
shore. Tho Spanish batteries remained
quick. II is doubtful whether the Spauiar Is
were able 10 determine the character Of
the movement, owing 10 the donse log aud
heavy rain which were the weather features
Gals morning
suddenly the Iowa fired a twelve inch
| she'll which struck the base o. the EstreiIa
battery and tore up the wo,ks. Instantly
| firing began from both Rear Admiral
salnpsons and Commodore Schloy's coll
| unEs. AID torrent OF shells from the ships
fell uiOn the Spansh works.
Ine Si2nlartis replied promptly but their
artillery work was OF a very poor quality
and most OF their shells went wild. smoke
Settled around the ships tn dense clouds
rendering accurate aim difficult. There
was 10 nanepyoring OF the fleet. the shsIs
renGinins at their original station and
ining ranbily. The subadrons were Close
Ia shore 10 that h WIS difficult foT shc
Aneilcan sunneFs to reach the batteries
on the htlltops, but their firing wan en-
eellca,.
Previous to the homhardmep, orlsrs
were issued To prevent firing on MORO
castle, as the American admiral had been
informed that Lieutenant Hoosoa aul sew
/ va. Vsht' P'tNNNefs OF lhp MprfimAc are
| confined there. In spite OF tais. however
several stray shots damaged MORO castie
| o. nSwhat.
Commodore Schieys Hire moved closer In
| shore ftr,ng a, short range The nrooklsn
i and Texas caused Wild havne among the
Spanish shore batteries, quickly saencing
them, While the larger ships werv en-
! gaeed with the htavy batteries TIE sawanea
and vixen ciosrd With the small shore bat
| teriss opposite ts.em. raining rapid fire
shots upon them ami auiekiy placing The
batteries out OF the fight Tbs Byookiyn
closed 20 500 yards and then "a. destr,,e-
tion caused by her gens and those o. the
MaroleheAd and Texas was really AWFUL N
few minutes the. woodwork OF Rstrelin
was burning aud the battery sllenrea firing
no mere during The engagement
| Eastward the New York and New orleans
siienesd Csyo smith battery In quick or
der and then shelled the carthworks higher
up.
| Later the practice was not SO accurate
owing 10 the elevation Of the guns MANY
shells, however, landed and the Spanish
| gunngrs retired
shortly sfterward the firing ceased, the
! warships turning In order 10 permit the
use OF the port batteries. The firing then
| becape q iorg revolving crash OF tLur,lay
ana the shells raked the Spanish BATTERIES
with terrible effect, Fire brokn gu, IN iii,
cAis'ine forts and siienced The sranssh
guns.
The firing Of the Nee, continued un,,,
- o'clock. when the Spanish lire ceased
entirely and Admiral Sampson ho'ssei the
"ceaee firing" sEEnal.
! eestrucfave' Many Of Tho tsrthworks wers