The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-05-19


= ran de Puerto Rico, May l.. via 81.
er bomas Danish West Indies. May IL.
be The forts Of San Juan dc Puerto
e co were b0mblrded by part of Rear
IN ap,iral SIMPSONS fleet this morning.
m hp enemy's loss is believed to be
3 oayy Tie American loss is two men
q ard and seven men injured. After
) rec hours firing tn" Admiral with
rw the fleet. aud. heading for Key
+, est h. said:
: # am satisfied with the mornings
: ork I could have taken San Juan
nt have n0 force to hold it, | only
anted 10 administer punishment.
his has been done. | came for the
panish Hect and not for San Juan"
The men killed were Seaman Frank
demarE. of the New York and ihe
nner'S mate Of the Amphitoritc. The
tier died Of the extreme heat. OF
be injured men three were on board
e Iowa and four on board the New
ak The American ships were un-
jurcd The engagement began at
Is a. M. AMI ended at $40 a. III. The
|DpnY Dd (filf> were SlltHfhi. ] ilt
wn in tho rear Of the f0rtiiications
ubably suffered. The ships taking
bart in the action were the Iowa.
INDIANA, N"w York. Terror. Amphi-
Fite Detroit. Montgomery. Wampa-
lck and Porter. The cnemy's
Firing Was Heavy.
but wild, and the Iowa and New York
kere probably the only ships hit.
They went right up under the guns in
Olumn, delivering broadsidc>, and
ben returned. The line passed thrice
b front of the forts. pouring tons Of
teel on shore. 1t is impossible to
udge the amount of damage done to
he buildings and forts. They ap-
eared to be- riddlcd with shot. but
be Spaniards were plucky. The after
furrett of the Amphitritc got ont of
rder temporarily during the engage
nent, but she banged away with her
forward guns. After the first passage
before the forts the Detroit and the
montgomery retired. their guns being
100 small To do much damage The
0rter and Wnmpatuck also stayed
pat OF range. The smoke hung over
everything, spelling the aim OF the
runners and making ii impossible To
Ell where our shots struck The Of
Pcers and men of I'LL the ships be-
aVed with GOODNESS and bravery.
ne shots flew thick and fast over all
VI shlpS. The men OF the Iowa who
efr hurt during the action were IN
HN by Splinters thrown from an
ssht-lnch shell which came through
boat into the superstructure and
atcred fragments in all directions.
ne shots course was finally ended on
iron plate ~ inch thick. Moro
a'efy, on the eastward arm of the
|alb0r. Was The
fri""ipai Paint of l.ttac..
war Admiral Sampson and Capt.
vans wer" on the lower bridge Of the
viva and had u narrow escape from
'hS splinfeTS, which injured three
VII The Iowa WAS hit eight times
" the shells made no impression on
aflhor. The weather was fine. but
heaVy >"rlls made accurate aim
"cuit' Tit" bruadsides from the
WA AMI Inhiaua rumbled in the hills
Snofe Tor tv" minuteS after thev
ERE delivered. Clouds of durt
4VWed Wh"r" the shells struck. but
smoke hung over everything. The
eiS ScrearAing overhead and drop
IN afoii't showed that the Span
rus still stuck Ia their guns.
At" O'Clock in the morning all hands
ue called an III" Iowa and II few
l4ai touches II cleaning ship were
aue ana af > general quarters"
[GhCed. The glEn were eager for the
(W Tie" tug Wampatuck went
["eao ana 1nrhur"d her small boat
I .he westward showing ten fathoms.
|u aAerH was not Il sign Of life from
r. Tort, "hiri stood boldly against
shy on ihc eastern hills. hiding the
WI The Detroit steamed far 10
~ eaSt ward, opposite Nalicrn. The
WI headed straight for the shore.
l'ooenly trr helm flew over. bringing
~ starh@a"i battery 10 the near
r'uucaticrs. ~ 5:Ii the Iowa's for
,'.u tW'tv".il;"h guns tllundercd out
III, ahe sleeping hills AMI for fourteen
''uuteS she poured
starh"arh nrnndsiJcs
i ne coast. Meanwhile the Indiana. |
a new York and other ships repeat |
', .hr "o>H from the rear. The Iowa !
80. ara came back TO the Wampa- |
= BOAT AMI again led the column. |
\ IN '"piyiD. after concentrating |
,r,, ,"N HH'"Glr, which was out 700 |
80, away from The batteries on the |
- acla ri the harbor. Thrice
tlo 'I,'u'h passed from the entrance
Dttor," ",n"F I" the extreme eastward |
y J. liter Indifference was shown
ora "e rNemy'S tire. The wounded |
,os iuckiy attended to, the blood |
" "''a'a away and everything pro-