The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-02
Great
EVENTS
EXPECTED
Santiago the CynOSure
Of All Eyes.
INSURGENT FORCES
Gathering ThiCkly in the Hills
Behind the City,
CANNON FROWN FROM SEA.
StOryOfthe Harbor'S Bonn
bardment Confirmed.
DEFeNCES REDUCED TO ATOMS.
The Masonry of Socapa and MORO
Battered Almost 90 Dust, and the
Spanish Artillerists F.r~s>1 to
Flee for Their Lives-The
Number OF Killed and
Wounded Supposedto
Have Been Great.
Madrid claims
Glorious
Victory.

CAPE HAYTIEN, HAYTI, June IA
special from Santiago confirms yester-
days bombardment.
The insurgents are gathering on the
hills and the Spaniards are taking ex-
traordlnary precautions to guard the
harbor entrance.
l:5O p. M.-The Spanish Government
according to adyices received from Ha-
vana. intends to cut the cables which
connect that city with Key West If the
other Cuban cables are cut by the Amer
leans.
The Havana press. the same advices
say. publish a dispatch from Madrid. de-
claring that the Americans intend to at
tack Santiago by sea while insurgents
are making an attack by land. and also
10 land reinfOrcements at Guantanamo,
east of Santiago.
4 dispatch from Santiago says: "The
American squadron which bombarded
Santiago yesterday was composed of
fourteen vessels. among which were re-
cOgnized the Iowa, Brooklyn. Massachu-
sets, Texas and Amazonas (New Or
leans). besides a gunbOat and an auxiliary
cruiser believed 10 be the Columbia. The
ed fire on the batteries at Punta Gorda,
Fl MORO and SocapO and also on the
cruiser Cristobal Colon. which advanced
toward the entrance q the harbOr and
was visible from the high sea.
THE IOWA DAMAGED.
THE Americans fired projectiles OF $50
centremetres. and the batteries as well
as the CristObal Colon kept up an inces-
sant responsive fire. Shots landed on the
4. 4.
Spanish side the damage was insignih-
cant.
"The American squadron withdrew at
o'clock last evening.
s'This morning the Americans reap
peared off Santiago, but cOntented itself
with firing two shots. which are believed
60 have been signals agreed upon with
the insurgents. who, numbering 1900 or
5000. are said :n have concentrated three
or four miles from Santiago.
Great events are expected hourly at
Santiago. The Spanish authorities have
taken extraordinary precautionary meas
ures and have placed In the narrow pass
at the entrance Of the harbor special con-
trivances. which permit the opening and
closing of the ports at will
OFFICIAL. DISPATCHES.
NEW YORK. June IA special from
cape Haytien says:
The torpedo boat Porter arrived at
Mole ST. Nicholas at o'clock this morn
ing with dispatches for Washing
ton. She left Immediately but
before going TO sea the following story
Of the bolnbardment OF Santiago de Cuba,
the refuge OF Cervera and the Spaninsh
feet was obtained by your correspondent
al the Mole:
TIE American squadron. augmented
by the torpedo boat Porter. the auiliary
cruiser 81. Paul and the protected cruiser
New Orleans formerly the Amasonas),
approached the entrance to the harbor
of santiago al about 1890 p NJ. the Iowa
leading Inside the entrance 10 the hRr-
bor was seen one OF the warshlps OF
cervera's heet-stripped for action.
As The American feet drew near the
New orleans was detached and steamed
ahead OF the Iowa. Texas and Massachu
set-t one o. the forts opened fire on her
and she replied. the other two ships al
rectin1 their fire at the battery on the
runta Corda within the harbor and 10
eastward of the position occupied by the
SPANISH ship.
SPANISH SHIP A TARGET.
The latter replied 10 the fire ard i'm
rneAiately became target for all the
American ships engaged. She retired be-
Mind a protected landhead and was not
seen again during the engagement
The Iowa directed by Captain Flight
ing Bob Evans the Massachusetts, Cap
tain T. J. HiQgfnson; Texas. Captain J.
w. Phillips. and the New Orleans, Cap
tain William Folger kept up helr terrific
Are axainst the MORO. Socapa and Punsa
ftorda fortlflcations for two hours their
nroiectiles OF enormous size doing tre-
fnendous damage 20 the defences OF the
harb0r.
The masonry on socapa and MORO
was battered almost into dust and the
forms OF spanish artlllerynien and In
fanfry could be plainly seen flying 70
safety behind the Eeighboring hills The
AUXILIARY cruiser which teined schieys