Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-06-07
Ten American Warships Fight Span
ish Ships and Batteries.
COMPLETE VICTORY FOR UNCLE SAM.

Copyright Associated Press)
Cape Haytlen. June z, $50 a. m.-The
bombardment Of the forts and ships at
Santiago. 1t appears from information
obtained here, lasted from 5 a. IN. until
II yesterday, iDnicting immense damage.
The Notifications are riddled and shat
tered.
TIN SHIPS ENGAGED.
Ten American warships maintained a
steady, carefully directed Gre against El
Moro castle and the batteries Of Punta
Gorda, SOcaps and CincOreales. in addi-
tion TO bombarding the Spanish fleet In
the harbor. The percentage Of effective
proiectiles was large.
TONS on STEEL FIRED.
About 1900 projectiles are said 10 have
been fred by the American warships.
The responsive fire from the Spanish forts
and ships was scarcely felt at all by the
Americans.
FORTS RIDDLED.
The fortiacations near the entrance OF
the harbor are described as being riddled
with solid shot and shattered 10y the OK Z.
plosion Of the immense shells fred by
the American battleships. The Spanish
batteries are understood to have been
virtually silenced. ri Moro and forti6.
cations sOcapa and Punta Gorda are re-
ported demolished.
TO LAND TROOPS.
The American attack Is next said TO
have been especially directed against
Aguidores, small coast town little TO
the east Of the entrance 10 Santiago bay.
The idea OF the American admiral, II ap-
pears. was to land troops and siege guns
there after reducing the deiensos Of the
place, thence to make u close assault
upon Santiago. which. In view OF the
present condition OF It's fOrtiacatlons,
may be expected to yield soon after the
beginning OF such an attack.
The latest adyices received from Span
iah sources do not indicate the duration
of the fire or whether the American
troops and siege guns were actually
landed at AguidOres, but from the infor.
nation obtainable IL cannot be doubted
that the net result Of Mondays fighting
was extremely disastrous to the Spanish
defenses.
II is also understood that the Cuban
troops maintained throughout the greater
part of yesterday an attack by land upon
Santiago.
SPANISH LOSS.
The Spanish reports say that the gar
IsOn lost heavily in killed and wounded.
The military commander Of Santiago
acknowledges the following casualties
among the land forces: Col. 0rdonez,
Captain Sanchez, Lieut.. Yrizas, OF the
artillery, and Perez and Garcia, both
Spanish officers, whose rank is not men
toned.
The Spanierds also admit the loss OF
twenty one infantry soldiers, severely
wounded and say one soldier was killed.
II is believed that the losses Of the Span
iards are much heavier.
In naval forces, the Spanlards say that
the officers second In command OF the
partly dismantled Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes, five sailors and ensign we're
killed. The Spanish sailors wounded, II
Is asserted, number sixteen.
The loss on the American side. Santa
go reports say, is not known. The Span
iafds acknowledge that great deal Of
damage was inflicted on the Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes and say that
MORO castle shows great gaping breaches
In its walls.
TROOPS LAND.
Later IN the day IL appears the land
ing Of American troops was effected near
Daiquiri, some distance east OF Agui-
dJrps, near railroad station connecting
with Santiago de Cuba.
LAND ENGAGEMENT.
Later an engagement took place be-
tween the American force and Spanish
troops sent against the landing party
Accounts OF the battle Obtainable here
being from Spanish sources do not set
forth the result. Therefore II is inferred
that the Americans we're victorious.
SPANISH SHIP SUNK.
There is report that the first-class
armed Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa was