The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
SANTIAGO'S FoRAF|CA-
TONS REDUCED TO RUINS
Fur.nsrs % reach The batteries on the hill-
scps. but their firing was excelaent-
Orders Issued to spare Moro.


I tae American admiral had been informed
+ ira. Lieut. Hobson and the other Amer
( lean prisoners of the MerriHnac are confined
T there In spite Of this. however several
stray shots damaged Moro castle some
what.
Commodore Schley's line moved closer IN
shore. firing At shorter range The Brook
lvo and Texas caused wild havoc among
the Spanish shore batteries. quickly silenc-
! ing them.
While the larger ships were engaging the
heavy batteries. The Suwannee and the
I vixen closed wisa small in-saore Battery
opposite them raining rapid-fire shots upon
+ ii. and quickly pacing the battery out of
the fight.
The Brooklyn closed 10 SO yards, and
then the destruction caused by her guns
/ and those OF the Marhlehead and Texas
was really seen. The works OF the E-strella
fortress were burning and the battery
Was sileEced, firing 10 mere during the en-
gagement Eastward. the New York and
New Orleans silenced the Cave battery in
quick order. and then shelled the earth
works located higher up.
Later the practice was not so accurate.
owing to the elevation OF the guns Many
| Of the shells however landed and the
| Spanish gunners retired.
Fearful Destruction.
Shortly after O'Clock the firing ceased,
the warships turning in order TO permit
the use OF the port batteries The firing
! then became long reyerberating crash
/ Of thunder. and the shells raked the Span
ish batteries with terrible effect. Fire
! broke out in Catalina fort, and silenced
the Spanish guns. The firing continued
until / o'clock, when the Spanish ceased
| firing entirely. and Admiral Sampson
| hoisted the cease firing signal
! Generally the firing of the feet was
| very destructive. Many Of the ear,hworks
( were knocked to pieces and the Estrella
| and Catalina fortresses were so damaged
/ that Il is questionable whether they ever
| Will be able 10 do any effective work dur
/ ing the war.
| After the feet retired the Spanish re-
turned to some OF the guns and sent
| twelve shells after the fleet. But no one
/ was injured. One large shell fell close 10
the collier Justin.
| Throughout the entire engagement no
| American ship was hurt and no American
was injured. The Spaniards stuck TO
! their guns. and all evidence to the con-
| trary. their loss must have been heavy.
| Uniting Forces With Insurgents.
I 49, hA Ia. TsreS-
/ CAPE. HAYTIEN, Hayt., June 10 p
! m.-Aecord.ng to the latest direct advices
from Santiago de Cuba. dated Monday at
, midnight, the bombardment which began
| at 7:ls a. m. yesterday and continued until
| 1880 a m was resumed again tor a short
I time about midnight. Il was then be-
/ lieved that the Americans had effected .
junction with the insurgents near Dalquiri
some distance east OF Aguadores, and
! near the railway Ene to Santiago.
Ready to Capture santiago.
| LONDON, June "a dispatch to the
| Daily Mail from Cape Hayden says:
The American victory at Santiago de
! Cuba has cleared the way fer the entrance
| og Admiral Sampson and the destruction
! o. tho Spanish Aeet As Santiago's land
defenses are reported weak. it Is likely
/ that the city VIII yield 10 Il vigorous at
! tack.
II is reported that the commander OF the
| Raina Mercedes. second in command OF the
| Spanish fleet. under Cervera. was killed
| during the engagement
The combined American and :nsurgent
| forces are eutrenched near Da.qulri with
guns mounted In preparation for a for
ward movement.
/ From Spanish sources comes report
that "a party OF Americans landed at
Asualorcs. but whether 1t is true or not
IS not known here.
sampson Chronicles His Victory.
/ WASHINGTON. June Shorty after
: o'clock This evening. inforna;.on con-
1rnatory az the Associated Press dis
patches concerning the commandment of
. tan Qualifications Of Santiago reached the
navy department. Il came In he form oc
"a cab}sEram from Rear Admiral Sampson.
which was made public ia the following
bulletin.
Secretary 81 ~ Navy: Bombaried
forts a. Santiago, 7.So ~ 10 d ri. today
june &. Sleuced works quickly without
tntaFy ~ any Kind, though within 2oo
'AT'S. SAMPSON"
Wac tAe officials o. use navy terar.-
naat declined 20 say definitely whether
te> ta'e;.a contained ali the information
e.vea 81 Admiral SIMPSONS ca0.errAn.
'A-re is reason 70 believe hat IL dld not.
Taa officials REUSED % dizsuss the Sob