The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-17
She Does Terrific Execution With
Her Dynamite
SPANIARDS SOON GET ENOUGH.
They Fire Wildly at First but soon
Desert Their Guns - The Whole
Fleet was Engaged aud he For
tGcations Practically Dcs-
troycd - IlobsOn Saved
III Moro.

ON BOAED TIE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT, DAuNr-
LESS. OFF SANTIAGO DIE CUBA
Thursday. June I5-Noon.-lNia KING
sTON. JAMAICA. Thursday, June 1f-
@ p. MJ-Rear-Admirsl SIMPSONS fleet
/ b3mbarJcd the batteries at Santiago de
/ cuba. for the tnrJ time. at daylight th.s
morning. For hours the ships pounded
the batteries at the right and ieft oi taa
entrance. only sparus I'D Morro, where
Lieutenant uobson and his companions
of the Merrimac are imprisoned
The western batteries. against which
the main assault ass directed were badly
wrecked. one WAS uttely destroyed. DID
others many guns were dismomtci
AL hr-l the SUauiards replied passion
/ stll. and wildly. but mpoteuly. then
/ most of tle gums were deserted. no.
/ Shin was struck or o. man injured ON the
+ American side.
MANY sPANIARDS KILLED.
IL is believed thac the enemy loss "i
/ us. was heavy. As preliminary 10 ihe
hamm.r.ng given the batteries t1e dEnt-
mite cruiser NosuV.us la4t night was
given another chance Three -.'-p'uld
/ charges of gun cotton were sent over ihe
e''--i9.9ti1rs a+ tho entrance. The dee
/ ei.., ,-4s tl 1roD them in the bay around
.r.. 'q,ufe hack of t.e emiucuce ON which
EI Moro is situated where it was known
-l..- tt. srg,,i-b t,rpl3o b91t destr0vers
were Nlur Two charges went through
a. DO reports were heard-a peculiarly
/ of the explosion OF gun cotton DID Wtl'l.
/ ,rt.ttor +ra da-.r1rare wore demolished
H ..H
o, ay, ,,.- oo-ton o g. LARGE. and r. would NOT
d.. -irr.r.sfre- if 10 IS subsequently, asoer-
/ t.fr.d trar one or both were destroyed
Tra third charge exploded with terrific
/ violence ON Cayo smith From where
/ tr. faaf Iav. the entrance of the harh9r
/ r..r0d I'm The black r.eht IKE door
.t,. t,t, +r. ffv,l fire of a Titanic
r'rr.co , crater biz enough to hold 1
-t,',..r ,,.., b.0v.r olt Of the side of The
cs-, smith and was clearly seen from
/ f+ .rf.s III. morning
prGAN AT DAYLIGHT
Admiral SAMPSON issued the orders for
th. ..rbarIment last u.elt Coffee
was served to the men at half past
r J,,,,. th., yr.ro called quietly
49, ..,.rt.,. T'ha shius steamed iu nge-
,., ..'..5 o.. anl ward range. when
,..,- .i...J r, Lroad..l. ON until disc
-t . ..ir. I.rrths elpgrated
]
tham
They were strung out in The form oL %
crescent. the heavy hentl1I sAIl5 H. li
centre the flagship on iAr iI-.l ,l"',N
and the Alas muse lis on 'N- '"-. .-.,.i
Iha line r.ron' 1l',i --f
out the l'modfdIi-."' ...,.'.it1
scorpion TOOK up p'a..'o .,.l.. 80
iilnAs. close lA ..'.,. IV. t. e,s
/ enh3din9 amy H''ii''f '.'' "''7'
ulon tne salI.. o.-... ,,r-.,.,r.t..
sii+ Iiit' ''-' ~ 20. ,,.
When the -nlIf S'l l' p''-'''r r,
sul Too dark for any HlH- ..,
milIl slsudhel lu' 7HIp7 "'' '0 "' tt
tine muzzI's OF l4e e"eh! Iu" '
emardsures couI' I'
captains. flileeh inli,''.N l-l,' .,..t
A. NJ. tine New 4oik opturn pt.l.. .r,.
proa"rli' rom H. ....,'.. ~,
E'iH7 ON '"e .. ,,ii.r.,l =.
l"9 naI'2I' a.. a.. use ,r5a esst en,eion-
...-,i.. LII tbe bfu- and kicked
eo Ii s'loN' p...',,.,. p,. D, ,,.,. q. rnseni-
UP oi' "i.' ,t.-. T,- D,untirss
.'."l 7'-"" ''1''
i"'. .a. ,, ,.,t.f,s had boru
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