New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-06
MADRID SIDE OF THE STORY.

London. June 1.-THE Maorid corie'po
THE Standard" says:
... account roceived from Santiago OF defen-
s,,,o nrenarations there notes that the sharp
lookout day and night for any movements "
tho Americans continues Detachments OF 4'po
regu,ars and 5000 volunteers composing the
earrison ct Santiago. under General Lnares'
have becn sent TO Moro fort and Punta Eordh
batteries Roth works have been greatly
strengthened and are provided with krupp ana
Hontoria guns. while La Socapa Is armed win
gums taken from the Reina Mercedes
AT the time OF the attack by the Americans
tho 10 socans guns were served by sailors from
that ship. while she was anchored In poSi'io"
~ eveen the entrance to the harbor The span
isb STAFF had connected with the shore WORKS
ea,.eral lines Of submarine torpedoes Inc Tor
nedo-hoat destroyers Pluton and Terror 'propa-
hlv the Furcr) with steam IN, we're on 'he
watch. several steam launches had beeh ue-
,,tlod nc scouts IN me navigable channel ana
ou,s,do the entrance OF the bay and the Al
,,irarte Oouendo and the Crstobal Colon were
roa, IN sunport the forts the former hy'he
the remnant Of the Admiral.
"Ratveen 2 and $3.50 O'Clock in the morning
,ho scou,s noticed two vessels rapidly advancing
about the same time opened fire, Just as 'he
,,.,rirac was well inside the passage Inc
c,arisb officers having allowed her ~ pass Inv
o-s, submarine defences unmolested, gave '"'
,,,,ol IN tho land batteries the marine "''''''
., Ia Socapa and the destroyers anu i""h'"''
"a ara on the Merrimac. which was sum- "'''
conpIetelv blocking the channel just "s '>u
r,ir.,i cervsra appeared on the scene WIN III"
.,r,iran,e Oauendo. The cruisers po4's s"'''
the Americans. 800, ,,--
o,.arvbue m, other American vessel sup
, . IN tho battie-ship Iowa. hastily re-
,,,ad The spaniardS suffered no losses or ma
terial damage 80, :,
..,rbo innression I'm naval circles al Maoti' =
that tho Americans merely wanted '' s''N nv
Nlorri,nac In the narrowest part OF inc c""'"'
IN order 20 block the egress OF Inc opaH'''
fleet but II is argued that the wreck can ~ IN
rx dvnani,ed as soon os Admiral '"rN"r" ''''
slders Il unnec .ssary 10 keep IT mere AZ o''''
,o any attempt OF the Americans I" '"'
the passage. , 80
THE Affair is said TO have caused ""'" va
,,,,.iosnn y, Santiago where several thousand
Regulars. under General Luce are
,r,e,, A.. now advancing by forced marches IN
spite Of the rains
CON the Whole. a tough resistance is being
Americans renew the attack. When the result
~ The Merrimao affair was known In Madrid
the money market became animated. while IN
po,itical and financial circles cnriously CONNECT
ing impressions prevailed some fanoyihs 'h"'
the successive failures OF the Americans rhHh'
have the result Of making the United states
,,.,r.,,,e to reaca Financiers. on the other
hand are divided between patriotic satisfaction
and the feeling that the drift Of the war means
IFS prolongation and pecuniary sacrihces de'r'-
mental to Spanish credit
Most OF the newspapers attach importance 10
tho affair. since It has shown that the Spanish
forces are no, only alert bu, well able 10 hod
the enemy In check few papers only express
disappointment that Admiral Cervera did not
give the Americans the slip and resume MS
cruise. The general tone Of the press points 70
a fresh DEVELOPMENT OF warlke feeling amons
all classes which for the time being overrdes
the influence Of the partisans OF peace In GER
tain better Informed circles"