The Taney County republican., 1898-06-09
An American Story-A Different Face ON
the Affair.

Got Too Hot.
An American Story-A Different Face on
| the Affair.
! New YORK, June I.-An Evening
Journal special from Cape Haytien says:
The torpedo boat Porter arrived at
Mole st. Nicolas at 1 a. m. with dis
patches for Washington. She left inn
mediately, but before going to sea the
following story of the bombardment of
Santiago de Cuba was obtained by your
correspondent at the Mole:
! The American squadron, augmented
by the torpedo boat Porter, the auxil-
| iary cruiser, and the protected cruiser
New Orleans, approached the entrance
to the harbor of Santiago at shout 1890
| p. ~, the Iowa leading.
Inside the entrance to the harbor
| was seen one of the warships of Ger
| vera's fleet, stripped for action.
AS the American fleet drew near the
New Orleans was detached, and
steamed forward ahead of the Iowa,
Texas and Massachusetts. One of the
Notifications opened fire on her, and
she replied, the other two ships
| directing the fire at the battery
on the Punta Gorda within the harbor
and to westward of the position occu-
pied by the Spanish ship. The latter
replied to the fire and Immediately be-
came a target for the American ships
engaged in the battle. She retired be-
hind a protecting headland, and was
not seen again during the engagement
The Iowa, directed by Capt. Flight
ing Bob" Evans; the Massachusetts,
Capt. F. ]. Higginson; the Texas, Capt.
j. w. Philip, and the New Orleans,
Capt. VIM. NJ. Folger, kept up their
terrific fire against the Moro, Socapa
and Punta Gordo Notifications for two
hours, their projectiles, of enormous
size, doing tremendous damage to the
defenses of the harbor. &
The masonry of Socapa and Morro
was battered almost into dust, and tho
forms of Spanish artillerymen and in
fantry could plainly be seen flying to
safety behind the neighboring hills.
The auxiliary cruiser which joined
Schley's fleet just before the battle
took place was hit by shells from
the forts, and it is thought she was
seriously damaged.
After seeking the protection of a jut-
ting headland, the Spanish warships
continued to fire projectiles over the
hills toward the fleet, but they had no
range, not even direction to their shots,
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sea.
That the number Of killed and
wounded on the Spanish side is enor-
nous, no one doubts, for time and
again the American shells hit the bat
teries squarely, and amid the flying
masonry and dismantled guns the
forms of men were seen.
The damage done to the American
feet can not be learned, but it is not
thought any person was killed, if in
deed anyone was wounded.
Tho American Squadron Suffered a
Check (?)
MADRID. June 1.-The minister OF
marine, Capt. Aunon, has received
dispatch saying the American squadron
has suffered a check before Santiago
de Cuba. The fire from the Spanish
forts and the feet of Admiral Cervera
is alleged to have repulsed the Amer
lean ships, which are said to have re-
treated, and to have been damaged.
The Spanish fleet, it is claimed, did not
suffer.
Another Report by Way of Port-au-Prince.
DIR
The following additional details have
been received here from Spanish
source, at Havana, of the engagement
reported off Santiago de Cuba Tuesday:
The Spanish batteries at first an
swered the fire of the American squad
ron in lively manner. After 20 min
utes of firing, directed in a superior
manner upon the part of the American
feet. the Spanish battery began to
weaken, and the American ships con-
centrated violent fusilade upon Ell
Moro, destroying it completely.
The forts at Socapa anu Punta Gorda
fired the last shots.
The Spanish loss must have been con-
siderable.
Details are lacking as to the American
loss.
The Spaniards pretend to have struck
the American vessels several times, but
this information is accepted here under
reserve.
At four o'clock Tuesday afternoon
the American squadron ceased firing.
At that time there was no Spanishsves.
sci in sight.
No news has been received there from
the dispatch boats.
Spanish Account of the BOmbardment OF
Santiago.
HAVANA, June 1.-The following
Spanish account of the reported en-
Ragement off Santiago de Cuba has
been issued here:
The American feet, consisting of the
Iowa, Massachusetts,, Brooklyn, Texas,
New Orleans, Marblehead. Minneapolis
and another cruiser, in addition to six
small vessels, took up position, oD
May 81, on the western side of tht
mouth of Santiago de Cuba channel,
opening fire from the first five vessels
The Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon
was anchored toward Punta Gorda.