The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-22

she stationed small boat, and. going
slowly around it, let fly her shells at
every revolution.
This was actually so close that the
I guns on the Notifications could not be
trained on the war ship and volleys Of
musketry were showered upon her. Soon
the feet was enveloped in such a bank OF
smoke that Morro's guns must have been
absolutely helpless. Under cover OF the
smoke the daring vessel joined the feet
again.
Another daring warship was believed
to be the monitor Terror. She, too, came
every shot from her seemed TO have TAX
en- effect. Once when the seas were break
ing ovr her deck the gunners on MORO.
unused TO her type, cried in glee: See, we
have sunk her
According to Spanish reports. there
were eleven ships in the bombarding feet
and the most serious damage was the dis
mounting of one gun and the killing OF
one Of the gunners Conflicting stories Of
the number killed in San Juan were cur
rent. II was reported soon after the feet
had retired that sixteen had met death.
but later reports put the number al six.
These six. IL was said. were the men a,
the guns.
Several shells struck the town, but 7
have not been able TO learn that any per-
sons weer killed by them. Another she'll
went through a large warehous on 4
dock. SCATTERING the timber and lodging
in the side plates Of the Spanish mail
steam ship Manuella. Il nearly sunk her.
at seemed TO me that the American
feet did not continue the bombardment
until all the fortihcations were demoI-
ished The pilot said that the feet hal
gone 10 San Juan 10 engage the Spanish
feet. and his statement goes TO explain
several incidents Of the attack.
a number OF small shots were fred IN
the harbor az first. 70 draw out. as
row understand. any Spanish var ships
that might have been there. Although
there were in San Juan al the time the
cruisers Isabel H. and Alfonso III. and
the gunboat Concho. not one Of them took
any part II the engagement and the
American vessels retired
After 1t was all over the Alfonso XIII
put to sea % give chase 70 tha American
liner Paris. a. we learned afterward. she
returned IN three hours alone. We saw
the same liner hftecn miles away. oT
Aajardo. on Friday morning she was
cruising TO the southeast.
"There was much surprise in san Jusn
when the American feet retired. Il ;he
war ships had continued their attack two
hours longer the town would have sur
rendered. The authorities. bo;h naval ard
military. we're unable 20 learn box rnuca
damage had resulted Il the American
ships. but X was not generally bsHsred
in sau Juan that the feet bad beer corr
PEELED 70 withdraw under the fre % tae
forts.
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;hzt Tire Spanish Zee, had not arrived -
protect the tow Ire va sal3z Rad
been looked 20 every day fsr two weeks
preceding The bomhardment sa5 there
were several boats unlozdi-~ c7al f3r ere
neet zhen we we're st ssa Juaz. The
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