Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-06-04
BONBARDNENT Of SANTIAGO
CANNONADING WAS HEAVY.
Combined SuundrOns of sampson
md Schlcy Make n Furious ON
sIHught, INJECTING Great Damage
to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iards
Tins.

Port an Prince, Haiti, May 3l.-Abour
o'clock this afternoon squadron COM
posed of II warships. of which the cruiser
New York displayed the flag of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson, and number of torpedo
boats, began a bombardment with heavy
guns off the ports and the harhor of SAN
tiago de Cuba. The American fire was III
rected principally against the fortifca-
tons and the harbor. The forces of Nor
70 castle, La Socapa and Punta Gorda sui
fered especially. The cannonading was
very persistent and can not have failed 10
be destructive. 1t lasted until 3:45 p. III.
The town of Santiago de Cuba, which Is
situated near the inner end OF the harbor,
escaped damage
Firing Extremely Heavy.
Cape Haitien, May 3l.-Advices Just re-
ceiyed from Havana say that since ;
o'clock this afternoon the American feet
at Santiago de Cuba has been cannOnad-
/ inc the batteries of MORO castle, la So
capa and Punta Gorda. At the same time,
/ it is added, the American ships have been
engaged with the Spanish warships, The
firing was extremely heavy.
At 3: 40 p. IN. the cannonading became
] less heavy against the Qualifications and
was more acccntuated i'll the locality
where the fleets were engaged.
/ MORO castle is at the entrance of the
harbor of Santiago; La Socapa, also shown
on the maps as La Socapa, is short dis
lance inside the harbor entrance and Pun.
tn Gorda is situated on point well inside
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. showing
that the American fleet has entered the
harbor, according to the Havana adNlces
via Cape Haitien, and has engaged the
Spanish fleet in those WaterS.D
GAO p. NAT this hour the Santiago
cable is still working from Santiago. Pr
vate messages intimate that there has
been a severe fight between the American
fleet and the outer Notifications and the
Spanish fleet. The fight lasted the greater
part of the afternoon. The advantage APP
pears to have been with the Americans.
According to the latest adviccs the COM
bat is still in progress.
Persons who climbed Lookout noun
tain at the entrance of Cape Haiticn har-
Dor declared that they heard cannonad-
ing low but distinct to the west and TO
the north beyond Tortugas island.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, who was at the signal station
resembling cannonading. The wind
was in the right direction to carry the
detonations to him. 1t seems certain that
the fleet the Haiticn gunboat saw pass
ing Cape NIaysi going northWard foun'
: an opportunity of turning backward
: across the front of an opposing force.
: 1l:l5 p. m.-According to Il dispatcI
, from a Spanish source IA American war
ships and two torpedo boats were en-.
gagged in the combat at Santiago. \
careful fire was directed against the bat
tclies of Moro castle until 3:45 p. m,
when discharges of cannon began to be
heard at sea off the port. These dis
charges continued until 4 O'Clock, then
entirely ceased.
From the Spanish account. it is impos-
sible to Judge as to the exact merits OF
the encounter.