Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-25
NO DAMAGE DONE THEREBY
POOR AIM OF SPANISH GuNNERs'
,,u,d Not liit n Dlspatch Boat which Got
within Three Miles of tho
Castle.

nm the flagship New York. on Ha-
vana, April %. p. m.-The castle
onened guns on fighting squadron at
II o'clock last night. About ten shots
we're fired in direction of the ships
None took effect and none We're re-
turned.
The firing was reported by the officer
~ the deck, Ensign j. X. Edie, to Capt.
chadwick. who was asleep at the time.
Tho Young officer asked the captain in
command whether the New York had
bftter not discontinue signalling: NO"
nrttered Captain Chadwick, with the
utmest GOODNESS, there is no necessity
for stopping the signals. Go ahead
A little later Captain Chadwick was
on the forward bridge. whence he
watched the tongues of flame shoot out
from Moro castle. He glanced in the
direction of the Spanish Notifications
for few seconds and then turned his
back on them in silent contempt ana
went back to his bed, perfectly certain
that the Spaniards could do no dam
age at five miles, which was then the
approximate distance of the flagship
from Moro castle.
Another officer said: 1.-THE Span
iards probably became nervous and
decided they could not sleep without
some fireworks. They can't hit any
thing anyway"
There was no excitement on board
the flagship during Moro castles futile
attempt at gunnery. The discipline
was really splendid. In fact. at this
hour, many people on board the flag
ship do not know that SPANS first
guns of war have been fired and that
the New York was their target
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
NJ Captain c NJ. Chester, reported to the
II flagship at Midnight; 81 have a prize"
III 1t is therefore evident that other ships
'& besides the New York have been busy
U during the night. The extent and val
lie of the capture made by the Cincin-
"a matt is not known ut this writing.
ID MORO castle light. which was burn
ing brightly all the evening, was put
out at midnight. The Spaniards evil
IDENTIFY realized. though rather late,
that the sole use of the light at that
time had been to serve as guide for
the fleet of the United States.
h Speculation Is rife as to what the
spaniards are doing and what they
intend to do, 1t is not believed that
4 Admiral Sampson win confine himself
\ entirely to the blockade of the island,
although he informed the correspondent
that he did not expect any action to
occur in the immediate future. 1t Is
certain, however, that some movement
will be made on MatanZas, probably to-
morrow. Whether this will be simply
In hp M nf n hlArlEu.ya fA t.a
purpose of securing a base of supplies
cannot yet be ascertained with any de-
gree of assurance.
Key West, Fla, April 2s.-Delayed
In transmission 1.-The first shot from
Spain was fired last night when Moro
castle opened its batteries on the
United States feet
The news brought here this afternoon
by the torpedo boat Eyicsson, which
left the fleet at 10 o'clock this morning
and reached here at 4 o'clock this after
| noon.
Captain Usher of the Ericsson said
his boat was ordered out early last
night on scouting duty The fleet was
lying eight miles off Havana Lights
Were out and all hands We're ready for
action. The little craft rushed swiftly to-
ward the enemy and brought up almost
uhder Morro's guns, being enabled to
reach such a close point because, for the
FIRST time In years, Moro light was then
burning.
1 AT II p. m. the Spanish artillery
reared out Its first welcome to the
American feet. The firing was done
more In tentative way than an at
tack, Not shot found billet. and
the feet dsdaining spaln's wretched
lence.
al Before the firing began newspaper
ulspateh boat which had lost its bear
iings In the cloudy night got within
n three miles Of Moro castle. and before
Al sne Knew her whereabouts the boat
m found Moro firing on her. She was
I'd saved by the unskllled craftsmanship
OF me Havana gunners getting away
uhnarmed and eventually bringing VI
with the fleet,
Havana had not been bombarded ur
10 the time the Ericsson left. The
squadron lay spread out in a line about
f8 elght miles long maintaining the block,
3H aue According TO the proclamation
H ne ships OF neutral powers are allowed
f4 10 pass In and out.
'4 a third capture was made this morn.
~ Ins az Dawn, however, when the Erics-
~ caught n little Spanish two-mast-
AZ a. nsh'ng schooner carrying a crew OF
nEe men The torpedo boat had M
~ ILNe crew TO put aboard. so sh'
"A Unused her to the fleet and tied her vi
"A aoonEslde the Cincinnati
Vh poard flagship New York, OFF Ha
II VahA April 2i.-Noon.-During tn,
n cary morning the Moro castle bat
n ,.tnes again opened fire on the fleet
but without the slightest effect. Their
naYe Deem no casualties among GU
aorces up to this hour and not singl,
,nt mas been fired against the bat
hey West, Fla, April 2i.-Accordni
20 a'spatch boats which reached thi
eort thls afternoon from the Unitet
,p,ates Heet. the port OF Havana 4
,plockaded, but otherwise the situation
IN uhchanged. Contrary to reports
previously received. these bonis sa,
NM not a shot has yet been fred OF
either side.