The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
.SHlRE WILL SHE[LED.
Part Played by the Navy In
the Landing.
VESUVIUS AGAIN VICIOUS.
HurIS Three Charges Of Guncottuu
at Battery.

Three sharp Flashes, Three Loud
Reports ana Clouds Of Earth ana
Smoke Mark Their FaII-FutIIe
shots Fired at Cruiser in Return.
Lowering of Boats for the Landing
Follows ImmedIateIy-The Texas
Engages in "a Spectacular Duel
with tue Batteries.
Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press.
of Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday Juns
%. 2:SO p m, via Playa del Este. Guam
tanamo Bay June 23.-Gen. Skaters
forces, as this dispatch IS written, ara
being landed without opposition to speak
OF at Baiquiri, twelve miles east of EI
Moro. The landing thus far has been
successful in every respect. II has been
covered by a naval bombardment.
Four thousand troops are ashore at this
hour, and probably 1900 win be ashore by
nightfall. one man killed on the Texas
is tho only casualty so far.
At o'clock this morning the work OF
lowering the boats from the New York,
Texas, Massachusetts Iowa, Oregon and
Brooklyn began. Forty-eight men went
from the flagship In the steam launch and
the cutters.
The Vesuvious. few hours before. stola
up under the eastern hills of Santiago har-
Dor and landed three gun cotton shells in
the neighborhood Of the eastern battery.
Three loud reports. three sharp flashes and
clouds of earth and smoke marked their
falk 1t is believed one shell did damage
to The ernplacements.
The western battery fred two futile shots
after the Vesuvlus. Those who watched
the operation from near the flagship had
scarcely ceased commenting upon the
work OF the vesuvius before the winches
creacked and groaned as the boats were
lowered.
Ensign Palmer, who was in charge, and
Naval Cadet Kautz, son of the late Gen.
Kautz Of the United States army, took tho
fagships hotila over to the auxiliary
cruiser st. Louis and reported to Capt.
Goodrich who had the general charge OF
the landing. The New York still lay at
her regular blockading station watching
for Admiral Cervera should he make an
attempt to dash out.
When the dawn broke the long line OF
transports was seen stretched out over
the eastern horizoe and fading towards
BaiquirI.
The Indiana was slowly coming into
blockading position at Baiquiri and tho
New Orleans. Detroit, castIne and Wasp
could be seen family.
Shortly after o'clock the New Orleans
opened fire. An explosion occurred ashore
and soon columns of smoke were seen as
cending from Baquiri, standing out white
against the green background of the rug
ged mountains that rise from the waters
edge. The shell had evidently set the
buildings on fire, but the thick haze OF
smoke and mist made 1t hard TO see ex-
actly what was occurring at Baiquiri.
Before O'clock the Texas, keeping close
In shore, proceeded to Cabanas. two and
one-half miles west of El Moro, to make
a feint at landing troops there. The trans
ports, which were TO have accompanied
the Texas, we're still far out of position.
Suddenly a puff of smoke shot out from
the western battery. showing that the
enemy were devotlng attention to the
Texas The battleship replied promptly,
firing at the western batteries with her
twelve 6-inch guns and with her smaller
guns at a block house in a small inlet at
Cabanas.
For an hour the duel between the Texas
and the forts continued. II was the most
spectacular event SO far in the war. The
workmanship of the Texas was marvel-
lous. Though over two miles away, and
in an awkward position, she dropped shell
after shell right on the ridge
Of the hill where the enemy's
guns lay. Clouds of yellow earth
rose high In the air.
The crew on the flagship greeted each of
these with loud cheers. Pufs of white
smoke shot through the yellow canyon.
These were shots from the enemy They
stuck to their guns well, but their aim
was wild the shots falling, some a mile
ahead and some mile astern of the
Texas
Finally the enemy's shots became few
and far between. They had probably
been driven from their guns. All the 9TH
er battleships In the United States navy
lay IN a semi-clrcle watching the wonder
full work Of the Texas. and not wishing to
distract the enemy's attention from the
successful feint.
On land still further TO the westward,
Gen Rabl, with 500 Cubans, was making
a military demonstration to assist In maxi
Ing the Spaniards concentrate their troops
to the west of Santiago.
Meanwhile a lively naval attack was in
progress east of the harbor at Aguadores,
a village two or three miles east of Eel
Morro The Eagle and Gloucester COM
menced 10 fire at the block houses there
shortly after o'clock. The bluff was
peppered with the smoke clouds Of their
exploding shells.
American ship SlSips.