The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-08
BATTLE AT SANTIAGO
ceFsT DAMAGE CONE 10 IN6 RAR-
6CR GEFeNSES

6cR 5EFsNcES
Tna aamertcan Squ.u1, DID Deadly VScrk
Ire Spanish Eor:s =, Bar: eres Reduced
70 Dust TIE Sp.n!,h El~es stays Usde'
Cover.
DISPATCHES received in New Yo:k
on "Wednesday rom Gaze Hayt!ep
lave no doubt OF a battle nsving beea
fought ct the en'rance cf ths haroor
OF Santiago between the Amerlcsn
squadron under Commodore SchIsy
and The Spanish fo,ts located there
The dispatch says the Amsr:can sQ2sd
ron, augmented By tie torpedo COS:
Porter, The auxiliary cruiser s.. Fau'
and the protected cruiser New OrlssnS,
formerly the Amszoras, approached
the entrance TO the Earbor OF SaGt!sgo
6eCuba at 80 p. NJ, The lows leso
ing. Inside the entrance 10 the hsrbor
was seen one of The warships o; CtrV'
ers's d:et, stripped for action.
AS the American feet drew nesr,
tie New Orleans was detsched and
steamed far ahead Of the Iowa Texas
and Massachusetts,. Oae Of tie fcr,s
oper cd fire or Ter. and she replied,
the other two ships dire cling ihelr hre
st the battery on the Puota Cords .ort
within the harbar and to westward OF
the position occupied by the Spanish
ship. The latter replied to tie hrs
and Immediately became target Tor
Gl the American ships engaged IN the
battle. She retired behind protecting
hesdlaod and vas not seen again dur
ing the engagement.
The Iowa, directed by Captain
Evans, the Massachusetts,, Captain I.
J. Higginson, the Texas, Captain j.
W. Phillip, and the New Oclesns
Captain W. u. FolGer, kept up their
terrific FIRE against the Moro, Socaps,
and Punts Gor6s forts for two hours
their psojectiles, OF enormous size, do
ing tremendous damage to the de
lenses OF the harbor.
The masonry on Socapa ard Moro
was battered almost into dust and the
forms of Spanish artillerymer snd in
fSntryuen could be plainly seen lee
ing to safety behind the neighboring
hills. The auxiliary cruiser. which
Joined Commodore Scheley's eset jus.
before the battle took place, vas hit
By shells from the forts, and it is
thought that she has beer. seriously
damaged by the shells.
After seeking tie protection OF s
iutting hes6lanc, the Spanish war
ships continued to fire prcjsc.l!es over
the hills toward the American fleet.
but they had no range, not even dlrec
ton 10 their shots, ard ths Shelf fell
harmlessly into the sea.
That the number Of killed and
wounded on the Spanish side is eEor
nous no one douoIs; but Time and
again the American shells hit,he bat
4eries sousrelg, and amoDg the flying
masonry and 6ismanded guns the
forms of Men were deserted.
The damsge done 10 The American
feet cannot be learned, but It is no.
thought any person was killeo-!f, IN
deed, any one was wounded.
LATER NEWS OF THE BATTLE.
Friday mornings olpaicnes bring
the gatiiylDg Intelligence that not an
American ship was hit by the Spani-
ards ana that none of our men were
either killed or wounded. The Span
iards fred about three hundred shots
and the Americans about half that
nunbsr. The oojec: of the battle was
10 and out exactly where the shore
batteries were and to destroy them,
and in this Commodore Schley sue
ceeded admirably.
THE SPANISH ACCOUNT.
The following Uncs.ed official els
patch from Havana has been received
st Madrid.
The American squadron com
manded by Commodore Schley, com
posed OF large ironclads and cruisers.
aItscked the forsi6cations st the en-
trance of Santisgo de CuDa Our iron
clad. Crislohal Colon, closing the
mouth OF the port, and supported by
the fire of the forts, repu.szd Iae st
tack. causing damage to Inc enemy.
(Signeo), ''Manterola."
Admiral, Manierols is The officer in
command of the regular Spanish fee!
IN Cuban waters.
TIE NEWS IN MADRID.
a dispslcn from Maorlo says in the
Senate "Wednesday Count Casa VuleL-
cia asked If the hews o: the America n
repulse at Santiago de Cuba was oG
cial. The minister OF marine, Cap
tain Aunon, replied af6rmalively,
adding. The news is good augury
for further victories, which the cour,
age ard high merit Of cur sailors give
reason to hope for" The senste then
unanimously noted with salts action
the brilliant victory OF the Spanish
feet"
ANOTHER BoMBARDMENT.
Friday morning AZ 5 O'Clock the
American squadron again began 8
bombardmenI OF the torti6catioIs OF
Santiago de Cuba, and lively can
nonade ensued tor two hours, which
sieDced the Spanish batteries. An
American vessel, the Merrimsc, de
scribed IN the advices from Santiago
de Cuba SIS an auxiliary cruiser, max.
ing dash 10 force the entrance, sue
ceedeo in passing the first line Of de-
fences, uuI WAS torpedoed about 500
feet up the chanLel, Size went down
'.perpen6icularly" An officer, an
engineer and six seamen we're taken
prisoners. The number of victims is
unknown. Only the funnel and mast
heads Of lhe sunken vessel can be seen.
There is great excitement in the city.
A part of the population assisted IN
fighting on the heights. Every body
is astounded at tbs audaclIy of the
American vessel. The American
squadron was cruising all the while in
the ofHog.
The E:rst ReItue.t,
The First Regiment, S. G. V. U. s..