The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-05
SATURDAYS COMMANDMENT.
Hot Fire from LawtOn's Troops
Tricky Methods of Spaniards.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
ON THE HILL, near Ell Paso, before
Santiago de Cuba, July 2, p. M, via Port
Antonio, Jamaica, per the Associated Press
dispatch boat Dauntless.-Four batteries Of
artillery, which were placed in position this
morning, began the day with bombarding
the San Juan quarter of Santiago and the
Spanish position in front of our right After
quarter of an hours Smelling, General
Lawton's troops, who had been reinforced,
pressed forward upon the enemy's left flank,
pouring in an exceedingly hot fire, which
was continued during the greater part of
the afternoon. 1t is not intended to force
the fighting before tomorrow, the present
plan being to turn the Spanish left taking
the whole line in enflade, and thus obtain
a speedy entrance into the upper end of the
city.
Admiral SIMPSONS heavy guns Numbered
at intervals all forer DON, and the American
shells were Distinctly seen to explode with
tremendous and loud detonations between
the San Juan barracks over which numer-
Gus Red Cross flags were flying.
The concentration of the American bat
teries on what is now dubbed Grimes hill
near our left center, was the result of a
blunder, made last night in posting our guns
that they could not be properly supported.
The idea of cross artillery fire was per-
force abandoned by the position of the bat
teries On our right. The rifle firing at that
point at one time was as heavy as any
where along the line yesterday. The Span
iards kept up volley firing for fully an hour
but the deliberate spacing of our own shots
showed that our men, as usual, were cool
and effective in their work.
Later, Admiral Cervera's fleet in the har-
Dor succeeded in getting an approximate
range angle of our advance on the left and
sent in many heavy shells which exploded
close to the intrenchments. 1t was real
lied late yesterday that we might have hard
fighting to-day in order to maintain this ad-
vanced position around the large block
house, or so-called fort Strong intrench-
ments were therefore, thrown up there dur
ing the night.
Thus far to-day the Spanish infantry
have let these works severely Alone Near
this position eight hundred Spanish soldiers
and sixty officers were captured this morn
ing. Both these and the two thousand pris-
oners taken yesterday on the right were
marched to the rear during the forenoon.
The expression on all their faces was ex-
ceedingly sulien. The rumor that one pris-
oner turned upon lieutenant of the Tenth
Cavalry who had just turned him over to
the guard and stabbed him, the guard TAX
ing immediate vengeance for the dastardly
deed by Telling the Spaniard with a bullet.
Is not confirmed.
There are many evidences of disloyal
methoas Of warfare upon the part of the
Spaniards Yesterday. One Of their batteries
was masked by blockhouse on which the
Red Cross flag was flying, and the road
leading from General Skaters quarters on
the Rio Sevilla TO tn ont has been for
two days infested at us points by
sharpshooters. who fred deliberately on our
wounded ard on our men who are engaged.
It was supposed they had stolen through
our lines on the right. taking refuge in the
hospitals. In the positions captured by us
many shells and explosive cartridges have
been found.
The impression appears 70 be well founded