The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-09
STORY OF THE sHELLING.
London Post Has Graphic story of
the Bombardment.

the BON DNFdnsenr.
London, June 9, a. m.-The Morning
Posts correspondent cables, I'm part, as fol-
lows from Kingston, Jamaica, under date
of June s, as to Mondays bombardment
at Santiago, the dispatch having been car
rled to Kingston by the dispatch boat Pre-
mier:
eve had a good view Of Mondays bonn
bardment On Sunday Admiral Sampson,
In conference with Commodore schley and
the feet captains, decided on lombard
ment, because of the Spanish activity on
the new batteries.
Monday morning was misty with fire.
quent showers.
when the feet opened fire, the Spanish
batteries answered promptly, though at
first feebly. Then the heavy batteries,
armed with Krupp and Armstrong guns,
poured in a storm Of flames.
''The guns of these forts were brought
to Santiago by the Montserrat on her last
voyage from Cadiz, and are believed to
have been manned by German and French
experts.
''The Spaniards had boasted that no
fleet could live before them. but their aim
proved poor, and the warships suffered
comparatively little damage.
''rThe Yankee formerly Ell Norte) man
ned by militia kept In shore fighting bat
teries near the beach and did useful work.
'"The militia have given good proof of
their value, though they fought with much
eagerness, thus losing some efficiency.
During the bombardment battery of
field pieces at the Cuban headquarters, on
a mountain top to the north of Santiago,
opened fire with a ten-mile range.
''The Dolphin shelled a small fort near
the beach, where Spanish troops were seen,
but no reply was made from TINS point
and it was afterward discovered that the
Spaniards had mounted several quaker
guns there. Only two pieces we're served
east of Moro castle, and these were
silenced.
"The Marblehad and the New Orleans
were sent respectively west and east TO
attack any isolated fortidcations. They
worked in shore, keeping their guns gong
rapidly.
During the bombardment a shell ex-
ploded on the port quarter Of the Vlzcaya.
1t dismounted one of her guns, damaged
the rudder and injured several seamen.
"The destroyer FNlror. which was cruis-
ing about Cayo Smith in the harbor. made
several rushes out from her post. In one
of these a shell exploded over her bow,
tore open the forward deck, damaged her
turtle back and compelled her to take
refuge further up in the harbor.
very little damage was done to the
American ships. It is reported that the Su-
vance was struck by a shell, which burst
and wounded a seaman in the leg slightly.
Some of the vessels suffered somewhat
from the re-coil Of the heavy guns.
"The shells did such execution that
Morro Castle has the appearance of a pic
turesCue ruin.
"lTrom the Premier we could see the
shells striking the hills, tearing the trees
down and scattering the rocks and earth
In all directions.
'Indeed the sky line near MORO from
orr view point is quite changed and now
shows great gapes. Vegetation IS extermin-
oted and al the buildings are demolished
where the shells fell. All the Spanish guns
on the sea front with the exception of the
smoo,nbores in MORO were silenced and
many were ruined"