Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-05

nnlll mo port battery once more bore on
the PuEta Gords cartswurks. Another
she'll came from shore, whi2zing along
over the flagship. Then the Cincinnati
and the New York poured shot into the
yellow earthwoiks aud the surrounding
land until the smoke hid everything
from view. Only one more HhOt from
Punta Gor,n was noticed. IL fall short
OF the New York by about 200 yards.
Ii was believed 10 come not from tho
earthworks but from field battery on
the brow OF a slight hill about half
mile further inland than the earth
"nrSs. In feet, it is doubtful whether
any shots we're fred from the oarthwOrk
after the two or three broadsides had
been poured into them. What became
OF the soldiers seen on Pun,a Gorda is
not known. Some delcarsd they saw
them running to thu brow OF the hill
where the field battery was thought to
be stationed. But this. as well as the
estimate OF the enemy's number, which
ranged from 100 to 4.000, was purely
sunrosition, distance anil smoke pre-
renting accurate knowledge.
SCENES OF INTENSE INTEREST.
Scenes Of intenas interest occurred on
the tiagship's Geek during the lombard
ment. Tho centre of attraction, natur-
ally, was the forward bridge. whsro Rear
Admiral Sampson calmly paced up and
down, his long glass ia hand, puusing
row and then to watch the effect OF
the shots. Cant. Chadwick waa at his
sido, 10 the duaI capacity OF cdief Of
stat and captain Of the ship, equally
calm and giving orders continuously re
gaTding the direction Uf tho fire and
the handling of the ship. Lieut.. Stan
ton. assistant chief-os staff Lieut.. =
Commander Potter, executive officer OF
tho shin ami Lieut.. j. Roller, uavi-
! gator, oil were On the bridge. Three
men woro at the wheel and the usual
staI iookouts and signal boys we're in
their places. The coming tower, with
lis heavily protected sides, was without
az occupant. The whiHtling OF few
shells could not drive the men who Iii
rect the lighting squadron from their
unprotected punt of vantage.
WORKED THE GUNS WE'LL
The way the "jackies" worked at
their guns was splendid Mupy of them
were stripped to the waist. The IN Us
Giles stood out on their bare, tattoopli
arms. The persHiration ran down tier
faces, and mixing with the gunpowdcr,
made grim stTeakH of black over their
skins. When cease firing snunded,
disappointment was written visby 10
all their faces. But the decks were
quickly swept, the shrouds rehookod,
thu guns cooled AMI washed, and al
dinner when the band played "The
Stars and Stripes Forever there were
lew signs 10 show that the flagship New
York had been in action, for tie first
time in her career.
About 300 shuts were fired during
/ tho bombsrdment. l04 of which wore
from the New York. Tho cruiser Gin.
Ginnati did wonderfully quick and rapid
work with her batteries. The monitor
Puritan probably flied fewer shuts than
the Others, apparently not using her
rapid fire guns, but taking careful aim
with her II inch monster at Quintas da
Recreo.
Madrid, Spain, April %. The version
of the bombardment of Matanzas BY
the United States fleet which has
reached here, say that latter half ar
hours fight ths Americans were
obliged to retreat"
Little credence la attached in Madrid
to tue dispatches from New York tell
ing of the bombardment of Matanzas,
as the latter conflict with tho oliicia
reports.
The latter, in addition to saying thu
Americans "were Obliged to retreat, ~
admit that "sevsral men were killed, y
and that ''some damage was done Il
the town." ALSO that the American
loss is cot known"
Key West. Fla, April 2s.-7. 40 a.
m. The monitor Terror, Capt. N.
Ludlow, captured the big Spanist
steamer Guido, bound from Corunna,
Spain, for Havana, early YESTERDAY
morning. The prizs had on board {
largo cargo Of provisions, and none,
intended for tho Spanish troops il
Cuba.
The capture took place 10 miles of
Cardenas, after desperate chase.
during which the Terror and the gun
boat Machias fired, almost blowing th,
Spaniard's pilothouse into the water.
The Terror was alone when the Guido
was sighted, and she Immediately CAV,
chase. After blank shot had beef
fired to order the steamer to heaye TO-
tho Spaniard put out all her lights ant
tired up in an attempt to run away
The big monitor, blowing after her
brought her sixpounders to bear OF
the steamer and fired shot after slot
the latter, nearly all Of which tool
elect on the Guido'e pilothouss. ON
man in the pilothouse was injured, bu
how seriously he was hurt has not 20
been learned.
The Machias, which was some dis
tnnua away, heard the sound nf tn,
firing, came w and brought her four
inch rifle into play, firing ono shn
which failed 10 hit the Spaniard. This
!, however, brought her to, and Lieut.
Qualto and q prize crew wera put OF
, board of her and brought the prize il
here this morning. Tho money can
tured ia in an iron safe. Tho amour
therein cnntained is not known.
,, The Spanish ,Dteamut GuiGo, Cant
Armarschia, is n vessel q: 2,O65 ton
net, owned by the Navigation Co. o
Bilhoa. She was built at Belfast ii
1858, is $50 feet long, has IL feet bean
and ia 26 fest deep. The Guido LEI
Liverpool on April I'd, and Corunn
on April 9Th for Havana. II is esti
. mated that the Guidp, with her cargo
is worth 100000.
, Paris, Francis April 90 Tho a uror
announces to-day that extraOrdiuar
activity prevails in naval and militar
circles throughout France. At Bres
thoie is much comment ON the fact TIM
? work at tho arsenal continues until
! O'Clock every night and tho workme
n | a.