The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
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= II Witness in the Town De-
ibes the Bo,nbardment.
- nnnnge Dene 20 the voRts,
- : Large Number k1Isea ana
nen-Ia Two Hours More

~ YORK. May c1.-Captaln Lloyd.
- efeanef Arcade. which has ar
- tere from San Juan. Porto Rico.
81 b. and the ships steward were
y - eaes who went ashore during the
l1llks siay ct the bombarded port.
- what I learned, twenty men
fta;sd by American guns" said Cap
ftsTt.
s0esene six we're mown down at the
| = - the others were laid out by
s1r6s9 shells In the defenses. No one
- 1T m the town. About sixty were
! h3uue I'll In the forts
- agent Of the lie, q naturalixed
snGfenn citizen, took me around the
suH s eheli from the American feet
| - - fourth story OF Hotel Ing.eti-
- necked of the whole roof and
49, fhe guests. men and women, into
- euDeis In their night clothes at Sis
49, ever the forts. a good many
- ID fallen into the fat lands. strIk-
d frn6es. some Of which are now
n up to keep them from tunb.ing.
m8a ssrys house that had been ridd.ed
y r american shell which had punc-
- y roo, bored It's way through the
Mt9 stored IN the building. penetrat-
II ~ Office and emerging through a
~ 19cf, had Knocked 81 hole In the hull
a. tpenssh merchant steamer. the Man.
~.
n gpaaish custom house inspector told
~ tAzi his father. a soldier. had been
nged While as.sep in his bed by one OF
lie mi shots. Below the Notifications
y nany sheils. some OF them still unex-
Ged1A
rs kpaniards are picking them I'D and
tseping them fer mementoes. See the
Esssots the Yankees sent u.s. they tel
saeif friends. IL man can speak only
u ntch Engiish as yes or no. his life
y ~ Ia peril In San Juan. Secretary
Mt Of the English consulate. told me
ftnt there Ii much discussion among the
eonttAf ofaceEs al San Juan as TO wheth-
+ the bcmbardmsnt will stand the test
4 educational law. as no notice was
tvea.v
Anens the passengers OF the Arkadie
ne A. v. Drake. for three years secre-
ar to N. vadroue. United States con-
salsr agent at Mayaguez: w. NJ. Cam
tel. N Englishman, and Niehoiai Neg
sneR. native OF Russia and an Ameri-
an asixen. Mr.. Drake was the last ma
ave-born American TO leave the island OF
fsg.t Rico. Mr. Drake said:
The agent, from whom I learned OF
he hcnhardnent. lived outside the city,
not aHakeEed By the heavy caunonadIng.
be COT ~ and watched the engagement
from . safe distance. One vessel. which
10 said be believed was the Iowa, left
tho heet accompanied by a small boat.
AID steamed fairly under Moro's guns.
She stationed the small boat. and moving
slowly around II. let fly her shells at
ever rsyo,rtlou.
TAk vas actually 20 close that the
guse "a the Notifications could not be
sninM 90 the warship, and voi,eys OF
raxleFy were showered upon her. Soon
ias MI was enveioped In such a bank
as1fke that Moro's guns must have been
theolnsly helpless. Under the covering
y ne smoke. the daring vessel Joined the
as<s again.
10 u the monitor Terror. She. TOO, came
vita an easy range or the shore guns.
sd every shot from her seemed 20 have
ssksr eject. Only when the seas were
hsaksns over her deck. the gunnsrs at
xafr, unused 10 her type. cried In glce.
Ne We have sunk her.
Accbrdns 10 Spanish accounts there
ssFe eleven vessels In the American feet,
asa tho most serious damage was the DIS
mounting OF one gun and the killing OF
oas u tho gunnsrs. Conflicting stories
Of tht number killed In San Juan were
rafrtas. l. was reported soon after the
fsef lad retired that sixty had met death,
eri later reports put the number at six
These elk. II is said. were the men al the
ssaa
Several shells struck the town, but
ssse pct been able 10 learn that any per-
nss were killed by them. Another shell
vert through a large warehouse on
s9ek. SCATTERING a timber pile and lodging
n The side OF the plates OF the Spanish
nah steamer Manaela. 1t nearly sunk
her.
II teemea to me that the American feet
"a not continue the bombardment until
- Publications we're demolished. The
yet Who boarded us on Sandy Hook.
MI thst the fleet had gone 60 San Juan
essage The Spanish fie-v. and the state
ZEN gees 20 explain several Incidents Of
ae attack,
quantity OF small shots was fred In
Nv nareer at FIRST TO draw cut. as now
sndtfstand. any Spanish warships that
Mxas have been there. Although there
ssfs "a San Juan at the time, the cruisers
ssse<l II. and Alfonso MI. and the gun
eoat Ioneho. not one OF them took any
psfs In the engagement. and the Aneri-
can vessels retired
Asier Il was all ever, the Alfonso XII.
vi . sea 20 give chase 10 the American
a'eF fsvss, as was learnea afterward. She
ssssrrsd In three hours alone. We saw
\. sasns liner fifteen miles away. OF
INsrae. en- Friday morning. She was
ttasslEz 70 aha 4Nfss hast
sacse was much surprise a. San Juan
sass the American feet retired. II the
asasps had continued their attack two
10 soaser TIE town would have sur
ssssrea. TIE authorities. both naval and.
sAssr. were unable TO learn how much
sss lad resulted 10 the American
!. ea' II waS not generally believed
-. ssaa thar the fleet had been com
- g withdraw under the FIRE OF the
s.sasians There was much dtSau-
ss -. st TOO, saat the Spanish feet had
g. ssssd 50 protect the town. The war
Us ssd been locked for every dav Tor
49, $3.50 Previous 10 the nofnhardu,ent
.,. - s'eFe were several British vessels ua-
y So coal for tire feet when We were
\. sasn. The guns which We saw on
So sssseatioas on entering the harts,r
"a . ee % aaeien; dexgxa. and I an,
A., "a what MADEIRA guns tAt. American
e.. are sos Is firing order. Several
s.s, SOS we're landed az San Juan q
49, si's were not removed from me
saVa eaap.e az weeks ago.
s,..sssF Spanish sovereignty affairs On
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