The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
SHIPS HURLz
 THEIR SHELLS
 INTO THECITY

Copyrighted, 1893. by the Associated Press,
 OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, with the fleet, July l, via Kingston Jamaica, July 2, a. m.-Before , o'clock this morning the me of the flagship were astir, eating a hurried breakfast, and at $50 general quarters" was sounded al l the flagship headed in toward Aguadores, about three miles east of Morro Castle. The other ships retain ed their blockading stations.
 Along the surf-beaten shore the smoke of an approaching train from Altares was seen. It was composed troops. At the cutting, a mile east of Aguadores, the train stopped and the Cuban scouts proceeded along the rail- road tracks. he troops got out of the cars ard soon formed in a long, thin line, standing out vividly against the yellow rocks that arose perpendicular ly above, 'ltting them off from the main body of the army, which is on the east side of the hill, several miles north From the quarterback of the flagship there was a signal by a vigor- ous wigwagging, and few minutes later, from a lump of green at the waters edge, came an answer from the army TT was the first co-op- eration for offensive purposes between the army and navy. The landing of the army at Baiquiri and Altares was purely a naval affair. With the flag in his hand, the soldier ashore looked like a butterfly.
 Are you waiting for us to begin?" was the signal made by Read-Admiral Sampson to the army.
 General Duffield is ahead of the scouts" cam the answer from the shore to the flagship.
 By this time it was o'clock, and the admiral ran the flagship's bow within three-quarters of mile of the beach. She remained almost as near during the forenoon, and the daring way she was handled bv Captain Chadwick within sound of the breakers made the Cuban pilot on board stare with astonishment
 The Suwanee was In company with the fiag~hip, still closer in shore, and the Gloucester was to the westward near Morro Castle. From the south ward the Newark came on and took a position to the westward Her decks were black with 1900 or more troops, as she went alongside the flagship and was told to disembark the men at Al tares. Then Admiral Sampson signaled to General Duffield:
 When do you want us to commence firing"
 In little while white flag on shore sent back the answer:
 "When the rest of the command ar- rives. Then I will signal you.'
 It was a long and tedious wait for the ships before the second fifty car loads of troops came puffing along from Altares. By 9:30 o'clock the last of the soldiers had left the open railroad tracks, disappearing in the thick brush that covered the eastern side of Agua- dores Inlet The water in the sponge tubes under the brooches of the big guns was growing hot In the burning sun.
 Ashore there was no sign of the en- emy. The Spaniards were believed to be on the western bluff. Between the bluffs runs a rocky gully leading into Santiago City. On the extremity of the western arm was an old fort from which the flags were flying, and on a parapet of the eastern hill command ing the gully, two stretches of red earth could easily be seen against the brush These were the rifle pits.
 At 10:15 the signal flag on shore wig wagged to Admiral Sampson to com mence firing, and minute later the New York blazed away at the rifle pits and at the old fort.
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