The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-30

Gave Valuable Assistance to the Ma
rines at Camp McCaila.

rines at Camp McCaila.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
KEY WEST Fla, June pa vessel
that has just arrived here from Guantanamo
which she left on Sunday noon, brought one
of the officers of the United States Gunboat
Dolphin, who is returning home on sick
leave. The officer in question says the
Dolphin has been cooperating with the ma
rines in Guantanamo harbor though lately
matters have been quiet there. When he
left on Sunday there were twenty-four ships
in the harbor. including fighting vessels,
Golfers the hospital ship Solace and the
Red Cross society's steamer, State of Texas,
with Miss Clara Barton. 1t was the preva-
lent belief then that Santiago de Cuba would
be taken before July l. as the American
troops were only five miles distant from the
city and closing in. An excellent water
supply had been obtained on the shore at
Guantanamo where there were six hundred
Cubans in addition to the force of Ameri-
can marines.
The passage leading to the inner harbor
the officer reports, was thoroughly cleaned
of mines by launches from the Dolphin and
other ships. Eight mines, weighing 1SC
pounds each were taken up and sent to
New York where they will be cleaned be-
fore they are put into use in American
waters.
The Spanish troops at Caimanera and
other points on the inner harbor are cut OH
from Santiago and are starving They may
be captured at pleasure. The Texas and
the Marblehead have already DESTROYED me
orr ships may enter the harbor and shell
Caimanera whenever they are ready.
t me ho DPap rdmen To of santiago on june g.
After the principal firing she went toward
the shore and fired shells into a train APP
-D11 a
piasses il could be seen that the train was
Wrecked and the men were scrambiing into
the woods The insurgents afterWard re-
ported that seventy men and eleven women
AZ Guantanamo the Dolphin protected the
camp of marines at night. casting her
searchlight into the woods occupied by the
Spaniards and Smelling their positions with
three-inch shrapnel guns. Throughout the
fighting on both sides of the bay the Dol
phin raked the Spanish shelters. Her most
notable achievement was on June IA, when
the marines made an offensive movemens
and captured the well. Our troops moved
upon the Spaniards. with the Cubans in
front annd on their TANKS as scouts. Wher-
ever the Spaniards could be seen the DOL DOL
phin threw shells among them. When they
made their last stend the marines wig,
wagged to the Dolphin. Shell the house. >
ONE ne she had previously hit and which she
knew was empty She fired at random up
the little valley and shell, tearing through
the trees. entered house hidden among
them. The Spaniards poured out like ants
from a hill. and the Cubans and marines
picked off sixty-eight: The shell killed
seven In some cases the ships could only
Judge of the skill of their gunners by OBJ
serving the vultures gathering about spots
where shots had been aimed. The Spanish
dead were, in many cases. left unburied.
Everybody, the Dolphin's officer says, is
enthusiastic in praise of the Cubans, who
are utterly without fear and are unwilling
TO retire when ordered to stop fighting. The
fortitude of wounded Cubans is described as
remarkable.