The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-14
Sampson Used 100000 Worth of
Ammunition at Santiago.
ENEMY STILL ACTIVE
CUBANS SAY 500 SPANIARDS
WE'RE KILLED.
Terrible Execution By the 12-inch
Shells-Spanish Forces Are StarV-
ing-Insurgents Receive Arms
and Say Their Numbers Are In
creasing-A Bold Ensign Praised.

Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press.)
Wednesday, June s. S:15 p. m. (via
Kingston. Jamaica, June 8. 1915 p. m
Delayed in transmission -Approxi-
mately SOC, 900 worth of ammunition
was expended on Mondays lombard
ment, but apparently it has not
checked Spanish activity on the earth
works.
Monday afternoon the lookout men
on the Brooklyn saw q. boat approach
ing from a point about four miles west
of FL MORO. The Vixen went out to
meet it and brought to the flagship
three insurgents, who asked for YES
sci to shell a Spanish force with which
the insurgents were then engaged near
the shore. The Marblehead, which had
been doing target practice, was sent
on this mission, and soon scattered the
Spaniards, with the result that the IN
surgents captured the Spanish camp.
the tents and a quantity OF ammuni-
ton. One Of the Marblehead's shells
killed a Spanish captain and a Heuten-
ant, fatally wounded surgeon and in
jured several soldiers.
While the work of arming and feed
ing the insurgents is pushed vigorously,
the SpaniardS in Santiago are reported
suffering from an inc1pient famine,
and a Cuban officer off shore yesterday
ing in force to the insurgents Yester-
day Lieutenant Commander Delehanty,
with the gunboar Suwanee, armed 5000
CubanS with rifles, 10000 rounds OF am
InUnition, d large consignment OF ma
chetes, a quantity of medicine and sew
eral tons of bacon.
The Cubans are very active, express
ing the greatest confidence and prOmis-
ing to maintain q close blockade or
Santiago OF the land side. The insur-
gents represent their number as rap
idly increasing. Certainly they have
shown their ability in the neighborhood
of Guantanamo. where they have got
possession o. the railway and te!e-
graph terminus. The fine harbor there
will make a good American base
The insurgents say they watched
Mondays bombardment from the hills
in the rear of Santiago, and as many
as 200 Spaniards were killed and sew
Ell al guns dismounted. Terrible eXecu-
ton was wrought by the 12-inch shells
from the Texas If their statements
can be relied on, the Spanish garrison
at Santiago is, on half ratiOns, and the
town itself is even much worse off, the
military authorities refusing to sell
citizens provisions at any price.
On Sunday night, June 5, Ensign Pal
mer took the New YOrk'S launch on
harbor picket duty and another launch
was sent from tHS OASSOii .1iiS'l5 - q
mer was obliged to go within $50 yards
of the batteries. The Spaniards opened
q heavy fire. but Palmer kept his posi-
ton, regardless of the shells. His or
ders were not to go nearer than a mile
from shore.
Ensign Palmer and the crew got back
safely. When Admiral Sampson heard
of the shooting. he said to Palmer:
You were ordered not to go nearer
shore than a mile"
Chose were my orders replied En-
sign Palmer, "but, sir, was also told
to see that no torpedo boats came out
With only two boats. L could not be
sure that none came out unless went
right under the batteries"
The admiral replied: You were per-
fectly right Mr.. Palmer. That's the
kind of stuff of which officers OF the
/ United States are made