The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-15
4 DESPERATE BATTLE
BETWEEN TIE AMERICANS IND
sPAN!A1S NEAR skNTIiGO

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Earo r,f Gus: taram 0 -Foar Sme'ic .ns
Kllsed SID oac " ourd,d--1hc -pantsh
Lass Unkoowu.
The invasion Of Caba by the Amer.
icsn 'orcas began Ft!day.
Six hundred MARINES have pltc1ed
their tents abcut the smoking ruins
Of the outer forti6cations Of GUaut&n
amo. srd the Stars &rd Stripes for !he
6rs: time float from Sparlsh flagstaff
in Cuba.
| To Capt. CLARK aud the bait eship
| OREGON belong the honor Of accom-,
pIishing the Grst successful landing OF
the war.
Forty marines from the bsttleship
vert ashore Saturday morning aud
occupied The left entrance OF the bay
until the tcoopship Panther arrived
with Geo marines.
These, under command CT L;eu.en
snt Colonel r. w. Huntington, ar.
| rived st 3 o'clock and, within half an
hour, they had burned the buildings
OF III. Spanish camp and had set fire
to the miserable little village which
| crouche6 on The beach uncer the h!ll,
| TOP Of Guantanamo.
The whole operation Of s!lenclne
| the guns and landing the forces was
IS easy SIS placing Sunday school
picnic.
The Mar5lebead, bScked by the
Vixen and Dolphin, opened lire on the
earth y orks Friday.
The shore to the right CT the entraace
! was lined with guns snd rtlo plis, o0s
| the Spanisrds stamp; ded atIer hrIGg a
lew Shots.
The city Of Guantanamo lies fur
miles up the bsy, and little Spanish
gunbo oat came down 10 hel p the shore
batteries, bat she stayed just loIg
enough 10 turn around.
Numerous sootS were fred by the
SpAnlards, but not one Landed, AID no
Americans were in jured.
The main fort lies within the city
limi.s, and is still to be reduced, but Il
is not a difficult position, and the
| American atficers say they can take II
in Is minutes when desired.
TIE MarbIehaad, Vixen, Dolphin
and two colliers have been of the en-,
trance of the hsrbor for several days,
and Saturday morniug they sailed iuto
the channel. a mile further up they
opened firing, sending 50 shots at the
fortii cations on the LEFT. The hills on
the right Of the entrance were de-
serted. There are no defenseS on the
right side Of the harbor.
No attenp! was made to land until
the Oregon steamed IN early Frlday
morning. Captain Clark immediate
ly sent 40 marines ashore, and 20 from
the Mar bIehesd followed.
They found evidence Of hasty d.
parture By the Sparlards.
Watches, hammocks and ammun.-
ton were scattered about tae earth
works, and Spanish flag was found
in one of the rlhe-pits
The little detachment. Of marines
held the place until the Panther ar
rived, when they were recalled ana
the work OF Decentralization bsgan.
The first boatIoad had scarcely LAID
ed when the village burst into n2mes.
Company B, under L!eu!enanE Hail,
was the first ashore, aad, witno1. the
! loss Of d moment, tne column started
up Ihe steep, rocky hillside 10 tue
/ ear.hworks. For an hour brown
column Of marines fled up lhs mar
row path, eventually taxing Up po-
slIion 81 Inc top OF tna Hill. As soon
as the Ansr;can flag Was swung ool
10 the breszs IRON the flagstaff Of the
captured Spanish camp, the Oregon
steamed away 70 rejolo lne feet OF
Santiago.
TIE mArines will hold the position
Until the arrival Of tne expected troop ps
10 the meantime, scouting IN the VI
cinity, with the Aarolenead, Vixen
and Dolphin lying Dy to prolec! them.
Il ar Admiral sampson now has a
haroJr and base OF supplies on the
south side OF the iSIano, and troops
can be landed a. will.
The troopshlp Panther reach. ID the
fleet off Santiago early Friday.
On hsr way over, the OSenlte fired
dozen shells into The Port of Baquiri,
[ but received no response.
Guantanamo is but 40 miles east of
Santiago, and is splendid location
for base Of supplies for the b,cckiog
squadron.
It is understood that the island OF
Cubs is entirely cut Off from cable
! communication with the outside world
Report here has it that the cableship
Oiris cut the cable running from
Guantanamo TO the Mole ST. Nicholas,
Hsyti.
Sne Has interrupted in the work by
shells from the shore, but the Marble
head sent several shells at the soldiers
and scattered them.