The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-08
AGUADORES POINT OF ATTACK
Sampson Effected Landing of Troops
at That Place,

CAPE HAYTIEN, HAYTI, June THE
fighting before and in the vicinity OF san
tiago de Cuba continued the greater part
of yesterday from 7:45 A. NJ. until nearly
IL o'clock.
Ten Of the American waTships main
tanned steady and carefully directed
fire against IL MORO Castle and the bat
teries at Punta Gorda, Socapa, and Gin
cereals. in addition 10 bombardng Span
ish fleet in the harbor. The percentage
of effective projectles was very large.
IMMENSE DAMAGE.
1t appears from the best information oo-
tainable at this place, the cable station
connecting with Santiago de Cuba, that
immense damage was inflicted on the
enemy. The Spaniards admit that the
bombardment from the American heet
was most destructive. About sixteen nun
dred projectiles are said TO have been mr.
ed by the American warships. and II
seems that the responsive fire from the
Spanish forts and ships was scarcely ieil
at all by the Americans.
The Notifications near the entrance OF
the harbor are described as being rld-
died with solid shot and shattered by the
explosion Of the immense shells fired by
the American battleships.
The Spanish batteries are understood 10
have been virtually silenced. and El Nor
ro and the fortifcations at Socapa ana
P1lnta. Gorda are reported TO have been
demolished by the three hours uninter-
rupted hammering of the American Meet.
TO PREPARE THE WAY.
The American attack Is said TO nave
been specially against Aguadores' small
town TO the east of the entrance OF san
tiago Bay. The idea Of the American Al
mirai, il appears, was TO land troops anu
siege guns there. after reducing the oe-
IL oil
fences Of the place, and then make Il cioSe
assault upon Santiago. which, IN view
of the present condition OF iis IortlllCa- ol'..,
tions NAV be expected to yield very soon
after the beginning of such an attack
HEAVY CANNONADING.
ueavv cannonading was opened upon
A.uadores at about midday yesterday.
srbe latest adyices received here from
cnanish sources do not indicate the dura-
zion of the fire or whether American
troops and seige guns were actuaily @ @idI'u-
ed at Aguadores but from the ihioIild-
tjon obtainable II cannot be douDteu tllal
the result of Mondays firing was ex-
.mer,aI,, disastrous to the Spanish de-
fences. -..,.,, .,rv,
u g. aieo understood here that the Gu
han troops maintained throughout the
Greater mart of yesterday an attack by
land on Santiago and the Spanish reports
saw the garrison lost heavily IN KliIeu
and wounded.
The military commander Of Santiago
do cuba acknowledges the following
were severely wounded among the land
forces:
Colonel Ordonez Captain Sanchez,
lieutenant Yrizar, Of the artillery ana
Perez and Garcia both Spanish officers
whose rank is not mentioned. The
spaniards also admit the loss Of twenty
one infantry soldiers. severely wounded
and say one soldier was killed. but it Is
believed the losses of the Spaniards were
much more heavy
In the naval force the Spaniards say
that the officer who was second In com
mand CT the partly dismanued Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes and five sailors
and an ensign were killed. The Span
ish sailors wounded. II is asserted, num-
Der sixteen men.
The loss on the American side, the San
tiago report says is not known
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE HEAVY DAM
AGE.
The spaniards acknowledge that
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