Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-05-05
hIataiigas Bombarded. The SpanssIi
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The first eng asgenent OF y no W ar took
,lass last Wednesday afternoon, and
lasted from l2,t to 1.1b. The forts 5,f
i Matansas fHast waro bo,nbsrdcd by t.,a.
York, Puritan, and Cincinnati, of Cap.
tain SIMPSONS feet i5s5
1t seems that tho little torpedo boat
Foots had been sent to do duty in Ntatan-
zas harbor and had been fired on by The
forts. Tho roRi. object OF sonding the
Footeinto tho harbor was to discover the
location of tho batteries. Some of tho
batteries lic low and arc difficult to SEQ.
Tho Foote was fired $on a great many
times, and accomplished her mission
without sustaining any injury. SIS
During Wednesday the batteries fircd
number of shots at SIMPSONS fleet,
and although no harm was dono, Gap.
tain Sampson saw. that he would have
to either move fl ,ther away or silence
tho offending guns. He did not like tho
idea of moving away, and the other alter
native was chosen. d ]. - gss M.
Tho Now York was at tho west end of
tho blockading line. Sampson signalled
tho Cincinnati to remain where she was,
tho Notifications, followed by the
Puritan. The New York opened
fire first and tho Puritan fol-
lowed. Tho Cincinnati was impa-
tieht and asked for leave to join the fight.
timo after tho first gun, all three vessols
wore pouring shower of stool hail
| against tho Spanish fortiiications. ..'
| Every shot did not strike tho forts, but
tho marksmanship of the gunners was
remarkable. Fow shots woro wasted.
Tho Notifications at Matanzas answered
but their efforts woro pitiablc In all,
Spaniards had fired about 20 shots thoy
woro dono. Most of thoir shells fell
short; but ono burst over the Now York
| without injury. Tho finishing touches
worc put on by the Puritan with shot
from one of hor big l2-inch guns. 1t
was sholl and struck squaroly whore it
was intondod to strike. A mass of stone,
earth, abattis and ,Spanards won't into
the air; somo of the debris to height
of GO foot. The Spaniards did not have
loft single scrviceablo gup. and Cap
tain Sampson gave tho signal to his n, of
to "ccasc firing" and Withdrew q little
further out at sea.
Mono of tho ships or their crews were
injured. Tho Spanish loss is unknown.
a Spanish account cablod to Madrid and
back to Now York, admits that some of
defenders of tho forts were killed: but
claims that tho Americans also sustained
severe loss and were forced to withdraw.
a koy West dispatch to Tho ENQUIRER
| Thursday afternoon told of tho capture of
tho Spanish auxiliary cruiser Guido, OF,
Wednesday, by tho Monitor Terror The
capture was made about 10 miles off Car
dcnas at o'clock Wednesday morning.
| When the Terror sighted tho Guido, she
Tired tho usual shot rs tho signal to stop,
| The Guido did not stop: but Dut ont hc,
lights and tried togqt away. Tho Terror
opened on her with Gpoundcrs, firing
four shots. Two shots won't through
tho pilot house and ono struck the
upper works. The other wont wide.
Tho gunboat Machias camo up and fired
a shot, but missed; and while the Zorro,
was bringing to bear ono of hor Pinch
guns to sink tho Guido, tho captain sur
rendered. A sailor named Manuel Rivas
i'll tho pilot house of tho Guido, was dcs
pcratcly wounded in the breast by flying
splintcrs, and Captain Kichiondo received
flesh wound in tho wrist. The Guido
together with her cargo, is valued al
Sl00, 200.