Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-06-07

SUNK Dy tne nre OF the American ships.
II is said that only five hundred Ameri-
can troops landed a! Dsiquiri. or possibly
Aguidores, the two places being confused
In the reports.
II seems TO be admitted that the fire OF
the American soldiers was 80 accurate
that the Spaniards were compelled to flee
from the Notifications.
SPANISH REPORT.
Copyright Associated PressJ
Havana, 6:l0 p. m.-(Delayed in Trans.
mission).-The spaniards claim to have
repulsed two American attacks to day at
Santiago. Gen. Blanco congratulated the
Spanish commanders for the "heroism"
Of the Spanish forces.
MORO castle ia admitted to have been
damaged, as was the exterior headquar-
ters built during the time OF peace at
Caya Smith, and, In addition, the Span.
ish cruiser Reina Mercedes Ia admitted
to have been .'slightly damaged"
The Spanish commander at Santiago
reports that the American flre did not
1ismount one of the pieces of artillery,
and says that nine of the American YES
sells disappeared from sight before dark"
The Spanish army losses, according 10
the official report, are one soldier killed,
one chief. four officers and twenty. one
soldiers wounded.
The Spanish navy losses are reported
to be one chief and fiye sailors killed and
one officer and twelve sailors killed.
The Spanish version says: "The Amer
lean losses are supposed TO be consider.
able
BIG VICTORY.
New York, June 7.--Several morning
papers publish dispatches from Cape
Haytien, Port au Prince and Port An
tonic, stating that reports have been
received from Santiago that Admiral
Sampson yesterday engaged the defenses
at Santiago, entered the bay, engaged
Cervera's squadron and in the fight that
followed two Spanish vessels we're sunk
and one American vessel damaged. These
reports are uncOnarmed and discredited
by the papers which publish them.
1T WAS A NEAT JOB.
New York, June IA special from
Cape Haytien, describing the lombard
ment OF Santiago, says that the forts Of
the harbOr are now a mass OF ruins.
Morro is shapeless pile Of ruined ma
sOnry and dismantled guns. Ten Amer
lean ironclads passed back and forth
from Port Cabrera on the west to Port
Aguidores east of the harbor entrance,
dischArging heavy guns as they steamed
along, 80 that scarcely yard OF coast %
capped the deadly cannonading.
At Port Aguidores, the fort recently
constructed by Col. 0rdonez, an artillery
expert, was blown to dust. Ordonez
himself was badly wounded.
The old cruiser Rsina Mercedes was
dlscerned attempting to place explosives
about the hull Of the Merrimac to blow
her to pieces and clear the channel.
A thirteen inch shell from the Oregon
landed squarely abAft her pilot house
and tore her upper works to shreds.
Her second commodore" five sailors
and a marine, we're killed and the second
lieutenant and sixteen ssamen seriously
wounded.
The crew by order OF Admiral Ceryera
abandoned the ship for the shore for
safety.
ONLY WOUNDED.
Later reports show that Col. 0rdOnez,
Captain Sanchez. Lieut.. Yrizar, OF the ar
tillery and Perez and Garcia, we're only
severely wounded, not killed, as first re-
ported. The Spaniards claim that only
one soldier was killed, though the casu.
alties In the naval force are said TO be as
already cabled.
OFFICIAL PRFss REPORT.
Copyrighted Associated PressJ
On board Associated Press dispatch
boat Dandy. of Santiago de Cuba, Mon
day noon, via Kingston, Jamaica, Tues.
day, June 7 moon The American fleet
this morning engaged the Spanish bat
teries defending the entrance TO the haT-
Dor at Santiago de Cuba, and after three
hours bOmbafdment, silenced nearly all
forts, destroyed several earthworks, rem
dered the Estrella and Cave batteries.