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Story of the Bombardment oi
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(Copyright. 1898. By Associated Press)
On Board the Flagship New York oil
’ Havana April 28.10 it. ill. via Key
West. April 29.~—The bombardment of
the Intanzau batteries is now a matter
of history. The flagship has returned
to her station oil El Morro. As already
briefly stated in these despatchcs. the
bombardment accomplished its purpose
in foil. and that without any loss of
' life on the American side. it is he-
lievctl the Spaniards must have sus-
tained some losses of life, in addition to
having their nearly completed earth-
works and fortifications torn up by the
explosions of sheila. The capture of
the city was not at all contemplated
the object being to stop the erection of
the batteries.
This engagement. the first in which
the Unied States navy has participated
for about thirty yt’ars. occurred quite
unexpchtedly. The New York tugs ly-
ing about twenty miles east of Havana
at 10:30 o'clock resterday morning.
when Rear Admiral Sampson decided
to steam to distances. At the entrance
to the harbor the monitor Puritan and
the cruiser Cincinnati met the flagship.
A stiff wind was blowing and the waves
poured over the low how and stern of
the montor. . At slow speed the flagship
proceeded toward the harbor. the Pur-
itan following half a mile astern and
the Cincinnati about two miles to the
westward. Rear Admiral Sampson
and Captain Chadwick stood on the
high bridge. carefully surveying tor the
battery which had the temevity to tire
on the United States torpedo boat
Fonts. When about three miles from
Punta (lords. the estrems point of the
western arm of the harbor. a long yel-
low streak was seen on shore. it look-
NI like a only Grated earthwork.
Closer inspection revealed a number of
men clustered around the shore. Still
the New York steamed slowly ahead
until it was ascertained without any
doubt that the Spanish troops were
busy in erecting what seemed to be a
sand battery and had already gum-n
several guns into position.
Rear Admiral Sampson decided that
this was detrimental to a Dilt'llit: block—
ade. "General Quarters?" wits iiillllitl'
ed. The men rushed to their guns.
When the New York was about 4,000
yards from Punta Gorda. her helm who
put to starboard. and "Commence tir—
ing!’ the little blew. Naval Code't
Boone, in charge of "waist," the eight.
inch sun amidships on the port side.
had the honor of firing the tint shot.
Tito Milt shoots from stem to stem
as the first projectile stated by tho i’ul-
ted sum If the than of (Yubu lies-
fmta the mosaic of the big you. This
was at i225! p. in.
I’m! pairs of aim were levelled
trout the flagship at the shore. it so em~ .
ed minutes M0!!! the yellow smoke
cleared hway. but in reality it was il'iini
Hill live Will. Then it little child
of dust was stun to rise at tlw right
oi the earthworks. For the tint nt-
tnmpt at two yards.“ was by no means
a had shot. Without the aid of glasses
the objective point could be clearly do.
titted. With a deafening roar it». eight-
iach gun in the forward turret lot lly
its iron missile. it landed high. The
alter turret came next with the some
slsetl projectile. A about of delight
went up from the flagship as a dense-
elswd rose slowly iron: the very centre
of the earthworks. showing how truu
had been the aim.
Then from the entire port side a fear:
tut tallied- was poured on the shine.
the four turret suns mitts almost sun;
iiisnvously sad the fourteen sons and.
in their smaller hell. When the We
away Pints (lords was dotted
with out clouds that looked like min“
Atthiswmmlnthe Quinlan
flmmmmwtou
Mathis-hip. historians
«lanthanum»
Adam; Sump-Ila. he man “All right;
tell them to so ahead."
‘80, while the New York was com.
meaning firing on Quinta: da necreo
the Puritan took a position to the saw—
ward and opened on the same point.
The Cincinnati went to the westward
and pounded a rapid lire broadside in-
' to tho earthworks on Pants Goals.
Occasionally shots from Quintas da
Recreo could be seen coming in the di-
rection of the New York. All felt very
short and at no time threatened the
ships. Only about ten shots are bev
lieved to have been tired from this hot.
tery during the whole engagement.
However. there may have been more.
it is possible that its guns may have
been disabled. as two eight-inch shells
were distinctly seen to land square in
the fort. Its distance from the ship
was so great and the smoke, which
tho wind took ln’ its direction, so thick.
that it was hard to judge the slim-t oi
the tire. and still harder to get good him
lv‘o or about five minutes Quinlan on line
oreo got the ftiil benefit of the ‘irood
sides of the New York and Puritan.
What its ultimate fate would have been
it is hard to tell had not attention been
diverted from it by a shell from l'uoin
(lords that whimtl over the New York
and fell a little short of [he Cinciiil'liill.
braving Quinlan do Room) to the
tender tnrrcy of the Puritan. whiz-ll was
still merrily banging away, flaptnin
Chadwick out his helm to starboard
until the port battery once more bore
on Puma Gordn'a earthworks. Anoth-
er shell came from shore. whining
along over the flagship. "Too high, but
a llcttcr‘ghot than i thought they-could
maize." said an oihccr. Then the t'in-
cinhati and the New York poured shill
into the yellow earthworks and the sur-
rounding land until the smoke bid or-
erything from via it Only on: more
from l’unta (lords was: noticed. it fell
short of the New York by about 2m»
yards. It was indicted to more not
from the earthworks. but from it held
battery on the hmw oi a slight hill
about half a mile inland.
in fact. it in doubtful whether on}
shots were tired from the enrihwurltu
tiller the tun or three liromisitivs had
been potted into them. What imunw
of the soldieru seen on Photo Gordo is
not known. Home declore thry wt
them running to the brow oi the hill.
where the iieid battery was thought to
be stationed. lint thin. as well as the
estimate of the enemy's number. which
ranged from 4th to Mimi. was purely
supposition, distance and smolu prw
venting accurate knowledge.
On board the flagship New York,
April 28. oil Havana, it) a. m.. vin Key
West. April 29mm limo p. m.. whm
the bombardment was at its height and
after it had been in progress for nine-
teen minutes. Rear Admiral thithpsoh
ordered. “(lease Firing?" to be sounded.
A few shots rang out from the tlincin-
nail and Puritan iteiore they caught the
signal. 0n shore all was quiet. 'Not
a soul could be seen there. and their
was no more tiring. The earthworks a
quarter of an hour before had present-
ed a fairly regular outlincht now they
had a jagged appearance. iii; Imps
were plainly visible at Quinlan do it.»-
croo. There was not a sign or lilo
illfl'i'. Admiral Sampson hull rife-duo!-
iy stopped the work on i’unm Itordn.
lle had drawn the tire of tho enemy
and had discovered the totality and lo~
cation of their initiation. Intuition Minni-
in: his three shim good target prop»
lice.
Incidentally ho had put the four at
American guns into Bpanitth hearts.
it would have been perfw'tiy irituiblt'
for those three ship-t unaided in have
tilt-timed past the furlli’tt'ulions right it»
to Mauritius and taken it or flilullvrl ’u
at pleasure. Monty list: run tvmdd
have been from mines. However, Mar
terms was not wanted. lurltily for it.
After satisfying himself that his object
bod bun accomplished. Admiral sump.
non headed back for Havana.
The Puritan and Cincinnati were left
to look out for flotsam and tlwytwiii
see to it that liaisons in not the scene
of much work on fortifications in the
near future. The readiness to assume
this tsslt can be iudsedrirmn the fact
that shortly after the signal "Cm Pir-
in!" had been given Captain Chester
attired permission to mono.
This was related. Admiral Sampson
evidently thinking flotsam had had
enough for one alteration. During the
bombardment the How York's engines
at tntervsls out slowly asters. m
tngastcsdyramofimirardsos
PutaGorlasadiMoaQulatasda
Rum. the machinery warning perv
fretly. not only in the engine roost but
throw tho whole ship. This is es-
peeislly true of the electric ammunition
hoist-nu turret training pantwooi
ihemostsmiislpfltsofachip’s
equipment data. action.
m- the aural point of view. few if
say tonnes titre liars-I first the our
turnout. m the W at, which
tumour-triumphant»
refugees arrived this morning at Port &
tinge do Cuba
0
Over 440 German, Cuban. Brt.
WILLIAM R. DAY.
The extreme sire of Secretary of State Sherman has thrown the burdens
and responsibilities of the state department upon Judge William B. Day of
Ohio» Mr. Day to a Mauritian of President McKinley and wobbly his intuit
trusted [lll'lflllitl irirn. i. in tlhio be ill! bonus loading judge. but in the affairs
of the nation he was mmparativeiy unknown until he become an international
character in connection with negotiations with Spain.
.\ stillinlirl’tlilil’it’i't'il by the hunk: of lining Kong
has gone to Manila to bring away the specie there.
Madrid tit-it'spnpors continue to belittle the l'uitctl
States fleet and its Work.
The Spanish squadron sailed in ;: mulliu'urdlydirt-r-
islands. at Mill
Ibutitititiou unknown.
tioti froth St. Vim-cut. t'opo Yorilp
o'clock this (Friday) rimming.
Unions to be given at rit'tl.
A small prize. rapiurml by
brought to Key West this morning.
the Xt'wlmrt,
Portugal's neutrality ilccrcc wn~ published today.
it forbids the equipment of private-um in Portuguese
waters.
Wil S
canvass 083323310 MIL.
lsnrrsocisoo sad luv misstatem-
ocullonth at 0am.
By Associated Press.
New York. April flit—Orders have
been received at the navy yard for the
cruisers Ban Francisco and, New 0r-
leanii to soil at the earliest Wilde
moment. The San b‘rnnrisco will be
ready to soil tomorrow. and the. New
Orleans on Sunday.
Vallejo, (faith. April 29-'l‘ite crui-
ser Charleston will be. ready for sea in
a few days. Work on the Yorktown
and Philadelphia is being expedited.
The number of men employed at More
lulund navy yard during the present
rush is 1,766.
NOD HITACHI!) BY ”HY.
civil ropnlation of Santiago do cubs
Without Provisions
tflopyrixht. labs. by Associated Probe).
Kington. Jlilllali’a, April Elk—Tho
Spaniards haw mint-bod oil tho food
for the army. and tho civil population
of Santiago tie f'ttbo, bout 20,000 por-
militi. In almost i'llill‘t'ly without pro-
visions.
Ir. llyatt, the United States consul
at Santiago no Cuba. who came here
some time ago at his own Pawnee.
caused it dinner to be- prcpared for the
reitmm who were landed here today
from the German steamer Rt?lllllii.1'ht'
refugees confirm the reports that the
Spaniards are abandoning the email
clues and the plantations which they
have been guarding. burritos the lat-
ter before leaving them. The activity
of the insurgents has xreatly increased
mutually. evidently owing to thr- nt'Wfl
they have received from tho l'nited
States and they are raiding up to the
vory outskirts of Santiago d» f‘ubu.
The city of Santiago. will?!“ he refuv
goes loft. Witt-i in a state of send-pnuir.
tearing the lilili‘tiaiic of the port by tho.
l'nitrd Slates fleet. There wcre about
fifteen of the Spanish there. Mr. llyatt
left fil Santiago fifty tons of provisions
in the lfnlted mates consulate and one
hundred tons of supplies. Whlt'lt has
just arrived. in the custom hours».
The British consul. noting for the
i'nltcd States. has distributed the pro-
visions in the consulate. but has not
yet been able- to get Hum.- rttorvd in the
custom houses. These provisions.
which “insist of flour. corn nwai and
Nut, born not own l‘ilflflfit'iiif'tl by the
Spaniards, but they probably will be
lulore long.
the llritislt third r lass truiswr i’t drl
nrriml hi to tmlny. 'ihe Spanish
iiii‘iilllf'i’ immoral ni'rivml at Port Royal
inst evening from binnzuulllo, having
on board twenty refuxotm. including
several Americans.
At Port Antonio. the crew of thi-
American schmucr hlnry Snudford. oi
Woliilcet, Mons, has fMllM'd to tnlta
her out oi the harbor, fruition capture
PREPARING TOPPEDO FOR LAUNCi-flNG.
Tmpsdo warfare is cspeouive. A single shot at a naval foo costs Uncle
Sam about 01,500, but that shot my deprives: enemy of s 08,000,000 bat-
Iidsliip.
’l he government iii Manila bus forbidden the use of
cipher dcoputt'hcs.
The ‘lcnatc has adopted the conference report on the
naval appropriation hill.
An “official announcement" in Madrid says the fort-
ificntions of MiliiiiiZliti did not suffer by the lmmbardmcnt
and that not one man was killed or Wounded.
A deupstch from St. Vincent says four amp}:
cruisers and three torpedo boat destroyers are presumed
to have gone towards Cuba.
Manila until birthday.
cruiser.
The Norwegian steamship Orange arrived at bayon-
gmwomchaodehfld
The United States fleet is not expected to reach
The lipanish fleet has been divid-
ed into two parts and rc-inforced by a large auxiliary
3;an 6a.,ihismorningfroinliistsm fihehssonlioortl
by the Spaniards.
mama so as spam to an.
Likely that they will Lay in Wait for
Spanish Primes.
By Aamiated Press.
Washington. April 1mm" is entirely
[umuiblo that the operulitmu of the Am-
rricnu lloct in ('ttbun waters in the
matter oi seizing Spanish veiiiwlll as
prizes will be noon completely eclips-
ed by the performance of tho nwiit or
non greyhounds recently purchased by
the government from the American
lino. Timur! vo-uuclu hove been fitted
with armor prom-lion over all their
uxtumd mmhinery and have already
rmult‘ml gorid lmtterlm. it was the in-
tention of the department to coneidcr-
ably supplement thcno batteries at tho
navy yards. but owing probably to the
receipt oi information trout abroad of
of the movements of some very rich-
ly laden ilpaulsh vessels the departl
mains to complete the work in the or.
overwhelmed with other work. so the
transformed liners are to be rushed to
sea. and it is rumored that they carry
in their holds some sons of heavy cal-
ibre which will be mounted when they
are in blue water. No oilicm state-
ment can be secured as to the destina-
cers. but it is rumored that .. or are to
head directly for the coast oi ilpsln,
where they will lie in wait for the
tipsaish prises. Unless the small ob-
servation force oi the Spanish ilect
now in the Ilediirrranasn. compos-
ed of torpedo hosts and destroyers. is
reinforced before the liners reach
there. they are likely to fall easy vic-
titsstothesunncvsoithsmisers.
M
monogamous-nu
WWI-attainment.
MW?!“
am "noon. April its-«captain
merit does not consider that time rs— "
dinary manner at the navy yards. now *
tion of these splendid auxiliary crul-
SPARS mi int
Cruisers and Torpedo Boat Des-
troyers Leave Cape Vcrd islands
RilLEll UNDER SEiLER RRRERS
ItisProsumodthatthoy Have taken
a Westerly Direction and Will Ap-
pear in Cohan Waters—Torpe-
do Boats rah» Another
”traction.
By Associated Press
St. Vincent. Cape. Verde islands. Ap-
ril 29~'l‘ho Swish squadron sailed
. today, going in a southerly direction.
118 destination is unknown. The ves-
sels sailed under sealed orders. ley
are to be opened at son, when tho lice-t
will shape its (‘nlii‘tw m-mrcling to the.
directions front Madrid.
Presumably for Cuba.
London. April Zti-The Evening
News this afternoon pulilialml a des-
putrlt from St. Vincent, saying the
Sllflliiiih’ll cruievro Maria Teresa. Almi-
rante Outiorido, Viacom and ifrietobt-l
('olou. mff‘tmlpillilt‘fl by t..o Spanish
torpedo boat destroyers Pinion, Terror,
and Furor. failed at 9 o'clock this
morning in a Wt'ulfl‘l)‘ dirwction pre—
sumably for (tuba. The Spanish tor‘
pedo boats Azor, Ratio and Arietc. and
the Spainsh transports’ San Francisco
and Cindnd m- Cadiz, sailed at the
same time in n northerly dirwtion,
probably for lne Canary islands.
TorpodoBosucooidnotcrou.
The Evening News, romm-mting on
its dcepatch from St. Vincent. says:
"The import of the rublegrnm is that
the whole cfioctive lighting force of
the squadron has been fii'Spalifllt-il
wool. while the non—eitm-tircs and the
non-combatants are proceeding to an-
other ani'hilrilgt'. Well informed no-
val authorities are aware that the tor-
pedo bouts could not traverse the At.-
lsntic at the present time. mt thy
have not soilicient tonl (opacity for a
voyage to (‘uba and the risk of coal-
ing in tutti-moan is too great.
'This long delayed move is must sig—
nificant. iti that it is practically
Spain's ilrui real mow hini't' lllt' mit-
break oi hostilities."
some SQUAD”! 1381'.
less Have calmedriiown. and tho
Boats did not. Golfer.
lly Associated Press.
(in Board the Flagship llmoltiyti. ol'i
'ort Monroe. Va. April 29 ~1’hc flying
squadron is at rent this morning. the
sen boring calmed down. The squatti—
ron did not suffer at all from iiii rough
weather experience.
The miller Saturn delivered tho tons
of coal to the Massachusetts thin morn-
inn and then put to sea.
The Mortimer. a still larger miller
that has bum lilting out at Newport
New. was finished today and will join
the sttumiron with it full supply at rout.
WIVIOTID 0’ “IMI.
Wm. .._—.
A lpaniard on the Ioaitor Puritan
mmwholhot.
By Associated Press.
New York. April Zilv-A m-y Went
special says: A sailor on Monitor
l’uriinu has been convicted oi tread-
on. He is a Spaniard with a family in
Mommas. lie was caught tiling the
lock of a mansion and was iottttd guil—
ty by a drum head court martial and
was sentenced to be shot.
“st-i"...
("Wilma—Died. on April 28, 1898 at
silvermine. Henry F. Guthrie. agi-
69 years. Friends are invited to al-
tend the funeral from lllit into re»
idence on Sunday afternoon at l
o'clock.
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