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The Hcminerford Herald. l v VOLUME IV. HEMINGFOKD, BOX liUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, F1UDAY, MAY 20, 1898. NUMBER 14. X k i . x UNDER A GALLING FIRE SPANISH FORTIFICATIONS DE MOLISHED EASY. Two Americans Killed and Several Wounded An Omaha Man Was On DeckSpaniards Scattered Like Chickens. Key West, Flu., May 17. In the early dawn of Inst Wednesday the cruisers Marblehead und Nashville and the con verted cruiser WIndoni completely de stroyed the fortlffeatlons of Clenfuegos In a three hours' buttle. Two men on bonrd the Nashville were killed and seven wounded. One of the men wounded died here Saturday after noon. At 5 o'clock In the morning Com mander McCalla ordered the Nashville to lower a boat for the purpose of cut ting the cable between Clenruegos and Manznnlllo. The ships were lying within three miles of the shore, and the ex pedition was attended with great dan , ger. On board the boat went three .-allots from the Wlndom und three marines from the Nashville. WOUK UNDER FIRE. Scarcely had the bout's crew begun to grapple for the cable before a big gun at the end of Punta Colorado sent a shot screaming over their hends. This was followed by another and another until the water about the boat wan spuitlng uj) in all dliectlons. The boat's crew coolly finished their work of destroying the cable and re tired to the ships. Commander .McCalla then gave the order to draw closer In to the forts. At a range of two miles the Marble head opened the buttle. The butteries at Punta Colorado were well bunked with sand, but at the first shot from the Marblehead a great cloud arose from the eastern battery and a ton of sand and stones choked one of the gun ports. The Nashville and Wlndom Joined In and the firing became lively on both sides The Marblehead used her four-Inch shells with great effect. POOR SPANISH GUNNERY. In the batteries along the shore were four six-Inch guns, extremely danger ous at any range up to six miles, but the Spaniards apparently did not know how to use them. The greater part of the shells went screaming high over head, bursting In the water beyond the American ships. One of the shells, however, burst over the Nashville's deck, killing two men and wounding several others. A few minutes later a fragment of shrapnel cut the front or Cuptaln May. nard's uniform from side to side, above the heart, without Injuring him. The Nashville, further In shore than either of the other boats, became the particu lar target of the enemy. Junior Lieu tenant Cameron Wlnslow of this ship was covered with debris of an explod ing shell, without serious Injury Patrick Ford, Jr., was one of the Marblehead's crew engaged in this hot battle. Mr. Ford was a member of the Maine's crew when It was blown up. He was a little disfigured at that time, but Is still in the ring. There was a tall, gray lighthouse on the point, looming up almost In the center of the batteries. A shot from the Marblehead brought It down with a great rumble and rour. A FRENZIED WOMAN. Down on the beach a frenzied woman walked up and down, heedless of shot and shell, screaming and wringing her hnnds. One of the heavy cannon was struck near the muzzle and hurled upward as though by the force of an earthquake. Up with It went the cannoneers, all a-sprawl, with arms and legs broken and'whlrllng In the air. Far Inlnnd the cltizei.s of Celnfuegos could be seen taking to the woods with their household goods, and In the rear of the town near the palm woods the shrill rattle or rifles told where the In surgents had crept rrom their bur rows like gaunt, gray rats, and wer nipping the Spaniards In the reur. The flrq was kept up for three hours. One by one the batteries were de stroyed, one by one the Spanish cannon ceased firing, nnd the surviving Span lards took to their heels. At 9 o'clock the last shot was fired. Then the ships withdrew. None of them hnd been Injured. Sampson and Schley to Combine. Porto Platn, Haytl, May 17. Admiral Sampson's fleet, In search of the Span ish armada, Is steaming westward from this port. The torpedo boat Portor detached itself from the squadron and ran In here to file dispatches for Wash ington. Sampson's ships will doubtless make a Junction with Schley's fighters somewhere near the Windward Pas snge, and the combined American, strength will be hurled against the Spaniards, who, sailing northwest from Curacou, may reach the vlclnty- of Southern Cuba at the same time the Americans combine. Secretary Long asserts positively that the navy department has received nssuronce of the presence at Porto Plata, north of Haytl, of Sampson'B squadron, while the Spaniards are at Curacoa, Venezuela. Message From Insurgents. Key West, Fla., May 16. Major Al fredo Lima of the Cuban army, accom panied by an aide and two boatmen, arrived here today on the torpedo boat Ericsson. The men put out from the Cuban coast yesterday and were picked up by the gunboat Annapolis, blockad ing the coast to the westward of Ha vana. Major Lima explained that he was bearer of Important dispatches to the Junta here and had been sent by Qen ernl Carsenas of Havana province to make arrangements for co-operation of the Insurgent forces with the United Stntes. The delegates were transferred to the Ericsson, which brought them here. Rev, Judson Smith, one of the depu tation of the American board of China, writes that he feels far more hppeful about the Chinese as a race and about the Christian work of the board nmong them than he did before he left this country. AN EXPOSITION HOLIDAY. Juno 1 Is So Proclaimed By Gover nor Holcomb. Lincoln, Neb., May 17. Governor Holcomb today Issued his proclamation making June 1, ISStS, a public holiday and designating It "Exposition dny" to fittingly celebrate the opening of the Trans-Mississippi and International ex position at Omaha. The proclamation is here given: By the Governor A Proclnmntlon to the People of the State of Nebraska: The beginning of a new epoch In the history of the Trans-MlsslsslppI coun try, and tspt dally of Nebrnskn. will be marked by the opening of the Trun Mlsslsslppl nnd International exposition at Omaha the first day ot June, the present vsar. This great enterprise hud Its Incep tion In the action of the Trans-Missis-slppl congress of lbX, attended by ac credited lelegctes from twenty-four states and territories. To the end that friendly ties and closer coiumeiclul re lations might be promoted between the different suites and territories, and that the progress of this great section of our country nnd Its marvelous oppor tunities might be displayed advantage ously. It ivas determined to hold nn ex position 3f the products and resources, the manufnctuies, arts and industries of the west at Omaha during the pres ent year. With a high appieciatlon of the lesponslblllty Imposed, as well us the honor confered, by the selection of her metropolis ns the place or exhibi tion, the people of Nebraska, and espe cially of the city of Omana, have spnrod neither effort nor money in doing their part to make the exposition a success The state by legislative appropriation, and citizens by generous contributions, have made possible the wonderful achievements In making this enterprise, as It will be, one of the great exposi tions held n American soil. A new city has sprung up as if by magic on the outskirts of ihe Nebraska metropolis, and for five months Its wonders will attract visitors from every section of our country, from every quarter of the globe. The gates are ready to be thrown open. Now, therefore, I, Sllns A. Holcomb, governor of the stute of Nebraska, do hereby designate and proclaim Wednes day, June 1, A. D. 189S, a public holiday and denominate It Exposition Day. To the ceremonies attending the open ing of the magnificent display of the progress of the Trans-Mlsslsslppl coun try It Is hoped many people rrom throughout the country will come, and especially do 1 request and urge that all citizens or Nebraska who may con veniently do so be In attendance on this occasion, by their presence showing their Interest In the enterprise, nnd assisting In mnklng the day memorable In the history or the state. The Im portance or the exposition and the re sponsibility resting upon every citizen of the stute to support it to the extent of his ability is, I am confident, fully appreciated by all. In testimony thereof 1 have hereunto set my hand nnd caused to be alllxed the great jeal of the state or Nebraska. Done at Lincoln this 14th day of May, In the year or our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight, the thirty-second year of the state and or the Independence or the United States the one hundred and twenty-saeond. SILAS A. HOLCOMB. By the governor, W. F. PORT R, Secretary or State. RELIGIOUS. The Christian Endeavor army now numbers :1,1C3,020. The food of the Idols In a single temple of India costs $15,000 a year. The Young Men's Christian associa tion has decided to establish headquar ters at all military caps of the United States. A California congregation has agreed to fit out its pastor Tor a two years' trip In the Klondike on the understand ing that ir he makes a strike he pay off the church debt. Carroll D. Wright, LL. D of Wash ington has been selected to preside at the American Unitarian association conference, which meets this month. Rev. Lyman Abbott in the Outlook pronounces the present war a righteous one, and his brother, Rev. Edward Abbott, editor of the Literary World, pronounces It an iniquitous one. Protestant missions in China huve greutly prospered since the close of the Chlna-Jnpan war. All restrictions against foreign missionaries huve been removed and they can now acquire and hold property in any part or the em pire. The Advance states that there are 1,700 Mormon missionaries outside of Utah and a large proportion of them nre In the central and southern states The Mormons huve gathered 100 congre gations in South Carolina during the last year. The popular Impression that slavery In ATrlca Is a thing of the past Is whol ly erroneous. It Is estimated that among 200.000,000 Africans at least 50. 000,000 are slaves. In the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba alone, which nre governed by Great Britain, 200,000 are held In bondage, and the horrors of the trade are so great that for each slave who reaches the coast eight or nine die on the way, so that the supply of 7,000 slaves annually smuggled Into Znnzlbar represents the murdering of about 60,000 annually In the region from which they come. From Zanzibar sluves may be legally transferred to Pemba and from there to Arabia. The hard work In Zanzibar, a British dominion, is almost all performed by slaves, and women may be seen every day chained together In gangs of about seven and working under the supervis ion of a policeman armed with a lash. The English authorities do not deny these facts, but give ns a reason foi their Inaction that the abolition of slav ery would cause an uprising of the Arabs. Bill I don't suppose our fashionable people will go to the seashore this sea son. Jill Oh, I don't know. I guoss there'll be a few big guns down there. It Is pretty hard for some people to spend a dollar that won't result In u dollar-and-a-hnlf's worth of show out side. Albort. crown prince of Belgium, nc companlod by a small retinue, arrived In Butte, Mont., last night over the Great Northern from Seattle. FIRST AMERICAN DEATHS PLUCKY LITTLE WINSLOW SHOT TO PIECES. Five Men Killed, Several Wounded -Sank a Spanish Gunboat Be fore Sho Was Disabled Heroic Roscue by the Hudson. Key West, Fin., May 16. Down In the darkened dead room of an undertaking establishment on Duval street, with an American Hug over his face and his shattered arms folded over his breast, lies the first man killed by the Spun. Inrds In the present war. It Is Ensign Worth Bugley of the torpedo bout Wlnslow. Nenr by on four black slubs nre four more dead men. Two of them, John Dnnlels and John Meek, were suit ors. John Vnrveres wns an oiler and Joslah Tunnell, a negro, was cabin cook. These live men were killed during a terrific attempt of the torpedo bout Wlnslow to destroy live Spanish gun boats In Cardenas harbor. During a two hours' engagement one of the gunboats was sunk, the Spanish signnl stntlon at Diana Key was deso lated, a portion of Cardenas was burn ed, the United States torpedo bout Wlnslow was disabled and and live Americans were killed. In the attack on the Spanlurds the Wlnslow whs sup ported by the gunboats Machlas and Wilmington nnd the auxiliary cruiser Hudson. A RASH ATTACK. Nnval men here are disposed to think thut the attack on Cardenas was jash and Ill-timed. It wns ordered by Cap tain Todd of the Wilmington, the rank, lng officer present. It undoubtedly enme about through long continued chafing among the men on the blockading squudron over the restraint imposed on them by the Washington authorities. They claim, with Justice, that the war would have been over two weeks ago. If there had been no cable between Key West and Florida. Sampson Is hum pored by It, Watson is held buck und Remey Is snnllled. So It has come about thut five (lend men nre lying In the undertaker's room here, victims more of the drawback policy of McKln ley's kitchen cabinet than of the ne cessltles of actual warfare. "But let It go," Is the cry In the navy, "we will yet get even!" STORY OF THE FIGHT. The three vessels thnt took part In the attack the gunboat Wilmington, the converted revenue cutter Hudson, the valiant but luckless Wlnslow stood In for Cardenas Wednesday morn threading Diana Puss. Astern of them came the Machlas, but this vessel took no part In the affair at Cardenas, al though for twenty minutes her guns were at work on another part of de fence. Through Blanco channel to Cardenns bay the little squudron made Its way. As It nenred the shnllow wnters of the hurbbr the Wilmington slowed her en gines nnd by signal directed the Wins, low to skirt the enstern shore of the buy, nnd the Hudson to reeonnoiter along the western coast line. So fnr ns were known here there were no bnt terles guarding the harbor, and the pur pose of reconnnlssance was to ascertnln If nny or the Spanish gunboats hnd taken reruge there, and to destroy them u any were found. I A CITY BATTERY. ! Torpedo boat and cutter proceeded In obedience to signals and approached lo , within 2,500 yards of the city, when a battery, nparently located In the centei , of the town, opened fire. This wns at ' 2:0." In the afternoon. The Wilmington, feeling her wny over the shallow wat ers 1,000 yards In the rear, promptly ic turned the fire. The Wlnslow nnd Hud. son also opened fire with their guns , directing them at puffs or white smoke seen on shore. , The two boats were then heading on courses that converged and which brought them nenrer to the shore. , Ahead or them were two desperate barks anchored. The men of the Hud son did not know them, but they know now thnt these burks were placed there for the purpose of showing the lange. A FATAL MOVE. With her two six-pounders hot at work, the Hudson drew abeam of one of the barks Just as the Wlnslow with her one-pounders going at their full ca pacity ran nbrenst of the other. I'p to that time the Spnnlards' shooting had been wild, and neither vessel had been struck. But the moment they en tered the dangerous spuce the eondt-1 tlons were changed and the shells came , whistling alt around the boats. j One struck the Wlnslow on her star-, board beam, and exploding In the boiler SSsiyfSfts riot4 i-V ,? Wc7r. J,z I iCaa ,C lt '' ' I ---n-x r D M ' N ' i Effljjrtfj' S).rfBtnmMll 7t & A. V -QOtS. " l W ISO If Ji. u X t ' H e t isr 8 loom disabled the stnrbonid engine and 'tUifi-1 Tno "ctl't,l" Bear wuh carried nWny, a moment later, and within five mliiutjjjiV.iha bout was hit In twenty places. ""Unable to use her engines or to steer. Lieutenant Bernndnu, the gal lant young captain of the Wlnslow, himself bleeding from a frightful hurt In the thigh, mnde a signal to the Hud son for assistance. HUDSON TO THE RESCUE. That vessel promptly responded and lay buck and headed for the crippled bout, with shells whizzing all about her and splashing Into the water on every hand. The gun crews were Mill at their places, busily hanging away at the shitting smoke dots ashoie. As the two vessels nenred Lieutenant J, H. Scott, commanding the after slx potinder of the Hudson, commanded his men to cease firing for a moment, ami ordered one of them to stand by with a heaving line to throw to the Wlnslow. Several of the crew of the Wlnsjow wore clustered around the midship one. launder. Scott hnlled them, "Look out f"r the line." Ab one of the men turned to catch the coll, a shell cut through tin after smokeBtoek and exploded In the group, killing three men outright nnd mangling three others, mutilating them so terribly thut they died within u half hour. MEAD'S STORY. "We were within fifteen feet of the group," suld Lieutenant E. E. Mend of the forward slx-pounder of the Hud son, "when that shell burst. It was the first time that our men had been under fire, and one might huve thought thut the spectnele would have some thing of a demoralizing effect; on tho other hand, It seemed to drive them crazy with the desire of bunging tho Spaniards on the face of the earth. 1 huve seen some rapid pluy with quick fire guns, but I never suw anything to equal the wny the crew worked. They must at least have fired a shot a sec ond from the gun." All this time both boats were still the tnrget for the Spanish artillery. Faint from loss of blood, Lieutenant Bernndnu limped along the deck of his vessel, giving words of encouragement to his men and orders about the hand ling of the boat. A line was finally got on board. As soon as the Hudson hnd sturted ahead It parted, and another one hud to be run. CAUGHT A LINE. This one wns made fast and the cut- ter hended seaward, dragging her crip pled consort after her, and with many senrs In her ventilators she left the warm place where she had been. The dead and wounded were transferred to the Wilmington and subsequently to the Hudson. Dr. Richards, of the Machlas, which was fallen In with later, was assigned to accompany the Hudson here. Tho, cutter arrived with colors at half mast. Captain F. H. Newcomb of the Hudson nnd his olllcers nnd crew were warmly commended by Commander Todd of the Wilmington for gallnntry, and by Lieutenant Bernndou for the gallant way In which they had stood by the Wlnslow and rescued her from her perilous position. The Wlnslow was towed to Pedrus Key, where she was anchored. The boat Is very bady damnged. Lleutennnt Scott told me that the of ficers had been Informed thnt -1,000 Spanish are now at Cardenns. lie be lieves, ns do the others, that the firing was rrom the Held batteries of this force. After firing a volley, the batteries would slide to their position, a piece of strategy which made It dltllcult ror the guns afloat to seek them out. The field pieces were or the four-Inch type. SHORT AND SHARP. The action lasted thirty-live minutes During this time the Hudson fired 13S rounds from her two slx-pounders. The gunboats, which had hidden behind the wharves, were seen close In shore, but the distance wns so great thnt our men could not tell what the effect of their lire was. A building, supposed to be the barracks, wns burned and two other fires were started In the city by shells from the Wlnslow. Later reports of the lighting at Car denns Indicated u great Improvement in Spanish gunnery. An oillcer who fought on board the Hudson hns told me that a perfect hall of well-aimed projectiles was poured on the 111-fnted torpedo bont Wlnslow. She was hit more than twenty times at a range of about 2,000 yards. Her smokestacks and conning tower were riddled, and the mnn In the latter was severely wounded. The shell which killed Ensign Uagley and four men wns fired Just at the close of the action. It exploded under n paint locker nnd several of those killed were literally covered from head to foot with paint. ! I1II.I.I. 11 II The nvoruge mnn pets a good del more comfort out of Mr. Wagner's sleeping cars than he does out of hU SAMPSON TAKES SAN JUAN WHITE FLAG FLUTTERS IN PLACE OF YELLOW RAG. Our Floot Not Injured Spnnlsh Fortifications Roduood No Har bor For tho EnomloB Fleet In surgents Gaining Ground. Washington, D. C, May 1C. President McKlnley roeilved a dispatch, which came through Haytlen sources, an nouncing the complete capitulation of the city and fortH of San Juan do Porto Rico. The dispatch wns Immediately com municated to Secietary I.oiig. who pre sented It to the naval strategy board, which was then In session, Secretary Lcng would not say who sent It. lie acknowledged its receipt, however, and supplemented the presl dent's declurutlcn of faith In its nuthen. tlclty. The strategy board Immediately upon the receipt of the dispatch discussed Its contents, but nothing could be learn ed regarding Its notion. It wuh stilted by Secretary Iing thut the dlsputch was not from Admiral Sampson, and that the Inst communication he had from him was his dlsputch of Frldny moinlng. It Is understood that the dispatch came through representatives of the Haytlen government In New York, and was communicated to the president by olllcers of the United Stutes slgnul corps stationed ut Gov ernor's Island. St. Thomas. Danish West Indies (via Fort do Frnnce. Martinique), May 16. Additional facts concerning the Imm bardment of Sun Juan, Porto Rleo.show that the firing continued for three hours, after which Admiral Sumpsou said : "I am satisfied with the morning's work. I could hnve tnken San Junn, but hnd no force to hold It. I merely wished to punish the Spanlurds, und render the port unnavlguble us a refuge for the Spanish fieet. I came to destroy that fieet and not to tnle San Juan." THE IOWA ALL RIGHT. As for the ships, they are practically as good as they were when they went Into nctlon. The shot which smnshed the Iowa's boat flattened against nn Inch nrmor plate, and the fire In the boat was soon extinguished. Other than this the Iowa escaped with a damaged bridge railing nnd a battered exhaust pipe, though eight shots struck the vessel. The New York was even less bothered a few holes In her runnels and ventila tors being the only mnrks on her. The shell which Injured the four men scattered Its fragments nenr Admiral Sampson, who hnd mnde the Iowa his flagship for the action, and who stood on the bridge with Captain Evans. The Iown, Indiana, New York. Ter ror and Amphitrite went close under tno rortlficntlons after the armed tug Wampntuck had piloted the way and mnue soundings. The Detroit nnd Mont gomery soon drew out of the line of buttle, their guns being too smnll for effective work against the fortlllcntions, Three times the great lighting ships swung pnst Morro and the batteries, roaring out u continuous fire. When ever the dense smoke would lift, great gaps could be seen In the grny walls or Morro, while rrom the batteries men could bo seen scurrying In haste. There is little doubt that the town Itself, behind the fortifications, suf fered severely, for some of the big piojeotlles must hnve gone over the mark, and tons of shot und shell were poured upon the doomed fortifications during the action. The Spanish Are wns quick enough, but ludicrously uncertain. This was shown nfter Admiral Sampson hnd given the order to cense firing nnd re tire. The monitor Terror evidently mis understood the order, for she remained well In range of the Spanish guns and continued the bombardment alone. The few guns still served by the Spnnlards, kept bunging nway at the Terror, and some of the shots missed her nt least a mile. She remained at her work for half an hour before re tiring, nnd nil this time wns not once hit. Out of the engagement the Ameri can gunners nnd scumen came with an absolute contempt for Spanish gun nery. They are confident of nn oasy victory when they meet the Spanish fleet. If other people did not make so many mistakes we should be saved a great ilul of unnecessary trouble. HOW SAN JUAN FELL. Story of tho Bombnrdmont of the bpanlsh Port. With Reur Admiral Sampson's sqund ron, Off Sun Juan. Porto Rico (via f Thomas, Danish West Indies), May 16 San Juan Is no longer a fortified place, Part or Rear Admiral Sampson's licet for three hours Friday morning poured shot and shell Into tho fortlllcatons. which, though not sllonced, were ren dered ineffective. Tho Stmnlsh hnmikIwih iv,., -...... Verde must look to some other fortified i"",1 ' ii in in mm errorts to be vic torious llr flirt tviiruliliiu .. il... t!..i... i States. ' " l,ml" Thonch Mm fort I nn i,. ...... completely demolished, Rear Admiral Sampson regnrds his mission to San .,....ii un nuccesBiiii. rue bombardment wns terrific, it t.v i, ., .. .... warships an ndmlrabrffoxperlence and fltllllllAtl il.... ... A -. . Lt ......I.. niBiii in lPBl ineir mnrKsman shin In action. u-Mni. .., .i.,i...i .... fore giving battle to the armorclnda of "I'l.ui. jney nre now better prepared tlinn over to itiiu.t M... run i, ,,,..... m... ,. , "-- "- -, . living hhj add tlonal confidence thnt comes from ...iv.nK ueen unucr nre. The American sailors would like to have, continued she lng the San Juan fortlllcntions until they wore completely shattered, but Admiral Snmpson decided thnt suf ficient dnmngo hnd been done to innke the port useless us n fortified base. THE DEAD AND INJURED. In the bombardment two of our men were killed and seven Injured. How heavy wan the loss nmong tho Span, lards Is not known, but It Is believed to have been severe. DAMAGED THE IOWA. The enemy did some dumnge to tho battleship Iowa nnd the cruiser New i ork. but neltliii' nf iimu.. ai.i..a ......... m1t L,ne eon"t with nny serious -v...n. .nv inner nnips were unscnthed. Nearly all the shots from the Spnn lards went wide of their mnrk. Tho enemy nppenred to be utterly deficient In the use of the guns. This mnde our ships Indifferent to their reckless and ineffective cannonade, whose only re deeming feature was Its splrltedness. During the engagement the bay wan possible to set. nil tl.n .no, ...,,..,. i . -- .... ... ,.,u v.. ,v. it;, nun to gain a complete Idea of how the bom- .......... i.. . cunuucieu in a detailed manner. I wuh ..nni.t.wi i -n... .... general plan of attack. THE ATTACK. The AmpHnn flw. ........ ... , r. - ......... .ink ujiiiuuciieu air .lllnn nlwi.it nu..i. i ... v " " viuvtiv in uie morn ng. There were the New York. Iown, In dlnnn. Terror, Amphitrite, Montgomery and Detroit. Tho torpedo boat Porter find Mw, ...... itTn. .....!. . . . v,-v v" "umimuiucK Kepi in the rune ' l Admiral Sampson was on the Iowa IIl dpHlllxl In tnm.n ...... .... ...... tlons at 5 o'clock. Shortly after that hour Hut R cnnl "nio,.. .. ..." given, then the oredr, "To general qunr- -.... ....U .miii-ii wuh uirecicii on th enstern arm of the harbor, where there ...... .i (,., m.uiv. nailery or nix-Inch guns, as well n fti Inc. ..rr,....i.. battery. The Iowa began the flchtinD- by throwing a shell from her twelve Inch gun. She quickly turned her broadside to the shore battery and belched forth her tremendous missiles. ui iiuhli uciion, Then the fight beenme general, Thr tnnnltnrH tinitraii Mini....i i ... "' iiiisiiiiui nnuwer oi shells Into the fortifications. The De- u on. ujok ennnces and apparently ap proached Within 1 (VW1 vnril. nt !. ..!.' battery. The Spanlurds paid consider able attention to the cruiser, but their aim was bad, and the war vessel swept mockingly past them in the column of attack. It waB deemed advisable for the Detroit to retire from the attack after the column hnd pnssed the fortification for the first time. The Montgomery did not participate arter the first hair hour or the bombardment. THREE TIMES. The other ships, however, were under the guns or the rortlllcatlons three times. In spite or the grent clouds or smoke, It could be seen that the shells from the warships had set lire to the Morro battery In several places. These HreB were extinguished by the Span lards In n short time. Owing to the condition of the sea and the blinding, smoke, our gunners con ducted the bombardment under consld ernble dllllculty. It was Impossible for them to obtain good nlm at times, but when the smoke would clear temporar ily the markbtnnnship wns magnltlcent A shell from the shore battery struck part of the superstructure of the Iowa and sent splinters flying. These splin ters cnused the Injuries to tho men on the battleship. No disorder followed Throughout the bombardment the sail ors on all the warships conducted them selves heroically. Rear Admiral Sampson ordered the bombardment to cense at about 7;30 The two monitors were loath to leave the battleground. They sent parting shots Into the buttered fortifications. It Is believed that considerable dam age wns done to the city of San Junn Many shells went over the batteries during the bombardment. The United Stntes warships hauled off shore within a rew minutes nfter Admiral Sampson's order to ceuse fir ing, nnd left San Junn In a sorry con dition. The Spnnlsh base was no longer effective, while the American ships, were ready for battle at any moment. Port Au Prince, Haytl, May 16. San Junn, Porto Rico, is reported to have surrendered to Admiral Sampson. Ac cording to reports. Governor Macchlni hauled down the Spanish Aug. As yet the Americans have not taken fomal possession of the city, but are said to be cruising off the harbor, keeping up a blockade, and watching for the Span ish squadron of Admirals Corvera amr Vlllamil, which was reported off Mar tinique. There has been crnt ioit..iin .. San Juan, the Are of the American ships v.iiih iii-iiienuuus execution, once they got the range. It is also understood thnt many com- panics of VOlnntfwrn hnvo ihrnn.n ih... selves upon the mercy of the Insurgent mm nave onerea io join forces with them. American manufacturers of machin ery have retently received "some un usual orders frcm Germany. tA&) .M. .,. t. I flW ... r . 1 . "-J