The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1898. TRIO OF SMALL WARSHIPS | THREE HOSTILE VESSELS SUNK IN THE FRAY WITH: ADMIRAL - SAMP- SON'S ELEET, OFF -SANTI-| AGQ; via:Playa del Este, July:2. | Threevessels-of Admiral Samp- son’s:“fleet have " just returned from: an- adventurous ‘expedition ! to, Manzasilla, -where they -sank one: Spanish-guinboat, one sloop and-“one: porteon, disabled -a Spanish torpedo-boat and consid- . Hornet she steamed out to erably naged:- several ‘of the eénemy’s -gunboats. :One-of Ad- miral npson’s ... vessels, - the Hist striick: eleven times; er; the Hornet, was dis- a:-shell,; which -hit her | team pipe: “She was towed | out: ‘of: danger. by .~the Wam- | patuck: \dmiral” Sampson: ‘sent the Histi-Harnet and:Wampatuck to o.to destroy:four.Span- nboats ‘which -the admiral rmed were lying in 1steaid of-hnding of fighting craft vessels. “encoun- tered, nine essels; ‘tcluding a:torpedo-boat in.erescent formation, a criiiser. They also found themselves ‘fanked by.the land | I ard.-armed - pontoons avy-battery- of field ar- at’ the water. front to-aid:in making it a 7. was.‘H. 4 -position rni - réception Afor . Sampson’s vessels: In. addition to this for- midable display: the -Spaniards showed s¢veraliguns. in a fort' on the' ihe shore for two with soldiérs, who mainfairied- a fierce fusillade: Undaunted by -this foermidable threelittle American scisisteamed into. thé harbor and ‘be Their fire was rett r‘the -Spianish ves- H; while miles was -.imed array; “the Fan the attack. ed by séls; and for two hours-a hot fight b The shells did much dathage when they strick. During- the.- éngagenient the ist avas -made the main target the Spanish gunmers, who more “adeptuéss in n than have the Spanish nners Stationed in forts along They succeeded in hit- but waged, showed 10 the coast. ting: the ‘Hist eleven .times, the plucky little craft withstood the he fire gallantly. Again and again she ran close up to the enemy’s -vessels, persistently re- fusing to draw- away. But for an accident to the Hor- net the American vessels would not have withdrawn from the scene after fighting two hours. When thé -firing .was hottest a shell went scurrying in the direc- tion of the Hornet, striking the main steam’ pipe of that vessel, scattering over the-deck and do- ing considerable damage: As sqon as the Hist.and Wam- patuck ‘discovered that the Hor- net .was disabled their captains it “would. be- useless . to decided | | | | | sinking one of t fight longer against such a supe- rior ‘enemy. = Accordingly the Wanipatuck hasteried to the res- cue -of . the Hornet, the Hist meantinme keeping up its sharp- est fire. After the Wampatuck had suc- ceeded in getting a line on the sea with the disabled vessel in tow. The Hist followed close after, pouring shot at the enemy until out of-range. During the engagement the American vessels succeeded in 1e ‘Spanish gun- boats, one sloop and one pon- toon. -They also disabled the en- emy’s " torpedo-boat, did much | damage to several of the gun- boats in the harbor, and made a marked impression on the Span- ish land batteries. They also discovered the Pu- risima Concepcion and two large transports lying in the har- bor. As if this were not enough ex- citement for one day the small auxiliary cruiser Hist poked her nose into Neguira Bay and dis- covered a Spanish gunboat lying there. She immediately opened fire on the Spaniard, which, ta- ken completely by surprise, re- plied feebly and inaccurately. She was sunk by the Hist in ten min- utes. The Hist subsequently had an- other exciting experience with a ship- laden with Spanish troops | and again the little ighter came out with new laurels. She dis- covered a troopship some dis- tance -out from the shore, and promptly challenged her. The ship did not stop when the Hist fired a shot across her bow. Instead, her captain sent her to- ward the shore. The captain of the Hist knew that he could take his Iittle craft just as far in as the Spaniards could go with the troopship, so he started in hot pursuit after the larger vessel. He could not cap- ture the ship, but he drove her aground. Without attempting to save their vessel the Spaniards scrambled ashore and disap- peared in the woods. All three vessels sent by Ad- miral Sampson to Manzanillo are members of the auxiliary fleet. The Hist formerly was the Thes- pia. She is 174 feet long, 23 feet wide, and has a displacement of 472 tons. The Hornet was formerly the Alicia. She is 160 feet long, 24 feet wide and has a displacement of 425 tons. The Wampatuck was the tug Atlas. She is 117 feet long and 25 feet wide. Her displacement is 462 tons and she can make thirteen knots an hour. .The Harnet is a fifteen-knot boat, and the Hist makes twelve knots an hour. 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CHAFFEE Copyrighted, 1898, by the Assoclated Press, | OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, with the fleet, July 1, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 2, 8 a. m.—Before 5 o’clock this morning the me of the flagship were astir, eating a hurried breakfast, and at 6:50 “general quarters” was sounded ai 1 the flagship headed in toward Aguadores, about three miles east of Morro Castle. The other ships retain- ed their blockading stations. Along the surf-beaten shore the | smoke of an approaching train from | Altares was seen. It was cun.pnqu\ of open cars full .f General Duffield’s | troops. At the cutting, 2 mile east of Aguadores, the train stopped and the Cuban scouts proceeded along the rail- road tracks. ' he troops got out of the cars ard soon formed in a long, thin line, standing out vividly against the yellow rocks that arose perpendicular- | ly above, «itting them off from the main body of the army, which is on the east side of the hill, several miles north. From the quarterdeck of the | flagship there was a signal by a vigor- ous wigwagging, and a few minutes later, from a lump of green at the water’'s edge, came an answer from | the army. T'° was the first co-op- | eration for offensive purposes between | the army and navy. The landing of the army at Baiquiri and Altares was | purely a naval affair. With the flag in his hand, the soldier ashore looked | like a butterfly. “Are you waiting for us to begin?” was the signal made by Read-Admiral Sampson to the army. “General Duffield is ahead of the scouts,” cam the answer from the shore to the flagship. By this time {t was 7 o'clock, and the admiral ran the flagship’s bow within three-quarters of a mile of the beach. She remained almost as near during the forenoon, and the daring way she was handled bv Cantain Chadwick within sound of the breakers made the Cuban pilot on board stare with astonishment. The Suwanee was in company with the flag~hip, still closer in shore, and the Gloucester was to the westward, near Morro Castle. From the south- ward the Newark came on and took a | position to the westward. Her decks were black with 1600 or more troops, as she went alongside the flagship and was told to disembark the men at Al- tares. Then Admiral Sampson signaled | to General Duffield: “When do you want us to commence | firing?"” In a little while a white flag on shore sent back the answer: “When the rest of the command ar- rives. Then I will signal you.” It was a long and tedious walt for the ships before the second fifty car- loads of troops came puffing along from Altares. By 9:30 o'clock the last of the soldiers had left the open raliroad tracks, disappearing in the thick brush that covered the eastern side of Agua- dores Inlet. The water in the sponge tubes under the breeches of the big guns was growing hot in the burning sun. Ashore there was no sign of the en- emy. The Spaniards were believed to be on the western bluff. Between the bluffs runs a rocky gully leading into Santiago City. On the extremity of the western arm was an old fort from which the flags were flying, and on a parapet of the eastern hill, command- ing the gully, two stretches of red earth could easily be seen against the brush. These were the rifle pits. At 10:15 the signal flag on shore wig- wagged to Admiral Sampson to com- | mence firing, and a minute later the New York blazed away at the rifle pits and at the old fort. SHIPS HURL THEIR SHELLS INTO THE CITY | of the smallarms during a lull in the | smoke and debris the flagstaff was seen ,’The Suwanee and Gloucester joined in the echoes which rumbled around and filled the gully. All the stored-up thunder of the clouds seemed to have broken loose, and smoke soon arose over the hills, and the gully was shut out from view. Then the firing became more deliberate. Of our troops ashore in the brush nothing eould be seen, but there could be heard the ‘ping, ping" mlng of the big guns. These were pep- | pering the rifle pits and clouds of red | earth arose around them. An eight-inch shell from the Newark dropped in the massive old fort, and clouds of white dust and huge stones filled the air. When the small shelis hit the battlements, almost hidden by green creepers, fragments of masonry came tumbling down. A shot from the Suwanee hit the eastern parapet and it crumbled away like air. Amid the to fall from it. “The flag has been shot down,” shout- ed the ship’s crew, but when the smoke | cleared away the emblem of Spaln was seen to be still flying and blazing bril- liantly in the sun, though the flagstaff was bending toward the earth. Ap- parently the flagstaff had been caught firmly in the wreckgge of the fort. A few more shots leveled the battlements until the castle was a pitiful sight. At 11:30 General Duffield signaled that his scouts reported that no damage had been done to the Spanish rifle pits by the shells from the ships and Admiral ampson told him they had been hit everal times, but that there was no one in the pits. However, the Suwanee was ordered to fire a few more shots In their direction. At 12:18 p. m. the New York, raving discontinued firing at Aguadores, com- menced ..ring 8-inch shells clear over the gully into *-- city of Santiago de Cuba. Every five minutes the shells went rcaring over the hillside. What @ ruetion they wrought it was impos- sible to tell, as the bluffs hide every- thing. To General I'uffield’s question “What ig the news?” Admiral Sampson re- plled: “There is -ot a Spaniarc left in the rifle pits.” Later General Duffield signaled that his scouts thought re-cnforcements were marching to the battered old fort and Admiral Sampson wigwagged to him: “There are no Spaniards left there. If any come the Gloucester will take care of them.” i A little later the Oregon joined the New York in sending 8-inch shells into the city of Santiago. This was kept up until 1:40 p. m." By that time General Duffield had sent a message saying his troops could. not cross the stream and would return to Altares. Acting upon the ‘report that some Spanish troops were still in the gully the New York and ° Gloucester shelled it once more and the Newark, which had not fired, signaled: “Can 1 fire for target practice? Have had no previous opportunity.” Permission for her to do so was sig- naled and she blazed away, shooting well, her 6-inch shells exploding with remarkable force among the rocks. At 2:40 p. m. Admiral Sampson hoisted the signal to cease firing and the flagship returned to the blockading squadron. On the railroad a traln load of troops had already left for Altares. New York Volunteers (hming. NEW YORK July 2—The First Reg- iment New York Volunteers will leave for Manila on Wednesday. 1 SHAFTER HAS LOST HEAVILY as follows: [OXCRONONORONOROROOROXOROXONOXONORONORONORORONOXC] WASHINGTON, July 2—This has been a day of almost unparalleled sus- pense and anxiety. From President McKinley down all through official Washington everybody was under a | tremendous strain. Tidings from Shaf- ter have been eagerly awaited and momentarily expected, but save a brief word on the extent of the loss yester- day nothing came from him during the day concerning the progress of the ac- tion at Santiago. Just at the close of the day the first bit of information coming directly to the officials reached the President and Secretary Alger. It was a private dis- patch, not primarily intended for them, although it came through official chan- nels. Briefly and expressively it told the story of a day of terrific fighting. It was direct from the field of action as late as 4 p. m. It stated that the engagement had been in progress throughout to-day; that the dead and wounded were being carried to the rear “SIBONEY, July 1.—Ad_|utant Gcnenl \Vashmgton: I fear I have underestimated to-day’s c'tsualt'es thoroughly equipped hospital ship should be “sent here at" once to care for the wounded. The chief surgeon says he has use for forty more medical officers. launch and boats for conveying the wounded. : “SHAFTER, Major General-Commanding.” : The Associated Press dispatch from the field; giving the: casualties at about 1000, is-in line with General ‘Shafter’s later intimation, although, as stated, he has set no figures. [oXOJoXCXOXOROXORORORORORORGRORORORCROROROJORCROJO! (RO OJOXOROROROROJOROKOXO) O@@@@@O@u@@@@@@@@@@@@ WASHINGTON, July 2—Owirig to the- many conflict-" ing reports of the losses of the: American_ troops- in yester- day’s engagement, it has been thought best by the War De- partment officials to make public the text of General .Shaf- ter’s last dispatch, received. this . mommg at 4 o'clock. - It is 7:5 Iarg- and: The ship must brmg a @O@@@@@@@g and that the American --losses were heavy. The exact wording of the-dis- patch was not ‘made known, but one of the high officials who read it -said it conveyed to him the idea'of extreme tension and of a battle in which all the flercest elements of warfare prevailed. Until this came the officials were pos- itively without a word as to whether the engagement begun yesterday was continuing to-day. They could only speculate, some taking the view that the assault of yesterday had been fol- lowed by a storming of the city itself, others maintaining that Shafter’s troops, spent with the terrible strain of yesterday, had paused ‘to-day long enough to clear thé field of its dead.and wounded. . It was only this brief message, which under ordinary elrcumstances: would have received: little attention, that the President and his advisers aware that the battle was still in progress and still without definite fs- ADVERTISEMENTS." FREEP' A large photograph of the Volunteers departing for Manila, size 11x13, valued at one dollar, given away with every purchase: one dollar and over. e and askforsame. S.N. WOOD_-: & CO, 718 Market st ‘| cers was quickly résp @@@@@@_@@@'@,@@@@@@ {6 JOYOXOROKOXO] were made FIGHT AN ENTIRE FLEET sue. As it was, the few words relieved the suspense; but not the anxiety. It made known only that ‘the fight was going.on, Neither the Seeretary ‘ror the com- manding ° general :underestimates the great task: before.the American-army, with an enemy- well. effrenched. in front of them with-Cerveéra’s guns pouring shot- and. shell into our-lines, and with the possibility that Spanish:té-enforce- ‘|-ments have now: swelled” the ranks of the enemy: until: they are gréater than the cambined forces” undér-the Ameri- can mflitary. commander. “But all that the Goyersiment in Washington eav do is "being:-done ‘and: done quickly: The Breat issue remains for:General Shafter and: hix forces. to” work ‘out:to.a.con- clusion: - ‘His call in-the early:day for a:large additional force of medical offi- led:to. The haspital:ship Relief, which left New :York: to-day, was given orders be- fore sailing to-stop On her -way. 'south at Fortress.-Monroe, where the extra force of surgeors“will board lér. She wil reach -Fortress: Monroe ‘to-morrow and- will” take .on the ‘physicians and then proceed. hurriedly: to. the aid of the wounded under Shafter’s command. Burgeon -- General . Sternberg of the army- was unable 'to make arrange- ments to-day for:.all the medical as- sistants. which- Genéral “Shafter asked for. = After :Considérable labor-he got together -a..force of ‘probably a dozen physicians, and-. these;, with .the sur< geons already. aboard -the “Vessels, will approximate about twenty in all. These General Sternberg hopes will be enough to supply the- pressing. wants of the army. - The Relfet should reach Santiago in four -or five days. -.1f "additional physi- clans are’needed’ - they will be sent, ‘General Sternberg: says,: on’ the cruiser Yale; which is-Scheduled to.leave Nor- folk ‘about the middle’of next week with | a large detachment of Géneral Garret- son's brigade; “as rTe-enforcements to Shafter. The. intithation: that. ..General Miles may:soon leave ‘Washington-for some point where ‘action is:éxpected is likely to prove true,-but as yet-there is noth- ing mdre. tatigible ‘than a rumor. It is :the very evident::purposé-of -the war officials to -gend.‘more: troops: to Cuba as. soon .as possible.: -In" - response to a message .sént “to - ‘General Shafter two ddys ago, a reply. was received that the transports now. off Sdntiago would be sent -back. fo Key West at the earliest moment. . The. transports. are needed to convey the additional troops to Cuba— troops. that -are evidently-intended to reinforee Shafter's command: ADVEBTISEMEL\ TF J Life is a battle field, Every 'day brings its fierce, * unceasing con- : e £ict; every night leaves s its multifudes of dead and- dying.- The horrors of -war are no greater than the horrorsof disease. 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