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NOELL BROS., Proprietors. HOME FIRST: ABROAD NEXT. SI .00 Per Year in Advance. Vol. XV. R0XB0R0, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evenihg, July 6, 1898: No.;27. THUNDERING AT THE GATES. Santiago Must Fall Be fore Our Army. DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTLE, GALLANT CHARGES MADE UP ON THE ENEMY'S WORK IN THE FACE OF MAD FIRE. After Stubborn Resistance Span iards Retire to Inner Defenses, Leaving Hundreds of Their Coun trymen Dead in the Trenches Our Side Suffers Heavy Losses. Sax Juan, overlooking Santiago, July 2. After two days terrific fight ing, during which "more than 800 Americans were killed and wounded, the army is still outside of Santiago, but knocking hard at its gates. It is only a question of hours until they will force an entrance. On all sides our batteries look down on the city and are pouring an awful fire into the Spanish fortifications. TheTen emy lie in entrenchments, struggling for every inch of the ground and fighting like devils. Ours are fore ing them constantly bacs, killing them by the hundreds and neyer, yielding an inch SANTIAGO PKACTICALLY HEMMED. Six miles from the sea lies Santia go, surrounded on all sides by high mountains, in ridges practically par allel with the coast Between the first and second ridgi 8 is Santiago. Two miles east of the entrance of the harbor is Aguadores, soutn of. the city itself. Southeast of Santiago, on top of a hill, is San Juan, from which place this dispatch is sent. A short distance north of the city is El Caney. Thursday the Americans had the city practically surrounned. The plan of attack comprised a joint as sault by the fleet and army on Agua dores, and a military attack alone on El Caney and San Juan. Three divisions undr Lawton were sent north to attack El Caney, Gen. Wheeler's cavalry, under Sumner (Wheeler being ill,) had the center of the line, while Duffield was at the seaside to fight in conjunction with the fleet and Michigan volunteers against Aguadores. The Seventy Eirst New York, the Rough Eiders and Massachusetts volunteers were heloV in reserve. At three o'clock Lawton was on the Caney road around the moun tains. Duffield was at the railroad with his troops in traios. while Wheeler went up the valley to the hillside ranch of Pozo. , He planted Grimes' battery of four pieces there 2,600 yards from Santiago forts. , ' . ' - ' All was in readiness at daylight. The Spaniards did not discover- the position of the Americans until sun rise. Captain Capron fired the- first gun at 6 o'clock, and this opened5 the battle which has been raging ever since. ; In half an hour.' the position be- aine too hot i or . the Spaniards. Their battery was silenced, and there were no Spaniards in; sight. , The Tenth and First regiments and the Rough Eideis were ordered to make a detour and take-the hill. Then began real fighting. The Spaniards were not in sight, but there were hundreds of them y in concealment; The Rough Riders marehed through the gulch across the slope, whereup on the blockhouse opened fire again. One of their shells wounded Mason; Mitchell, Cuban trooper Long and Surgeon Devore. At the sams time Spanish sharpshooters began popping away, picking off men here and there. Lieuteuant Colonel Roosevelt, moun ted, rode at the head of his troops, with the Tenth cavalry ranged alongside, The Riders all dodged behind bushes and trees to escape the hail of bullets. The Spanish fire grew hotter and hotter, and our men dropped two and three at a time. The breast-works in the northeast corner on the town did the most damage. This position wa&: not dis covered for a long time. Chaffee dashed here and there, giving orders and calling on men to fight for their lives and help their count "y win vic tory. The battery was at last dis covered, and that was the end of it. Every Spaniard who showed himself was picked off. The trenches ran with -blood. Capron at the same time silencedlHe' forts. " . Now was the time for the Ameri cans to advance. With a yell they dashed right up to -the fort. Then up the slope they went, still cheer ing and captured the position with scarcely a struggle. There was one block house left Captain Clark was detailed by Chaffee to take it with one company. He advanced under an awful fire up and over the en trenchment, and the battle was won. The Spaniards letreated in disorder. Every street leading out of the town whs filled with the fleeing ene my. One hundred aud thirty of them were captured. . C. v-. Another magnificient act of during Friday afternoon was thecapture of a block house on the bank , of San Juan river by " the Ninth Cavalry, just before, the carrying of San Juan itself, which rounded out Friday's work. The destruction of the forts at Aguadores has already been told and also the operations of troops there. . Darkness Friday saw the army entrenched everywhere before the city. The dead were buried during the night and the wouuded taken back toSiboney. Fighting was recommenced , at 5 o'clock Saturday. The Spaniards made a desperate attempt to re-capture San Juan, but jwere driven back with awful loss. Finally the enemy was driven back-upon the third en trenchments, while our batteries shot and shell upon the city's : inner defences. , Lawton marched from' J2I Caney upon Santiago, and troops which ar- nvea on tne Harvard marcnea up fromSiboney. When , the dispatch boat left there was fighting on all sides, the Spaniards falling back inch by inch. ' ' . - ; All day today the fleet bombarded Morro Castle, and at eight in the evening Morro was in ruins and the way well cleared- for'- entering the harbor,, A Charlotte Boyi Billed. r riHAKLOTTEJuly 4. Lieutenant Shipp, son of Judge ; Shipp, killed at El Caney Friday. CERVERA'S SHIPS TORN TO PIECES And the Admiral is Now a Prisoner of War. BLOWN UP BY THEIR OWN ACTS HUNDREDS OF ME2$ KILLED AND THIRTEEN HUNDRED TAKEN PRISONERS. Attempted' to Dash Out of the Harbor, but Seeing That he Was Unable to do so, he Ordered them to be Destroyed President Sends Thanks of the Entire Nation. 'Washington, July 4. The fol io wingwas given out by the Secre tary of the Navy this afternoon. Sib 0207, Cuba, July 4. The fleet, under my command of fers the nation as a Fourth of July present the destruction of the whole of Cervera'3 fleet Not one escaped. It attempted to escape at - 9;?0 , this jno riling.- At2 p, m. the last- ship, tHetCristobaL(Jloloplhad run; ashore "sixty jmitesf west of Santiago, and let down her colors. The Infanta Ma ria. Teresa, Oquandq and Vizcaya were forced ashore, burned and blown up within twenty miles of Santiago. The Furor and Pluton were destroyed within four miles of port, i Our loss is one killed and two wounded. The enemy's loss is prob ably several hundred from gun fire, explosions and drowning. . About 1300 prisoners were taking, includ ing Admiral Ce vera. .The man killed was George ,H. H. Ellis, chief yeo-: man of the Brooklyn. -1 (Signed.) 7: Sampson. X 'iTHANKS OE THE NATION. : The. foild wing are copies of mes sage sent Admiral Sampson upon re ceipt of his official report today: i Executive Mansion, Washington, July 4th. To Admiral Sampson, Playa del Este: You have the gratitude and con gratulations of the whole American people. Convey to your noble 1 ofli cers and crews, through whose valor new honors have been added to the American, navy, the grateful thanks and appreciation of the nation : (Signed.) - William McKinley. : SIXTY MILES OF HOT CHASING. Off Santiago, July 3. Cervera's squadron attempted this r morning to escape the fate which awaited it if it remained in the harbor. The .fact that the SpanishV Admiral took such desperate chances indicates that the fall of the city is imminent. At" 9:40, watchful eyes on. the AmericaiL.warships' saw. the.vtorpedo boat destroyers Furor and Pluton coining out of the harbor's mouth. Close behind f oUo wed-the-Almirante Oquehdo, Vizcaya, Maria Teresa and Cristobal Colon..-;, After leaving the harbor armored vessels turned ; west ward and proceeded; at. a high rate of speed, while th e destroyers ; made straight . for Schley's flagship the Brooklyn. ; ' " ; ' ; The American : warships opened heavy fire and some started . in pur suit. The - Gloucester,. Captain Wainwright started after the dreaded destroyers, firing as she advanced.- " The Texas; Iowa, - Indiana and Brooklyn went in hot pursuit of the big Spanish chips. The Vizcaya and Maria Teresa were -nit repeatedly, but continued to fire and run. In a short time the Oquendo put- helm up and hea ded for the : beach, her commander' haying apparently con cluded that it was better to destroy the ship than let the Americans cap ture her. She was run ashore about eight miles west of Santiago. Al-j most immediately the Maria Teresa k followed suit; going scarcely a quar ter mile beyond the Oquendo. In the meantime their crews had got ashore. The Vizcaya kept on two miles further and then ran ashore. Almost as - soon as she grounded there was a terrific explosion aboard, being blown up to prevent capture. The Americans now devoted their attention to the Colon, which steam ed ahead of all the Americans with the exception of Gloucester, which in the meantime had unaided, de stroyed the Pluton and. Faror. Of sixty men on the' Pluton, twenty escaped ashore and latter were taken prisoners. Lieutenant Wood in a small boat rescued six men from the Furor and captured her ' colors. Three hundred;prisoner& wer.e cap tured on the beach, including Cer vera and staff. He was taken' aboard the Gloucester in a small boat; where the wounded prisoners were also taken. The slaughter on the destroy ers was frightful. As Cei;vera went aboard the Gloucester, Captain Wainwright congratulated him on his most gal lant fight. Cevera wept. The crew The crew of the Gloucester dressed the wounds of the Spanish and fed them. They were half starved.'. Admire! Sampson on the flagship New York had gone to Siboney to to confer with Shafter, but returned in time to join in;chase of the Colon which was kept up until about two o'clock in the af ternoon. She was the fastest vessel of the Spanish fleet but her puirsurers kept pounding her with shot and shell, and she finally gave up in despair and was grounded sixty mijes . west of Santiago. , She was the only one of the enemy that lowered. her colors. ' r The beach is now strewn with half burned life boats and corpses min-, gled with debris. - Not an American ship was in j ured, and but one man, Yeoman Ellis, of the Brooklyn, was killed . ; Just after the action an Austrian warship appeared off , Santiago, : but seeing the Spanish ships burning on the beach, put again to sea., : . " ' ' " j ...... .... v rT''.r':...'', : Narrow Escape. . - Thankful words written; by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. "Was taken with a bad cold which settled ou my lungs ; cougl) set in and finally terminated in cons amption. Doctors gars me up, saying that I could' not live but a short timel I gave myself up to my Saviof, determined that if I could noc stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My ..husband was advised to get Dr. Kingf8 New Discovery for Consumptions Coughs and Colds; a I gave it a triaV took in all - eight hot ties. r It has cured me,, and thank God l am saved and now a well and healthy woman: Trial bottles free at J. De Morns' Drug Sioro Reg nlar size 50c and $1.00. Guaranteed or price refunaed. And Ceryera celebrated th Fourth with us. - Royal makes the food pare, -' . .' wholesome and delicious. V 1 r yvtaolutclyPuro, ROYAt BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YOWC CHECK PUT UPON SHAFTER. BOMBARDMENT IS POSTPONED FOR THE PRESENT.- ' Oervera is Coming to See TJs, and also Other Distinguished Spanr iards With HimThoWht He Could Outrun our' Battleships.; Washigtok, July 5.A desire to obser ve prudence in the campaign against Santiago led ihe .President and his advisers today: to suggest to s General Shafter the postponement of an assault until the arrival of rein forcements. , , ' . t- I ' message Sunday .that , he could .;nofc'' take the xjity without reinforcements is believed toxoid; good now, despite Cervera's destruction. A" more po- font fantor in arrivinV at a" (nisinTi to v postpone the bombardment was the information from Shafter :todaV . that Pando had joined the Spaniards; in Santiago, bringing the total force in t.li ft p.itv nr to 1 fi.000. . , , j rsr . 7 " .. . - , , It is regretted somewhat that Shafter sent and ultimatum for sur render under penalty : of bombard ment at noon - today, although the arival of the enemy Vreinforcemehts' excuses him from fulfilling rthV threat. , , ' 1 government is now more than ; ever resolved to lose no time in send- ihg reinforcements, and is x expected biiau auumunai iruups wm uave the camps tonight r b, embark td-: morrow or Thursday. - . About 14,000 men will be. sent. n diately, the Sixth Illinois and Sixth Massachusetts going from Charleston on the Yale and Harvard and; the jLigntn jmo irom ew x orK on ine i n rt: i . : jt : . tt ' 1 11 St. Paul. ;The Eirst: Ehode Island will go from Newport . News on the LaGrande Duchesse.. Two brigades will go from Chicamauga, embaiking at Charleston and Savannah '' CfiRVERA' HIMSELP IS C01TI2TG. . Ofe AJirriAOO, July 5.-Cervera, Vice-Admiral Yillamil; Capt. Elate and other Spanish prisoners will be ' for shipment to New Yprk. Cer vera , said, in answer to a question why he that he had forced , to come out - in obedience to an order from Blanco who was acting under; instructions from the - Madrid government. He made a dash to the West, he said, be cause only the Brooklyn and threo American battleships were on that side of the harbor. He thought he would be able to outrun the battle ships, and if the Brooklyn followed he could whip her.. - ...... - Spanish XIajor Killed. Madrid, July 3.7-A aispatch to El Imparcial from Hay a nr. cays that Major Dominguez wr.3 !:ilhd in tho fighting at El Caccv.- I 1 ' J ,
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