War News by the Mail,
THE BOMBARDMENT OF SAN JUAN. - CUTTING THE CABLES. HEAVY FIGHTING. SPANIARD 3 ;LOSE HEAVILYf [Per Mariposa.] ' (Per Press Association,) ' Auckland, June 8. On May 12th, Commodore Sampson's squadron bombarded San Juan de Porto Rico, silenced the forts, and fired the town. •A Spanish shot, hit the New York, killed one man and wounded four. The lowa was hit once, three men being hurt. .. The Spanish loss was large, On the same date the Wilmington shelled the Cardenas forts, whioh wale silenced, The town was shelled. ;: A. .boat, landed and found 113 dead in the masked battery.- The city was j .oh''.firel It Hs-thought the Spanish loss was 300.
The Wilmington was not touched. On May 12th: the Marble Head, Nashville, and Windom entered Cienfugos \to cut the cable connecting Havana and Santiago. • :The;task was after a terrific fight; seven Americans being wounded and one killed.
The Spanish loss was 400 killed.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9061, 9 June 1898, Page 4
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