AMERICA AND SPAIN.
BOMBARDMENT OF SANTIAGO FORTS. THE SHORE BATTERIES SILENCED. (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per United Press Association.) (Received June 9, at la.m.) Washington, June 8. Admiral Sampson telegraphs that the bombardment completely silenced the guns at Santiago forts on Monday. The American vessels suffered no damage. At 7 o'clock in the morning, during a dense fog, the fleet in double order column sent a torrent of shells into the foris. The Brooklyn at a rango of 800 yards destroyed Estrella fort, while the smaller ■vessels swept the inshore batteries. The New York ana New Orleans followed, clearing Castro and burning the Catarena forts. The Spaniards abandoned tho cruising ship Meredey.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9458, 9 June 1898, Page 2
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112AMERICA AND SPAIN. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9458, 9 June 1898, Page 2
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