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A dispatch from Santiago says the

vessel sunk is understood to be the

Merrimac. Only the extremities of her

funnel and two masts are visible above

the water. The Santiago advices in

referring to the sunken vessel as an

auxiliary cruiser, probably mistake

her character. The Merrimac is a col

lier.

Port au Prince, Haiti, June 4. —Fri-

day morning at 8 o'clock the American

squadron again began a bombardment

of the fortifications of Santiago de

Cuba anil a lively cannonade ensued

for two hours whiuh silenced the Span

ish batteries.

An American vessel, the Merrimac,

described in advices from Santiago de

Cuba as an auxiliary cruiser, in mak

ing a dash to force the entrance, suc

ceeded in passing the first line of de

fenses, but was torpedoed about 500

feet up the channel. She went down

"perpendicularly." An officer, an en

gineer and six seamen were taken

prisoners. The number of victims if

unknown. Only the funnel and »::Hst

heads of the sunken vessel can be en.

There is great excitement in the

city. A part of the population assisted

in the lighting on the heights. Every

body is astounded at the audacity of

the American vessel. The American

squadron was cruising all the while iu

the oiling.

It will be noted that there is an im

portant discrepancy as to the time at

which the bombardment is said to have

begun, between the dispatches from

Cape llaitien and Port au Prince, the

former saying 3 o'clock and the latter 8.

Baltimore, June 4. —The Merrimac

was purchased by the government

from the Lone Star Steamship Co. The

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Cameron County press. (1898). Emporium, Cameron County, Pa., 1898-06-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83032040/1898-06-09/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Cameron County press, 1898-06-09.