Custer weekly chronicle

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Marine M. (J. Merkle, elbow’ broken.

Seamen K. Hill and John Mitch

ell. slightly.

One American was shot in the back.

It is believed the Spanish loss was

heavy.

<'unlit mat ion From London.

London, May 13.—-Tlte Evening News

of this city yesterday published a dis

patch from New York saying a cable

message received there from l’ort. an

Prince, Haiti, announces that nine

American warships nre bombarding

San Juan de Puerto Rico, xml adds

that the fortifications of that, place

are rapidly crumbling under the fire of

the American fleet.

My m) of* London.

London, May 13. (Special to Even

ing News.) All the American ships

except the Montgomery steamed in an

elliptical formation before the forts,

which fired twenty to thirty guns,

seven of which were good. The fleet

fired too low, but at the second shot

got the elevation and soon silenced

Morro castle, set fire to the town, driv

ing the Spaniards from the guns re

peatedly. The shore guns fired 100

shots. The New York was hit once.

One seaman was killed ami four

wounded. The lowa was hit once, twr

being slightly wounded.

Spanish Deport.

Havana, May 13 (Via Kingston).—

The Spanish official report of the

bombardment of Run Juan says:

"Eleven of the enemy’s ships ap

peared during the early hours (yester

day) before Sun Juan und opened fire

without warning. The port battery

replied and a severe eannouude was

untU ft o'c\opU Th*

done was inconsiderable and the losf

insignificant.”

Excitement at Washington.

Washington, May 13. —The navy de

partment was all excitement this

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Custer weekly chronicle. (1898). Custer City, S.D., 1898-05-21. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn97065763/1898-05-21/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Custer weekly chronicle, 1898-05-21.