Evening journal

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on the forts of El Morro, Zocar^i and

Puntn Garda. The eannonadlng Vas

brisk up to 3:45. The shells fell In the

buy, but did not reach as far us the

town.

"After 3:45 tho cannonading weaken

ed, and cannon shots were heard in the

offing. The American» completely ceas

ed llrlng after 4 o'clock in the after

noon."

At 2 o'clock yestorday the American

steamer Fanlta arrived at Cape Haïtien

from New York and Port de Paix. She

reports that she did not see any war

ships.

The Fanlta came halt empty. Bhe

brought from Now York a cargo of pro

visions for tho navy, which she landed

at Matthewtown, Groat Inugua, in tho

Bahamas. Her captain says the rest

of her burden Is a heavy supply of coal,

but there Is good reason to suppose tluu

It Is something very different from

ooal.

Tlie vessel Is ostensibly seeking a car

go. If posslblo she will ship here seven

roustabouts who speak Spanish. Tha

captain is trying to engage Dominicans,

and this la probably the chief reason for

her coming to a port in this Island.

It la expected that the Fanlta will

slip out before daybreak.

A dispatch from Manttitgo suys:

"The American squadron which bom

barded Bantlago Tuesday was compos

ed (>f 14 voesels, among which wore rec

ognized the Iowa, tho Brooklyn, the

Massachusetts, the Texas and tho Now

Orleans, besides a gunboat and an aux

iliary cruiser believed to be the Colum

bia. Tho five vessels which wore recog.

nlzed opened lire on tho batteries at

Punta Garda, Ml Morro and Zocapa and

also on tho cruiser Cristobal Colon,

whloh hud advanced toward the on

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening journal. (1898). Wilmington, Del., 1898-06-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85042354/1898-06-02/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening journal, 1898-06-02.