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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1898
Page
5
United States naval forces bombarded San Juan harbor as Commodore Sampson directed rapid artillery strikes. Spanish batteries were evacuated as Morro fortress defenses collapsed, signaling a decisive turn in the campaign and the fall of Port Rico’s capital.
Washington Special reports Admiral Sampoon and American warships closing on San Juan de Puerto Rico. New York Town Indiana monitors Amphitrite Portuay and cruisers Montgomery and Detroit fire 13 inch guns, killing one aboard New York and wounding seven lightly. Breaches blow through ancient walls as 2,000 pound shells devastate the fortifications and land defenders suffer heavy losses. Regular forces and town residents scatter in terror as the bombardment unfolds at dawn.
In a tense Manila encounter, Corregidor forces closed in as Montejo faced a sudden advance. Admiral Kumpton unveiled a bold battle plan as Spaniards reeled, steering toward the ruined circular fort once dubbed Morro.
The battle tale recounts ships including the New York Am phiteite Puritan Iowa Indiana and more engaging the castle fort at San Juan de Puerto Rico. Admiral Sampson and Dewey coordinate actions as Charleston receives orders to Manila with troops and ammunition for an instant Philippine campaign.
The piece notes government readiness to sustain order and peace in Manila. It reports 12,000 troops, with possible doubling to 24,000, to reinforce the area. Major General Miles orders troops from west of the Mississippi to move to San Francisco for mobilization and a Philippine expedition led by Major General Merritt, with General Otis, to reinforce Admiral Dewey. It mentions security threats and looting of stores in alde streets.
The naval fleet pounded Fort Morro and surrounding defenses as American ships fired hundreds of shells crushing batteries and walls. Spaniards defending San Juan showed dogged resistance before chaos ended the defense. refugees fled as the bombardment destroyed government buildings and the governor’s palace.
The text describes Havana amid siege with famine and looting. It notes residents fleeing two thirds of the population, bones in trenches, and prices skyrocketing to Klondike levels. Beef steak a pound, chickenware a dollar, flour at fifty dollars a barrel. Confiscations fund the Hance army while well fed individuals remain.
War Department announced on Saturny that 74,000 volunteers have been mustered, with 25,000 regulars in the field, totaling 100,000 troops ready for service. Additions will push toward 125,000 volunteers and 70,000 regulars to cover occupa tion needs and coal defense reserves. The administration aims to mobilize the second Philippines expedition and later the Porto Rico force, with 10 to 15 thousand additional troops likely to be sent for the first division to hold inland positions.
A violent bread riot erupts in Milan with troops repelling attackers after a Sunday assault in Vin Somtra de and Vin Tori vo. Estimates say about 800 killed and 1,000 wounded amid a broader martial law across 25 of Italy’s 60 provinces. Eight thousand soldiers remain quartered in the city as courts and schools close under artillery guard.
Shanghai advices say massacres occurred near Manila as insurgents killed Spanish women and children. Admiral Montejo reportedly killed by a mob at Cavite escape port, while San Hoque hospital and nearby Sisters of Charity casualties are noted after a shelling incident involving the Boston.
An official dispatch from Madrid reports that Governor General Augustin of the Philippines, via Laban, Borneo, states the enemy seized Caylte and the arsenal after the destruction of the Spanish cannon. A thousand uniforms arrived from our destroyed squadron, the leaves of which lumber G18.
The naval board of construction is exp editing a plan and design for a large number of war vessels authorized by the last naval appropriation bill. A circular will be issued shortly asking bidders to publish proposals for four vessels.
In the harbor at Cardenas Cuba on a Wednesday afternoon the gunboats Wilmington and Audeot and the torpedo boat Winslow engaged Spanish gunboats. Five Americans were killed and several wounded as Winslow took heavy fire, her forward boiler blown, and rudder damaged. Wilmington exchanged heavy fire until Winslow was cleared. Spanish batteries silenced, but losses on both sides were reported.
Officials report immediate invasion of Cuba with sixty thousand troops under General Miles. Provident McKinley and cabinet meet to approve the action. Army at Chickamauga Park ordered to front, First and Tenth Cavalry sent to New Orleans.
The transport Guasle departs Tampa carrying the first regular U S troops to Cuba with infantry, cavalry, and hospital attendants. Hundreds greet the scene as old rifles and muskets are loaded for the war with Spain, while cables report government actions and convoy movements.
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