23 Jun 1898
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Newspaper
Reno Evening Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
1
The Associated Press wires report 6000 American troops camping around Baiquiri with 10000 more aboard transports, as navy guns bombard Jaragua and Spanish defenses. Insurgents watch routes from Santiago to Guantanamo while bombardments and landings unfold amid cheers for navy and army.
Dispatch from Kingston reports Cuban General Garcia's camp near Santiago received a map of the harbor. ships near the harbor form a ring around a small island light, with the Reina Mercedes sinking by a shell from the Massachusetts. Spanish torpedo boat destroyers are damaged and near repair, coal is scarce, and regular troops face shortages amid discontent and looming uprising fears.
The report cites multiple dispatches from June 23 mentioning Spanish forces in Cuba joining land defenses around Santiago. It notes contrasting statements on victory versus continued fighting, with references to American shelling at Seboney and Basquiri and Spanish withdrawal to the mountains as troops regroup.
An official dispatch from Santiago de Cuba dated June 23 describes the attack starting the previous day with landing forces concentrated in front of Punta Barraca along eight coastal leagues. Havana confirms the American squadron began bombardment and aims to disembark at Basquiri and Punta Barraca with a small wooden fort near Cienfuegos shelled. seven Spaniards were slightly wounded.
A Miles dispatch from Baiguiri reports a successful landing with no casualties. About 5700 Cuban insurgents were present, well armed and disciplined. Troops are in fine spirits and ready for a fight, with Miles hinting a confrontation could occur that day.
The coast defense monitor Monadnock left San Francisco this afternoon bound for Manila via Honolulu. The accompanying collier Nero went out first, with the Monadnock following minutes later. Crewmembers expect the voyage to take about twenty three days.
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