Show CUT TO PIECES blakeley was standing directly Is in path of 0 shell playa del este nay bay thursday day june 23 copyrighted by the th associated press while shelling the batteries of santiago de cuba yesterday the hie battleship texas was struck by a six luch inch shell which w blob passed through her portside killing hilling F r 0 blakely El akely an apprentice and wounding wound lne eight others the texas with a number ot of transports was making a feint west of the entrance of santiago harbor and was shelling shellane shell lne the woods A spanish battery on the hill of the west harbor opened on the warship and for three hours there was a lively exchange of shots shoo the spaniards shot wild but the last shell struck the texas just above the gun deck and exploded blakely who w was as standing directly in the path of the shell was cut to pieces |