WHAT THE DRUMS SAT.
BRET HARTE.
Hark, I hear the tramp of thousands,
And of armed men the hum ;
Lo! a nation's hosts have gathered
Round the quick alarming drum
:" , Saying, "Come,
Freeman, come! "
Ere your heritage be wasted," said the
quick alarming drum.
"Let me of my heart take counsel ;
War is not of life the sum ;
Who shall stay and reap the harvest
When the autumn days shall come?"
But the drum
Echoed "Come!
Death shall reap the braver harvest "
said the solemn-sounding drum." .
"But when won the coming battle.,
What of profit springs therefrom
What if conquest, subjugation,
Even greater ills become?"
But tb.e drum
Answered "Confer
You must do the sum and prove it,"
said the Yankee answering drum.
"What if, 'mid the cannon's thunder,
Whistling shot and bursting bomb,
When my brothers fall around me,
Should my heart grow cold and numb?"
But the drum
- Answered "Comef'
Better there in death united than in
life a recreant come !"
Thus they answered hoping, fearing,
Some in faith, and doubting some,
Till a trumpet-voice proclaiming,
Said, "My chosen people, come!"
Then the drum
Lo! was dumb:
For the great heart of the nation,
throbbincr. answerd. Loru, we
come!"
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Anger begins in folly and ends
in repentance.
A Each day is a little life; our
life is but a day repeated! '
There is nothing in this world
harder4odo than to say no to self.
' Depend upon yourself if you
wish to derive the truest satisfaction
from life.
"A friend that you buy' with
presents will be bought from you."
English Proverb.
He who does not requl him
self to see things just as they are con
sents to be untruthful.
No flower can bloom in 'para
dise which is not transplanted from
(xethsemane Dean Stanley.
Judging by the way most people
talk of their ills, you would suppose
that they had no, joys to speak about.
' The man who says he would
like to get rid of his bad heart, but .is
i :nr i i i.M j 1 :
iiuu niuiug m get nu ui uis i uau uusi-
ness probably only means that he is
willing to have a better reputation, if
it will not require him to have a bet
ter character. Lafferty.
How sweet a thing is love of
home ! It is not acquired ; it is a feeling
that has its origin elsewhere ; it is born
with us, brought from another world,
tojearryuson with joy in this; it at
taches to the humblest heart that ever
thrived. Baker.
In a word, we can abundantly
afford to stint ourselves for the sake of
Christ and a perishing world, but we
cannot afford to loosen our grip upon
the heritage of our sainted fathers, in
fifties OTbitA tct t.ViA Viai-irooi- rv in cilflpon
their consecrated missionary spirit" to
die out in our hearts. Examiner.
4-"Except a inan be born .again
he cannot see the kingdom of Cod" is
the preaching and teaching that the
people need. Heroism and morality
and philanthropy will never save a
man. "Ye must be born again" is the
words of Jesus to every man to-day.
The pulpic should ring it out so clear
that its beautiful music may ring in
the ears and hearts of the "people to
soothe and save.
TWINKLINGS.
"Do you take this man for bet
ter or for worse?" asked the minister.
"I can't tell till I've had him for a
while," returned the bride.
"Ma, the minister is coming?'
' "What makes you think so ? Did you
see him ?" "No ; but I saw pa take the
parrot and lock it up in the stable."
Ediths "It requires lots of
courage for Laura to go away as an
army nurse." May "Oh, I don't
know. There are. few men to be found
anywhere else."
Miss Palisade "I'm surprised
you don't like him. Why, if he had
money he would make an ideal hus
band' Miss Summit "That's nothing !
So would any man."
"If you had four apples, Jim
my, and your mother gave you four
more, how many would you have?"
"'She wouldn't give me four more;
she'd take three away." J
' Jane '''What an erratic kind
of a fellow that Mr. Softley is. He's
a regular scatterbrain. Isn't he?"
Kit tie "You canlt prove it hy me
He never scattered any of his brains
anywhere in my neighborhood."
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EXPECTED BATTLE
DID NOT OCCUR.
Spanish Commanders Began Ne
gotiations for a Condi
tional Surrender.
WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
U. S. Government Determined Not to Ac
cept Anything But Complete and
Pinal Surrender of the Spanish
Forces at Santia
By Telegraph t&the Morning Star.
Washington July 9. The great
battle expected to-day did not take
place, although the armistice expired
at noon, with the forces on both sides
of Santiago lined up for battle. The
reason was that the Spanish comman
der, who had been in correspondence
by telegraph with his home govern
ment, was seeking to make terms with
General Shafter by which he might
save his army from capture. He was
willing to. give up Santiago without
resistance- if allowed to retreat with
all his men and arms across the island ;
but this idea was not entertained for a
moment by our government. On the
contrary, every effort will be put
forth to seal up all avenues of escape
from Santiago and
Compel Final Surrender
of the Spanish army. To have allowed
them to make their way unmolested
into the interior would have amounted
simply to reinforcing the garrison at
Havana by these thousands of trained
soldiers who had proven their courage
in the fighting in the trenches. On
the other hand, to compel their sur
render it is believed will be certain to
produce an enormous moral effect
both in Havana and in Spain itself
and thus tend to the protraction of the
war. , Secretary Alger and Adjutant
General Corbin were in communica
tion with Gen. Shafter at Santiago dur
ing the day. Both officials, however,
declined positively to give out for pub
lication any dispatches relating to
the negotiations that are going on be
tween General Shafter and General
Linares, or to confirm any of the ex
citing rumors that were flying
through the corridors all day. Never
theless, it was evident from their
manner that a crisis had been reached
so far as Santiago was concerned, and
that as matters stood at the close of
the day there was no reason to be dis?
satisfied with the outlook. It is known
that General Shafter has lost nothing
by the armistice ; his men are rested,
the commissary improved, the roads
have been cleared and his artillery is
now almost completely placed in a
most effective manner. None of
these things existed at the beginning
of the armistice. On the other hand,
the Spanish forces have largely di
minished their slender stock of pro
visions and have steadily lost confi
dence. As soon as they are
convinced- that they. will be
humanely treated and fed and will
not be subjected to inhumane treat
ment, (ana the war department propo
ses that they shall be thus protected,)
it is expected there there will be many
desertions from the Spanish lines.
An Armistice of Ten Days.
There is the strongest indisposition
on the part of the strategists to enter
tain favorably the proposition said to
be under consideration at Madrid
looking to an armistice of ten days, in
order to consider terms of peace. They
believe that the United States has
everything" to lose and nothing to
gain by accepting such a proposition.
During that time Camara's squadron
might find lodgement in some strong
ly fortified coast town like Ferrol and
thus elude Watson's pursuit. Ad
miral Sampson contributed nothing
further during the day to his first
dispatch announcing the possibility of
saving the Spanish ships Colon, Maria
Teresa and Vizcaya. Telegraphic
difficulties have been encountered,
but it is not believed there has been
anything of importance for the Ad
miral to chronicle to day.
The Eastern Squadron.
Naval . officials feel that another
change may have to be made in the
make-up of the Eastern squadron which
is to strike a blow against the Spanish
coast, as the battleship Iowa suffered
some hard knocks during the recent
naval battle with Cerveraa squadron
and it may be necessary to substitute
one of the other battleships, pending
repairs on the Iowa. No decision on
the change has been reached thUs far,
as the department has not received the
report as to the exact condition of our
ships after the battle. In the mean
time the Associated Press interview
with Captain Robley Evans of the
Iowa, leads the naval officials to be
lieve that the Iowa will require con
siderable overhauling before she will
be ready for a trip across the ocean.
According to Captain Evan's storv of
the battle,
The Iowa Was Struck Twice
by Spanish shells, and one shell ex
ploded, while the other is embedded,
unexploded, near the water line of the
ship. This last shot may prove
troublesome, as an unexploded shell
near the water line is hot a desirable
adjunct to a battleship, From the light
manner in which Capt. Evans speaks
of the damage it is not regarded as
very serious byt the officials here, yet
it is probably enough to keep the Iowa
from accompanying the Eastern
squadron to the coast of Spain. A de
cision as to whether she will be with
drawn will not be made until the re
port is received on the condition of the
ship. Either the Massachusetts or the
Indiana will be substituted for the
Iowa, if it be found necessary to make
a change. Either of these is as for
midable as the Iowa. Their four range
guns are of the thirteen-inch type
while those of the Iowa are twelve-inch.
In other respects their batteries are
similar to the Iowa. They are com
monly regarded as rather better sea
going ships than the Iowa. The de
partment has not decided to increase
the number of Watson's ships, as has
been reported, as it is felt that the
list announced yesterday is quite
ample to take care of Admiral Ca
mara's squadron now.returning hasti
ly to protect the coast of Spain. Cama
ra's only armored ships are the Pelayo
and Carlos V, the former of 9,900, the
latter 9,090 tons. They are outranked
m every point by the. ships of the
American squadron, armor, arma
ment, speed, size and number of guns
and general effectiveness.
Shafter Reinforced.
The War Department is advised
that Randolph's six batteries of artil
lery, the District of Columbia regi
ment and a regiment of Illinois infan
try, which left Tampa several days
ago, have reached Santiago.
Major Gen. F. S. Otis has received
orders from the W. Tt
proceed at once to Honolulu to assist
in the ceremonies of the occupation of
the Hawaiian islands. General Otis
has been ordered to take the First
regiment New York infantry, U.S V
with him to garrison Honolulu.
SPAIN'S WRECKED
BATTLESHIPS.
Scenes of Desolation, RuinUior
ror and Death Along the
Cuban Coast.
A FEAST FOR THE VULTURES.
Many Dead Washed Ashore Interred by
Americans Some of. the Wrecks
May Be Saved Spaniards Loot
ing the Abandoned Ships.
Copyrighted 1898 by the Associated Press.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 7, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July 8, 11.50 P.
M. The vessels which composed Ad
miral Cervera's squadron, converted
into wrecked charnel houses, are lit
tering the Cuban coasf and the scenes
of desolation, ruin, horror and death
baffle description. At the entrance of
the harbor of Santiago lies the Reina
Mercedes, sunk at midnight, July 3.
Westward, five miles from the harbor,
is a torpedo boat destroyer, stuck fast
in the rocks, close in shore and bat
tered by the surf. Rocks jutting out
of the water just in front of where she
lies hide her bull from view. Her
davits and the top of her conning to wer
alone mark her resting place. Visible
from the sea, a few miles further, in
an inlet embraced by two mighty
arms of black rocks that extend
half a mile into the sea, are the
remains of the twin cruisers In
fanta Maria Teresa and Almirante
Oquendo, formerly the pride of the
Spanish navy. On beyond lies the
vizcaya, a mass of ruins, and forty
two miles away from Santiago the
Cristobal Colon lies helpless on her
sides, with her smokestacks under
water. The Infanta Maria Teresa and
the Almirante Oquendo stand up
right, stuck fast on the rocky shoals.
All that is left of them is their hulls,
the heavy armor defying total anni
hilation. Inside of them the work of
destruction is complete. Their boilers,
engines, bunkers and magazines have
been blown into unrecognizable
masses of twisted melted iron. Ex
ploded shells, burned rifles and re
volvers, pieces of yellow brass work
and gold and silver coin, melted by
the intense heat, are strewn all over
the remains of the once proud ar
mored cruisers, whose protective
decks only stand in place.
Food for Vultures.
But the most ghastly, horrible sight
in those silent steel coffins are the
mangled, scarred and charred bodies
of hundreds of brave sailors, sacri
ficed for their country. Buzzards are
feeding off the dead and hover over
the wreckage. On the beach other
flocks of vultures sit in silent waiting
for the sea to give up its dead. Every
tide adds to the tale of horror, wash
ing up such objects as, for instance, a
sleeve enclosing a wasted arm, other
portions of human bodies gnawed by
sharks, and countless relics of the battle.
Attention has been given to the
burial of the dead of the enemy, and
100 bodies, taken from the ships or
washed ashore, have been interred
upon the beach by Rear Admiral
Sampson's orders. Those which now
remain are either almost totally con
sumed by fire, charred beyond recog
nition, or lie in the depths of the sea.
These form the food of the buzzards
who keep constant vigil about the
wreck. The buried remains lie in a
confused mass, unnumbered and un
named; on the sandy beach, where the
vessels went ashore. A rude wooden
cross from the wreckage alone
marks the . grave ; a grave over
which Spain may well mourn.
Sh f ps May be Saved..
Washington, D. C, July 9. The
following cablegram was received
from Admiral Sampson to-day :
Playa del Este, July 8. Secretary
of the Navy, Washington, D. C.
Preliminary report from Board ordered
to examine wrecks states that wreck
ing appliances should be gotten here
immediately. Think no doubt about
saving Vizcaya, Maria Teresa and
Cristobal Colon, if haste be made.
The Colon is mueh the most valuable,
being in perfect order. Would re
commend that the most powerful ap
pliances be sent at once."
The department had already ar
ranged with the Merritt Chapman
Wrecking Company to undertake the
salvage of these vessels and two of the
vessels of that company are now on
their way to Santiago. As Sampson's
dispatch makes out a much stronger
possibility of saying the ships than
was supposed, a copy of it has been
sent to the contractors .with the re
quest to hasten the work and be pre
pared to send additional assistance if it
be found necessary.
Spaniards Looting the Wrecks.
With the Fleet Off Santiago de
Cuba July 8. Boats' crews from the
Texas and the Associated Press dis
patch boat landed on the wrecks of
the Almirante Oquendo and Infanta
Maria Teresa. Commodore Schley saw
some Spaniards on board of them and
thought our men had better take their
arms, but they would not wait. When
they neared the ships they saw the
Spaniards leaping off and swimming
ashore- Not a shot was fired, however.
Probably the Spaniards had been loot
ing. The wrecks are described as looking
like big steel buildings after destruc
tion by fire. The deck-beams of the
war ships are twisted as if the flames
had the power of a tremendous ex
plosion. Side armor plates weighing
tons have been wrenched off, and
there were many evidences of where
the shots of the Brooklyn and Oregon
had landed. The decks were strewn
with officers' uniforms, provisions and
some small-arms. All the guns are
ruined, except an HJi-inch gun in
the forward turret of the Infanta
Maria Teresa, which seems to be in
Serfect order. There is absolutely no
ope of floating the Spanish ships.
SCHLEY AND SAMPSON.
Both Officers to be Promoted in Recog
nition of Services.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, D. C, July .9 The
President has determined to promote
acting Admiral Sampson and Com
modore Schley, in recognition of their
services in the . destruction of the
Spanish naval fleet in American
watersjbut is as yet undecided as to the
extent of promotion. Although Ad
miral Sampson ranks Commodore
Schley in command of the naval
forces in Cuba) water, he is subordi
nate to the officer by two numbers in
the naval register. Commodore
Schley stands number eight on the
list of commodores and Commodore
Sampson stands number ten, having
been promoted to that grade within
the past week. Commodore Watson,
also on duty with the fleet at Santiago,
is senior to both of the others, standing
number six in his grade. When an
official report is received a decision
will be reached as to the extent of pro
motion to be made.
CLYDE STEAMER
BURNED AT SEA.
The Delaware, from New York
for Charleston, S. C, and
Jacksonville, Fla.
EVERYBODY ON BOARD SAVED
Capt. Ingram in Command The Vessel
and Cargo Totally Destroyed State
ments of Passengers Myste
rious Explosions.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 9th.
The Barnegat, N. J., Life Saving Sta
tion reports at 6 o'clock this morning
that the Clyde Line steamer Delaware,
from New York for Charleston and
Jacksonville, was abandoned off
Barnegat at 10.30 o'clock last night,
the steamer at the time being on fire.
The passengers and crew left the
burning vessel in boats and on life
rafts. There were seventy persons in
alL and they were rescued by the
members of the Cedar Creek Life
Saving Station, with the aid of the
crew of the fishing smack S. P. Miller. "
New York, July 9. Advices from
Barnegat say that the Life Saving
crews, on nearing the Delaware, found
that the passengers had been driven
from the vessel by flame and heat and
were floating on the surface of a
calm sea in small boats and on
life-rafts. The Cedar, Creek: life
boat was the first to arrive. The
life rafts were found to be danger
ously overloaded and were lightened
in haste until the life boat was full.
The fishing smack, S. P. Miller, came
up soon afterwards and took aboard
the rest of the endangered people. At
this time one boat had disappeared in
the darkness, and some fear was felt
for her saftey. The Miller cruised
about in search for her without suc
cess for many hours; but she was
found when daylight came.
At dawn the Luckenback Towing
Company's tug, Ocean King, steamed
up, drawn to the spot by the disaster.
The passengers and some of the crew
were transferred to her, and she con
tinued on her voyage to this city. The
captain and twelve of the crew were'
taken ashore in the surf boats, and
boarded a train for New York, to re
port to the head office.
Jno. H. Mabie, of Hackensack, N.
J., who was on the Delaware, said:
"I had retired at about 9.45 on Friday
night and had barely disrobed, when
a steward began hammering at the
state-room door, shouting 'All up.'
The members of the crew commenced
cutting holes in the saloon flooring
with axes and hatchets, and from
every hole thus cut great flames burst
forth and began consuming the cabin
furniture. It was apparent at a
fiance that the vessel was doomed,
'reparations were quickly made for
taking to the boats. The transfer was
made safely, showing the complete
discipline under which Captain In
gram had his crew. No boat cap
sized, neither man nor woman got
wet, and the transfer was conducted
in a manner most praiseworthy to the
officers and crew of the ship."
Thomas H. Wholessof Austin,
Texas, a correspondent of the Gal
veston News, said theae were three
loud explosions and two minor ones
on the ship. Mr. Who less said: "It
was a moonlight night, there was very
little wind and the surface of the
water was by no means rough. These
conditions enabled the ship's officers
and crew to effect the transfer of the
passengers to the boats with almost
military precision. The captain was
the last man to leave the ship. He
lowered himself over the side of the
ship by a rope into a raft. Boat No, 2
in whichf I had lef tthe ship, was rowed
up to the raft, a line was thrown out
and we towed the raft clear of the
ship, out of danger and away from the
fierce flames and terrible heat. The
passengers escaped, many only half
dressed, and passengers and crew
alike lost all their baggage and effects.
The passengers and crew were saved
by means of our life boats and the
two rafts, all of which were pro
visioned and watered. The women
behaved splendidly, and, indeed,
there was . no excitment among
the passengers or crew."
The Delaware was formerly a
freighter, but recently when the gov
ernment secured some of the Clyde
Line's passenger ships, the Delaware
had to be used for passenger service.
She was a wooden ship, built in Phila
delphia in 1880 and was valued at
$125,000. The vessel was insured,
though for w'hat amount could not be
ascertained.
The superintendantof the life saving
station at Point Pleasant reported this
afternoon that the Delaware had sunk
about three and a half miles off that
place.
BALLOONS FOR THE ARMY.
A Number of Small Ones to be Used in
Signalling.
" By Telegraph to the Mornnlg Star.
Tampa, Fla., July 9. - A gas plant
is just being completed by the govern
ment here. The work is in charge of
Major Reber, who is attached to the
signal corps. Gas will be made here
and placed in cylinders and sent to
Cuba for use in the balloons, it having
been determined that this can be done
better than by taking the portable part
over. Besides the big thirty-foot ob
servation balloon a number of small
seven-by-nine-foot balloons are to be
sent over. These small ones are not
for observation but for signalling.
Each one will be painted a different
color, and one will be anchored over
each division army, so the where
abouts of each will be known to the
other, and there will never- be any pos
sibility of one flying on the other.
This methodfof keeping track of the
different commands is very highly re
garded by array officers.
TRANSPORTS AT TAMPA.
Arrival of the Iroquois and the Chero
kee With Wounded Prom Santiago.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Tampa, Fla., July. 9. The Iroquois
and Cherokee, two transports from
Santiago, arrived here to-night. The
latter ship has a large number of
wounded who are being transferred to
the awaiting hospital trains. The former
vessel has only a few wounded on
board, havingleft most of her passen
gers at Key West.
The Hondurian bark Amapola,
which was captured some time ago by
the blockading squadron off Havana,
was released from quarantine to-day
and sailed for Trujillo.
All the sick and wounded who are
able to bear removal from hospitals
near Santiago have been ordered to
Hampton Roads by steamers City of
Washington and Olivette.
Senator Don Cameron, who is now
in London, has cabled to Secretary
Long, offering the government the
free use for hospital purposes of his
magnificent estate on St Helena
island, opposite Port Royal, S. C.
PEACE RUMORS
EXCITE MADRID.
The Spanish Cabinet Believed
to be Divided On the
Question.
THH ARMY . THE OBSTACLE.
General Blanco and Other Military
Leaders Want to Test Their Fighting
Capabilities With Americans.
Talk of an Armistice.
By Cable to the Morning star.
Madrid, July 9, 7 P. M. Duke Al
modo, upon leaving the cabinet coun
cil to-day, denied that peace ne
gotiations had been opened, adding:
"At the present moment we must talk
only of war."
It is the general impression that the
cabinet is divided as to the peace ques
tion. A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
announces that American reinforce
ments have arrived there, and adds
that the Reina Mercedes was sunk in
order to block the entrance to Santi-
is rumored here that the Spanish
government has received a dispatch
from Captain General Blanco, an
nouncing that Bear Admiral Sampson
has sent him a telegraphic dispatch
Summoning the Spanish commander
to order the evacuation of Cuba within
forty-eight hours, and announcing
that otherwise the Americans will
bombard all the forts in Cuba.
, The Liberal says the Spanish cabinet
is considering the question of signing
a ten days armistice, in order to facil
itate peace.
The Rome correspondent of the Im
parcial telegraphs that a ten days ar
mistice is coming, but he adds that he
thinks the powers, with the Vatican,
are engineering the movement and
are considering the proper form which
the armistice should assume.
Senor Sagas ta, however, declared
after the cabinet meeting that the
rumors of an armistice were without
foundation, adding that the govern
ment is only discussing the means of
prosecuting the war.
Paris, July 9. The Temps, this
afternoon, published a dispatch from
Madrid which says: "The rumors of
peace are universal. They fill the
press and alt feel that high political
circles are inclined to end the struggle
on the morrow of new reverses or
after a land victory which will
satisfy military and national honor.
It is beginning to be understood
that the loss of the squadron
means much increase of the diffi
culties of communicating with the
colonies, that the armies in the West
Iudies are finally jeopardized by dearth
of provisions and munitions. The gov
ernment is conferring with the British
cable companies for the (re-opening of
communication with Cuba, including
Santiago de Cuba, and Manila. It is
thought the Americans will not object
to the government being placed in a
position to consult with the governors
of the colonies without loss of time,
on the means of defence left them and
on the disposition of the troops and
the loyal inhabitants."
London, July 10. The Madrid cor
respondent of the Observer says : 4 'The
army is the obstacle to peace. It is un
willing to yield without further fight
ing. General Blanco and the other
military leaders are ashamed to ask
for peace without testing their fight
ing capabilities with the Americans.
If they are deprived of the oppor
tunity, they will rise and fight in
Spain against the government, and in
Cuba on their own account against
the invaders. This is the explanation
of the perplexity and irresolution of
the government."
The Observers Vienna correspon
dent says: "The Spanish reverses
have caused here a fresh outburst' of
sympathy with Spain, and there is a
S eater prospect of intervention now
an any previous period of the war."
PRAISE FOR AMERICANS.
English Newspapers Comment on the De
struction ot the Spanish Squadron
at Santiago.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
London, July 9. The weekly news
papers to-day, in discussing the war
all pay glowing tribute to the Amer
ican navy. Even the Saturday Re
view says : "It is impossible not to
feel a certain pride in. these achiev
ments of men of our own race. Every
Englishman will remember that it
was expression of the same quality,
the fine marksmanship which the
Americans display, which gave us
victory both on land and sea, from
Creecy to the Crimea, and something
peculiar and noble happened in this
fight which showed in a far higher
way the kinship between the two
peoples: 'Don't cheer,' shouted Cap
tain Philip, 'the poor devils are dying.'
It seems to us that this expression of
tender sympathetic humanity, is just'
as fine as the 'Kiss me, Hardy,' of the
dying Nelson.".
The Spectator, in a long article on
the same subject says: "The first
thought of all Englishmen is that the
Americans' fleet did its work splen
didly. The whole performance of Ad
miral Sampson's fleet was in accord
ance with the best tradition s of Anglo
Saxon navies, and every Englishman
has redd of their doings with a flush of
pride. There was the same old hard
pounding that the 'Elizabethan sea
dogs' used, the same curious mixture
of steadiness, daring, coolness and
reckless dash. The moral aspect of
what was almost the first and of what
ma; be the last fleet action between
the Spanish and English races is very
much alike. . In both cases, it was the
man behind the gun, who, at the last
resort, won the battle.
"The battleship shows that the
American navy is a most efficient
fighting machine. We did not need
to be told that here. We knew it
already, and realized of what stuff the
lion's whelps are made. They, how
ever, did not know it on the conti
nent, though they apparently know of
it now. For ourselves, we have little
doubt that the American fleet could
face even that of France without any
great risk of disaster, in spite of the
fact that by the rules the French fleet
is ten times stronger, we believe
this could be done if it were needful; I
but it won't be, as America won't be A
attacked by France without our taking
a hand in the game. Sampson, Dewey
and the officers they have the happi
ness to command are able to destroy
French ships of vastly superior power,
just as we did a hundred years ago.
"As for the German and American
navies, there can, of course, be no
comparison. The Germans are fine
sailors and brave men, but a naval
struggle between the United States
and Germany would be very short
and very complete."
The Speaker says: "The greatest
credit is due to the American navy
for the manner in which this opera
tion has been carried out Like the
exploit of Dewey, the sea fight at San
tiago has proved that the British
sailor has in the American a kinsman,
a worthy ally and rival. So far as her
fleet is concerned, American need not
fear comparison with any country in
the world."
BATTLES OF JULY 1 AND 2.
"T
Official Report of the American Loss.
Cable Operators Permitted to
Enter Santiago.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, July 9. The War
Department received two dispatches
from General Shafter over night as
follows:
"Playa del Este, Camp near San
tiago, July 8. Adjutant General,
Washington. Complete report re
ceived to-day of the loss on July 1st
and 2d: Killed, 22 officers and 208
enlisted men ; wounded, -81 officers
and 1,203 enlisted men; missing, 79
enlisted men. The renjorts, giving
the names of the killed and wounded,
are being prepared and it is hoped to
get them off to-morrow."
"Playa del Este, with Army Corps
in the field, July 8. Secretary of
War, Washington. Cable operators
were permitted to go in yesterday
morning. The English cable was in
working order and some of the oper
ators were in the city. General Toral
'wanted these there as they were the
principal men. This cable has not
been cut, and the men I sent in have
not taken it up again. The English
cable has been working all the time
through to Havana."
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