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Vol.I-No.86.
KINSTON, N. 0., MONDAY,EVENING, JULY 11, 1898.
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Only Preliminary Artillery Skirmish
Yesterday. 4
HIP DA.
By t Shot From Spanish Battery, Shaf
' ter Cables That the Bombardment Will
Begin Today. Other Messages Received
- But Not Given Out' by the Department.
Br Telegraph to Thi Fbii imss.
, . : , Washington, July ll.A cablegram
from Gen. Shatter was received this
morning stating that the bombardment
of Santiago will begin today. Yesterday
" - there was only preliminary artillery skir
mish. ;
Other messages have been received, un-
A . i i 3i j a i m l
day 's skirmish, but nothing has been
given out by the department. : It is re
. ported on good authority, however, that
an American ship was badly damaged by
a shot from the Spanish battery.
YESTERDAY'S SKIRMISH.
A Heavy Storm Interferes With Slmultan
y. eous Bombardment. American Loss
, Slight, Spanish Unknown. A Freighter,
With Supplies for Linares, Is Captured.
Aquadores, via Playa Del Este, July
11. Sampson's Bhips threw shells into
Santiago all the afternoon. It had been
arranged for simultaneous firing by ships
and the land, artillery,, beginning at I
o clock, but a heavy storm interfered
with the telephone and signal work be
tween the army and navy. However, at
' 4:43 the ramble of artillery on the Amer
ican lines was heard, which was followed
by the Brooklyn opening fire, followed
by the Texas and Indiana. Firinglasted
an hour. , , ', , ; "
j It is impossible to estimate the damage
V as hills obstruct the view. ' ' j
Shortly after the Brooklyn opened fire
- a danger flag was displayed above Morro
castle. : v . -
The American loss is slight, Spanish
unknown.- A general fight expected to
" morrow. ""'
i , The Norwegian freighter Bratton was
captured this morning. It was laden
with supplies for Gen, Linares. -
SOME FREE SILVER.
Over 30,000 Pesetas Recovered and
Turned Oyer to Sampson. Nothing Done
With the Dead Spanish Sailors. '
By Cable to The Free Press. - '
Off Santiago July 11. Nothing has
been done with Spanish killed in the
naval battle. Some are floating in the
currents, while others are beached. On
board the hulks of Cervera's ships the
bodies of gunners still lie in their own
ashes. .', 7
Much coin has been recovered from the
wreck of the Teresa, the Spanish flagship,
,and was turned over to Sampson.- Over
30,000 Bilver pesetas have been found.
CAMARA AT PORT SAID.
He Was Allowed to Tranship Coal, On a
Written Guarantee that It Was Needed
, For His Return to Spain.
By Cable to The Free Press.
rort Said, July 11. The Spanish cruiser
Carlos V and ten Spanish transports
remain outside the port this morning
waiting for Camara, who with the bat
tleship Pelayo, was expected to leave
within a few hours.
Camara was allowed to tranship 600
tons of coal from San Ausrustin on a
written guarantee that the Felayo needed
it; also-that the entire squadron was
returning to Spain.
Ileroca Yet 'to Come "I understand
you Lave t? i l' l to postpone the chria
tecincf t! etabjV "Yes, you see, we
can't t :i r, l.o we r-'.ry want to name Lira
r.ftor 1 y V. 9 tir-e t!.i i war is done." Chi-
fillUilS
AGED
SINKING OF THE NERRIMAC.
Lleut. Hobson Tells tho Story of His
Brave Adventure In the Harbor, of San
tiago. The return of Assistant Naval Con
structor Richmond P. Hobson, of iferri
mac fame, to his ship, the flagship New
York, Thursday nigntr was marked by
wild enthusiasm. It was dark when a
shout passed along the ship .that Hobson
was coming. On the i superstructure
clambered the crew, ten deep, and on the
quarter deck the officers clustered around
the sea ladder and a hundred hands were
stretched out to grasp Hobson's. It
was not until he was safe once mora on
deck that the-crew of the New York
cheered, and then they broke out into a
wild yell which was sent up over and
over again until the men were hoarse.
Numbers of the crew rushed forward on
the quarter-deck and a great group, of
men struggled around the tall figure of
the man who had dared so much.
HOBSON'S TPBxV;vi;Vt
Hobson sat once more among his mess
mates and told thestory of his experience,
his marvelous escape and his imprison
ment in Morro Castle, watching the shells
explode outside his cell, i ; '' "
"I did not miss the entrance to the har
bor," he said, "as Ensign Powell in the
launch supposed. I headed east untii I
got my bearings, and then made for it,
straight in. Then came the firing. It
was grand; flashing out first from one
side of the harbor and then the other
from those big guns on the hills, the Viz
caya, laying inside the harbor, joining in.
"Troops from Santiago had rushed
dnwn when the news of the Merrimac's
coming was telegraphed and soldiers
lined the foot of the elms firing wiicuy
across and killing each other with then
crossfire. The Merrimac's steering bar
broke as she got to Estrella Point. Only
three of the torpedoes on the side ex-
Eloded when; I touched ; the button. A
uge submarine v mine t caught her full
amidships, nuning tne water mgn m me
air and tearing a great rent In the Mer
rimac's side. Her stern ran upon Estrella
Point. The wcrk done by the mine, she
began sinking slowly. Abthat time she
was across the channel, but before she
settled the tide drifted her around. Shells
and bullets whistled around us. Six-inch
shells from the Vizcaya came tearing into
the Merrimac, crashing into wood and
iron and passing clear through, while the
plunging shots from the fort broke
fhimnivll flAV jlatlrcl Onil it. Vila ATlltf riTXT.
ing to the splendid discipline of the men
that we were not all killed. Shells raised
over us, and minutes became hours of
suspense, t The men's . mouths grew
parched, out we must lie there until day
light, I told them. Now and again one
or the other of the men lying with his
face glued to the deck and wondering
whether the next shell would not come
our way, would say: "Hadn't we bet
ter drop off now, sir,' but I said, wait
till daylight.'
"It would have been impossible to get
the catamaran anywhere but to the
shore, where the soldiers stood shooting,
and I hoped that by daylight we might
be recognized and saved. The grand old
Merrimac kept sinking. I wanted to go
forward and see the damage done there,
where nearly all the fire was directed; but
one man said that if I rose it would draw
all the fire on the rest. ' So I lay motion
less. It was splendid the way these men
behaved. The fire of the soldiers,the bat
teries and the Vizcaya was awful. When
the water came up on the Merrimac's
decks the catamaran floated amid the
wreckage, but was still made fast to the
boom and we caught hold of the edge
and clung on, our heads being above the
water. ;vr'-
"One man though teweresafer right
there; it was quite light, the firing had
ceased except that directed at. the New
York launch, and I feared Ensign Powell
and his men had been killed. ' ' !, ,
"A Spanish launch came towards the
Merrimac. We agieed to capture her and
run. Just as she came close the Span
ards saw us and half a dozen marines
umped up and pointed their rifles at our
leads. Is there any officer in that boat
;o receive a surrender of prisoners of war?'
I shouted. An old man leaned out under
the awning and waved hia hand. It was
Admiral Cervera. The marines lowered
their riSes and we were helped into the
launch. . ' . .
'Then we were put in cells in Morro
Castle. It was a grand sight a few days
later to see the bombardment, the shells
striking and bursting around El Morro.
Then we were taken into Santiago. I
had the court martial room in the bar
racks. My men were kept prisoners in
the hospital. From my window I could
see the army moving, and it was terrible
to foe tho.se poor lads moving aero?1 the
open and bemsrehot down by the Span
iards in thft rie pits in front of us Yes
tcrdy tie Sraci.irJa became n.? polite 89
could be. I knew soaethir - wa3 coming,
and tL:a I wr.3 cxcL-rd."
After tfte Destruction of Cervera's
Fleet Off Santiago.
And So Signalled the Flagship. He Sent
An Officer Ashore to Cable the Victory
, To the Government, nut Sampson, Hear-
ing of This, Absolutely Prohibited the
Sending of Any Message Save His Own.
By Cable to Thi Fbm muss. .
v Siboney 8th, via port "Antonio, II.
The friction between (Sampson and Schley,
becoming more intense 'aily, reached a
climax on the daV ot tbe naval battle off
Santiago. As soda as the Colon had been
beached, Sghley sKnalled to the flagship:
"I claim capture,' ; The same evening he
sent an officer ashpre to cable home to
the government aWport of the capture.
Sampson, upon hearing of this, sent an
officer ashore and absolutely prohibited
the sending of anjf .message save his own.
Sampson has cabled for wreckers to
raise the Colon.
Hospital Train Wrecked
By Telegraph to The iree Press. . k
Washington, Jul ' ll.A hospital train
from Tampa to At inta, bearing wound
ed troops from So itiago, was wrecked
at Highlands this 1 torning by a rear col
lision. No injuries are reported.
Why Schley Was Discriminated Against.
News-Otoaerver." A , t
- The roast that tie; papers are giving
Samoson and the fcipise they are bestow
ing on Schley have caused much inquiry
as to the reason th4t operated to give
Captain Sampson command of the fleet
over Commodore j Schley. The ..papers
have referred to some "mysterious influ
ence", exerted to prevent Schley having
just : treatment, and 'yet none ol them
have indicated the true reason.
In a way not to be disclosed the story
has come tons and In brief it is as fol
lows: When Schley was an ensign or
lieutenant, he was on board ship with a
fellow officer, now a! rear admiral, who
shall be nameless here, and a difficulty
occurred between them which has always
rankled in the breast of the rear admiral.
It seems that he has had the inflaence to
reiudice the superior officers against
chley. The story is that one day the
rear admiral, then a lieutenant, missed
some bananas which he had hung up in
ship to ripen. ,. He was very, much put
out at the loss of his fruit and tried to
find the thief. Finally he came to the
conclusion that a certain marine was the
thief, sent for. him, and accused him of
taking bis bananas. ' The marine replied
indignantly that he had not seen the
bananas and was no I thief. This infuri
ated the officer who said, "I will punish
you for 'lying as well as stealing," and
sending for the druggist gave the poor
marine an immense dose of ipecac. At
that time Schley was? ashore, but upon
his return saw the marine suffering fear
fully, j and enquired of the officer, who
bad administered the; dose, what had
caused the suffering of the sailor. The
futnre rear admiral told him the whole
incident. The injustice and heartlessness
of it overpowered Schley, and in a pas
sion of indignation, he turned to his
brother officer and said: "No gentleman
would treat a poor marine that way,"
and slapped the officer in the face. A
scene followed, perhaps an exchange of
blows, when the officer struck demanded
satisfaction. Schley reminded him that
it was against regulations for naval
officers to receive or send challenges, but
added. "That need not prevent your get
ting satisfaction. We can both resign
today and fight it out." The man who
had been struck did not resign, did not
seek satisfaction, and the matter dropped
tkere. But the malign ; influence of the
man who was quickly punished for his
injustice has been able, to make Schley
feel the weight of hia Wrath in a manner
that makes the incident one of national
interest. ' -
The American people when aroused are
a just people. They will give honor to
whom honor is due. The naval authori
tl 3 may deny Schley the commanding
petition to which Lis ability and rank
enlitla him. Corress may adjourn with
out civizrr. Lira a vote -of thanks, but in
tLa heart of the American people he ia the
hero of Santiago just as Dewey ia the
Lcroof Had'.Ia.
STATE NEWS.
Interesting North Carolina ' Items In
, .. Condensed Form. .
At Wilson Friday Tarboro shut the
home team out in a game of ball. The
score was 5 to 0. .
The appointment of I. D. Hargett, col
ored, as postmaster at Rocky Mount
failed of confirmation by the senate.
Three Spanish flags, one being Admiral
Mantijo's, captured by the cruiser Ealeigh
at the battle of Manilla, have been pre
sented to the city of Ealeigh, and will
soon, be on exhibition in that city. -
Attorney General Waiser has granted
leave to Judge W. L. Norwood to bring
an action M relator in the name of the
State against Eugene D. Carter to try the
right and title of the office of judge of the
twelfth judicial district of North Carolina.
In Winston Friday a white man swore
out a warrant againsta negro merchant,
charging farm with embezzlement of five
dozen ; eggs on Saturday, July 2. It
seems that the white man sold the negro
the eggs in the morning with the colored
man's promise to pay him at noon. The
latter did not meet his promise, hence the
warrant. ' v '
News-Observer: General Cowles stated
l&at night that from information received
from Fort Macon, only 83 men were now
needed to complete the third regiment.
Captain Leatberwood will take down 40
men from the Maceo volunteers of Asbe
ville, and ft. B. Jones, of Chapel Hill, will
take down 43, which, with the Greens
boro band, will complete the regiment. -
Henry F. Gettings, burglar, a life
prisoner, and Aaron'" Cox. a Federal
prisoner for four years, made their escape
fron? the penitentiary Friday morning
bef on day. Ths escape was a daring
one. The prisoners made their way to
the roof of the building, and swung
themselves down to the ground, a dis
tance of 55 feet, by means of an impro
vised rope made of strips of blankets
wrapped with twine. They scaled the
prison fence and made their escape.
Gettings, who has half a dozen aliases, is
said -to be a dangerous man and will
commit murder in an instant. He is from
New Jersey; f Two more prisoners made
their escape Saturday in the daytime by
crawling: under the wall enclosing the
penitentiary building. The blame is laid
on the guards.
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By tha Combined Bcrr.bardmcr.t cf
Santlaja Tcday.
PIEillliSOFl.
WhllBSome Think a General Attack 1$
Taking Place Today, Secretary Aljer
Says It Was Planned Only to Have Con
tinuous Firing All Day, Tt Strengthen
American Lines, and Prevent Toral
From Making Sorties. He Is Certala
That Only Bombardment Will Take:
v Place Today.
By Telegraph toThe Free Press.
Washington, July 11. While nothing
definite has been received of today's bom
bardment, the war department officials
believe tt general attack is taking place
Secretary Alger announced this morn
ing that it was not the intention to make
an assault, but to bombard the city, try
ing to force a surrender that way. The
plan is to have continuous firing all day,
also strengthen American lines and pre
vent the attempt of any sorties by Toral.
Such a course will prevent the large
loss of life which would ultimately follow ,
an assault.? Secretary Alger states thai
today he is certain only the bombardment
will take place.
Had a Lump of Gold In His Pocket.
By Telegraph to Thi Fbii Pbibb. '
New York, July 11. A thief was caught
in the essay office with a lump of gold,
weighing 198 pennyweights, in hia
pocket.;1 He was arraigned on suspicion
of larceny but' the""charge could noi be
proven.
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