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1 . ' CM VOL. XXV. KO. 10. HAIiEIGU, NOKTH CABOMNA, THTTESDAY, JULY 7, 1898. PBICE $1.00 A; 1AB. ADMIRAL Eager to Escape From the Harbor of Santiago, he Heads his- Squad ron Past the Sunken Merrimac, Flying Straight into the Jaws of Death SPANISH ADMIRAL A PRISONER OF WAR He Made as Gallant a Dash for Liberty as has Ever Oc curred in the Annals of Naval Warfare, and Fight ing Every Inch of his way, Even When his Ship was Ablaze and Sinking Vainly Sought to Escape his Inevit able Doom. BEACHING THE VESSELS Th Cnrmy Ran Their flaming Sh'ps upon he Recks, and, Escaping to the Shore Amid th Thunder of Quick Succeeding lxp!o$"on$, Threw Themselves Upon the Mtcycf Their Captors, nfn Sent a Guard to Protect Them from the Murderous Cuban5 Hiding in the Buih ard Treated them With tverj Consideration that Cot;ld be Accorded Such Gallant foes, j HVpyright 15 by Associated Press.) Ten miles wmt of tin entrance of the harlnir of Santiago de Cuba, Sunday. July .'s I p. m.. ly the Assciatcd Press dispatch Uk1 Wauda, to Tort Antonio, Jamaica. Monday morning, July 4. via KiiigMon1JjUuai;a. July 4. 4:-Ki a. m. Admiral Cervera tlert, consisting of the atmorcd cruisers Cristobal Colon, Al mirantc Oquendo, lufaiita Maria Teresa and Vizcaya. nmt two ton"lo Float de tr.r. tin Furor ami the Piuton, width had Uvn held In the harbor of Santiago Ie Cuba for six weeks past by th" combined squadrons of Hear Ad miral Sampson and Commodore Schley, lies today at the lottoni of the Carrib Ican Sea. off the southern wast of Cu ba. Tin Spanish admiral is a prisoner f war on the auxiliary gunlmnt Glmices ! r i formerly J. Pierpout Morgan's yacht l'orair. and U"M to 1 .." w other Span ish officers and sailors, all who cscaicd i ! frightful carnage cm use I 'by the sbt-Ils rrom the American warships, are :iU.. held as prisoners of war by the I'nitcd Stats navy. The Spauiards. when they found they would 1h? per .iii.it to "live, udanted theinsclvcH coin r.rtably to the situation, rolled tneir j irarettes and iK'gan playing cards ; among themselves. I The American v"utry is cniplcte, and :o-crding to the lest 'information ot- tamable at this time, the American es-j m !s were practically untouched, and f onlv on man was killed, though the hips were siibjectctl to the tire or tne aft guns. There was no possibility whar Spani.ints all the time the battle lasted. eeen for her escape, and while her fnte BOLIi HAS1ITOII LIBEBTY. nntcly known at this hour. ;t , .1.1 "in be readily imagined from the words Admiral t erveni made as gallant a p.in(!lin T.vnn nf tl, I,, n wi, m. da-h for lilnrty andjor the preM-rvation l Ills suqs mis iiioriiuiK ,! .vi oitnrntl in the history of naval war rare. In the f ice of overwhelming odds, with nothing I fore him but inevitable detrurt i!!. or surrender if he remained any longer in the trap in which th- American ll"'t held him. he made a IhiIiI '.i1i from the harlor at' the time thu AiueruMiis'. it exjH-tiMl him to do so, j and tichtim rerv inch of his way. even . i nhin hi s was ablaze and sinkin ;ing. j b tried to aix the doom which was written on t. muzzle of every American i I tun trained itoti his vessels. The A me 'leans saw him' the moment be left fhe harbor, and commenced thei? wrk of destruction immediately. For an hour T two they followed 'the flying Spaniard to the westward along the bre line scndili shot after hnt Into tl.cir blazing hulls, tearing great holes J the same time, made a similar, report, in their tcvl si.fi-s ami covering their sayirg it was believeil no man was in deeks with the I.J.hhI of the killed iiu.l'jnred on lnard the American ships. vnjinde.1. At no time did the Spaniirds j though another report had it that one how any indication that thev intended ! man was killed on lionrd the Brooklyn io uo ouierwise than tiuht to the last. They showed no signals to surrender even when their shins oimii..ncol to . . . - - - iik ami the sreat clouds of smoke tour- 111 frail.. !...: . : 1 1 ...... . lliey coiil. 1. willi th.. .. . t . eni from the .... ii ".-'ii.uiir hi in . ii. I - lilt il ' L .1 1 iol ihrvw themselves uimn the mercv their raptors, who not only extended t" them the gracious hand of American chivalry, but sent them a gnanl to pro tect them from the murderous bands of f uban s.ddiers hiding in the bush on the hillside, eager to rush down and attack the unarmed, defeated, but val orous foe. One after another the Spanish ships lcramc the victims of the nwfnl rain of hell which the Ameri can battleships. eroien and cunhoat "11 upon them, snd two hnnra -ifto ue first of the fleet had started nnt of Santiago harbor their cruisers" and ttro ... la iiirn iii" MKiwfii mev were io nave iH"eii ierj ih-hi.v. u? mt- ri oii lin But they turned their Vessels crs in custody reiort their tlecks strewn towanl the shon les than a nu'le away. with deal and wounded in great uutn nd ran them on the Uach and rtK-ks, I li-rs. and besides, there is a statement wh,.r,. n.jr .l.vstruction was y,m com-'that many bodies could lie seen fastened plr ted. The officers and men on bmrd'to pieces of wreckage floating in the sea then cscnjM-d to the shore as well ns after the fight was over. A large nunv CERVERA RUSHES TO toriedo iMiat destroyers were lying on the shore, tvn to fifteen miles off Morro Castle, iounding to pieces, smoke and Hame pouring from every part of them and covering the entire coast line with a mist which could be seen for miles. Heavy explosions of ammunition oc curred every few minutes, sending curls oi dense white smoke a hundred feet in the air and causing a shower or broken iron and steel to fill in the water on every side. The bluffs on the coast line echoed with the roar of every explosion and the Spanish vessels sank deeiKT and decer into the sand or else the rocks ground their hulls to pices as they rolled or pitched forward or sideways, with every wave that washed upon them from the oen sea. Admiral Cerver.i escajn-d to the shore in a boat sent by the Gloucester to the assistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa, and as soon as he touched the lcach he surrendered himself and his command to lieutenant Morton and asked to be taken on board the (Gloucester, which was the only American vessel near him at the time, with several of his- officers, including the captain of the flagship. The Spanish admiral, who was vround cd in the arm. was taken to the (Glou cester and was received at the gangway by her commander, lieutenant Com mander Ilichard Wainwright. who gruted the hand of the pray breaded admiral, and said to him: "1 congratulate you. sir, upon hav ing made as gallant a fight as was ever witnessed on the sea." Lieutenant Comander Wainwright then placed his- cabin at the disposal of the Spanish officers. At that time the Spanish flagship and four other Spanish v vessels had been aground and burning for two hours, and the only one of the escaping fleet which could not Ik seen at this point, was the Cristobal Colon, but half a dozen curls of smoke far down on the western ho- nz,m sh)wil the fate that was waiting Ixt. The Cristobal Colon -was the fast est of the Spanish ships, and she oh- tamed a lead over the others.after leav- tv the harbor and cscaiod the effect of shots which destroyed the other ves- sels. She steamed away at great snreil with the - Oregon. New York. Brooklyn and several other si suit, all of them firing at he ly and receiving fire themselvi diips in pur- her constant- res from her , , froul iho wcstward withH40 pris- oners from the izcaya just as the As- sociated Press despatch boat was leav ing the Spanish flagship. (JAYE THE COLON SHEOL. In answer to an inquiry, he shouted through the megaphone: "I left the Crhtobal Colon far to the westward an hour ago, and the her hell. She has Oregon was giving undoubtedly gone down with the others, and we will have aFourth of .Inly celebratu lebration in Santiago tomorrow. Captain Evans, who had . ! been in the thick of'the engagement up to the time he took the Vizcaya's offi cers ami crew from the shore, said that to the In'st of his knowledge not one American ship had leen struck. The torjelo lniat Ericsson, which also returned from the westward at alout which coidd not K verified as this dis patch was sent. There is no means of telling now wnat the Snanish loss was. but it is believed . 1. t.o rvviWn f.A Kiiiniuh wounded were re- I it.! --. .... . ........ moveil to the American shins. There can 1h no doubt, that Admiral Cervera's plan to escaie from San tiago harbor was entirely unexpected by Admiral Sampson, and the best. evidence, of this is the fact that when the Span ish vessels were Feen coming out of the harbor, the flagship New York was seven miles away steaming to the east ward towanl Juragua, the military base nine miles east of Morro. . The New York was out of the fight altogether at everx stage, but she im- tiiotlintelr nut a I tout nnd followed the other vessels in the race, td i. . westward '.and overtook them jn HI DOOM time to join in the chase for the Cristo bal, after the other Spanish vessels had been destroyed by the Brooklyn, the Oregon, Iowa, Masachusctts, Indiana, Texas, Gloucester and other ships of the fleet. Commodore Schley's flagshipj tho Brooklyn, had her usual position at the extreme w estern end of the line, ten nines from the New lork'and Texas, As a matter of fact the entire Ameri- can neei was mucn runner ott snore mm .... than usual when the. Spaniards made their appearance this morning. With the exception of the lxnibard ment yesterday morning, which resulted in knocking down the flag on Morro Cas tle and the supposed silencing of bat teries, which opened fire again this morn ing, as usual, the navy had done lit tle recently to attract interest here, and the officers and crews themselves were watching the developments of the 'opera tions leing conducted by the army, which had succeeded in reaching the very gates of Santiago after an enorm- ous loss in killed and wounded in-the, fighting of the past two days. It was 1 not Jielieved that Admiral Cervera would attempt to escaie from his peril-i ous position at this late dav. but it was supposinl that he would keep his ships in the harbor to shell the advancing American army, and if Santiago fell Ho would blow up or sink them before per - mitting them to be captured by the fleet lying outside. The Spanish Admiral's real plans, however, were nlainlv not anticipated. He accepted the one chance open to him that of running the ira nutlet of the imwerrui mcn-or-war lying in front ot tne harlM.r and saving h.s ships for.fn- tifre service, by dashing out of the trip in which he found himself and going to some other field of operations. There seemed to be but one chance n a hundred that he would be able to make the move successfully, but he took i .Vi . rV-V ' "Ul."v flint eh ii nee. nml wlnln trnt mine rt ..Ti 'Vli. . , 1 ' IT I St : :"r " .... r-nluu"u lu V1rl? ground to pieces C .V.rii Vii Vh L Ti ' Tritte-wntet and swam to the. shore, though f, ln t J 1 r m0urnful ,storj' f Hf a number were unable to reach the small failure, there are none who apnlahd t . . . , . .u his conduct more than the Ameri an of- r,p- of sandy beach . the cove and i;,..r,n.i .i, . k: A were thrown against the rocks and killed nii'i iniii ii nuu in ins .iiiia :i destruction. PASSING THE MERRIMAC. It was alM)ut 0 o'clock this, morning when the flag ship Infanta Maria Tere sa moored under the wall of Morro Cas tle and steamed out to sea. She was fol IowihI by the Cristobal Colon, Vizcaya and Oquendo and last hy the torpedo boat destroyers Furor and Piuton. The lookout on the vessels which were lying five or ten' miles off the entrance to the harbor sighted them immediately. Most of the American cruisers were at the usual Sunday morning quarters without thought of anything as surpris- iii. as me rpanisn ueet geinng past me sinking collier Merrimac, which they had been deluded into believing effectually : . . . . . . , A ... ... blocked the-exit. There was great ex- citcnicnt at once, and verp rapid action along the American lines. The signal for full speed ahead was run from bridge to engine room of every ship, and the entire fleet commenced to move in shore toward the Spanish, and the great twelve thirteen inch guns of the battle- hips and the smaller batteries on the other vessels fired shot after shot at long ranee. As the shins-ran m towards the shore it soon on 'became, evident that the x" i-wwn in vuiiiv i imvui Liiu v lxjv; Spaniards had not come out to make an ..nMiri ti.rht for tl,o tPn,l f thn eastward as soon as they had cleared the harbor and started on their race for safe- tv. at the same time answering shots at the American ships as fast as the men could load and lire the guns. The Brooklyn. Massachusetts. Texas. Ore, i i u o A iin ,iiiii luiiii nnr uriiit'i nit,- T'i'.i iii.i i i u than any others of the American vessels, but still most of them were too far away to get an effective range. They crowded - on all steam, however, m preparation for. the chase, never stopping their fire for one moment. The Gloucester, a. fast .-""" neavier pattery man several six-pounu- ers and three-pounders, was lying off Anjindores. three miles east of Morro when the Spaniards came out. At first she joined m the attack uion a large A-es- sel and then held off some. Captain V a mwrignt conciuuing io reserve ins ei- forts for the two torpedo boat destroy- ers in the rear. The Gloucester steam- il after them when they appeared and chased them to a point five miles west of Morro iouring shot after shot into them all the time. Her effort bore abundant fruit for to her Ik'longs the credit for the destruction of loth of the destroyers. She fired, 1,40 shots during the chase and it was not long before both destroy ers were on fire and plainly disabled. Notwithstanding this they loth returned the Gloucester's fire and a rain-of small Vixeji eolsed around the Spaniards, ail morning papers -onsiderel wild exagera shells fell all around the yacht. The pounding in a deadly fire, but, from the. tions ami consequently held back, have Furor evidently determined that she lginning to tne end of the fight, the now leen published in '-special - edition's. would not stand the fire any longer and she put about and headed back for San tiago. Then the Gloucester simply smothered her with shots from her rapid lire guns and runningjike the wind forced her to turn aroyhd and again head westward. Smoke commenced to rise from the Furor's sides and she put in towards the shore. Before she had gone far what was left of her crew aban doned her and took the boafj peaching shore later. FLOATING MASS OF FLAMES. Bv that time she was a mass of flames n.i .vo-.irinliio. nhnnt holnWdr Tho Piuton was in the, same distressed con- ilition and was also headed for the"shore, j running up alongside of a : low bluff, where, she soon pounded to pieces andj finally broke tip completely. It was a most dangerous landing 'place for her! crew! and but about half jof them' not go any further west butt lay off shore and sent in a boat to the assistance! of the trews of the destroyers. It did not take the flames long to reach the Furor's . magazines, and there were two terrific ' . , . - ' . explosions, probably of the gun-cotton on' ,.9ff -Santiago de Cuba, July 3, via Uard of her, which blew holes in her Kingston. Jamaica, II: u p. m., Jnly 3. bottom; her stern sung immediately,' Qn the mornirn of July 1, the m and as it settled in the water her bow Hornet aud A ampa tuck destroyed a rode straight into the air, and she went Spanish pnnhoat near" Cape .Crua..:;. On to the bottom in perpetual oblivion, giv- the afternoon of the same day these ing out a hissing, scalding sound as she membt rs of the Moeqntto fleet destroye.1 disappeartMl below the surf. Meantime auother war vessel at Mauzanillo. At the larger American ships were gaining the latter place a ot engagement en on the Spanish cruisers, and a storm of uwl between the three small American shots was passing between the pursuers craft and nine Spanish vessels support and the pursued. The American fire was d land, batteries and troops ,ashore. so rapid that the ships were enveloped in One large Spanish torpedo bbat was thick clouds of smoke, and it was im- disabled, three . -Spanish boats were se nsible to tell at a distance which ves- injured and a pontoon .full of sels were doing the greater execution. 1 ilnish trotn was sunk, the enemy The Brooklyn and the five battleships escapinm boats. were keeping up an incessant fire. upon' a i 1 t , . r fr ii r : the Infanta Maria Teresa, the Vizcaya , ana ,; me Aimiranie. quenuo. aim me latter were returning it bravely, though I lAt- ' rPL - C!n....:..U ...nnnf i nu v um .?u,su flTllini III111 lll 117 i.l 1. LU. 11 Ivlv thnir rontrrt : and many L i number of thorn foil ua . V. 1 i a i 1. rrk ,. batterv iust east of Morro also? took part in the game, and their shells fell around the American ships. Many of by serving the guns in the shore batter them struck the upper works of the ies. , ed -in killing and wounding many of their men. The Spanish ships had now reached a point about seven miles west of Morro and a mile or two Ieyond the l"ce wnere me ruror ws ounnug auu the Plutou lay broken m two against, the el iff. The flagship and the Oquendo were the first to show signals of distress, 'wo 13-inch shells from one of the bat- wrsnips nau strucK me jiana ieresa ai the water line, tearing great holes in sule, ami causing Her to nil rapmiy. The Oquendo suffered about the same i fj,te, and both ships headed for a small .eove and went aground 200 yards from i the shore, flames shootingfrom them in M'very direction. The officers and crew- ,nust have bocn aware of the fate of MAGAZINES EXPLODE. l.oon wnro nf tho f.ltt. whk.h Kt.emtM, to be before them, bt it was llot nntil the 8hipg wcre on lirt. sin1 vnTvlovod in flames and smoke that tlu. men wased firin , j Th (JlolK.eston after Sediiig a boat .,short. to lhe piuton stoamei aiong the ti u- u ...i ;..,o - I K ,.,., llf, wnnt-tn th.ir n;stnnen. stranded and went' to their 1 rri.. ,inf rr.m tho r.r.io There .was danger from the magazines, , . - t,.,nm,vui and many oL those on board j .... V . . . u . ' . - . " ' -" ' - - I - - i - ... . . . . or drowned. j Many of the wounded were lowered in to the ship's own boats and taken ashore, but this task Was a most difficult one. 1 The Gloucester had all her boats and seaman swaim through the surf with a line from the Maria Teresa making it fast to a tree on the shore. The wound ed were taken to the Gloucester as rapid- Iv as possible, and the lower deck of the . i yacnt was soon e?e eu w u o sailors, mangled in limb and body by the nursling oi siien, The Gloucester's crew gave the wound - ed men. every attention possible. me; shore was soon lined with those who had l 1 , . . T.-. f .. .-. 'I irnu 'i eseateuiiuui me aoi.hh.i muim and the Almirante Oquendo. There were still men on both vessels when the fire commenced to reach the magazines and the boxes of ammunition lying on the decks. A dozen or more explosions, followed CAPTURE 0FTHE COLON. Off Santiago de Cuba, Monday, July 4. 0 p. m Per the Associated Press uespnicu uu.ti. juima touio, Jamaica, uesaay monnug, u;.v - ro i . . . i . ' ' - . 3. by way of Kingston, Jamaica, -luiy O. Z P. IU. Alter .1 CUase OI fclAlJr .uuieo to the westwardthe Brooklyn, closely followed by the Oregon, overhauled the Cristobal Colon after she had run ashore ami had hauled down her ag. Capt UM K' Ul iue - " tho of her and the commander of the Spanish armored cruiser came forward - to surrender and was taken or board the New York, which came up an hour after the Brooklyn and Oregon had com- ; . .un rHtiiil r.nlnn Jatter was not seriolIsly damaged, l h she.was struck several times by . guots from tbo Brookivn nd Oregon. -During the chase a clever manoeuver j of Coinmodore Schley in heading due WOst to Cape Coney, while the Cristobal O)lou had taken a more southerly di- rectjon with a much greater distance to COTCI renderetl the Spaniard's escape impossible.- There seems to be no doubt that the Cristobal Colon, and perhaps tnp other three Spanish armored cruis- i erSt would have escaped had it not been for the prompt action of Commodore Schley. The Brooklyn.1 his flagship., nlone was. in a position to attack the Spanish vessels as they left the harbor. and the commodore steamed directly toward them and engaged all four cruisers, inflicting grca them. damage upon The Oregon joined the Brooklyn and sources describing the destruction of Ad afterward the Iowa. Indiana. Texas and mirnl Cervera's squadron. which the Brooklyn. Oregon and , fwloucester took . They are generally regarded as snbstan the most important part in the destruc- tially true and have produced a most tion of the enemy. One man, Georgo painful imfressioii among all classes, but Henry Ellis, was killed on board the there is perfect tranquility! I perceive Brooklyn. His head was blown off by a no symptoms of dangerous popular ex shell. One other man. J. Burns, was. citement." ? injured on board her. - The Brooklyn was struck half a doze" times, but no injury was done to any of the other American ships. CERVERA'S BLUNDER. Off Santiago de Cuba. July 4. After- r,Am rort Antonio J-imaJp.i Jnlr per the Associated Press dispatch boat . -'- ' " - ' - !' ; t ' , hm I St The Wasp, Hornet and Wampatuck, of the M tiiL ri UOYer ThemSelVeS With blOrVi " , vnthia II, via Kingston. Jamaica, iusdiir. Julv 5. Noon Admiral Ccr - 'raiheid a consultation with his officers i,iri...V .if .K.m. V( ; IC.. IMIIn 111 HIT ilili 1 I lit- ill ruin- T r-r the wove wa. asr,l upon. The miuori- txr c.,;a- th., .Wtmr.timi -o snni nj many of the firemen had mutined and the best men in the fleet w-ere worn out careful oWrvat ions were taken of the' sea, east and west.' Admiral Cervera decided .-upon taking the westward course vith ManzauiIIo, Cienfuegos, or if imissi- i,ie Havana, tno.jiori 10 m? reacneu. ne would, have gone east, but for the sight-, ing of a large transport fleet off Siboneyj mill the. assurance that a convoy of w;irj vessels was still with the transports. s a niatter ot tact, mere is no war, vessel larger than a converted yacht, except the New lork that could have obstructed; Admiral CerveraV escape eastward. ' Xaval nun here are sure that the Spanish vessels could have disabled or sunk the Xew York Jiml escapinl had the eastward course been chosen. I U was feared ror a time uy many that some of the sailors and officers who swam asnore irom ine vizcaya. u.e .v.- nurante Oquendo and the Maria leresa l( hihe "rgents who e e s-ft in the chapparal near the beach, Th P i 1 . "fw ;vnt,"s no accura e estimate of the loss to the Spanish fleet was obtainable. It i claimed that one shell killed 100 inen on the Vizcaya, raking the vessel -fore and aft. T1IANKS OF THE NATION. The President Congratulates Sampson on His Victory. I Washington, July 4. The following messages was sent to Admiral Sampson to-day by the President: "To Admiral Sampson, Playa del Este: You have the gratitude and -congratulations of the American people. Convey to your noble officers and crew through whose valor new honors have been added to the Americans the grateful thanks appreciation of the nation, WILLIAM McKINLEY. . : PROMOTIONS IN ORDER. -yashington, D. C, July 4. Adjutant (ienerai Corbin sent the following teh- ? . . , r.i : . e . gram to iienerai onarrer mis aueruoon. , Ag gQon as yGu can do so; advisedly, telegraph me your recommendations for r,romotion's q;njs s,ction was taken at the instance of th president and Secretary Alger. CERVERA'S iflRST STATEMENT. f , -' ' 4, - Would Rather Lose His Ships at Sea Than in the Harbor. ; Gff Santiago de. Cuba, July 4 Via Port nronio. Jamaica, .nu.y j, iei un- ciated Press despab patch boat Cynthia. 1L. ? - - j via Kingston, Jamaica, July 510:30 a m The .first and onlv statement con cerning the recent naval battle made by the Spanish commander..:' Admiral Cervera, .was to 'a correstondent of the Associated Press on board the battleship Jowa. It was as follows: "I Would rather lose my ships at sea. like a sailor.. than in a harbor. It was the; only thing left for me to do." SPAIN ADMITS DEFEAT. She Hears of the Destruction of Cer vera 's : Fleet. Madrid. Julv 5. S p. m. Senor S.V pasta, the Premier, has announced offiv- cianv that Admiral Cervera's squadron has 'been ''defeated that the Almarante Oquendo was burned and the Infanta Maria Teresa sunk and that Admiral Cervera himself is a prisoner of war. The -dispatch containing the informa- tjon ias not ypt been fully deciphered. SPAIN PAINFULLY" IMPRESSED. . ' i The Effect of News of Destruction of Cerevra's Fh'er. London. Julv ii. The 'Madrid corre- .gpnndeht of the Times says: I "Dispatches .received from ' American: THE PRESIDENT'S COURTESY. Cervera Will le Allowed to Communi cate With. His People. Washington, D. C, Jnly ?. A grace ful courtesy was to-day extended to the captnred Spanish Admiral. Cervera. by the President- Throuzh General Greeter. ..chief signal officer, permission was sent I H iito Fleet, v The Hornet was temporarily disable!, but the casuaies on the American ide were j three men slightly caldel hy escaping steam. i The .Spanish loss in troops' and Kaior is tielievcd to ! large. The Wasp and Wampatuck returned to Santiago A& Cuba and were sent to (J nnntanaiuo to day for repairs. ! Uear Admiral Sampson warmly con gratulated lieutenants; I. 'Young, J. Helm, and C. W. (Sungeit. the comma n ders; resiHHtively of the Wasp, Hornet and Wampat nek for their bravery nl the suctT'ssful tackliug of such superior force. ...' L to jCcrvera to comunicate with his family , in fcpain by cable. Permission was also grauted to othet-Spanish officers to the cable to transmit iHrsiial messagen trnmit trsonal messasiic v - - ' M ""!'- ?'""f T""'"' .Zi ' notnlllg Will IK? ailOWC! vvould hei of assistance (in an manmr to tneenemy ALL IIONOIl TO Till: HUAVK. JtH.Tetary; lng jeiegrapns Sampson His Congramlations. Washington, I). C, July 4. Secretary jAmR tWday sent the following telegram - f Adinral Sampson: "The SKTetary of the Niivy sends yow nlMj eYy ofticer and mail of your mHt remembering equally your dead comrade, -grateful acknowledgements of vonr iu.mism and kuccss. All nonor l,rave. Yon have' maintained the glory of the American navy. ; "JOHN D. LQNG." WITH SHOUTS AND CIIEEHS. News of the Great Victory Thus Re ceived at Camp Cuba Libre. Jacksonville, I'll., July 4. The news of the great victory j was received with great enthusiasm among the troops at Camp Cuba Libre. Shouts ami cheers are in the air, and the only thing that r the boys are sorry niiout is that theyj were not there to i participate in the struggle. A very pleasing incident oc- i curred at camp during the morning ) Avhen Col. Dowes, fthe Forty ; Ninth lowa regiment, marched with h'u band and a number of his men to the Fourth Virginia regiment, when a visit wa5 paid to Col. Barken " Patriotic speches Avere inade by loth 'colonels, showing tin good feeling that exists, while thu, hoys' cheered and the Iowa band played, Dixie. - ' j i ' .; ; . ' ' (GENERALS' CONGRATULATIONS. ' Hope the Fall of Santiago Will Ik? the Next Good News Washington, July a. In resimtisc to telegrams sent by Adjntant tleneral Corbin to the commanding generals at Chh kamauca and Tainpi. cncerniiig the destruction of Admiral Cervera's licet, the following have been .reeeived: "Chickainaiiga, National Park. Ga.. "July 'A. 1K!H. "Ailjutant (Jenerar of the Army, Wash ington, D. ('.: "We are glad to heir the news of .the destruction of the Spanish fleet, .and hope the fall of Santiago will ! the next good news. The gallantry of the army and navy is unexcelled. . "JOHN R. BROOKE. "Major'Geiieral Commanding." "U. S. Camp. Tampa. Fla.. July .1. "Adjutant Generil, Washington. D. ('.: "Telegram No 1, rWeiviil. (Jlorious news: heart v eongratulatioiis. "COPPINGlvR. Major Gcnenil." ' r CONGRESS TO THANK SCHLEY. Joint Resolution IntrMluceil by Rejire ' .. sentative Berry. ...-" - . . jit"? , Washington, July .". Reiiresnfji4iv Berry, of Kentucky, a niemlHT of th House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day introduced the following joint resolution: ' 1 "Joint resolution tendering the thinks of Congress to ('uiimislore Schley. U. S. N.,. .and' the officers and men under his command. '""".. "RcsoIvihI. that the thanks of Con-, gress and of the American people are ' hereby ' tendered to Commodore Schley. U. S. "N., and tlu officers and men under his .command, for their heroic nod dis tinguished conduct . in destroying the Spanish flet- in Cuban waters oO th" third of July last." ; ", -' . he resolution was referred to the Navil Affairs Committee. . Mr. Berry in pejiking ot hn renolu tion said: "I pwioe that th offiecj to-whom the, glory .attached 'will N cognizl. Schley is the real hcr of 1 1 incident, and he'' and the band of of ficers and men under his immediate di rection are the ones, who 'achieved the victory and all honor should h given them." CIVIL WAR THREATENS. T It is Said that Spain is Arming for Iti terneciiie Strife. Ixmdon, July 0. The Madrid corre sjwndcnt of the Daily Telegraph, tele graphing Tuesday night, says: i ..."Disorder is spreading among the military: the crowds in Jhe city are get ting riotons, and everywhere signs' ri apparent that the population is arming for . civil ! war. Marshall, Martin Campos, and the Captain General j of Madrid have held long consultations to ways and means of preserving order." LOOK FOR A RISING IN SPAIN. London. Jnly r..--Tbe Madrid corfe spondent of the Daily Chronicle; reports that nnusnal precautions are Iieing taken with a view to a possible rising in Spain. i
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