Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-05
The Far Famed Cadiz Fleet at the
Bottom Of the Sea.
Admiral Sampson, With His. Flagship.
Not In the Hattie Until just as 1t
Was Concluding - Gallant
Work of Gloucester,
Formerly MIR. Nor
Ean's Yacht.

WASHINGTON. July 4.-At :25 tonight
the navy department posted the appended
translation OF cipher cablegram received
from Commodore Watson. 1t is similar
to that received to-day from Admiral Samp-
son, but contains the additional informa-
ton that $50 Spaniards were killed or
drowned, 16O wounded and 1,6oO captured.
Commodore Watson's dispatch follows:
Playa del Este, July D.
ITO the secretary of the navy, Washing
ton, D. C.
AT $50 a. m. to-day the Spanish squad
ron, seven in all. including one gunboat,
came out of Santiago in column and was
totally destroyed within an hour, except
ing the Cristobal Colon, which was chased
forty-five miles to westward by the conf
mander-in-chief. Brooklyn, Oregon and
beached to prevent sinking.
None of our officers or men was injured
except on board Brooklyn. Chief Yeoman
Ellis was killed and one man wounded.
Admiral Cervera, all commanding OFF,
GERS excepting oquendo, about seventy 9TH
er officers and 1900 men are prisoners.
ed, latter being care for on Solace and
Olivette. Have just arrived off Santiago
in Marblehead to take charge while Com
mander-in-chief is looking out for cristobal
Colon. ns..'s.. WATSON.
Copyright. 1895. by the Associated Press.)
TEN MILES EAST OF THE EN-
TRANCE OF THE HARBoR OF sANTI-
AGO DE CUBA. Sunday, July 3. p. m.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS
PATCH BOAT WANDA. TO PORT AN
| TONIC, JAMAICA, Monday morning, July
"a. VIA KINGSTON. JAMAICA. July A.
Admiral Cervera's fleet, consisting of the
armored cruisers Cristobal Colon. Almi-
rante Oauendo, Infanta Maria Teresa and
, vizcaya, and two torpedo boat destroyers.
/ the Furor and the Pluton, which had been
| held in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba for
| six weeks past by the combined squadrons
of Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore
| Schley, lies to-day at the bottom of the
| Caribbean sea. off the southern coast OF
| Cuba -.---t'
The Spanish admiral is Il prisoner of war
on the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester. form
erly AIr. ]. Pierpont Moreans yacht, Cor
sair. and 1000 to 1850 other Spanish Off
| GERS and sailors. all who escaped the
frightful carnage caused by the shells from
the American warships. are also held as
prisoners of war by the United State:
navy.
| The American victory is complete. and
according to the best information obtain
| able at this time. the American vessel:
We're practically untouched. and only one
man was killed, though the ships were
| subjected to the heavy fire of tie Span
iards all the time the battle lasted.
Admiral Cervera made as gallant dasf
for liberty and for the preservation of hi
ships this morning as has ever occurred II
the history Of naval warfare. In the .fac'
of overwhelming odds. with nothing befor'
him but inevitable destruction or SURRENDER
if he remained any longer in the trap II
which the American fleet had him. he mad
a bold dash from the harbor at the tim
. the Americans least expected him TO do so
and, fighting every inch of his way, evel
when his ship was ablaze and sinking, h
tried 10 escape the doom which was writer