The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-12

ARRIVAL OF SURVIVORS, FROM
ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET.
COLONEL ORDONEZ TWICE WOUNDED
Gifts TO the Red Cross Society.-Men from the
AIphonso XII! in Havana--BIanco Dis
tributes Rewards Energetic Cam
paign to be Supported.

Havana. July 9.-On July 9th the pro
pended operations. observing the day as
one OF mourning for the loss Of Admiral
Ccrvera's fleet.
On July It'll, communication with San
tiagO dc Cuba was re-eStabliShed. Ac-
cording to the first dispatch received
from Santiago the hombardmcnt OF the
place had not begun. This dispatch
stated that an exchange Of prisoners
had been effected. Among the prisoners
exchanged was Captain Vera del Rea,
Il brother Of General Vera del kea, who
was killed in the engagement at Caney.
Captain General Blanco has rewarded
the corporal and p~rivatcs who landed on
June 10th at Cayo Piedra. province Of
MatanZas. III sight of the American war
ships and captured Il quantity of Ameri-
can effects.
Colonel OrdoncZ. the inventor Of the
cannon bearing his name. was twice
wounded during the engagement at San
tiago. Colonel Escarios, who recently
arrived at Santiago with re-enforcements
after Il heroic march from NanzanillO,
during which he had several engage
| mcnts, has been promoted to the rank
of hrigadier general.
The Civil Governor of Havana has
decided that the festival, which was
fixed for July 10th, for the purpose Of
collecting money to establish free kitch-
ems for the poor Of the city. shall not
be held because of the destruction Of
the Spanish fleet off Santiago.
ri Union de Reyes, province of Ma
tanzaS, memorial services have been
held for the officers and men who lost
their lives when the Spanish fleet was
destroyed.
The French cruiser D'EStaing arrived
this evening from Fort dc Franco. Is
land of Martinique. Some Of the Nom
hers OF the Spanish mail steamer Al
fonso NIL, which was run ashore ami
burned at the entrance of Mariel har-
Dor III preference to letting the Ameri-
| can ships capture her, have reached
here.
y considerable number of gifts to the
Red Cross Society. to be used in the
establishment Of free kitchens and IN
helping the ps,or. have been received.
While Il party Of Alquizar gucrillas
were accommodating along the railroad
and cNamining~a drain between .AInuizar
and Canas. 4 dynamite bomb exploded.
killing fifteen members Of the party.
On July Sth, 1913 sailors and officers
Of the different ships of Admiral Ger
vera,s fleet. including Lieutenant Manned
Rustament and Lieutenant Caballoro
and Naval Cadet Raymon Navcrre. ar
rived at Santiago. They reported that
al the crew of the war ships Almirantc
Oauendo and Infanta Maria Teresa
were either killed or wounded.
The commander Of the French cruiser
u l1stam@. accompanied by the French
Consul. to-day visited General Rlanao
and had Il long chat with him.
The Colonial Government will give lis
unccndltlona support to an active and
energetic camnaign against the Amori-
can forces. adopting al means at their
command to ropel the invaders.
The Spanish mail steamer Alfonso
MI was pursued off Cicnfueros hy three
American cruisers. The Alfonso MI
fled toward the Isle Of Pines. where she
lost sight Of hep pursuers. When eight
mites from Havana. she WAS intprceDtcd
10y three American warshir> and was
run ashore at the entrance TO Nariel.
with the object Of saving her cargo.
After grounding. the steamer was fred
upon by the American ships. \ number
IF projcctiles from who's guns fell on
board Of her. While the work of renov-
Ing her cargo was going on the A1fonso
MI was approached by an American
boat. evidently with the intpnticu of
blowing her up by means of tornodcos
he boat, however. was driven away nv
4 revolver shot from aboard the stea,ror
and the hre from the shore bv Snanisb
soldiers. The ship was subsequently de-
stfo!ed by fire. caused 0y explosive
bombs from the American vessels
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