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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY ISSUES AN
 OTHER PROCLAMATION.

Fitting That Nation Should Stay the
 Feeling of ExuItation and ReverentIy
 Bow Before the Throne of Divine
 Grace-The People Asked Upon Next
 Assembling for Divine Worship to
 Offer Thanksgiving to Almighty God.
 Washington, July 6-President Me Kinley at 11:40 tonight issued the fol- lowing proclamation to the American people:
 To the people of the United States of
 America:-
 At this time when, to the yet fresh re- membrance of the unprecedented success which attended the operations of the United States fleet in the bay of Manila on the first day of May last, are added the tldings of the no less glorious achievements of the naval and military arms of our be, loved country at Santiago de Cuba, it is fitting that we should pause, and staying the feeling of eXultaton that attends great deeds wrought by our countrymen in ou1 country's cause, should reverently bow be fore the throne of divine grace and give de vout praise to God, who holdeth the nations in the hollow of his hand and worketf | upon them the marvels of his high will and who has thus far vouchsafed to us the l light of his face and led our brave soldiers | and seamen to victory.
 I therefore ask the people of the United | States unOn Oayt SSaIO hIinrr for vi yvor | ship in their respective places of meeting to offer thanksgiving to Almighty God, who in his inscrutable way, is now leading oul 1 hosts upon the waters to unsettled tri. umph, now guiding them In a strange lan( l through the dread shadows of death, tC | success, even though at fearful cost, now bearing them without accident or loss tc 1 far distant climes. and watched over oul cause and brought nearer to success tn, right and the attainment of just and honor able peace.
 l With the nations thanks let there b, mingled the nations prayers that our gal lant sons may be shielded from harm alik, on the battlefield and in the clash of feet | and be spared the scourge of suffering an( disease while they are striving to uphol, | theli country uoiof, auu, "llnal, leI LII
 nations heart be stilled with holy awe q the thought of the noble men who hay perished as heroes die and be filled witt compassionate sympathy for all those wh suffer bereavement or endure sickness , wounds and bonds by reason of the awfu struggle. And, above all, let us pray witt
 earnest fervor that He, the dispenser of al
 good, may speedily remove from us the un I told atfiictions of war and bring to our dea land the blessings of restored peace and t all the domain now ravaged by the crue
 strife the boon of security and tranquility (Signed,) William Mckinley. Executive Mansion, Washington, July I 1898
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07

men, all the horses have been removed to place of safety, where it is thought the Spanish guns will not be able to reach them. Captain Capron's battery was withdrawn from the hill last night and sent behind General Lawton's po- sition, from which place it will have cross fire with the batteries on El Poso ridge and at the same time be able to shell the north end of the town.
 The artillery officers are confident they will be able to silence the Spanish guns and to reduce the entire position of the enemy so that the forward rush of our troops will meet with little or nothing beyond rifle fire and they are confident the city can be taken as soon as they are permitted to open fire and to take hand in the battle.
 The incidents attending the death Of Lieutenant Ord, son of the late General E. o. G. Ord, were dramatic. He was
 an aide on the staff of General HaW- kins and was active and energetic Tn
 getting the troops up to the line. He
 was right in the front rank when the
 Sixth, Thirteenth, TWenty-fourth and
 Sixteenth regiments made their des-
 perate charge on San Juan hill and
 was one of the first officers to reach
 the summit. Just as he passed the
 brow of the hill he saw a Spaniard
 lying on the ground and pointing to him. he said: "Take care of that man"
 The Spaniard saw the motion and, evi-
 dently thinking Lieutenant Ord was or
 dering him killed, he raised his rife
 and shot the lieutenant dead.
 The soldiers of the Sixth infantry, as Lieutenant Ord was an officer of that regiment and very popular, were wild with rage and literally tore the body of the Spaniard to pieces with outlets
 Then they kicked it into a trench. The trenches have been deepened and inn proved, masked batteries set and much needed sandbags taken to the front. | The army maintains the same position and formation as when the battle ceas- | ed.
 | The arrival of General Miles and re- | Inducements are beginning to be look | ed for anXiously by officers and men. 1 The losses have been so heavy and the slow advance against odds is so dis | heartening that all seem willing to set
 tie down to a siege and abandon the | attempt to take fortified city without i cavalry or adequate artillery. There
 is every indication that General Shaf- l ter intends to try to force the enemy
 to come out and attack. All the prepa- rations during the armistice have been toward strengthening and fortifying l the present position of his army.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
TROUBLE WITH THE CUBANS.
They Refuse to Work and Gen. Young
 Shuts Of Their RattOns,

[Copyright, 1898, The Associated Press.l
 Camp Siboney, Juragua, Province of Santiago de Cuba, July g. by the Asso- ciated Press dispatch boat Dauntless, by way of Kingston, Jamaica, July 6, 12:15 a. m.-General Young, command ing the First brigade cavalry division, left here at noon to-day for Key West, in bad health, on board the Cherokee. The general has been suffering lately from fever and the doctors advised his leaving. Brigadier General Duffield succeeds to his command. General Young yesterday refused to issue fur ther rations to the Cubans until advices are received from Washington in an- swer to his expose of the situation here. The Cubans refuse to assist in the hos pital and commissary departments, claiming they are soldiers and not la borers. The same answer was given by them to General Baker when he asked the Cubans to help open the roads for the transportation of supplies to the front. This, together with General Gar ca's not preventing the entrance of Pandos regiments into Santiago de Gu ba, has caused discontent among the American officers and troops. General Young has placed the Cubans in sep arate camp under police regulations, and has turned them over to Clara Bar ton for rations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
Work of Rescue.

By this time the small boats of the Cromartyshire had come up and the work of rescue began. The crew of the ship worked heroically and saved every one who had amazed to keep above wa ter, but even then scores fell away from boats, rafts and wreckage ex- hausted, and were drowned. It was all over in an hour, although for some time after great pieces of wreckage came shooting up from the bottom, marking the spot where the great liner had gone down. But little attempt was made to recover the bodies of any of the ill., fated passengers or crew and the bat tered hulk at the bottom of the ocean will probably be forever their tomb Along in the afternoon the steamer Grecian was sighted coming from the westward and few hours after the Cromartyshire was taken in tow and arrived here this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
SPANISH DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Prisoners Mutiny on the Harvard-Shot
 Down In Their Tracks

LCopyright 1898, The Associated Press
 Headquarters of General Shafter July 5, per Associated Press dispatch boat Dandy, via Port Antonio and Kingston, Jamaica July 6, 5. D. m.- About fifty of the 400 Spanish prison CTS on the United States auxiliary cruiser Harvard attempted to escape last night. In some way a number of them secured guns and made a wild dash for liberty from the steerage, where they were confined. Their rush was met by the deadly bullets of the guns and six were killed and fifteen wounded. The firing ended the mutiny. No American was hurt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
PREPARING FOR BoMBARDMENT.
Artillery Remains in Position, Pits Dug
 and Horses Remo ved.

ICopyright, 1898, The Associated Press.l
 Headquarters in the Field, before Santiago, Monday, July 4, p. m., via Kingston, Wednesday morning, July s. The artillery has remained in posi- tion throughout the day on the ridge above Fl Poso, two miles east of San tiago, where it was placed yesterday morning with a view of taking part in the bombardment of the city.
 The artillerymen have made prepara- lions to resist a fierce return fire from the Spanish siege guns which are mounted on the outskirts of the town and which have shown that they pos sess good gunners and accurate range finders. Pits have been dug for the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
Showed Away by Sailors.

Christopher Bruni, 8 passenger, was thrown into the water and swan for two hours before he found a boat. He clung to this as his last hope After some time another man got hold of the same boat and they managed to right up. Under the seats they found the dead bodies of four men and three wo- men, who had evidently been drowned by the capsizing of the boat. Bruni said the crew were cruel in their con- duct towards the passengers. He was unable to get into the steamers boat when he came on deck, being showed away by the sailors. He saw many of his friends being prevented from get ting into the boats by the sailors. He lost everything but what he stood in.
 Had to Fight Desperately.
 Mehelini Secondo, an Italian steerage messenger, is among the saved When he got on deck he found a raft with five men on it. The raft, however. was tied and chained fast to the deck and no sailors were near to let it loose None of the five men had knives. The ship sank rapidly and they were all precipitated into the water He was ir the water twenty minutes, and alone, the other five sinking before his eyes, He came across boat which he tried to get into. He eventually succeeded but not before a desperate fight with her crew. He was battered with oars and showed away with boat hooks. He managed to seize an oar, however and pulled himself to the boat and climbed in.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07

[Copyright, 1898, The Associated Press.l
 Fl Clancy, Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday evening, July 5, per the Associated Press dispatch boat Dandy, via Port Antonio and Kingston, Jamaica, July 6, $40 D. m.-Fifteen thousand refugees to-day filled the roads leading from Santiago to Fl Clancy, Boniato, San Vincente and San Louis, adjacent a proclamation by General Ras, a polit- ical general in Santiago, who gave all escape the bombardment chance to go between o'clock and 9 o'clock this morning. The time between the issu- ance of the proclamation and the per- iod set for leaving gave small oppor- tunit-, for the transporting of house. holf. affects or any of the comforts of life, particularly as the Spanish au- thorities had forbidden any horse or carriage to be taken from the city as horses are needed there for carrying water to the men in the trenches.
 The way to Fl Caney is long and the weather is excessively hot. As the fu- gitives had no means of carrying wa ter and as there is none on the road between Santiago and Fl Caney, there was great suffering. Men, women and children lay alongside the road, wher- ever there was small patch of shade, begging passers-by, particularly sol diers with dangling canteens, for water, which was always freely rendered. One old man, with long silver beard, was carried up a long road on a litter by four young men. When they reached the town all the available space was occupied, and no place was found for the sick man but a spot on the bare ground in the middle of the plaza.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
Benefits and Damages Considered.

The board of compensation last night met to consider the matter of assess ments of benefits and damages incident upon the extension of Gibbs street, es- tablishment of building line on Gibbs street, and the extension of Sherman avenue. It was stated that the board had agreed upon recommendation concerning these matters to be made to the court of common council, but the clerk of the board would give out no information
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
VALUE OF THE BOURGOGNE.
Worth S1 ,75O O,OOO-No Definite Informa-
 ton Regarding Insurance,

New Yrk, July 6.-The Bourgogne was valued at $1,75O,OOO and was of r. $50 tons displacement. She carried. along with the other cargo. 2,25O tons of hardware and agricultural machfn- cry. No definite information can be given about the insurance on the cargo as there were about 15O shippers and each had made his own arrangements with the insurance companies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING,
Recommendations to Court of Commo
 Council Decided Upon.


 The committee on ordinances last night decided to report to the court of common council drafts of an ordinance and two amendments to ordinances and to recommend their adoption. The ordinance to be recommended is con- corning notice to property owners in relation to clearings snow from walks. The ordinance as drafted provides that in cases where the city employees clean sidewalks which the owners neglect to have cleaned, notice shall be sent to such owners within ten days of such cleaning. One of the amendments to be recommended is an amendment to the hack and public conveyance ordi- nances and is designed to do away with any unjust and improper discrimina- tion between owners of such vehicles. The other amendment is an amend- ment to section SO of the building or dinance, it's purport being to authorize the building inspector or fire marshal to issue permits to build additions to wooden buildings after hearings shall have been held. The committee will meet again next Wednesday night to consider other matters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
MURDEROUS SPANISH GUERTLLAS.
Seven Who Had Been Shooting Into
 American AmbmIances Cnntnred

[Copyright, 1898, The Associated Press.I
 Headquarters in the Field, near san tiago de Cuba, July 5, per the Associat ed Press dispatch boat DauntIess. via Kingston, Jamaica, July 6, 1915 a. m,- Seven of the Spanish guerillas, who have been shooting from trees into passing ambulances and pack trains have been captured and are under heavy guard at General Wheeler's headouarters. They have killed two doctors. Danforth and Trocal, and are now being held as prisoners of war. It has not yet been decided what to do with them, but it is thought likely that they will be executed. Two of them at least are former convicts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
SITUATION IN MADRID.
The Cervera Disaster Kept Secret ai
 Long as Possible.

bptS hs HDsshOit.
 Madrid, July 6-6 D. m.-The authori- ties kept the disaster of Admiral Ger vera's squadron a secret as long as pos sible and even suppressed the extra editions of the newspapers giving the facts. The official confirmation, there fore, caused tremendous impression, particularly in naval and military cir cles, where the government is accused of ordering Admiral Cervera to make a sortie despite the known opposition of several naval experts. The troops are confined to barracks, as disorders are feared. but up to this hour there have been no disturbances in Madrid or in the provinces.
 Senor Sivela declares the present sit uation is more favorable to peace than to war. But the government alone can judge of what ought to be done under the present circumstances and he will support the government in any decision u Hldy lllchC'
 The military party favors a continu- ance of the war and military men say they think Spain could never have ex- ecuted a naval victory and that so long as she does not meet with disas- ter ashore she ought not to sue for peace.
 The Carlists are anxious for the war to continue.
 The government views are believed to differ. senor sagasta, the premier, says he is awaiting details of recent events from official Spanish sources, adding that he will see the effect which tn loss of the Spanish squadron has upon Spain before deciding upon his course.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
Prof. Lacasse and Ills Wife Only Saloon
 Passengers Saved.

with the exception or two passengers, Professr Lacasse and his wife, all the passengers of the Bourgogne are aboard the steamer Grecian at the Gu nard wharf The crew are also on board that steamer. She is expected to sail for New York this evening. All the crew are collected by themselves in the forward part of the deck and are anything but pleasant looking. The officer of the gangway looked at them with scowl and said if he had his way they would all have been hanged to the yard arm long ago.
 The Only Woman. Saved.
 Strangely enough, MT. Lacasse is the only man of the saloon and cabin pas is the only woman of 200 not only of the first saloon cabin, but of the whole ship who escaped. She was aroused from her berth by her husband, who was on deck at the time of the colli- sion. She threw about her the first articles of clothing she could secure and reached the deck of the listing steamship to find herself one of many frantic and half-dressed people who congregated about the boats. She saw the captain of the steamer on the bridge and some of the officers at other points endeavoring to direct the ef- forts of the crew to launch the boats. There was little response to the orders of the officers. The crew seemed paral- yzed to act. Matters were quiet and I there was no panic at first. The decks were becoming more and more crowd ed with frightened people, emerging l from cabins and companion ways. The steamer was listing and settling and | then a mild fear seized on the throng and the people lost their reason and really went mad.
 l Mrs. Lacasse was separated from her husband in the scramble and the 1 steamer listed so badly she slid down | the declivity of the deck and in the water. She had taken the precaution | at her husbands direction to put on ! a life belt before leaving her state
 room and shortly after being thrown | into the sea was seized by the arm and drawn upon the life raft. Her | savior was her husband A moment l later the ill-fated steamer disappeared l and a whirlpoOI ancirolad tha spOt where the noble craft had been. Ev-
 erybody around the edge of the vortex
 was drawn into it. The water rushed
 around, faster and faster and the un- | fortunates disappeared in twos anc ] threes with despairing cries. Mrs
 Lacasse had been on the edge of the
 Maelstrom, but something striking her 1 threw her outside the dangerous whirl- pool and the next she knew she was
 on the life raft
 l Forty Women.
 A boat containing forty women wal capsized and all went down in the
 whirlpool. There was not one man il
 this boat and 1t was left fast to the davits Some of the women were try.
 ing to cut the ropes when the steamer
 careened deeper and capsized the boat | Mrs. Lacasse says a moment after thu steamer was engulfed, men, women an( children rose on every hand of tht | whirlpool and the sight of the face: and the arms and the shrieks were SC
 terrible that she will remember then
 to her dying day. MT. and Mrs. La casse were going to Paris, but they 1 n1oo f,,,,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
SINKING OF LA BOURGOGNE
P-4SSENG FRS ASSERT THE TERRI
 BLE CRUELTY OF SAILORS.

Last Scenes on Board Blot Upon the History of n Civilized Rnce-The Crew Fought Like Demons, Battering the Helpless Passengers Away From Their Only Means of Salvation With the Re- suit That the Strong Overcame the Weak and the List of 162 Saved Out of 735 Souls Contains Only the Name of One WOman-Storieso of the Passengers
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07

London, July 7.-The Madrid corre- spondent of the Daily Chronicle says; Trouble is brewing. The excitement here is great. l myself saw Senor SiI- vela hooted a little while ago. He took refuge in the hotel Roma, from which he drove home in a cab.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
ROADS LEADING FROM THE CITY
 BLACK WITH PEOPLE.

Armistice Extended at the Request of the Foreign Consu1s and During the
 Lull in the Fighting the Spanish Conn
 mander Has Permitted All Non-Com-
 batants to Leave-This Is Taken as n
 Determination on spantards' Part to
 Fight it Out.
 [Copyright 1898, The Associated Pressl
 Off Juragua, Tuesday, July 5, p. m., by Associated Press dispatch boat Dan dy, to Port Antonio, Jamaica, Wednes- day, July 6, morning via Kingston, Jamaica, July 6, 5 D. m.-The roads leading from Santiago de Cuba have been black to-day with people fleeing from the dreaded bombardment by the Americans. A flag of truce has t1oated over the walls of the city and above the entrenchments of the besieging army all day, the unofficial armistice which terminated at noon having been extended until tomorrow noon at the request of the foreign consuls and dur ing the lull in the fighting the Spanish commander has permitted all non-com- batants to leave. This fact is gen. erally accepted among the officers at headquarters as an indication of grim determination on the part of the Span- iards to fight it out. A rumor was per- sistently circulated about headquarters this afternon that the enemy had offer ed to surrender if permitted to retain their arms and colors and that the ca- ble to Washington was hot with dis patches concerning the proposition; but the story was laughed at by Gener- al Shafter, and 1t is absolutely without confirmation here. No shot was fired to-day by eitheris Side and the American forces took advantage of the lull to strengthen materially their position.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07
Fighting for the Boats.
As the Ship Sank.

As the ship sank beneath the surface the vortex of the waters sucked down everything on the surface within a certain radius. A couple of minutes later, when the suction ceased. those still alive say about 200 bodies come up out of the water with a rush as if the sea were giving up the dead after hay ing swallowed the ship. But the strug- gle for life continued after the ship went down. Hundreds still fioated about. grasping at rafts, boats and wreckage in frantic endeavor to keep above water. Even then many of those in the boats, if the stories are to be be- lieved, showd their brutality by beat ing off many of those who attempted to climb aboard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-07

The fog was very dense and the big iron ship was sailing along with reduc- ed canvas and blowing the fog-horn.
 Suddenly out of the fog rushed a great steamer and in a moment there was a fearful crash, the iron prov of the ship plunging into the port side of the steamer just under the bridge The shock was terrific, and tore tremend- ous hole in the steamer, while the en- tire bow of the ship was demolished. The steamer plunged on into the fog again, her whistle crying for help and her rockets signalling her dire disas-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-14
PRINCK SENT TO CITY COURT.

Tried by Mayor SIeIdrim for LARGE
ny ON the Steamer Dora Forster.
Mayor Meldrim welded the gavel in Po-
lice Court yesterday, but did not have
many cases to try. There were several
drunks and disorderlies, which the Mayor
has the knack of disposing of summarily,
while one or two small larceny cases were
also on the docket.
Otto Princk, the German boy, arraigned
for the larceny of SIS from an officer on
board the British steamship Dora Forster
was turned over to the City Court, and IN
default of bond, was committed. An off,
Ger OF the vessel was in court to testify
against the lad, though he admitted hav-
ing taken the money. The young offend
er's excuse is that this is his first Of
Tense, but the court seemed to think a
great many others had been punished for
their first offense, so that the excuse did
not palliate the charge. When the vessel
leaves there will be no one left to prose-
cute the case. so that it is possible the lad
win be turned over to the officers later on.