The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-26
N SERVICE
| IS AFTER CERVERA.
=. Instructions to Destroy His
Fleet VIII Be 0beyed.
! y seeomes Necessary Thre"sh
"a. Escape From santiago, Ne
assa Ne Followed Clear Aefose
-. Orean. Hut IL IL Believed HIS
~~vs.rrs Have Him CoTnerea-N0
..u.p~r fsosts Follow sampson


xrw YORK, May .s.--A special 10 the
-. froa, Washington says:
rxssrs from Key West. arriving late
q. s.e,ralng public 20 \ limited extent long
-. .hey have reached Washington. con-
- .ha information that about every
-. .has car steam. xail or be towed.
81. s~en forced futo the service to assist
|.srs-aI sampson and Commodore schley
4. sax % admiral cervers and force him
4. .svs battle II he has DOT escaped. Not
|. .sfd Of the elaborate preparations, ex-
10 hy way Of roundabout hints. has
f,s,a, FROM Key West. the newspaper cor
|ssponaenss having bean put On their
|.anar no. to give limitations Of opera
|..su mat can assist the enemy IN the
.srssess way Al the talk In the cabinet
nsssas today Indicated the confidence OF
Sc s4mlaistration In the early receipt OF
"a asws from Admiral Sanp&on. One
- incl officer WHO expressed the greatest
.ssssasss 10 hear from Sampson and
|sfassy. sna who has no doubt that the
sSs when 4 cosnss. will be great" aa-
xsssd thai the outside limit of time In
sAseh il was expected that the vessels OF
|ns I'alted States ard Spain must meet
lad passed. and that oftic.a. infoFma;ioB
+ 1T. STRIVE at any moment either that
|Esryera Vas bottled up or that his fleet
|sas al ;ht bottom Of the ocean.
4 do nor look first for unofficial infor-
|rst.oa." SAID he. FOR the reason that the
Efssmansing officer Of the United States
|sasess has concluded that hs can get along
bate as Well without such possibility Of
|ktsriaas observation If he excludes news
|sspsr boats. RS he has DONE
Tss administration ls determined that IL
|grvsra will not night. bat manifes,s a
|ss;erm.aasion 10 get away and return TO
saln. to follow him up and '-ksr his
sstt before Il car reach it's own side of the
|Aarl.c. To do this might require the
|saaing Of coal ships along with the United
State feet for some distance, but IL any
|ss4dsni saould happen 10 any OF the Span
r. vessels. OF the supply OF coal should
Pa short. Admiral Cervera would have TO
|raa the risk of destruction or else abandon
Il Disabled vessel In the hope of getting of
|sisa the others. or perhaps. be overtaken
~ single ships until the whole feet was
|sabeisd Up.
Il Is calculated by naval officers that the
SPANISH isset has now about exhausted it's
pa AID thai II cannet undertake the dif-
sFas task OF re,reas!ng The only honor
|seis outcome to Spain IS fer SPANS ships
70 ErS conclusions at once. while the Goa!
|laakers ard the food supplies are not ccm-
|fsfsy exhausted
issie VIII be no news from Sampson or
z assy unsIl one or both Of them has tested
Pc inelination or ability OF Admiral Ger
vera 10 aght Naval Officers laugh at the
sasg siioa that II Cervera should give the
R.tsd States ships the slip. the vessels of
|sampsons and schiey's fleet would be
ssa.n withdrasc 10 Key IVES. 10 he u<e6
Is coRSeys TO protect the transports IN
E9Elug the army ia Cuba. leaving Ger
va 10 Say ~ 'ie>e waters or to return
+ Ae p'eaSt"'
+tdH''tai sampson. said a naval officer
|sss.sss a. 80. -. VIZ 4It as ne
L place in eur history alongside ~ p.vs,,
isR I'll nos catch him coming back
-, ,,' - f',sr Ii'e 5l'rS o. nc dif-
f. avaH u ne see~ net ,c,,a,.- , .c.'t -.
saat q; himself under has instructions t.
- - saa Destroy ~" spanish fleet II ne
- ~ snsb6s,' "a . -, -, ,s ssA''
rsx VII sriur the oppnrtuniiy far "a n
,sssf Ter Sampson and : alley along with
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