The age-herald., 1898-06-04
Captain Sigsbee Says Positively Cevera Is in Santiago Harbor'
NO CHANCE OF HIS ESCAPE
The St. Paul Approached Near Enough for Her Commander to Have Sketches Made of Their Positlon-Sigsbee Will
 Go to Washington.

New York, June 3.-The United States auxiliary cruiser St Paul, Captain sigsbee commanding. came into port early today. Captain Sigsbee went ashore and thence proceeded to the navy yard. At first cap tain Sigsbee refused to be interviewed re- gardng the recent service of his ship Tn the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, at which port 1t has been said that Captain Sigspee ran the St. Paul well into the mouth or the harbor and obtained the first definite information of the presence there of the Spanish Armiral Cervera's squadron.
 After visiting Commodore Bunce at the navy yard, Captain Sigsbee relaxed from his reserve sufficiently to say to reporter: q had target practice right along from the first day I arrived at Santiago on May 22, and while none of the men have been in the service long, am well satisfied with their work at the guns. We have not been in any fights so far, but my men will give a good account of themselves.
 Captured the Restormel
 "It was on the 18th when we captured the Restormel. I knew that the Spaniards needed the coal very badly, and I made every effort to see that they did not get it.
 While off Santiago with Schley I saw two Spanish cruisers and Schley saw two torpedo boats. There is no question that they are bottled up as tight as can be in Santiago harbor.
 T went in so close that I made sketches of their Notifications, which l aml sending to Washington. Their guns could easily have reached me, but the batteries made no attempt to fire for what reason I do not know. It may be the Spaniards did not want to reveal the strength and loca- ton of ther guns. I am going to- Wash ington with dispatches from the fleet, and as soon aS we have coaled and provision ed we shall put to sea again. This proba- bly, will not be for three or four days.
 "As soon as I arrived outside the har- Dor of Santiago there were indications of the presence of Cerveras fleet on the inside, beyond the hills. hugged thA mouth of the harbor so closely that it would have been impossible for anything afioat to sneak out without our seeing them.
 Saw Two Cruisers
 "It was either the third or fourth day after our arrival that ! saw two Spanish vessels which was sure were the Vizcaya and the Cristobol Colon. They crept eau tiously into the stream and got into the middle of the channel. As soon as they caught sight of me they scampered back as rapidly as they could steam.
 'As soon as we arrived off the harbor announced my presencd by the courtesy or salute, taking as a target one of the Spanish forts The fort evidently did not intend to accord me the courtesy due in return, Tor its guns remained silent When l was satisfied with the practice my men had had, l resumed scout duty outside the mouth of the harbor
 It was directly under the guns of a fort ana within easy range that took the Res- tormel with 2400 tons of coal aboard
 Coal for the spaiiish
 This coal was evidently intended for the spanish fleet and the attempt of the Restormel to run our blockade and enter Santiago harbor would of itself have been evidence that the Spanish was there We had to fire several shots at her before she hove to. l put a prize crew aboard and sent the collier to Key West
 During the period I was at Santiago. petween May 22 and %, Schely came and went several times, cruising a little to the westward, but the St Paul remained off santiago harbor for all of the eight days.
 Tt was on May 29 that I saw heavy ines Of smoke from what at first thought was from the Spanish squadron coming to the relief of Cervera. There was great excitement on board the St. Paul, and lmmediately put out after the fleet. I soon round that smoke was coming from Schley's boats returning to the entrance or the harbor On this day Schley and myseif saw again positive evidences that the spanish fleet waa still bottled up inside the Santiago harbor
 When l came up with SchIey's fleet we poth signalled-Schley to me and to