The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-15
cERvERA AND HIS SAIL L0Rs.
n. 1.-THE Admiral On the Sick List
Have Had Enough Fighting.

Have Had Enough Fighting.
PORTSMOUTH,, n. H., July 1.-THE
auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis, with 746
Spanish prisoners on board. including
81 officers, arrived in Portsmouth har-
Dor yesterday morning, and few min
utes later dropped anchor just above
Fishing island. The big cruiser left
Guantanamo at six o'clock Tuesday af-
ternoon, July ), and did not make a
stop until she dropped anchor in Ports
mouth harbor.
Including the prisoners, there were
1896 people on board the boat, and out
of this number there are 81 sick and
wounded Spaniards under the care Of
surgeons.
Admiral Cervera is Confined to His Cabin.
Having been quite ill for the past
three days, although he was able to be
dressed yesterday morning.
Capt. Eulate, who was commander of
the Vizcaya, and is among the prison
ers, is also quite ill, having been
wounded in the head during the battle
off Santiago.
At 9:15 yesterday morning the tug a.
w. ChestertOn went alongside the St.
| Louis with
| Health Omcer f. =. TOwIe, Who Went on
| Board.
| He made Il thorough examination OF
the vessel, visited all of the sick and
| found that most of the sickness was
due to wounds received during the bat
| tie, or from exposure. lie says there is
no evidence of yellow fever or other
contagious diseases, and the people in
the vicinity of where the prisoners are
to be confined need feel no alarm about
pestilencc breaking out.
All of the Spanish commissioned Off
GERS have been on parole, and had the
freedom of the ship with one eXcep-
ton, and he was
The Governor of Santiago de Cuba,
who was trying to escap, from the
city on Admiral Cervera's flagship
when she was destroyed Oh that men,
orable morning of July 3. He refused
to sign the parole papers and was con-
sequently confined in one of the cabins
under guard. The remainder of the
prisoners were confined between decks
and closely guarded.
A detachment of 25 marines from the
United States steamer Brooklyn, under
Lieut.. Bordan, and 81 marines from
the United States steamer Marblehead
were aboard the St. Louis when she
left Guantanamo for the north to guard
the prisoners, but they had little or no
trouble with the men.
The prisoners, as well as nearly all
the Spanish officers, are
Dressed in Clothes of Every Description,
as most of them had come aboard wi tn
very little clothing, and what they are
wearing was given them by the Off
GERS and men of the American fleet af-
ter capture.
Admiral Cervera remained in his
cabin during the trip. Health Officer
Towle visited him and was warmly
greeted. lie shook hands with the
health officer and in good English slid
lie WIS Situated Very Pleasantly
on the boat and had received nothing but
the kindest and most colsiderate treat
ment from officers and men ever since
he had been taken prisoner. lie had
not been feeling well for the past three
or four days, but expected to be all
right in a short time. He presents the
appearance of bTCken-hearted man
and keenly feels the loss of his fleet,
containing the pick of the Spanish
navy.
The crew of the St. Louis have had
nothing whatever to do with the pris-
Oners since they came aboard aad have
been kept as far away from them as
possible
There are a number of Spanish sur
geOns on board, who have
Taken Good Care of the sick and wounded
Prisoners.
There are about 40 OF the latter. the
remainder being i'll from the effects of
exposure and the rain during the bat
tie. No one is allowed on board the
prison ship, and none of the officers or
crew are allowed on shore.
Notified the Admiral.
At 1880 the first officer fro the St.
Louis, Ensign Payne, arrived at the
navy yard TO officially notify Admiral
Carpenter of the arrival of the vessel,
and was the bearer of messages for
Capt. Philips.
Cadet Fremont, of the ST. Louis,
landed with n gig loaded with mail
from the fleet, and it was sent in bags
to the post office.
OniciaI Dispatches for Washington.
Ensign Palmer came ashore with inn
portant official dispatches for Washing
ton, and left at 2:2I yesterday after
noon with a large grip which he would
allow no one to handle.
Admiral Carpenter has perfected the
arrangements to land the prisoners at
their quarters on Seavy's island this
Had Enough OF Fighting.
On the way up from Santiago num-
ber of the Spanish seamen SAID that
they had had enough of fighting, at
least with the Yankees.
1t is said that Admiral SIMPSONS re-
port to the navy department of the de- |
struction of Cervera's fleet is about |
IL, 600 words. Ensign Palmer carried |
the document, which was prepared in |
book form.
1t is understood that Admiral Ger |
vera has accepted an invitation to stay |
at a hotel ut Newcastle abOut fOur