El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-05
From Yesterdays Extra.
GLORIOUS NEWS
This Is The Story That Set The
Country Wild On independence

country WHO On independence
Day.
PLAYA DEL ESTE, Via.Hayti, July 4.
To the secretary of the navy, WASH
ington, DC, 3:l5 a. m.
SIBONEY, July 3.---The fleet under
my command offers the nation as
Fourth of July present the whole of
Cervera's fleet. Not one escaped.
1t attempted to escape at 1:3O this
afternoon. At 2 o'clock the last ship
the Cristobal Colon, ran ashore.
The lnfanta Maria Teresa, Almiran-
tie Oquendo, and Vizcaya were forced
ashore, burned, and blown up
within 20 miles of Santiago. The Fur
or and Pluto were destroyed within
four miles of the port. Our loss,
one killed and two wound
ed. The enemy's loss probably
several hundred from gun fire, explo-
sions' and drowning, and about 1900
prisoners including Admiral Cervera.
The man killed was George b. Ellis,
chief yeoman of the Brooklyn.
(Signed) SAMPSON"
WASHINGTON, D. G.. July 4.--The
president sent the following telegram
to Admiral Sampson: Executive Man.
sion, Washington,sD. c., July 4, 1890
p. m. to Admiral Sampson, Playa del
Este: You have the grateful congra-
tulation of the whole American people.
Convey to your noble officers and
crews through their valor new honors
have been added to the American navy
the grateful thanks and appreciation
of the nation.
v(Signed) WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
WASHINGTON, July 4.---The follow
ing telegram came this morning:
Hong Kong, via Cavite July 1. Sec
rotary Of the navy, Washington: Three
transports and the Charleston arrived
esterdsy. The Charleston captured
the. Ladrone Islands June 81.
There was no resistance.
They brought the Spanish
officials and garrison of six officers
and ffty-four men to Manila. On June
20 the Spanish gun vessel Leyte came
out of the river near Manila and sur.
rendered to me, having exhausted
| food and ammunition repelling attacks
by the insurgents. She had on board
81 officers and "a men, naval and mill.
| tary. (Signed.) DEWEY"
NEW YORK, July A Herald copy
righted special says: Santiago de Cuba
July 4.-Five vessels of Admiral Ger.
vera's fleet have been destroyed by
SIMPSONS squadron. None of the
American vessels have been lost. San.
tiago is likely to be surrendered to
Shafter in a few hours. The Spanish
admiral, driven wild by the steady
advance of our troops upon Santiago
and the evident intention of the com.
mander of our squadron to force his
way Into the harbor to give battle, at.
tempted the forlorn hope last (Satur.
day. evening. His fleet pushed its way
around the sunken wreck of the Merri-
mac and came out to sea in bold effort
to run past our squadron and escape OF
to give battle.
Simpsons ships were ready fol
them and the first Spanish ship had
not poked it's nose a dozen yards be-
yond the narrow entrance before she
was seen by our watchful lookouts
A moment later the admiral himself
having been informed of the news was
on the deck of his flagship signalling
orders to the commanders to close in
around the mouth of the harbor and
cut off Cervera's escape. The entire
American feet moved forward within
q dozen minutes and in less than quar-.
ter of an hour every vessel was
crowdinR past MORO castle and close
up to the harbor, firing steadily as
they advanced with their crews Justify
cheering because the moment fol-
which they had so long waited had al
last arrived. There was tremen
dOus fire from the vessels ir
Admiral Cervera's squadron a:
they steadily advanced an6
the shells fell all around the Amer
lean. warships. But their fire die
little damage compared with the ire
mendous destruction by the guns OF
the American wsrships. The ID incl
shells OF our big battleships fell will
deadly effect upon the Spanish ship
the aim'of our gunners being almos
perfect in spite of the clouds of smok,