Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-14
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Arrival of the Cruiser St. Louis at
Portsmouth, N. b.
ADMIRAL CERVERA ON THE SICK LIST.
Dressed In Clothes of Every Description
Sick and Prisoners Taken
Care Of-Declare They Have
Had Enough Fighting.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., july l1.--4no
auxiliary cruiser Sc. Louis, with TAO
Spanish prisoners ON board, including
"a officers, arrived in Portsmouth har-
Dor Yesterday morning, and a few min
utes later dropped achor just above
Fishing island. The big cruiser iete
Guantanamo at six o'clock Tuesday al
ternoon, July S, and did not make q
stop until she dropped anchor in Forts
mouth harbor.
Including the prisoners, there were
l,O36 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 i'll 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 i'll, having been
wounded in the head during h battle
of Santiago.
At 9:15 yesterday morning the tug A.
W. Chesterton went alongside the st.
Louis with
Health Omcer II. 8. Towle, Who Went ON
Board.
He made q 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. He says there Is
no evidence of yellow fever Oh other
contagious diseases, and the people In
the vicinity of where the prisoners are
to be confined need feel no alarm about
pestilence breaking out.
All Of the Spanish commissioned oth-
GERS have been on parole, and had the
freedom of the ship with n exeep-
ton, and he was
h Governor of Santiago de Cuba,
Who was trying to escape from b
city on Admiral Cervera's flagship
when she was destroyed on that mem
orable morning of July 8. He refused
| to sign the parole papers and was CON
| s~equently confined in one OF the cabins
under guard. The remainder OF the
| prisoners were confined between decks
and closely guarded.
A detachment of % marines from the
United states steamer Brooklyn, under
| Lieut.. Bordan, and 81 marines from
| tuC OnltCo oIdtCS aSCoA4S4 AA1A
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 aa nearly all
the Spanish officers, are
Dressed in Clothes of Every Description,
As most of them had come aboard with
very little clothing, and what they are
wearing was given them by tho ofh
GERS and men of the American fleet.
Admiral Cervera remained in his
cabin during the trip. Health Officer
Towle visited him and was warmly
greeted. He shook hands with the
health officer and in good English said
He was Situated Very Pleasantly
On the boat and had received nothing but
the kindest and most considerable treat
ment from officers and men eve since
he had been taken prisoner. He had
not been feeling well for the past three
or four days, out expected to be all
right in a short time. He presents the
appearance Of a broken-hearted mar
and keenly feels the loss of his fleet
containing the pick of the Spanish
navy.
The crew of the st. Louis have hat
nothing whatever to do with the pris
oners since they came aboard and hav'
been kept as far away from them a
possible.
There are a number of Spanish sur
geons on board, who have
Taken Good Care of tho Sick and FOUNDED
/. Prisoners.
There are about 10 of the latter, tn
remainder being i'll from the effects o
exposure and the rain during the bat
tie. No one is allowed On board th'
prison ship, and none OF the officers o.
crew are allowed on shore.
Notified the Admiral
At 11:50 the first officer FROM the st
Louis, Ensign Payne, arrived at tn
navy yard to officially notify Admira
Carpenter of the arrival OF the vesse,
and with messages for Capt. Philips.
Cadet Fremont, of the st. Louil
landed with a gig loaded with mai
from the feet, and it was sent in bag
to the post Office.
Ohicial Dispatches for Warrington.
Ensign Palmer came ashore with in
portant official dispatches for Washing
ton, and left at 2:21 yesterday aftel
) noon with a large grip which he woul
allow no one to handle.
r Admiral Carpenter has perfected th
arrangements to land the prisoners
their quarters on Seavy's island thi
C. afternoon.
Had Enough of Fighting.
On the way up from Santiago a nun
Der of the Spanish seamen aid ths
they had had enough Of fighting,
. least with the Yankees.
1t is said hat Admiral Simpsons r.
!. port to the navy department OF the d
. struction of Cervera's feet is abol
1000 words. Ensign Palmer carrie
the document, which was in book forn
1t is understood that Admiral Ce
vera has accepted an invitation to sta
at a hotel at Newcastle, about fou
miles from the navy yard.