The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
Adm. Cervera and Most Of the
Officers Taken Prisoners.
The Spanish Loss Was $50 Killed, $50
Wounded and 1,6O0 Captured.
Dur Loss Was One Killed and One Wound
ed-Not An American Ship Was In
iured-Shafter Demands the
Surrender of Santiago.

WASHINGTON, july 5.--InSplrln%,
glorious news thrilled every avenue OF
official life and stirred every heart in
the national capital Monday, making
1T indeed a glorious Fourth of July
Word came from Shafter, from Samp-
son and from Dewey, telling of sue
cesses already achieved and those near
at hand. The widest and most indie
scribable enthusiasm greeted Adm.
SIMPSONS dispatch announcing the
complete humiliation of Adm. Ger
vera's fleet and the surrender
of the admiral himself with 800 Span
ish prisoners. Cheer after cheer rang
Through the corridors of the state,
war and navy building. A surging
mass of newspaper correspondents
struggled about the bulletin boards
and hundreds of officials and clerks
crowded up to hear the stirring news.
First the hurrahs started in the navy
department, but as word passed along
the cry was taken up until every
hall and corridor echoed with the
cheers of victory. Soon the news
spread outside and ran to the Fourth
of July crowds, until the whole ma
tiOnal capital was cheering. To say
that glad tidings were welcome to the
president and his advisors but family
tells the sentiments it inspired.
Among them and in all official quar-
ters it was accepted not only as glOr-
ious victory on the natal day Of the
republic, but one which dealt such
deadly blow to Spain that she could
not rise again.
TO Secretary Navy, Siboney, July
8: The feet under my command offers
the nation as a Fourth of July pres
ent the destruction of the whole of
Cervera's fleet. Not one escaped. 1t
attempted to escape at $50 a. M, and
at o. m. the last, the Cristobal
Colon, had run ashore so miles
west of Santiago and had let
down her colors. The Infanta Marie
Teresa, OQuendo and Vizcaya were
forced ashore, burned and blown up
within 90 miles of Santiago, the Furor
and Pluton were destroyed within
four miles of the port. Loss, one
killed and two wounded. Enemy's
loss probably several hundred from
gan fire, explosions and drowning.
About !, 300 prisoners, including Adm.
Cervera. The man killed was George
II. Ellis, chief yoeman of the Brook
Ign.
SAMPSON"
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The following
dispatch was received from Commo-
dore Watson Monday night
PELAYA DEL ESTE, July $40 the
secretary of the navy, Washington,
D. c.: At $50 a. M, today the Spanish
squadron, seven in all, including one
gunboat came out of Santiago in
column and was totally destroyed
within an hour, excepting Cristobal
Colon, which was chased 45 miles to
westward by the commander in chief,
Brooklyn, Oregon and Texas, sur
rendering to Brooklyn, but was beach
ed to prevent sinking
None of our officers or men were in
jured except on board the Brooklyn.
Chief Yeoman Ellis was killed and one
man wounded. Adm. Cervera, all com
manding officers, excepting of Oquen.
do. about 20 other officers and Loo
men are prisoners. About $50 killed
or drowned and 100 wounded, latter
being cared for on Solace and Olivette
Have just arrived off Santiago on Mar
blehead to take charge while com
mander in chief is looking out fol-
Cristobal Colon. (Signed.)
WATSON.
Several of Skaters dispatches were
made public. One of them stated tina
he had the enemy surrounded on the
north and east Another stated: =.
= feel that l am master of the situation
and can hold the enemy for any length
of time
In still another Gen. Shafter sal,
his demand for the surrender of Santi
ago was still being considered by tn
Spanish authorities. Yet another dis
patch from Shafter, probably the mos
important of all, was not made publ
up to 1 o'clock. 1t is at great length
covering five or six typewriter sheet
of telegraph paper. Briefly and semi
officially it's contents were summed u
as follows:
Gen. Shafter made demand for tn
surrender of Santiago. This was a
first refused by the Spanish CON
mander, but the demand was apparent