Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-14
CERVERA'S FLEET CRUSHED
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teen inch shells of our big battle
ships fell with deadly effect upon
the Spanish ships.
The aim of our gunners was al
most perfect in spite of the clouds
of smoke that rolled up around
the fleet.
The heat was sitting, but the
officers kept their places with
splendid bravery.
So deadly was the aim of oui
gunners that three of the Spanish
cruisers were soon utterly des
troyed, just what ones it is not
now possible to tell.
Then the Spaniards became des.
perate, and headed two torpedo
boat destroyers for the beach in
order to save their crews. They
are now aground on the beach
complete wrecks.
COMMODORE sCHLEY COMMANDED.
Admiral SIMPSONS official dis
patch to the Navy Department,
before the Spanish flagship was
done for, says:
None of our officers or men
were injured except on board the
Brooklyn Chief Yeoman Ellis was
killed and one man wounded.
admiral Cervera, all the com
manding officers, excepting of
the Oquendo, about 70 other
officers and 1000 men are prison
ers. About $50 were killed or
drowned and 160 wounded. The
latter are cared for on the Solace
and the Olivette."
The latest estimate is 400 killed.
Off Santiago, July 3.-Admiral
Sampson, desiring to ascertain the
exact condition of the Spanish
coast defenses about Aguadores,
ordered the flagship to go that
way. Weighing anchor the New
York leisurely steamed off to the
eastward. Idle thoughts occupied
the minds of the men in the feet.
They were speculating as they
had been for weeks when would
come their opportunity to get at
the Spanish fleet in the inner
harbor.
Suddenly, as flash, at half past
9 o'clock, a vessel appeared near
the entrance of the harbor. She
was throwing out great black
clouds of smoke and was pointing
straight toward the American fleet.
The ease of the American officers
and sailors was rudely disturbed.
They grabbed their glasses,
scanned the hsrbor entrance and
were amazed to discover that an
srmored cruiser was coming out.
In the absence of Admiral
Sampson, Commodore Schley,
from the Brooklyn, ordered the
American warships to rush in
shore. In a few moments it was
seen the vessel emitting such a
great cloud of smoke was the
Cristobal Colon, Admiral Cervera's
flagship. She had passed the
wreck of the Merrimac and was
making for sea at full speed. Be.
fore Commodore Schley and his
men could recover from their sur
prise other clouds of smoke came
into view beyond the Cristobal!Co.
Ion,
With a rush fully equal to the
Cristobal Colon the Almirante
Oquendo came throbbing toward
the open sea. Behind her came
the Vizcays, also at full speed,
while the rear was brought up by
the Infsnta Maria Teresa and the
two torpedo boat destroyers Furor
and Pluton. This stirring scene
was 80 dramatic and 80 unexpect.
ed it quickly put the captain and
every man of his vessel on his
mettle.
COULD NOT WAIT FOR SAMPSON.
"Cervera's trying to escape"
was the cry that resounded
through the fleet. Every Ameri-
can vessel quickly weighed an
chOr. The enpinas wera Startad
and one by one the great Ameri-
can warships made ready for the
battle. Every man scampered to
his gun, and the captains, know
ing that Admiral Sampson had
gone along the coast, eagerly
watched the Brooklyn, Commo
dore Schley's flagship. In a few
moments the Resolute was speed.