, 1898-07-13
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SKETCH OF ADMIRAL CERVERA.
Conquered Spanish Commander Is Re-
nowned for Calamity and Bravery.

WIN WV III SollllldlluSl L Z
nowned for Calamity and Bravery.
Rear Admiral Cervera was BORN Feb
ruary IS, 1889, and consequently is So
years of g He looks much younger,
being possessed of a fine physique and
great energy.
His country owe much to him for
service which he has rendered, cover
ing a period of more than forty years.
Don Pasquale Cervera is Of good old
Spanish stock on his fathers side, and
OF very noble descent on his mothers,
she being a Topete, from which family
has been drawn so many Of SPANS
best naval officers at different periods
OF her history, the late Admiral Topete
being the most noted.
Rear Admiral Cervera is renowned
for his ~gallantry and bravery. His rare
valor and keen intelligence were noted
in Africa, at Jolo, and in Cuba he like
wise distinguished himself in the civil
war. and most co~nspicuously while de-
Tending the arsenal Of the Carraca-
Like many Of the Spanish naval Off
rers. he is a man of considerable
wealth, which may have materially as
sisted him in procuring opportunities
for study. and being present at naval
and torpedo experiments in foreign
countries, as he is well known to be a
thorough master in the science OF mod
ern naval warfare. AS an evident proof
Of the mans devotion. assiduity and &C
tive application to his profession, II
may be mentioned that when he was
minister and held the portfolio OF sec
rotary OF the navy, he shortly retired
from the exalted position, giving his
reasons that he preferred active SER
vice in the navy to being a recluse In
Madrid.
He received his final education as Is
demanded by the service, and gradual
ed therefrom at the naval academy Of
San Fernando, corresponding to our
Annapolis. From serving IN a train
ing ship he was commissioned to for
eign service and in 1859 was engaged
in naval operations or the coast OF
Morocco, principally in protecting
Spanish transports and provisions and
watching the coast. He saw much SER
vice in the Philippines, and was again
employed in 1862 in Cochin China,
south of the present Chinese empire.
He commanded a frigate in the war
OF 1866 in the Pacific fleet under Ad-
miral Topete, then in hostilities with
the republics OF Peru and Chill. Dur
ing the last rebellion In Cuba, 1868-78.
he commanded the warship Santa
Lucia.
Captain Cervera rendered consider
able service by his activity in patrol
ing the coasts Of Cuba and In making
1t difficult for filibustering expeditions
getting into the island during the var
of 1s6s-7s, and the ability displayed In
evading our warships is undoubtedly
the result Of vast practical experience
gained In plotting acquired during his
long service as commander Of a vessel
during the late Cuban war. He was
in London for a short term. relieving
the chief OF Spain's permanent naval
commission, a bureau Spain has had
in London for many years, the salary
of the chief being considerable.
Cervera is a naval architect and con.
structor Of some eminence, as he gave
many OF the best ideas that have been
embodied in the construction OF the
first-class battleship Pelayo. which YES
sci he commanded for a short time.
Admiral Cervera in appearance has
the a of a kind and good man, open.
frank, and rather broad. carrying a
pleasant expression, which always
meets you. HIS forehead lie high and
his features are regular. He wears a
close. thick beard and moustache, now
perfectly white. He resembles a Cata-
lonian or a Basque more than a native
of the warm and excitable southern
Spain whence he comes. He is the
recipient Of q number Of medals and
decorations. He wear but few Of them.
The merfeorfous Of San Herme-
nexildo for bravery and the cross for
naval merit are among the few OF
which he Is the proudest
Cervera II possessed of tech
nical knowledge Of q high de-
gree, having spent . good
part Of his servbce in voluntary
hard study in ell the now naval I'D
yances. He IL . master q modern ar-
tillery, not only In that branch Of SCI
ence appertaining to the navy, but Also
~ applied to Notifications. He 10 an
expert on explosives and = we'll versed
in the ramihcation and complex SCI
ences Of totpedoes.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.