Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-27

of the Nizcaya. while the Harvard and
Gloucester rescued those OF the Tnfan-
ia Maria Teresa and the Alm,rante
Oaucndo- This rescue of prisoners IN
Guiding the wounded. from the burn
ting Spanish vvsse,s was the occasion Of
some Of the most daring and .:ailan;
conduct of the Gay. The ships were
burning fore and aft, their guns auI
reserve ammunition We're exploding and
it WAS nov knnwn at what monlcn: H.
fire would reach thu main mag a2,itc:,.
There remained of the Spanish ships
only the cristobal Colon. but she VAS
their best ana fastest vessel. Forced
by the situation to hug the Cuban
coast. her only chance of escape was
by superior and sustained speed. When
the Nizcaya went ashore the Colon WAS
about six miles ahead of the Brooklyn
ana the Oregon. but her squirt WAS
finished aud the American ships we've
gaining upon her. Behind he HrpDitiyn
and Oregon came The Vixen. Texas and
Ne" York. Al 1870 the brooklyn ana
oregon opened fire and got her rang.
Captain Cook. Of III" Brooklyn. "'n,
on board to receive 'll. surrender.
While his boat WAS alougsid. came
up III the New York. received his rvpnr;
ana replaced the Oregon III charge Of
the wreck. IL save her If pussiblr: ana
directed the prisoners to be transferred
To the Resolutc. which had followed. III
the chase Commodore Schley wJOSe
reiNe the surrender. had directed that
All their personal effects be retained Ivy
officers. This order did nol mol
ify. The Crstobal Colon was MOI ~
jur"d by our firing ana probably is OF
much injured by he;lchng. though she
ran ashor" ut high speed. The tide WAS
SO steep that she cam. of by working
nf the sea, When /, became evid .nt
that She could not be kept utiout she
was pushed by the New Lork bodily
nj hal ...A. H.,
being placed against her for this pur-
pose. the ship being handled by Captain
Chadwick with admirable judgnenD,
and sank in shoal water and may be
saved. Had this not been done she
would have gone down in deep water.
and would have been to Il certainty e
total loss. "
II regard this complete and lmpor-
tnnt victory over the Spanish forces as
the successful finish of several weeks
of arduous and close blockade, so strin-
gent and effective during the night.
that the enemy was deferred from
making the attempt to escape at night
and deliberately elected to make tht. az
tempt in daylight. This was the case
as ! was informed by the commanding
officer Of the Cristobal Colon
Admiral Sampson at this point 1ully
describes the manner in which the
blockade of the harbor was maintained,
showing that it was impossible for any
of CerVcra'S ships to escape without de-
lection. Every night an American bat
tieship turned its searchliEh, on the
channel leading out Of the harbor.
Admiral Sampson continues as fol-
Lows: ...... .W".
4 ..Ivbon an ~, ,y,,,. r.,
II WAS difficult to discriminate. in praise
The object Of the blockade. of Ccrvera :;
squadron WAS fully accomplished and
each individual bore Well his part in
snconi 1jsviainm Ia c,,'tnis 80" u, " .h, ,ne
their officers mn ,,,..n M. a.. - ~
bnttl.shins vas nn,vrrfni .,rd 49,. u,.'
tjy. ,u,I III. ,,..iet,nn.. 10 ~. r..,Ia,,
srundron vas ~ a ,,r..o, ,,n,, hr'i.,
almost lcfnr,. ,hnv han GOT havon,, M
range Of their own rnrte ~, nne
sncru or thr Oregon ,n,hi..,l bor -, ,,r,,
a front Dnsitinn In ~. rb,... ana ~,
crjstobnl Colon did Nat ,,jyn ~, ,,n,;,
IN. Ornron b,l tbrown ~. ~; s,,.,i,
bcyond hr. This nn.rnyn,,,,.n "a dc -
ms alrandv hr,lli.nt ro,.nr, ~ .his -,
hntt)oshins and snaal,a h;oh,v 'ne ~
skill of her mon ond vim, wh.t afa,;on
~ she has been mointainnd m
Erook]yn.s westerly hlncl,aJ;nr n,s;,,n,,
s.oya ba, ~ .,J,,oI ~ ~; ~ p'oielo.
,,.trlh -, - = 49,. 80 g -. 'l1e Sii'sJ
she cmplov,d nor f1no hatt,ry WIN III
Ing erect INC Tax,s ana no NJ,
YORK were raninr IN thn ,.h. .n 7,, ,Srw
the last hour. and had INV in,.ilani Iva,
fallen h, IrnDElNu .,r Ora,r,n ,ro,,13
nv, .rn,,ii. ', - -, 81 MoAi,
colon, N.itLn, No Nnu. WI, 80 ~
kroojIvn sIn,,n.d ~ ,,,,nl. IN 49,,
f,i.,'., a,.!l'.o ~ '""l'e Wy tnSir
chas,swith ono nair ,...it;nu .ta, ~ ~, ~
course. as ranidly. "a nossihia ~ ~
boilers To sion Ia ,.o,,,,I. ~, ~. 60.
ward engines woulo hav,. ,na,nt +, A..
law OF fifteen uinutos or four ,,,,ns
:.Scyeral shjps wrr, strrrE N,
Rrooklyn n,nrn ortrn thon nthans ,,t
was slightly damaged Two lil,,.I ana
:: f.w ntI,.rs ininr.I ~ ~. n,.l'',,. 'i,,a
is an II is difficuIt n nxn1,jn XXI,
immunity frnm ,,,ss ,r ~. ~ .'' 80
ships in /, conba, vim nod,.rn ,,..s.,IS
of The lest tyne, the Snnnish .,,nn7s,1
is poor AZ best ana m. sn,.,i,r ,,..i,,i,,
ana accuracy of our ti,.n s,,.nIilv d,l,,,a
the men from their guns ana s;1ane..d
their fire. This IS m,rn,. n,t NJ ia
statements of prisoners and nv oi,servn-
,inn nv. S,,,,nish ,.,s.. ~. ~ "'''S, w.
dashed out Of the hnrbor' We're cover.!,
With the smoke Of their own guns. but
soon almost disappeared The fir, from
ne rapid fire batteries of the battle
SHIPS appears 70 have been remarkably
destructive
an examination OF the stranded YES