The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-07-07

to the west of Moro Castle now lie
the four armored cruisers and two
torpedo boat destroyers that COM
prised Admiral Cervera's fleet.
In running fight of two hours
these vessels, the cream of the
Spanish navy, were almost annihi-
lated this morning by the powerful
ships of Admiral Simpsons fleet
under the immediate command of
Commodore Schley.
ADMIRAL CERvERA,
After making as pIucky a fight
against overwhelming odds as is
recorded in history, was compelled
to surrender. He was taken pris-
oner of war. together with every
man in his fleet not drowned or
killed in the action. The Spanish
Admiral was wounded in one of his
arms.
His splendid ships, the Cristobal
Colon, flagship, the Vizcaya, AL
mirante Oquendo and Infanta Mar
la Teresa, and the torpedo boat de-
stroyers Furor and Pluton, lie on
the Cuban rocks, shell-ridden, ,smok-
ing hulks,
Cervera. on the Colon, made the
longest run toward liberty, He
yielded to fate only in the face of
death, and is a prisoner now on the
Gloucester, which before the war
was j. Pierpont Morgan's yacht
Corsair.
When his ship, all ahame, was
POUNDING ON THE SHORE
Ten miles west of Santiago, a boat
from the Gloucester put out to him
and he gave his sword to Lieuten-
ant Morton, who was in charge of
the boat.
When he went aboard the Glou-
cester he was met by Lieutenant
Commander Richard wright,
who was the watch officer of the
Maine the night she was blown up
in Havana harbor.
81 congratulate you, sir" said the
Lieutenant Commander, as he
grasped the hand of the Spanish
Admiral: "you have made as gall
liant fight as ever was made on
the sea-"
1t is estimated that about 1900
prisoners were taken. OF these 475
were taken by the Iowa, Captain
Robley d. Evans.
From the first of the fighting the
little Gloucester was in the thickest
of it.. At one time she was pouring
her siX-pounder shells against the
ENTIRE SPANISH FLEET,
. While the guns of Moro Castle
were making her their target. She
riddled the Spanish destroyers and
fought the Vizcaya and Oquendo as
; fercely as if she were battle ship
Magnificent beyond description
was the bold dash by which Ger.
vera attempted to get his fleet out
of Santiago Harbor. Cervera him.
self led the way with his flagship
the Cristobal Colon. 1t was to be a
+ dash to liberty or to death, and the
Spanish Admiral made the plunge
g with eyes open.
Sunday quiet rested over the en-.
/ trance to Santiago Harbor. Nc
' signs of life were visible about old
3 MORO. Beyond and toward the
Z. city of Santiago all was still. After
two days of fighting the armies oI
both nations were resting in theiI
, trenches. Off this way for a dis.
I tance of half a dozen miles from
, shore, the vessels of Admiral Samp.
1 sons fleet lay lazily at anchor.
Y ADMIRAL SAMPSON,
1 Desiring to ascertain the exact con.
3 dition of the Spanish coast defenses
!. about Aguadores, ordered the flag.
, ship to go that way. Weighing an.
> chor, the NewYork leisurely steam,
!, ed off to the eastward.
1 Idle thoughts occupied the minds
of the men in the fleet. They were
7 speculating, as they had been foi
2 weeks, when would come their op.
: portunity to "get at" the Spanish
in the inner harbor.
Suddenly as flash, at $3.50 o'clock
vessel appeared near the entrance
to the harbor. She was throwing
, out great black clouds of smoke
/ and was pointing straight toward
, the American fleet.
3 The ease of the American officers
and sailors was rudely disturbed
They grabbed thoir glasses, scanned
the harbor entrance and were
amazed to discover that an armor-
ed cruiser was coming out.
In the absence of Admiral Samp,
son Commodore Schley, from the
Brooklyn, ordered the American
, ma rahina