The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-07-13

49,. Follows a Bold Dash from
The captured Admiral Com
..tnIated Upon His Gallant Fight.
Tho correspondent of the New York
I,,.ld at Santiago gives the following
|t,fIs of the destruction of Admiral
Iareras fleet:
|, dmiral Ceryera made as gallant dash
liberty and for the preservation of
!, sbips as ever occurred in the history
naval warfare. In the face of over
I,e,mjpg odds, with nothing before him
inevitable destruction or surrender
/ he remained any longer in the trap in
sHcb the American feet held him, he
ID q hold dash from theahalbor at the
~ the Americans least expected him
do 50. and fighting every inch of his
b. even when his ship was ablaze and
king, she tried to escape the doom
bieb was written on the muzzle of
Asy American gun trained upon his
sselS
admiral Ceryera, on board the Cristo-
Colon, headed his fleet in the at
npt to get away at about $50 o'clock
nday morning. So little we're the
.nericans expecting Cervera's ships
Il the flagship New York was cruising
lle coast to the east and returned
syin time TO see the finish Of the fight
n to fire a shot or two at the torpedo
tdesIoyere.
Ile Americans saw him the moment
left the barbor, and commenced their
rk Of destruction Immediately. For
hour or two they followed the flying
amds to the westward along the
pc line, sending shot after shot into
blazing bulls, tearing great holes
len steel sides ana covering their
Fiih the blood Of the killed and
bed.
time did the Spaniards show
lication that they intended to do
Use than fight to the last. They
no signals to surrender even
peir ships commenced to sink
trent clouds Of smoke pouring
sides showed they were or
hey turned their vessels toward
Ore, less than mile away, and
ZEN On the beach and rocks, where
destruction was soon completed
OlhcerS and men on board then es
F. to the shore as well a%A they c ,uld
NE assistance of boats sent from
american men of war and threw
FnseIYts upon the mercy of their cap
Pa' after another the Spanish ships
Fane the victims Of the awful rain oil
/ 'S which the American battleships
users and gunboats poured up n
d. and two hours after the first Of
aeet had started out OF Santiago
|Oor their cruisers and two torpedo
o'Slr'yers were lying on shore 10
miles west Of MORO Castle, pound
n pieces, smoke and fame pouring
u every part of them and covering
entire coast line with mist which
ID be seen for miles.
eaVy explosions of ammunition oc-
ed every few minutes, sending curls
ute smoke 100 feet in the air, and
~ shower of broken iron and
70 lail in the water on every side.
unlfaI Cervera escaped to the shore
Ooal sent by the Gloucester to the
stance of Infanta Marie Teresa and
oOn as he reached the beach he sur
'e'eo himself and his command to
''0nant Morton and asked to be
on board the Gloucester, which
'"0 only American vessel near him
u0 'lme' with several of his officers.
ao'U8 the captain of the flagship.
ue Spanish Admiral, who was
poed in the arm, was taken to the
-O'S'er' and was received at the
s~ay by her commander, Lieuten-
commander Richard Wainwright.
Elaped the hand of the gray
,OS' admiral and said to him:
congratulate you, sir, upon having
:, as gallant fight as was ever wit
,ed on the sea-"
sutenant Commander Wainwright
paced his cabin at the disposal Of
SPanish officer.
WY was no mistaking the heart
expression upon the old seaman,s
'ook The preferred hand of