The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-07-19
Given Quarters in the
Naval Academy.
FORTY OTHER, OFFICERS
Held Here As Prisoners With the Ad-
mtraR-Th-tr Arrival on the Auxii-
fary Cruiser St ouis-The Arrival
Anxiously Awaited Reception
by the Academy Authoriues-Formaf
Call on the Communicative Aead-
envy Grounds Closely Guarded.

Annapolis, Md, July 1S.-Admirai
Cervera and about forty Spanish Off
GERS were brought to this city today
and are now prisoners OF war within
the historic precincts OF the United
States naval academy. The auxiliary
cruiser st. Louis brought the foreign
visitors up Chesapeake bay this az
ternoon. Her black u was sighted
by the tugs off Annapolis at 3 o'clock
and Immediately a fleet OF small craft
that had been waiting outside the city
since early morning, put or all steam
and a half hour later were surround
ing the great cruiser IN the hope OF
seeing the Spaniards.
Soon after she came 10 anchor the
St. Louis flew signals for the govern
ment tug Standish, which had been
tied TO the wharf at Annapolis with
fires up since 3 o'clock this morning.
The tug at once put to sea. About 1
o'clock she tied up to the s~tarboard
side of the St. Louis and for nearly an
hour there was a transfer of baggage
and bundles between the two vessels.
Then three wounded Spanish officers
were slung down to the Standish in
filters.
Admiral Cervera took courteous
leave of the officers OF the St. Louis
and marched down the gangway Of the
ship with a stately tread. He Wore
a black derby hat and the dark clothes
of a civilian. On his left arm he car
ried a brown overCoat. Immediately
following him were the recent govern
or of Santiago, also an old man in
civilian clothes; Captain Eulate, late
of the Vizcaya and the rest Of the
Spanish officers. A few were dressed
in the Spanish uniform, but most of
them were rugged out wholly or in
part in duck uniforms that had been
furnished by the American officers.
Chairs had been provided in the rear
of the tug for the accommodation of
the prisoners and here they sat while
the tug steamed up to the quaint old
| city of Annapolis. At the wharf Com
mander Edward White, with a de-
tachment of marines, was awaiting
their coming. He received the admira
in person and escorted him immedi-
ately to the superintendent's carriage.
Commander White, Admiral Cervera
and his son then drove to the resi-
dence of Admiral McNair, the super
intendent of the naval academy. a
brief formal call was made there. at
1 WHICH COuEleSIeS were thtIdDStu anu
Admiral McNair explained to the Wis
itors the arrangements that had been
made for their comfort. Admiral Ger
vera was then escorted to his quar-
ters, a plain brick structure Of three
stories in what is known as Buch-
anan row. The house has been fur
nished and is in all particulars the
same as the house occupied by the
naval officers on duty at the acad-
envy.
Soon after their arrival, which was
at $50 o'clock, dinner was served for
the admiral and his staff in their own
quarters. The other officers signed
the parole and were conducted to
quarters in Stribling row, which fol-
use by the cadets in term time fol
dormitories. They spent the evening
after dinner in strolling about the
grounds. All will attend St. Mary's
Catholic church tomorrow forenoon
The naval academy yard, where the
officers are quartered, is carefully
guarded and but few civilians are al
lowed to enter.