New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
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seaman swan through the SURF win a line iFoih
the Maria Teresa making it fast 20 tree on
the shore BY this means many on the flagship
!, Guiding Admiral Cervera, lowered themselves
ir.o the Gloucester's boats
The wounded were taken to the Gloucester as
rapidly as possible and the lower deck OF the
yncht was soon covered with SoaHish Sailors
,oansled IN limb and body ~ the bursting OF
shells.
The CIoucestei's ere; gave he "cunueu "e'
every attention possible. The shore was soon
lined with those who had escaped from the IN
fanta Maria Teresa and the !Aimirantc oiue"oo'
There were still some men on both Vessels
r.bep tho fire began to reach tie magazines ana
the bnxes OF ammunition lying on the decks
dozen or more explosions followed.
ADMIRAL. CERvERA WOUNDED.
Tho Spanish Admiral. who was wounded 1T
the arm. taken to the Gloucester an" was
received a. her gangway By her commahder
Lieutenant Commander Richard "ain"''"'''
uc srasped the hand Of the 6ray-ncard'o NJ
mira, ard said to him: Il congratulate yon'
sir. upon having made as gallant hsh' az was
ever witnessed on the sea-
lieutenant Commander wainwright theh
r,occs cabin ct the disposal Of the spanish
officers.
4. tho. t,nc the Spanish flagship and fo1T
other Spanish vessels had been asr""'' '"N
,,,.,,rc ,or two nour, ard the Only one o. Inc
rect, ,,e feet which could not he soen al 'h'S
ss ne (,ristohal Color But half dozen
curis Of smoke far down on the W'S'e'" ''''
showed the fate that was awaiting he''
,r,o cristoha, Colon was thu fastest OF I'M
| soanish ships. ard she soon ob'aihe" ''"'
. ~. others after leaving the haroor' ana
ESCAPED the effect Of the shots when destroy u
/ IN. other vessels she steamed away al s'e"'
| s,ecd. with the Greg New-forN' ''FoonS"
aud severa, other ships in pursuit. al oil '"''"
firing at her constantly and receiving 'rs '"'''-
selves from her after gum
FATE or THE CRrsTOBAL COLCH
r,o-. seemed no possibility whatever for her
escare. and while her fate Ia not dehh''e''
| known At this hour II can be readiIY Imagined
.a,. .,s words Of Captain Evans. ~ tho Iowa
wh, returned from the westward with oio prs
orers from the vizcaSs. just as The Asso'ia'c1
Press dispatch boat Wanda WINS ieav'ns 'He
snani.h flagship In answer 70 an inquiry ne
shouted :hrougA the megaphone' i &c" inc
Cr,s.o,al C.tlon far to the westward an hour ago
and the Oregon was giving Ter hell she mas
undoubtedly gone down with the others.
The torpedo. Boat Ericsson. which also re-
,,rn.d from the westward al about the same
time. made a similar report. saying II was be-
,eyed no man was injured on board the Amer
lean ships Another report had 1t that one man
VA, killed or board the Brooklyn. THIS could
M, he verified as this dispatca Is seat
| SPANISH Losses HEAVY
Thar. il no means @! telling non what the
snan,sh less was but 1t Is believed 10 haze been
very heavy. as the prisoners In custody report
their decks strewn with dead AMI wounded IN
great numbers and besides there is statenier.
tina, many bodies could be seen fastened to
pieces Of wrechage hoatinc In the sea after the
fight was Owe large numb: Of the Spanish
wounded we're removed 10 the Americas ships
There can be no doub. that Admiral Cervera 3
n,an To escape from Santiago Harbor was en-
! t!rely unexpected by Admiral Sampson. and the
| best evidence Of this is the fac. that when the
Spanish vessels were seen coming cut Of The
harbor the flagship New-York was seven miles
| away steam!ng toward Juragua, the military
base nine miles cast Of Moro.
! The Ncw-York was out Of the fight altogether
! at every stage bu; she Immediately put about
and followed the other vessels in the race TO
| tho westward and overlook them In time to
join in The chase for the Cris.obai Colon after
| he other spanish vessels had been destroyed
| NY the Rrooklyn. the Oregon. the Iowa. the
! Massachusetts. the indiana. III" Texas. the
Gloucester and other Sims Of the feet.
Commodore Schey's flagship. tho Brooklyn.
| had her usual posiiion at the extreme western
end OF the line. ten miles from the New York
and the Texas. II IL peculiar fact thnt he was
pot In proper position to direct the movement
or his nying squadron against the Spanish feet,
/ which he had bottled ", in santiago Harbor
six weeks before.
As matter Of fact. the entire American feet
was much further of shore than usual when
the Spaniards mace their appearance this morn
ing.
THINKS CERvEEA ESCAPED
Madrid, July Am Official dispatch resolved
here from Santiago De Cuba says Admiral Ger