New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
Two Great Soaps
CASHMERE BOUQUET
and WORKS
MADRID HEARS 4 BATTLE TALE.

TT UO1-rD HAVE BEEN GREAT SPANISH
y1erORy IF 1T HAD ONLY BEEN TRUE.
Madrid. Nav 20 D. m.-"El Progreso pup
fishes dispatches purportng to come from ID 10
giving details OF an alleged battle near %"
maica in which, IL is said, two American wal
ships were destroyed and one Spanish warship
was injured Although the account is very CIT
cumstantial as TO time place. incidents ana ie
suits it is received here with SUSPICION
Tho storv is that Commodore Schley's SQUAD
o rar,.d fron, Rear-Admral SIMPSONS Off
Cane Navsi the eastern point or Cuoa' anu
steered toward the Yucatan Passage. followed
closely by SIMPSONS ships Both were sls"'e"
from, the watch-towers Of Santiago de 'uod'
Rear-Admral Sampson arrived on the ProV'hce
Of Puerto Principe. continuing thence IN the a.
rection Of Jamaica.
.dr,r,, Cervera left Santiago on Thursday.
May %. at midnight all his lights being eH''h-
ru,shed with the vizcaya and the Almirante
Oouendo preceded by the torpedo boat destroyer
Juror He took up position in proximity 10
Jamaica Two hours later the remainder OF Ao-
miral Cervera's squadron withdrew from the
harbor Of Santiago and proceeded in southefiy
direction.
On the morning Of Friday the Juror came up
randlv TO the Vizcaya and the Almirante
Onuendo. advising Admiral Cervera OF the ap'
nroach Of the enemy Rear Admiral Simpsons
ships steamed at full speed toward the spanish
vessels which accepted combat. but moved IN
southerly direction TO effect junction Win the
remainder of the Spanish squadron
Presently the battle ragged furiously on Do'h
sides The Americans detached three cruisers
and three smaller ships 10 surround 'he VIZ
caya and the Almirante Oquendo. The ruror'
ho+veen the cross-Are Of the enemy. made FOR
the American flagship. Notwithstanding the hfe
OF the heavy guns
The outcome of tho contest was mat TWO
American warships were sunk and one spanish
warship disabled in its steering gear Inc re-
naming vessels OF the American squadron were
so much damaged that they were coHlpe"o"
take refuge in Haytiaf waters. 1t Is reported
that the Cristobal Colon captured one American
ship which had been disabled by shot from me
Vizcaya which perforated her side.
The Vjzcays risked destruction from an Amer
,oor DESTROYER 1t is believed that after the
combat the spanards sailed for Havana or II
tho conditions Of the vessels or the presence OF
superior force of the enemy required TOOK
refuge at Cardenas or Matanzas
The nubliCation OF this dispatch from PARIS
cansed an excited discussion OF the conhictins
renorts from various sources. which oompietely
absorbed all sections OF the press and all cfC'ss
Of the public In Madrid
Snu NIT Is now known that nothing deNei-
oped at the Cabinet Council to-day 10 MAKE
clear whether Admiral Cervera's squadron IS IN
Santiago Harbor or outside 1t; General 'orrea'
Minister OF War, announced that ne mao To-
ceived a dispatch from General Blanco 70 me
effect that twelve American warshps We're on
Santiago yesterday Saturday. but that mos'
e thono dsappeared to-day going In a wester-
Iv direction. General Banco gives 1t TO be uI-
derstood that Admiral Cerveras squadron re-
mains in Santiago Harbor.
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron was of the north