Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-07-15


f were simply magnificent.
} The Spanish admiral was lost in
smoke to the westward. when the
OquendO went ashore. with flames
, bursting from her decks. The Iowa
Texas and Massachusetts, ceased
firing, the Massachusetts going to
join the Oregon and The Brooklyn
in hunting up aud smashing Ger.
, vera's ship.
Once headed off the Uquendo
turned into small bay tour or
five miles west of Santiago, where
she lay close to the land. With
an eyer-w weakening brOadslde the
! (lzcaya followed, first headlDg
out as if to break through the line
of battle. The Indiana aud Iowa
closed in, and their form alton
made her escape IN that direction
impossible.
Captain Eulate then attempted
20 reach the east side of the bay,
occupied by the OxuendO, but in
vain. with glass | cOnld see
that the Vizcaya's bulwarks near
he stern had been torn away.
Smoke poured ont where shells
had exploded inside, and she WAS
on fire. Her guns, with the excep.
tion OF those forward. were out oi
action. Her bow guns were still
fired at intervals Those who were
not working the bow guns crowded
forward TO escape the smoke and
ire at.
The Oquehdo was soon ashore,
her guns silent and smoke rising
in thick, black clouds from her.
There was IA laundering Of guns |
10 the westward nov, and hasnes
told that Ceryera still fou ght, but
to the eastward OF his ship lay the
burning wrecks of his two des'
trOyerS.
The torpedo boat Ericsson was /
seen coming along with the New /
York. The I diana and tue Iowa |
were closing in, and shell after
shell burst above aud aboard the
Vizcaya. Eulate hoisted white
flag as his ship went ashore to-
save the remnant OF his men.
simultaneously up went a flag OF
white on the OguendO, and down |
cane the flag of SPAN.
BUT ONE SHIP LEFT.
An hour aud a half had el apsed
since Cervera lett the harbor, aud
of the vessels which came ont I
only his flagship was sull in
action.
The Moro battery still stormed
impotently at the New York. The
American army, with a thousand
dead and wounded, vas not yet in
Santiago, but Cerveras fleet was
destroyed, and Cery,rA himself
was only struggling on because he
wished TO make his defeat glorious
Ia the eyes of the attentive world.
lie had proven at least, that he
was not bottled up so tightly aS
was supposed. He had lost nearly
all his vessels, aud perhaps more
than half of his men, buthis penant
was still flying and some OF his
guns were still in action.
Crrvera passed the bay in which
the Oqueudo had sought refuge
aud held on a due westward course
close to the land, bnt evidently
nOurishlng the desperate hope that
he might break through the line
aud reach free water. He had
passed IN succession the lOdlan
the Iowa and the Texas, not to
speak Of the little Gloucester,
which spOutrd six FOUNDER shells
at him. Since his hag had appear.
ed outside the harbor his ship had
been struck again aud again. BY
this time the VIscays and the
Oquendo were beaten, but in spls
Of lhe twelve aud thirteen lnoh
SHELLS that were raining upon hlm
at a range which was short tor
such guns. in spite of the fact that
his boilers and machinery ~ere
damaged, he held his course. From
a point mile west of the MOrIO
the Custo5al Colon was invisible
frequently in Ow.hanging smoke
from her own guns and also that
which drilted in shore from the
battle ship.
CERVERA HEADED OFF.
AT hat past ii O'clock Ceryera
saw tue Oregon coming III shore
ahead of him 10 rouDd him 10. The
smoke was very thick. The firlug
was incessant.
Cervera's available guns were no
longer we'll served. Shells had set