Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-04

ter's troops upon the city.
Details of the destruction of Cervera'.
feet have not been received at this writin;
by either the war or navy departments. .
Adjutant General Corbin voiced the feel
ings of every one of the officials when he
said:
II don't care how the fleet was de-
stroyed. 1t was destroyed. That's enough
for me. 1t is great news for the Fourth of
July"
The fleet of Admiral Cervera was one of
the finest Spain possessed. Three of the.
vessels, the Olmirante oquendo, the Viz
caya and the Cristobal Colon were modern
armored cruisers of the first class.
The Vizeaya, which visited this country
soon after the Maine was sent to Havana
and was in New York harbor when the
news of the destruction of the American
battieship was taken to her commander,
was of 1000 tons displacement, $40 feet
being twelve inches in thickness and her
deck armor three inches. Her armament
consisted of two 11-inch, ten 55-inch Hon
toria guns, eight 22-inch rapid-fire guns,
eight 1.4-inch rapid-fire guns and two nit
railleuses. She had two masts with mill
tary tops two turrets, two smokestacks
and ram bow. She carried six torpedo
tubes, was capable of a speed of twenty
knots and her complement was 500 men.
The Almirante Oquendo was in almost
every respect a duplicate of the Yizcaya
The Christobal Colon had displacement
of $50 tons and was 32S feet long She had
six-inch armor. both at the water line AMI
at the gun position and Is inch armor on
her deck. Her armament consisted of two
ten-inch, ten six-inch rapid-fire guns, six
AZ inch. ten % inch and ten Ia inch guns.
two mitrailleuses and four torpedo tubes,
She was capable of speed of twenty knots
and carried complement of $50 men.
OF the remaining vessels of the fleet, the
Furor and Terror were torpedo boat de-
stroyers and the Reina Mercedes was an old
vessel that was sunk short time ago by
shell from SIMPSONS fleet. The Terror
was not with the fleet at Santiago, but Is
supposed to be at San Juan, Porto Rico,
undergoing repairs made necessary by an
In addition to the above mentioned YES
sells there were two torpedo boats and a
collier in the Spanish fleet originally.
Whether SIMPSONS ships entered the
harbor and there attacked and annihilated
the Spanish squadron. or whether Cervera
made desperate dash past the sunken
Merrimac to the ocean beyond in the hope
that he might be able to save at least
part of his fleet, has not been officially re-
ported.
Fighting Renewed ON Saturday.
Correspondence of the Associated Press)
sIBoNEY, CUBA, Saturday, July 2, Z p.
m. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS
PATCH BOAT DAUNTLEss, VIA PORT
ANTONIO AND KINGSTON, Sunday, July
3, $50 p. m.-The fighting on the right Of
our line this afternoon developed unex-.
pected and for some hours almost as Sc
we're firing as yesterday (Friday), when
General Lawton was assaulting Ell Caney.
The Spanish made an attack in force on
our position, pouring in volley after volley
in quick succession and with remarkable
regularity. Our return fire was certainly
effective, and continued strong after the
Spanish volleys had become rarer and less
heavy. Meanwhile the batteries on Grimes
| hill kept booming away at the middle of
the enemy's line, materially aiding the
| fanking movement. The shelling from the
| Spanish fleet was less active and apparent-
| ly. gave our left but little concern.
At this hour a report has just reached