Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07

1st cavalry, in leg; J. r. Eurnes, Co.
c, 9Th infantry. in knee.
Dewey Reinforced.
Hong Kong. July 4.-Reinforcements
for Dewey landed at Cavite July
LATEST.
Ten Miles West of the Harbor Of
Santiago de Cuba, Sunday, July 3,
p. m.-By Associated Press Dispatch
Boat via Port Antonio. Jamaica, July
Admiral Cervera's feet, consisting
CT the armored cruisers Cristobal Co.
lon, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria
Teresa and Vizcaya, and two torpedo
boat destroyers. Furor and PlutCn, lies
a. the bottom of the CaribCea~
off the southern coast Of Cuba. The
Spanish admiral is g prisoner of war
on the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester
ard / 600 to 1900 other Spanish officers
and sailors. all who escaped the fright
full carnage caused by the shells from
the American warships, are also held
prisoners. The American victory is
complete, and the American vessels
are practically untouched, and only
one man was killed. Cervera made
as gallent a dash for liberty and for
the preservation of mis- ships at 100
this morning as has ever occurred in
the history Of naval warfare. In the
face of overwhelming adds. with moth
ing before him but inevitable destruc-
tion or surrender if he remained any
longer in the trap in which the Amer
| lean fleet held him, he made q bold
dash from the harbor at the time the
Americans least expected him to do
so, and, fighting every inch of his way,
, even when his ships were ablaze and
sinking, he tried to escape. The
! Americans saw him the moment that
he left the harbor and COM
menced their work Of destruc
, ton Immediately. For an hour or
two they followed the flying
Spaniards to the westward along the
shore line. sending shot after shot into
their blazing hulls, tearing great
holes in their sides and covering their
decks with the blood of the killed and
wounded. At no time did the Span
intended to do otherwise than fight to
the last; but at last they turned their
heads toward shore and ran them on
the beach and rocks, where their
destruction was soon completed. The
officers and men on board escaped to
the shore as well as they could. with
= the assistance of boats sent from the
American men-of-war, then threw
, themselves upon the mercy of their
captOrs, who not only extended to
them the gracious hand of American
chivalry. but sent them a guard to
protect them from murderOus band
of Cuban soldiers hiding in the bush
on the hillside eager to rush down and
attack the unarmed and defeated but
valorous foe.
One after another of the Spanish
ships became the victims of the awful
rain of shells which the American bat
tie ships, cruisers and gunboats pour
ed upon them, and two hours after
the first Of the feet had started out of
Santiago harbor, three cruisers AMI
two torpedo boats were lying on the
shore 10 TO Is miles west of MORO
castle, pounding to pieces, smoke and
| flame pouring from every part of them
! and covering the entire coast line with
mist which could be seen for miles
! Cervera escaped to the shore in
| boat sent by the Gloucester to the as
sistance of the Infanta Maria Teresa
and as soon as he touched the beach
surrendered himself and command to
Lieutenant Morton and asked to be
taken on board the Gloucester the only
! American vessel near him at the time,
with several of his officers, including
the captain of his flagship. Then the
! Spanish admiral, VINO was wounded in
! the arm, was taken to the Gloucester
ard was received at the gangway by
| Lieutenant Commander Richard Vain
wright, who grasped the hand of the
gray bearded admiral and said to him:
II congratulate you, sir, upon hav-
/ ing made as gallant fight as was
ever witnessed On sea-