Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-06


but Cervera's a et was destroyed and Ger
vera himself was only struggling on be.
cause he wished to make his feat glori-
GUS in the eyes OF the world. lie had
proven at least he was not bottled up 40
tightly az was supposed. lie had lost
four vessels and perhaps more than half
Of his men, but his pennant was still
flying and his guns we're still in action -.
Cetvera passed the bay in which the
Oquendo had sought refuge, aud held on
a due westward course close to the shore,
but evidently nourishing the desperate
hope that he might break through the
line and reach free water. lie had passed
in succession the Indiana and the Iowa
and the Texas, not to speak Of the little
Gloucester, which spouted six Founders
at him. Since his flag had appeared out.
side the harbor his ship had been struck
again and again.
BY this time the Wzcaya and the
Oquendo were practically beaten, but, in
spite Of the ~ and l3.inch shells that
we're rained upon him at a range which
was very short for such guns, in spite Of
the fact that his boilers and machinery
we're damaged, he held his course.
From a point q mile west OF MORO the
Cristobal Colon was invisible frequently
ia low hanging smoke from his own guns
aud also that which drifted in shore from
the battleships,
Clearly now II might have been better
II they had moved I'm circles and given
battle under the Santiago batteries,
whose aid would have lessened the odds
against him. but the Spaniards, through
splendid strategy, hal not been headed
of until the batteries could no Longer
train their guns on u fleet.
OREGON CLOSED IN AND C%ERvERA's RACI
WAS RUN.
AZ half pas. II Ceryera saw the Oregon
cutting in shore ahead Of him TO roun(
him to. The smoke was very thick. Tn,
dring was incessant. Ceryera's availabl,
guns we're no longer we'll served SHELF
had set Gre to his ship near the stern ant
the flames were controlled with difficulty
but the Spanish admiral altered hi,
course and headed oil from the coast as
II TO attempt 10 pass between the two
ships and run for it
II was impossible. The Iowa and IN,
Texas were already moving down to clost
the gap, and the Spanish 1Igship, rakeC
by the Oregon and the Brooklyn at from
1000 TO 5000 yards, and by the Iowa anC
Texas at longer range, turned in short
again and Tan for the rocks where thI
surf vas breaking.
He still replied occasionally, and WI
wondered, when the smoke hid his ship
q he would be- a1oat when II lifted.
could discern the Spanish dag from
time to time as the smoke drifted away
and the flash Of guns at intervals proved
that the spaniard was consistently fol
lowing the idea which led him TO Qui'
the harbor, which wa to make a gloriou0
end. But his ship moved slowly now, a
II disabled, and in a few minutes NOR
his guns were silenced.
Black smoke displaced the swirlinj
white the flagship was aaame. Hi
men had been unable to work the gun
or smother the flames caused by burstiul
shells, and she was headed for the rocks
She struck bow on and rested there.
THE COLON LAY on TIE ROCKS.
Red flames burst through the blac.
smoke, and o a pillar Of cloud ros
straight up a thousand feet and the
bent against the green mountain. Cel
yera's ship was hopelessly lost. IN
American battleships ceased firing ID
fore she wa struck and ran In appaI
emily with the intention Of saving tn
survivors ~ prisoners. This was ey.
IDENTIFY expected by the spaniardi
notably by the Yizeaya's men, hundred
OF whom thronged the forward dec
watching the flames eating their wa
|, towards them.