New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23
THE ST PAUL IN PORT.
CAPTAIN slGsBEE TELLS OF THE srNkEN
wIECKs OF CERvERA's FLEET AS
HE SAW THEM

Tho United sta.es cruiser 81 Paul arrived a.
Ouarartine Yesterday morning four days out, from
Guantanamo Upon tho assurance OF the surgeon
o. the s. Paul that every ono was vel on board
ard that there had been no sickness o. any KIND
during the voyage the Health Office AZ Quarantine
allowed nor - proceed and she steamed 20 her an
chorage Of Tompkinsv'le. which she reached at
SIS a.
The most importan; circumstance connected VIII
the arrival o. the $. Paul was. in most people ;
mln1 the presence on board 90 Lieutenant Rich
mond Pearson Nohson. tho hero Of ~" MeETma'.
Lieutenant uo6son's arrival and movements "a!!e
in New-Yo-1 are described in another column IN TO-
DAYS Tribune
THO commander o. tho s. Paul. Captain Sssb"e.
said that he did not know for what reason he mad
been ordered here beyond bringing Lieutenant
Hohson His was scout snip. subject 10 orders ~
which no previous intimation was given. and when
depended on the exiPcncies OF tho momer; While
A, this port about eight hundred tons oi coal "oU'd
be taken aboard the s.. Paul
Cap,ain srsbee said that he dd not know how
long the ST Paul would remain hore lie dh not
expcc. ,ha, she would 10 brought TO the American
Line pier but would probably remain AZ anchorage
Of Tompkinsville TIC vessel brought nye bags OF
mail from the feet There was no iDnN from me
Army although the St Paul waited Of Santiago
for fourteen hours and went to siboney twice to re-
ceive the soldiers letters home. Captain sigsbee
said that when be left Ncw-York hurricdly on tho
night OF June with the Sth oaIo Volunteers on
board he passed directly through The mine field DIS
covering every buoy IN 4 and reading the number
/ on It by searchight. When the ship reached 81
honey on the l0th the troops nearly all landed
IN the ships boa.s. He saw the first Rcd Cross
steamer entering the harbor of SANTIAGO. followed
by a press boat which turned back
He was on hoard The wrecks % the Maria Teresa
and the A1nlrante Cqaendo IIo had seen 'hese wa
ships in Havana Hlrbor IN al The glory o. their
strength and with me beautiful carved woodwork
or heir interiors The awful change made IN them
was appall!nc. Not a sign q wood was lef' any
where and ne shining metal which had given tn"n
such A look Of massive strength was broken and
twisted into nothing better than Junk iron. The
Almirante Oquendo was much the wore looking
wreck and she was broken IN two on the rocks
The Maria Teresa had one turrct badly wrecked.
but another looked AS t. 81 had not been touched
and the guns in Il looked as elective as "'cr. In
one OF me iuIrcis The bodies OF several oflccrs
could be seen 4 slight SMOKE was sun curling up
from tho interior of me Teresa. Tn" "f"ck"rS
were alongside o. her NH" .r was ln'i'. ana D.
-.cucd that there was Itt." doubt OF saving her.
From wha, he mad hoard ne thought me same of
mo Rclna Merccdce. which ho SAID "as % three
,boueand tons equal to the Alfonso MI. NJ Ha-
vana and ne largest o. %" ships o. toe n'ct &C.
stroved hy Dewey. Sc was comparatively modern.
and he believed could be made valuable acquis-
,,on ia tho NAVY J. was believed. 500. that th-
Cris,obal Colon would be saved. though i would
cost a considerable sum 70 get hor up on an even
CAPTAIN sicsboo said that he looked at these
wrecks OF battle no feeling ~ vengeance satisfied
entered his mind The only feeling W that they
had gone under honorahly as had tho Maine The
destruction Cf his beautiful snip, m" blame for
which he could place no one, except ttdt the eX
revenge He said n was evident mat IN" destruc-
ton % the Spanish vessels was que more 10 IRE
,hsn 10 the American shells which started H. While
,nc sho,s were fearful. stlll the Spaniards could
have kept up the heht much longer L il had not