Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-04
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SIGSBEE saw THREE SHIPS.

the ST. Paul lay off the harbor ex-
pecting nightly to be attacked by the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyers,
With his running lights doused and
all side lights out. he cruised off and
on about fifteen miles from the shore.
under darkened skies and with steam
at low pressure. The use of search
lights to sight any torpedo boat that
might be lurking around ready to at
tack the ship would have revealed
his presence to the Spaniards at San
tiago and this was what the captain
did not wish them to learn. With
every opportunity Of attacking him,
the two 30 knot destroyers remained
in the harbor all the time, and Cap
tain Sigsbee accounts for this conduct
on their part MS due to the desire OF
the Spanish admiral not permit his
presence to be known.
Commodore Schley had established an
effective blockade of the port before
the st. Paul steamed away. on leaving
Santiago Captain 5igsbee made for
Mole St Nicholas and from there
cruised TO the west until he met Ad-
miral Sampson, from whom he received
dispatches for the secretary of the
navy. The next move of the st. Paul
will be probably in the direction OF
Porto Rico, and as soon as she is
conled and proVlsoned Captain Sgs-
here today for eNw York and will prob
badly pass out of Sandy Hook with his
vessel Sunday or Monday.
The junction of Admiral Sampson's
squadron with that already blockading
Santiago under Commodore Schley.
seems, according to Captain Sigsbee's
calculations to have been effected on
Wednesday, the LIST. The presence of so
many heavily armored American ships
off the harbor in which Admiral Ger
vern's cruisers have taken refuge, is
taken here to indicate purpose on the
part of the commander OF the American
fleet to reduce Santiago at once by
naval assault, rather than wait for hte
tedious cooperation of the land forces
dispatched or about to be dispatched
from Tampa, 1t Is argued here with
some force that siege operations
against Santiago from the land side,
would, on account of the rugged char
acter of the surrounding country in
vOlvc insuperable obstacles, and that
with ordinary field artillery the be-
sieging forces would be no match for
the guns Of the Spanish men-of-war in
side the harbor,
The general exnectation In naval and
military circles Is, therefore, that the
combined American squadrons viii re-
new, or have already renewed the at
tack on the outer works with a view
to forcing an entrance into the bay and
compelling the spanish warships to ac-
cept battle at close quarters. Events
at Santiago, however are not counted
on to delay or Interfere with the exc
cution Of the administrations military
program which includes the eventual
occupation of Santiago and the prompt
invasion and seizure Of the island OF
Porto Rico.
DID NOT SEE THE SAME SHIPS
New York, June 4.-Louis Duany has
arrived in this city from jamaica. He
left Santiago de Cuba May 90. He does
not believe that Cervera's fleet is at
Santiago and he says;
Il think that Cervera's fleet may
have been confused with Ave Spanish
boats which were in the harbor when
left. These were Tll Relna Mercedes, a
second class cruiser: Condo Bena
nlto and lll Marques de Molin, auxiliary
cruisers, with heavy guns. and two