Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
SANK THE SANDOVAL
Spaniards Treacherously Destroy the
Spanish Gunboat.
GROSS BREACH OF THE SURRENDER
The Vessel Has Been Lying Near
Caimanera.
THE N AVY'S OPERATIONS

| GUANTANAMO BAY, Santiago de Cuba
| July 26.-The Prairie arrived here from
| Nipe bay last evening" and reported all
quiet.
| The Spaniards last night sunk the Span
| ish gunboat Sandoval, which has been
| lying near Caimanera. This is looked upon
| as being & gross breach of the terms of
the surrender, which the Spanfards then
| had knowledge of, especially considering
| the fact that food has been sent by the
| United States navy into Caimanera.
| First Sergeant of Marines Kinnie of the
| New York went north yesterday evening
| on the Texas, to get his commission as
| second lieutenant of marines. This is al
most the only case of such promotion on
record in this branch of the service.
| The Montgomery left yesterday evening.
L is difficult to how the large body
| of Spanish troops at Holguin can fail to
surrender very soon, although reinforced
by the Spanish forces from Gibara Holguin
is one of the commanding points in east
ern Cuba. and the surrender of its gar
rison will be an important event in the
war. News from there is expected shortly,
and ulcn 1t will depend some of the plans
of our commanders.
The Fleets Future.
The Vixen and Suwanee returned to San
tiago yesterday morning, conveying the
prize ships bought here for disinfection
The main hody of the fleet is here, coaling
and cleaning as well as the facilities of the
bay permit The Texas will leave for New
York shortly, in order to undergo repairs.
The movements of the other ships under
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS command, except
those engaged in the Porto Rico expedition,
depend upon the decisions of the authorities
at Washing ton, and the impression is grow
ing among the naval officers of high rank
in these We ters that it is not advisable to
send fleet to Spain without previously en-
abling the ships to undergo thorough prepa-
ration, including going into dry dock in
several cases.
The list of vessels in Guantanamo bay
include the flagship New York. the Brook
Ign. Iowa. Indiana, Oregon, Marblehead De-
troit, Newark, Yankee, Yankton, Hornet,
Ericsson, Rogers, Wampatuck, Samoset,
Vesuvius, Celtic, Vulcan, Avarado, five col
liers and one transport.
No Porto Rican News.
A Boston fruit ste .mer arrived here yes
terday morning loaded with fruit, in con-
sequence OF request upon the part of Ad-
miral Sampson, but the steamer refused to
sell anything, and each ship was given a
supply of fruit, which was much appreci-
ated
No news has been received here from
Porto Rico.
Col. Hewer, who was sent by Gen. Shafter
to receive the surrender of the 5000 Spanish
troops at Guantanamo, arrived here on Sun
day night with two of Gen. Torals officers
and proceeded to Caimanera and Guanta-
he to
return last night.
1t is sale that LOO of the Spanish troops
of the Guantanamo district are on the sick
list. After they have surrendered the work
of tending the sick, feeding the healthy and
maintaining order among the prisoners will
probably devolve upon the navy.
The Nipe bay engagement quite hot.
but there were no casualties on the Amer
lean side. The Spanish gunboat Jorge
Juan was r:ddled by our shells. 1t is be-
lieved that about 200 men deserted from
her after Opening the Kingston valves.
The Navy's Fire.
A fleet bulletin just issued in regard to
the investigation of the ravy's shells at
the bombardment Of Santiago de Cuba
says:
twelve houses were completely wreck
ed inside and one house was burned. Six
teen eight-inch shells struck within three
blocks on the Gale de Marina. These ex-
cavated the ground to a depth of about
four feet and to length of about ten feet.
The street was macada mized. 1t is judged
from the fact that many of them struck
near the waters edge that number of
shells must have gone into the bay. Army
officers have stated that thirty or forty
went beyond the northern edge of the bay
into the Spanish lines.
"A dozen more of the shells had not
exploded. In four of them the base had
been simply blown out In one case a
four-inch shell, which was probably a stray
shell fired during the demonstration at
Aguadores on July /, had gone through d
tree and had exploded in the ground be-
yond. When the severe effect of the eight
inch shells is considered it is matter for
congratulation that 1t was not necessary
to continue the bombardment longer and
fire thrteen-inch shells, the squadron
had prepared to do. The effect of these
latter would undoubtedly have been of a
most disastrous character to the town.