Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-09

ish fleet, some $50 prisoners from the
Maria Teresa were placed on the Har-
ward. In some way, a number OF
them procured guns, and, on Monday.
night, about so of them tried to es-
cape by making a wild dash from the
steerage whence they had been con-
fined. The guards were on the alert
and met them with volley. Six were
killed and Is were wounded. The fir
ing ended the mutiny. No American
was hurt.
- Seven of the Spanish guerillas
who have been shooting from trees
at passing ambulances and pack trains,
etc., were captured on Tuesday and
sent to the headquarters of General
Wheeler under heavy guard. Among
their other victims were two doctors
Danforth and Troal. At last accounts
the advisability of putting the guer-
illas to death was being seriously con-
sidered. 1t is said that at least two
of the men are liberated Spanish
convicts.
In conversation with a reporter
last Monday, Captain Phillip, of the
Texas, told of the destruction of the
Spanish feet on Sunday, and among
other things he is quoted as saying
"The Vizcaya fired the first shot. AS
far back as history goes-in the days of
Joshua, at Manila, here, everywhere,
the man who fires the first shot of bat
tie on the Sabbath is sure of defeat.
These Spaniards are Goddess race,
and their cause is unrighteous. That
accounts for easy victories"
- The destruction of the Spanish
warships at Santiago was profitable
davis work for the Yankee tars en-
gagged in it. The law allows bounty
of 500 for every man engaged on the
enemy's ships, provided they are infe-
rior to the American ships. There
were 1900 men on the Spanish ships,
which means S1sO,OO0 will be divided
among the Americans. A twentieth
will 90 to the officer who commanded
during the fight, and the balance will
be divided according to the rank of
the men.
- There has been much criticism of
General Garcia for his failure to pre-
vent the entrance of Pando's 5000
troops into Santiago. 1t has since de-
veloped that Garcia had offered to
intercept Pando, if he were allowed to
take with him his 1000 Cubans. He
was only allowed 1000, however, and
he found that Pando was too strong
for him. 1t is provoking, of course,
that Pando was successful in entering
the city ; but there seems to be no
lust cause to blame General Garcia.
- Captain Charles V. Gridley, COM
mander of Admiral Dewey's flagship
Olympia, in the battle of Manila,
speaking on his deathbed of the expe-
dition which the government is send
ing to the Philippines, said: 81 feel
sorry for those boys they are sending
out to Manila. They are in more dan
ger from the scourges of the country
than from Spanish bullets. The heat
is simply damnable, and they are sure
to sicken. The fleet has been singu-
larly free from it, but 1 fear it will
come. have no desire to criticise any
plan of the government or to stand
against the wishes of the people; but
I see in those islands for us but coal
ing station. Not one in ten of our
best men could survive there"
- The war board at Washington
knew, early Sunday morning, that
Cervera contemplated the dash he
afterward made out of the harbor. In
one of the Santiago clubs, the Spanish
admiral was heard to say that he did
not intend to be caught like rat in a
hole; but that he would take his
chances on sea as sailor should. He
further said that he would make a
dash out of the harbor on Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Some of the
French refugees who left Santiago
few days ago, heard this talk, and
after they had put themselves under
the protection Of General Garcia, told
it. The information appeared to be
authentic, and it was cabled to the
war department. The navy depart
ment was Immediately informed; but
this was not until Sunday morning,
and it was then too late to inform
Sampson.
- The Reina Mercedes, the last of
the Cervera fleet, was sunk in the San
tiago channel last Monday night. One
of the American scout boats saw the
ship coming out. The alarm was Civ
en- at once, and within few minutes
the whole fleet was ablaze with signals,
the appearance of which were quickly
followed by a hail of shells pouring
on the devoted vessel. The fire was
returned from the Spanish batteries,
and probably also from the Reina Mer-
cedes, which was finally sunk under
Moro castle. During the firing shell
struck the deck of the Iowa and ex-
ploded in the sleeping quarters of the
the men below; but as the men were
all at the guns, nobody was hurt. The
dispatch from which this was taken
did not state whether the Spaniards
were trying to sink the Reina Merce-
des near the Merrimac to prevent the
o..,o,oo of tho N, aripoD fleet The