The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-27

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fanta Maria Teresas fire main had been
| cut by one of our first shots, and that she
! was unable to eXtingush the fire. With
| large volumes of smoke rising from their
| lower decks aft. these vessels gave up both
! fight and flight and ran in on the beach,
| the Infanta Maria Teresa at about 1915
| a. m. at Nina Nina. six and one-half
miles from Santiago harbor entrance, and
| the Almirante Oquendo at about 1890 a.
| m, at Juan Golzales, seven miles from
| the port
| ''Ninth-The Vizcaya was still under the
| fire of the leading vessels; the Cristobal
| Colon had drawn ahead, leading the chase
and soon passed beyond the range of the
| guns of the leading American ships.
| THE Vizcaya was soon set on fire. and
| at 1l:15 she turned in shore and was
| beached at Asseradores fifteen miles from
| Santiago, burning fiercely, and with her
! reserves of ammunition on deck already
| beginning to explode.
| When about ten miles west of Santiago
| the Indiana had been signaled to go back
to the harbor entrance and at Asseradores
! the Iowa was signalled to resume block
| aiding station
THE iowa, assisted by the Ericsson and
| the Hist, took off the crew of the Vizcava
| While the Harvard and the Gloucester res
! cued those of the Infanta Marie Teresa
| and Almirante Oquendo.
This rescue of prisoners included the
| wounded, from the burning Spanish YES
| sells, was the occasion of some of the most
| daring and gallant conduct of the day
The ships were burning fore and aft
( their guns and reserve ammunition were
q nd
moment the fire would reach the main
| magazines.
I'm addition to this a heavy surf was
! running just inside of the Spanish ehins
But no risk deferred our officers and
men until their work of humanity was
complete.
Tenth There remained now ne
the Spanish ships only the Girls
| tobal Colon, but she was their
| best and fastest - vessel Fore
ed by the situation to hug the Cuban
| coast, her only chance of escape was bv
! superior and sustained speed When The
| Nlzcaya went ashore the Colon was about
six miles ahead of the Brooklyn and The
| Oregon; but her squirt was finished and
| the American ships We're gaining on her.
Behind the Brooklyn and Oregon came
| the Texas, Vixen and New York 1t was
| evident, from she bridge of the New York
that all of the American ships were grad
ually overhauling the chase and that she
| had no chance of escape.
! "At 1880 the Brooklyn and the Oregon
| opened fire and got her range, the Oregon's
heavy shells striking beyond her. and at
| 1:20 she gave up without firing another
| shot, hauling down her colors. and ran
| ashore at Rio Torquino, forty-eight miles
! from Santiago.
capt. Cook of the Brooklyn went on
| board to receive the surrender While his
| boat was alongside / came up in the New
| Work received his md
! Oregon in charge of the wreck to save her
| if possible, and directed the prisoners to
be transferred to the Resolute. which had
| followed IN the chase.
Commodore Schley, whose chief of staff
had gone on board to receive the surrender
| had directed that all of their personal eff
| fects be retained by the officers. This or
| der l did not modify.
| The Cristobal Colon was not injured nv
| our firing, and probably is not much in
| jured by Bleaching, though she ran ashore
| at high speed. The beech was so steep
| that she came off by the working of the
| sea. But her sea valves were opened ana
| broken treacherously, l am sure after her
| surrender, and despite all efforts she sank
| when it became evident that she could
not be kept afloat she was pushed by the
! New York bodily on the beach, the New
| York's stem being placed against her for
this purpose, the ship being handled by
! Can't, Chadwick with admirable judgment
and sank in shallow water and may be
saved. Had this not been done she would
have gone down in deep water and would
have been to a certainty total loss.
| Eleventh. / regard this complete and
important victory over the Spanish forces
as the successful finish of several weeks
| Of arduous and close blockade so strin-
| gent and effective during the night that
| the enemy was deferred from making the
| attempt to escape at night and deliberately
elected to make the attempt in daylight
| That this was the case, l was informed by
| the commanding officer of the Cristobal
! Colon"
Admiral Sampson, at this point fully de-
| scribes the manner in which the blockade
| of the harbor was maintained showing
| that il was impossible for any of Admiral
! Cervera $ ships to escape without detec-
| ton. Every night an American battle
ship turned its searchlight on the channel
| leading out of the harbor
Admiral Sampson continues as follows:
| Thirteen When all the work
was done so WELL it is
| difficult 20 discriminate in praise
| The object. Of the blockade Of Admiral
| Cervera' $ squadron was at least fully ac-
| compished, and each individual bore well
| his part In 1.-THE commodore in command
on the second division, the captains of
| ships their officers and men.
1.-The fire of the battleships was power
| ful and destructive. and the resistance of
| broken almost before they had gone be-
| yond the range of their own forts.
| The fine speed Of the Oregon enabled
1 her 20 take a front position in the chase
| and the Cristobal Colon did not give up
untn the oregon had thrown a lS-inch