The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-11
Admiral Cervera III, and Captain Eu-
q Wound in the Head.
DEFIBNT FUGITIVE ON BOARD
GOVERNOR OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA
AMONG THE PRISONERS.
Was Fleeing the City on Cervera's
Flagship When Captured--An In
terview with the Admiral.

PORTSMOUTH, N H, July 10--The aux
Hilary cruiser st. Louis. with more than TAG
Spanish sailors including fifty-four officers,
arrived in Portsmouth harbor at $50 o'clock
this morning, and a few minutes later
dropped anchor just above Fishing island.
The big liner left Guantanamo at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, July 5, and did not
make a stop until she dropped anchor in
Portsmouth harbor. Including the prison.
ers, there were 1895 people on board the
boat, and out of this number there are
ninety-one sick and wounded Spanards un-
der the care of surgeons. Admiral Cervera
IS confined to his cabin, having been quite
i'll for the past three days, although he was
able to be dressed this morning. Captain
Eulate, who was commander of the Viz
caya, and is among the prisoners, is also
7 quite i'll, having been wounded in the head
during the battle of Santiago.
At 9:15 o'clock this morning the tug A. w.
Chesterton went alongside the st. Louis,
with Health Officer F. S. Towle, who went
on board He made a thorough examina-
ton of the vessel visited all of the sick and
found that most of the sickness was due to
wounds received during the battle or from
exposure. He says there is no evidence of
yellow fever or other contagious diseases,
and the people in the vicinity of where the
prisoners are to be confined need feel no
alarm about pestilence breaking out.
All the Spanish commissioned officers
have been on parole and had the freedom
of the ship with one exception, and he was
the governor of Santiago de Cuba, who was
trying to escape from the city on Admiral
Cervera's flagship when she was destroyed
on that memorable morning of July 3. He
refused to sign the parole papers, and was,
consequently confined in one of the cabins
under guard The remainder of the prison.
ers were confined between decks and close
ly guarded. A detachment of twenty-eight
marines from the United States ship Brook
lyn, under Lieut.. Bordan, and twenty-one
marines from the United States ship Mar
blehead were put aboard the ST. Louis when
she left Guantanamo for the north to guard
the prisoners, but they had little or no
trouble with the men.
A MOTLEY LOOKING CROWD.
The prisoners, as well as nearly all the
Spanish officers, are dressed in clothes of
every description, as most of them bad
come aboard with very little clothing and
what they are wearing was given them by
the officers and men from the American
fleet.
Admiral Cervera remained in his cabin
during the trip. Health Officer Towle Wis
tied him and was warmly greeted. He shook
hands with the health officer, and in good
English said he was situated very pleasant
ly on the boat and had received nothing but
the kindest and most considerate treatment
from both officers and men ever since he
had been taken prisoner. He had not been
feeling well for the past three or four days,
but expected to be all right in short time.
Of q hr0lr
hearted man. and keenly feels the loss of
his fleet, containing the pick of the Spanish
navy.
The crew of the st. Louis have had moth
ing whatever to do with the prisoners since
they came aboard and have been kept as
far away from them as possible. There are
a number of Spanish surgeons on board who
have taken good care of the sick and
wounded prisoners. There are about forty
of the latter, the remainder being i'll from
the effects of exposure and the rain during
the battle. No one is allowed on board the
prison ship and none of the officers or crew
are allowed on shore.
At 11:50 the first officer from the st. Louis,
Ensign Payne, arrived at the navy yard to
officially notify Admiral Carpenter of the
arrival of the vessel and with messages
for Captain Phillips. Cadet Fremont, of the
st. Louis, landed with a gig loaded with
mail from the feet and it was sent in bags
to the postoffice. Ensign Palmer came
ashore with important official dispatches for
Washington and left at 2:21 this afternoon
with a large grip, which he would allow
no one to handle.
Admiral Carpenter has perfected arrange
ments to land the prisoners at their quar-
ters on Seavey's island tomorrow after
noon. and at 2 o'clock the tug Pscataqua
will take three barges loaded with pris-
oners to the island
On the way up from Santiago a number
of the Spanish seamen said they had had
enough of fighting. at least with the
Yankees.
SIMPSONS REPORT.
1t is said that Admiral SIMPSONS report
to the Navy Department of the destruction
OF Cervera's fleet is about twelve thousand
words. Ensign Palmer carried the docu-
ment which was in book form.
1t is understood that Admiral Cervera
has accepted an invitation to stay at a hotel
at Newcastle, about four miles from the
navy yard. Admiral Ceryera's stay at the
hotel will, however, be Short as the St
Louis will coal as soon as the Spanish sail
ors are landed. and will then leave for An
napolis with the Spanish officers. The ST.
Louis came up from Santiago with less
than 500 tons of coal, and the economy in
the coal consumption was the cause of her
slow trip.
Admiral Cervera came on deck late this
afternoon and consented to talk with repre-
sentatives of the press, who went out to
the st. Louis on a tug You ask me-" he
said. how like America. and I answer
yoa that have always liked and ! may