The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-19

determined to have a glimpse of Santi-
ago city and the launch WAS headed
along the west side of the channel
going slowly and sticking to the shall
low water lest some contact mine put
an end, as the commodore remarked
TO our pleasure party
Skirting the broad, lake-like spot in
the harbor. where the Spanish fleet,
destroyed two weeks ago today, used
to lie during the bombardments, and
noting the brilliantly painted buoys
which marked the shadows, Punta
Gorda was rounded and distant
about two miles the city of Santiago
shone out, the cathedral. being especi-
ally well defined, and the masts of not
few vessels showing at the wharves.
AT that distance Santiago did not show
any traces of the destruction wrought
by the 101 out of the LOG S-inch shells
fired on the city last Monday.
Returning to the Brooklyn, Com
modore Schley, accompanied by his
staff, entered the harbor this morning
soon after the mines were exploded.
CRUISERS MAY BE SAVED.
Captain Cook, of the Brooklyn, is
authority for the statement that the
former Spanish flagship, the Infanta
Maria Teresa, has fioated off the reef
on which she stranded and that her
heavy armament is practically unin-
jured- The captain also says the
cruiser Will almost surely be saved
and form an addition to the United
States, a trophy of the glorious July 8.
The Cristobal Colon may also be
saved, though good deal depends
upon the weather. which is very I'M
certain at this time of the year. a
heavy storm might drive the cruiser so
high on the coral reef that it would
be impossible to float her
Many of the naval men are out
spoken in their criticism of the treat
ment of the Colon Immediately after
her surrender. They believe the ship
could have been saved when she
slipped back from the reef into deep
water, had divers, carpenters and ma
chinists, with competent prize crew,
been sent on board of her.
The crew of the Brooklyn regarded
the Vizcaya as their particular enemy
since the time when they were both
present at Queen Victoria's jubilee dis
play, when there was much comment
abroad on what a good fight might be
expected between the two ships if they
ever met.
OF the four big ships which were in
Cervera's fleet. only two are
surely doomed to destruction. They
are the Vizcaya and the Almirante
were the two cruisers which went into
Havana harbor after the blowing up
of the Maine, and were moored near
the wreck of the United States battle
ship in all their bravery of paint, gild-
ing and bunting, seeming to gloat over
the ruin caused, while the people of
Havana shouted themselves hoarse, |
fired myriads of bombs and Dragged |
of what the two formidable |
cruisers Of Spain would do with the |
United States navy should a fight ever |
be possible.
Surely" remarked Lieutenant Com
nander Wainwright, of the Gloucester,
of the Maine, this avenges
he Maine"
Speaking of the military victories of |
July l and 2, and of the naval victory
# July 8, Commodore Schley said |
seriously: These victories may serve
lot only to deprive Spain of her
colonial possessions, but to bring about
| change of frontiers in Europe Spain
annot get the terms now which she
night have heH two months ago.
What can she --.pe for in six months
more of such warfare? Whom the
rods destroy ii ~ first make mad"