Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-19
MORO CASTLE A
COMPLETE WRECK.
Not Gun Wa. In Position To Bs Used
whss the spanish Fisg Was
Hauled Down.

Copyrghiel isas. By the Associated Press
Under Morro Castle. Santiago. July
ls.-Exacily at o O'Clock yesterday
morning the Spanish flag was lowered
from The staff erowning the heights
upon whfh the battered Moro castle
spreads hilf way. Lowering Of the EN-.
blem Of the defunct sovereignty Of Spain
in this part Of the world was witnessed
By few Spanish and American troops
on shon and by the Brooklyn, New
York, VIXEN aud vesuvius, lying with.
IN few hundred yards of the harbor
entrance Immediately after the fag
was haulsd down steam launches. COM
manded By Lieutonants Hobson and
Palmer eniered the haTbor, penetrating
AZ FAR as tie firing stations of the sub
marine mines. These mines were Judged
not 20 formidable a. was expected, and
later in ihs afternoon all were exploded
under supervision Of the Vixen.
Six or ssyen fine steamers IN the har.
Dor fall u prizes 70 the navy and army
The Spanish gunboat Alvarez had been
taAen possession Of BY a prize crew from
the New York. The other vessels were
AZ the other end q the harbor at Santa.
80 proper
MorFo castle is the only imposing FOR.
tihcation In the hzrbor, and IL Is only 20
IN appcaance, since not a gun Is mount.
ed within or on the crumbled walls In
fact, al the batteries. masked and open,
dwindiei ia their terror-inspiring quail
ties a. d. inspection grew closer.
Captain Cook, Of tia Brooklyn Is au-
thoriiy for the statement that the form.
er spaslsh flagship. Maria Teresa, has
fioatedof the reef on which she was
STRANDED and that her heavy armament
is practically dninjurcd,
Thsapta.n also says the cruiser viii
also surely be saved for an addition 20
the United States navy. a. a trophy oi
the glorious July 3. Tho Cristobal
Colon may also b. saved. though a good
deal depends on the weather, which is
uncertain AZ this time Of the year 4
heavy storm might drive the cruiser 80
high on the coral reef that IL would be
impossible 10 foat her.
Many Of the naval men are outspokon
In thelr criticism Of the treatment Of the
Colon Immediately after her surrender.
I They believe the ship conld have been
saved when she slipped hack from the
reef into deep water had divers, carpen.
ters and machinists, with a competent
prize crow, been sent on board Of her.
The crow of the Brooklyn regarded the
VizcayA as their particular enemy since
the time when they were both present
AZ Queen victoria's jubilee display,
when there was much comment aboard
on wha: good fight might be expected
between the two ships II they ever met.
] OF the four ships which worc in Ad-
miral Cervora's fleet. only two are sure.
ly doomod 70 destruction-the Vizcaya
and Almimnto Oquendo-and these as
concident were the two cruisers which
went into Havana harbor after the blow.
ing up Of the Maine, and were anchored
near tho wreck Of the United States
batileship in all bravery ofpaint gliding
and bunting, seeming TO gloat over the
ruin caused while the people Of Havana
shouted themselves hoarse Dragging un-
ceasingly Of what the two formidable
cruisers oi Spain would do with the
United States navy should ever fight
b possible. Surely. remarked Lieu.
tenant Commander Wainwright Of the
Gloucester, formerly OF tho Maine, "this
ayengcs the Maine"