Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-11
THE SPANISH PRISONERS.
Their Arrival at Portsmouth, N. H.,
Yesterday.
ADMIRAL CERVERA HAS BEEN ILL
AND LOOKS BROKEN-HEARTED
OVER HIS DEFEAT-OTHER OFF,
GERS AND MEN SICK-ADMIRAL
LONG STORY.

Portsmouth, N. H., July 10.-The
auxiliary cruiser St. Louis with more
than 800 Spanish soldiers, arrived in
Portsmouth harbor at $50 O'Clock this
morning, and a few minutes later drop
ped anchor just above Fishing Island
The big liner left Guantanamo at 6
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, July 5, and
did not make stop until she dropped
anchor in Portsmouth harbor. Includ-
ing the prisoners there were 1,036 peo-
pie on board the boat, and out of this
number there are 81 sick and wounded
Spaniards under 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
Vizcaya, is among the prisoners, and
has been quite ill, having been wound
ed in the head during the battle off
Santiago.
At 9:15 this morning the tug A. w.
Chestertown went alongside the ST.
Louis with Health Officer F. S. Towle,
who went on board. He made a thor
ough examination Of the vessel, visited
all of the sick and found that most of
the sickness on board was due to
wounds received during the battle or
from exposure. He says there is no ev-
idence of yellow fever or other 0onta-
gious diseases, and the people in the
vicinity of where the prisoners are to
be confined
NEED FEEL NO ALARM
about pestilence breaking out.
All Of the Spanish commissioned Off
GERS 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 Cerveras flagship
when she was destroyed on the morn
ing 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 prisoners
were confined between decks and close
ly guarded. A detachment of twenty
eight marines from the United States
steamer Brooklyn, under Lieut.. Bor-
dan, and twenty-one marines from the
United States steamer Marblehead 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.
The prisoners, as well as nearly all
the Spanish officers, are dressed in
clothes of every description, as most of
them had 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 visited him and was warmly
greeted. He shook hands with the
health officer and in good English said
he was
SITUATED VERY PLEASANTLY
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 we'll for the
past three or four days, but expected
to be all right in short time. He
presents the appearance of broken
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
nothing whatever to do with the pris-
oners since they came aboard, and have
been keeping as far away from them as
possible. There are number of Span
ish surgeons on board WIZ have taken
good care Of the sick and wounded pris-
OnerS. There are about forty of the
latter, the remainder being Ill from the
effects of exposure and the rain during
the battle. No one is allowed on shore.
At 1:50 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
with messages from Captain Phillips.
Cadet Fremont, Of the st. Louis.
landed with a gig loaded with mail
from the fleet and it was sent in bags
to the postoffice.
Ensign Palmer came ashore with i'm
portant
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
the arrangements to land the prisoners
at their quarters on Seaveys Island to-
morrow afternoon, and at o'clock the
tug Piscataqua will take three barges
loaded with prisoners to the island.
On the way up from Santiago a
number of the Spanish seamen said
that they had had enough Of fighting,
at least with the Yankees.
1t is said that Admiral SIMPSONS
report to the Navy Department of the
destruction of Cervera's feet is about
$1,000 words. Ensign Palmer carried
the document, which was in book
form.
It is understood that Admiral Ger
vera has accepted an invitation to stay
at a hotel at New Castle, about four
miles from the navy yard.