Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-07-09

shell bursting above and aboard the
| Nizcaya. Eulatc hostcd white flag as
his ship went ashore to save ahe rem
nant of his men, and simultaneously up
went flag of white on the Oquendo
and down came the flag of Spain. An
hour and half had elapsed since Ger
vera left the harbor, and of the five YES
sells which came ont only his flagship
was still in action. The MORO battery
still stormed impotently at the New
York. The American army, with l,2O0
dead and wounded, was not yet in San
tiago, but Cervera's S fleet was destroyed.
and Cervera himself was only strug-
Cling because he wished to make his
defeat glorious in the eyes of the atten-
tive world, 1t had proven at least that
he was not bottled up SO tightly as was
supposed. He had lost four vessels
and perhaps more than half his men,
but his pennant was still lying and
some of his guns were still in action.
Ccrycra passed the bay in which the
Oquendo had sought refuge and held on
due westward course, close to the
land, but evidently nourishing the des-
peratc hope that he might break
through the line and reach free water.
lie had passed in succession the In
diana, the Iowa and Texas, not to speak
of the Gloucester, which spoutcd six
pound shells at him. Since his flag ap-
reared outside the harbor his ship had
! been struck again and again.
BY this time the Nizcaya and the
Oquendo were practically beaten, but
in spite of the L. and lS-inch shells that
were rained upon him at range which
was very short. for such guns; in spite
of the fact that his boilers and machin-
ery were damaged, he held his course.
From point mile west of Moro the
Cristobal Colon was invisible frequently
in low-hanging smoke from his own
runs, and also that which drlfted IN
shore from the battleships who clearly
saw it might have been better II they
had moved in circles and given battle
under the Santiago batteries, whose ana
would have lcssened the odds against
him. but the Spaniards, through splen-
did strategy, had not been headed OF
until the batteries could no longer
train their guns on our tieet'
| ,,a vsr.i .,f the Colon,
At1l.3O Ccrvera saw the oregon CUT
ting in.shore ahead OF him torouna MN
to The smoke was very thick. Inc
firing was inccssant. Cerveras ava'i-
able guns were no longer well served
Shells had set fire to his ship near the
stern, and the flames were controlled
with difficulty, but the Spanish ao,
mirol altered his course and headed on
from the coast, as if attempting to pass
between two ships and run for IT. IL
was impossible. The Iowa and texas
were already moving down to close tue
gap, and the Spanish flagship, rakea
bv tho Oregon and the Brooklyn at
from 1000 to 5000 yards, and by the
Iowa and the Texas at longer range
turned in-shore again and ran Tor the
rocks. where the surf was breaking
Coryera still replied occasionally ana
7 wondered when the smoke hid ms
ship If he would be afioat when II
lifted. l could discern the span
ish flag from time, to time as the
smoke drifted away. and the nash
, Of n GUN at intervals proved that the
soaniard was consistently following
. tho idea which led him to quit the mar
which was to rake glorious eid