The Lamar register., 1898-07-06

out OF action. Her how guns were
st,h firing at Intervals. those who
were not working tile bow guns
crowding forward 10 escape the
smoke and fire aft.
The Gtquensio was ashore. her guns
silent and smoke rising ln Thick
black clouds. There was a thunder
Ing Of guns TO the westward now and
flashes in the smother told that Ger
vera stfll fought. bur 10 the eastward
~ his ship lay the burning wrecks OF
his two dcStr0ycrS. The torpedo boat
Ericsson was seen coming along with
the New York
The Oquendo was helpless The
Indiana and the Iowa were closing la
aud shell after shell burst above aud
aboard the NiEcaya Eniatr hoisted =
white flag rs his ship went ASHORE to
save the remainder % bis men. and
simultaneously up went flag %
white on the OansBtlo and Down
came the nag of spain, An bour and
half had clapsetl sincr cervcfa had
left the harlpor. ana of Tho iivr vcs-
sells which came ent. unly the flag
ship was siiil In action. The Marro
battery s;ill ssormssi impasicniiy al
the New York.
Ccrvera pasSs,i the isay In Ntich the
nquenlo had sought refuEe. and hcid
on a due westward course close to the
shorp. bar rSisienily nanrt<hins the ds~-
perate hop- that he might tsreak
through the lsne ami reaca fr,,c water.
He had isassssf 10 sue'v-sslen the insii.
sna and the Iowa aud the Texas. rot
10 speak nf tins uttis t;loncsstrr. Uhlch
sl,outea c-pountIcrs at him since hl@
Tag had apTcarrpl outside - the har.
i,or his rhip had t-pu strnck asaia and
IaEain
Try this time tho vtEcayh ard the
oquensfu were practically hs-atcn but
Ia spite of the u atd i1ipch shells
ihst were rtIincd uIsou him ai rauxr
witch wAs very shaft Tor rgirh Eunk
In spite uf The fact tisat his boilers aud
machinery were dau,a zrd. is- heid his
snuu-s,.
At half past II cefvvra ssu The orr.
Enu catfing in SHORE ahcsd cf hfsa 10
round hini -. The smoke Wzs vrry
Thick. The fiFinE wzs inss-s-aai Ger
yerA's available guns uere no longer
well ses.gs-i Siieiis bad ~sf Hrs 10 his
ship Eear tho stern and the rauls.s
v~rc conirnlissi With siiffruiiy. bat the
Spanish admiral aifsg.sl his ssursa and
hsSadeSi "a frsm The eoesF a. n to At.
frupt % pass through ,hc two shlr,s
and run for IT,
u was iulIssssIisi.. The InWa ana
she Texas Wcrc nirsaiiy ussyinz down
TO ciore the zap; and the spanish fiak.
ship. rakel by thr Oregon and the
Broakiyu ~ fnotn iisaus1ll.i 10 thrs-a
Thousand yards. sud ~ tizr tS~a aud
Texas nj longer range. furnssi IN shore
again and ran for The rsrks. and IN :
few minutes flames eHv-igflr,f III. his
shlP.
Admiral Cervcra. affrr ulakinz ns
f,iucky ) aEhf aFainSf oser~hsiiTiinE
Odds ~ = rrcuyti~si Ia naval history.
was rpmyeiissi 10 surrender He Wa
taken ~ pri-casr ~ war. sOzrsSsr
win every MAR IN his fs-.t not
druwned cr kiiis-i IN scfion. The spau-
lsh admiral WAS wnnntigsi "a snc - hi.
arms His sIeirnsit shiiss the Crfs,a-
bal Coion. iazship: isle viEcsya, &lni-
rnrte O,Iucnfg aud infaafa Mars
TersaSa aud the toYT-sie tssai destroy
rrS fnroF and Plutdsn ~ GA il.c Cal,an
rocks shell -risllil.,i sul0kins heiis,
~ ia. Goislen iiosi. The Nrw Yors
Heraid's di-yuieh boat, ~feafn.sl pssi
the flagship after ihs haiiis. was in.
formed by an of1c,s an the deck that
Admiral c~rvrrE. wiki go u his
men had surrendered
OF The prisoners nsone than sG.l u The
crew af the Nlzraya wrre iaken hy th..
Iowa, Captain Evans
Every vessel Ia Admifal SaniIssan-s
ncet went through the fivrce ssEagc.
uis-nt without INJURY fint nue Innn o..
the American fitet was killed and Two
,rere injured