The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-07
ADMIRAL CRRvERA.

which was chased As miles to westward
by the commander-in-ch -chief, Brooklyn,
Oregon and Texas, surrendering to
Brooklyn, but was beached to prevent
sinking.
"None of the officers or men were in.
jured except on board the Brooklyn
Chief Yeoman Ellis was killed and one
man wounded. Admiral Cervera, all
commanding officers, excepting of
Oquendo, about 20 other officers and
1000 men are prisoners. About $50
killed or drowned and 100 wounded,
latter being cared for on Solace and
Olivette. Have just arrived off Santi-
ago in Marblehead to take charge while
commander-in-chief is looking out for
Cristobal Colon. "WATsoN."
Ten MILES WEST OF THE ENTRANCE
OF THE HARBoR OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
July 3, by the Dispatch Boat Wanda to
Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July 5.-Admiral
Cervera's fleet, consisting of the arm
ored cruisers Cristobal Colon, Amir
ante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa
and ViZcaya and two torpedoboat de-
stroyers, the Furor and the Pluton,
which had been held in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba for six weeks past by
the combined squadrons of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson and Commodore Schley,
lies at the bottom of the Caribbean sea,
of the southern coast of Cuba. The
Spanish admiral is prisoner of war on
the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester (for-
merly Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan's yacht
Corsair) and 1000 to 800 other Span
ish officers and sailors, all who escaped
the frightful carnage caused by the
shells from the American warships, are
also held as prisoners of war by the
United States navy.
The American victory is complete,
and, according to the best information
obtainable at this time, the American
vessels were practically untouched and
only one man was killed, though the
ships were subjected to the heavy fire Of
the Spaniards all the time the battle
lasted.
Admiral Cervera made as gallant dash
for liberty and for the preservation of
his ships this morning as has ever
occurred in the history of naval war
fare.
In the face Of overwhelming odds,
with nothing before him but inevitable
destruction or surrender if he remained
any longer in the trap In which the
American feet held him, he made
bold dash from the harbor at the time
the Americans least expected him to do
so, and, fighting every inch of his way,
even when his ship was ablaze and
sinking, he tried to escape the doom
which was written ON the muzzle of
every American gun trained upon his
vessels.
The Americans saw him the moment
he left the harbor and commenced their
work of destruction Immediately. For
an hour or two they followed the flying
Spaniards to the westward along the
shore line, sending shot after shot into
their blazing hulls, tearing great holes
in their steel sides and covering their
decks with the blood of the killed and
wounded.
At no time did the Spaniards show
any indication that they intended to do
otherwise than fight to the last. They
showed no signals to surrender even
when their ships commenced to sink,
and the great clouds of smoke pouring
from their sides showed they were on
fire. But they turned their heads to-
ward the shore, less than mile away,
and ran them on the beach and rocks,
where their destruction was soon com
nlated. The officers and msn an hoa"d