The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1898-06-01
IN sANTIAto BAY.
Commodore SchIeY ssds information
of cervera's whssabouts.
The Admiral Is Cooped 3 Ana scb,ex Ia.
Seen and Recognized q. &pan,sh yes-
seis-Americsh Ship Gnard the
Mouth of the I,rbor.

"AshiNeIoN' may SO-The navy de-
partment has just reeised at 1880
o'clock this Monday Iorning a dis
patch from Commodore scbley stating
that the Spanish flee As in the
bay of Santiago De Cub and that he
has seen and recognized hs vessels.
While the naval officak have been
morally certain for sevral DAYS that
Cervera's squadron as in the
harbor of Santiago, the Official
announcement from Commodore
Schley was receive by the
officers on duty at the department
with intense satisfaction assurance
is now doubly sure that be Spanish
feet is bottled up and tina the cork is,
in the bottle.
1t is not believed that An. Cervera
will attempt to escape f1rn the pre-
dicament in which he no. fnds him
self as such course woul kurelv re-
suit in the destruction oibis vessels
and the loss of many lives PRECIOUS to
Spain. The suggestion Is made
however, that the Spaniard nav blow
up his ships rather than hay them fall
into the hands of Schley, IA thcv GER
tainly will if they remain she har-
Dor.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May so.-The
United States auxiliary criser. for
merly the American line stcsner New
York, arrived here Saturday morning
after having left the America fieet at
noon Friday.
Twelve American war ships.rc Ii ow
outside the harbor of Santiagd3e Cuba
and Adm. Ccrvera aud the spaaish
fleet are almost certainly insiea But
nothing certain is known 10 the
communication which Commodore
Schley has had with the shore, 81 as to
the number of Spanish fghtav YES
sells which are bottled up in tc bar-
Dor of Santiago De Cuba.
1t is to be presumed that the Iarvard
has important dispatches for thnaval
authorities at Washington.
KEY WEST, Fla, May 2S-Itknoyy
almost certain that Commodore Shley
has the Spanish feet bottled up;n the
harbor of Santiago De Cuba. Tire is
so little doubt about this that the1aval
campaign is proceeding upon ID as
sumption that Adm. Cervera is i1apa-
BILE of doing any harm Within few
days the exact conditions 4 at
Santiago De Cuba will be lzsrvn
without shadow of dubt
In spite of assertions to the contarv,
Commodore Schley was not absoluely
sure of his game when he last corrnu-
nicated with RI. Aim Sampson. Did
the commodore will not take ache
steps to block up the entrance of an
tiago harbOr until he is perfectly er-
tain that Adm. Cervera's ships are IN
side.
However, he may have done thiSu-
ready, as Commodore Schley's last COZ
muuication, forwarded on Thursdy
only reached Rear Adm Sampson -
day. The commodore stayed thre
days at CienfuegoS. lie signaled d
his ships: Il believe the Spanish fet
is in the harbor" On this belief q
message was sent to the Americali
admiral The details of how COu-l
modore Schley found out that hl
was mistaken are not yet known. a.
any rate, acting on the admiral's in
structions, the commodore then movet
east, arriving outside Santiago De
Cuba Wednesday morning, May 81
The topography of Cienfuegos and
Santiago De Cuba is almost identical.
Both harbors are about six miles long,
with narrow entrances bout 800 yards
wide and protected by high land.
A whole feet could lie in the harbol
of either place and be invisible from
the outside. After his experience al
Cienfuegos, it is probable that Com
modore Schley was very conservative
in deciding whether or not be had
caught Adm. Cervera. From the tone
of his dispatches it is evident that the
commodore soon gained much second
hand and external evidence which
pointed to Adm Cervera's presence in
the inner harbor. The evidence
was apparently strong enough tC
make the commodore feel certain the
object of his trip had been accom-
plished, but in view of his previous ex
perience, he would not risk decisive
statment until after ascertaining tht
fact for himself Before this dispatch
is published it Is likely that sComno
dore Schley has sent some vessel int
the entrance of the harbor of Santiago
De Cuba, or has obtained from a reli
able source ashore information as K
the exact number and the names o
the Spanish war ships sheltered by th'
hills about that place. Contrary to the
generally expressed opinion, the har
Dor Of Santiago De Cuba is poorly
protected.