Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-05
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WHOLE FLEET GONE.
Down at the Botsom Of the Cnrrsb-
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copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press
TEN MILES WEST OF THE EN.
TRANCE OF THE HARBoR OF SAN.
TiAGo DE CUBA, Sunday. July 8, p
NJ. by the Associated Press Dispatch.
Boat Wanda. 10 PORT ANTONIO, Mon.
day morning, July 4. via KINGSTON
JAMAICA, July 4--i;i5 A. M.-Admra
Cervera's feet. consisting of the armored
cruisers Cristobal Colon, Almirante
Oquendo. Infanta Maria Teresa. and VIZ
caya and two torpedo boat t-destroyers
The Fpror and the Pluton, which had
been held In the harbor of Santiago dc
Cuba for six weeks past by the COM
blned squadrons of Rear-Admiral Samp-
son and Commodore Schley. lies to-day
at the bottom of the Caribbean sea, off
the southern coast of Cuba.
CERVERA a PRISONER.
The Spanish Admiral is a prisoner OF
war on the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester
0ormely j. Pierpont Morgon's yacht Cor
sair), and 1000 to 1900 other Spanish of
icers 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.
DONS MADE THE BEST OF IT.
The sDaniards. when they found they
would be permitted TO live, adapted them
selves comfortably to the situation, roll
ed their cigarettes. and began playing
cards among themselves.
The American victory is complete,
ana, according to the best in
formation obtainable at this time, the
American vessels were practically un-
touched, and only one man was killed,
though the ships were subjected to the
heavy fire of the Spanish all the time the
battl' lasted.
GALLANT SPANISH DASH.
Admiral Cervera made as gallant a
lash for liberty and for the preservation
Of his ships this morning as has ever oc-
Cured in the history of naval warfare
In the face OF overwhelming odds, with
nothing before him but inevitable de-
'truction or surrender, if he remained any
onger in the trap in which the American
he harbor at the time the Americans
east expected him to do so, and fighting
very inch Of his way, even when his ship
was ablaze and sinking. he tried to os~
,ape the doom which was written on TIE
nuzzle 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
lour or two they followed the flying
spanlards TO the westward along The
hore line, sending shot after shot into
heir H1ezing huls. tearing great holes in
heir steel sides, and covering their decks
With the blood of the killed and wounded.
SPANISH FIGHT WELL.
At no time did the Spaniards show any
Indication that they intended to do other
wise than fight TO the last They showed
10 signals to surrender even when their
hips commenced TO sink, and the great
LIQUIDS of smoke pouring from their sides
howed they were on fire. But they turned
heir vessels toward the shore, less than
mile away, and ran them on the beach
nd rocks, where their destruction was
oon completed. The officers and men on
oard then escaped to the shore as well
S they could, with the assistance of
oats sent from the American men-of-
'ar, and threw themselves upon the
percy of their captors, who not only ex-
ended TO them the gracious hand of
-merican chivalry, but sent them a guard
o protect them from the murderous
ands of Cuban soldiers hiding in the
ush on the hillside, eager TO rush down
nd attack the unarmed, defeated. but
alorous foe.
RAIfy OF SHELLS.
One after another the Spanish ships
ecame the victims OF the awful rain of
1els which the American battleships,
'uisers, and gunboats poured upon them,
nd two hours after the first of the fleet