Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-07
SIMPSONS VICTORY.
Cervera's Desperate Attempt at Escape
Results in Destruction of Spanish Fleet
The Admiral II Prisoner of War.


Copyright 1898. by the Associated Press)
Ten Miles West of the Entrance of the
llarbor of Santiago De Cuba, Sunday,
July "a y. m.-By Associated Press dos-
patch boat Wanda to Port Antonio Ja-
maica, Monday, July 4, via Kingston, July
a. l:ij a. m.-.Admiral Cervera's fleet, con-
sisting Of the armorcd cruisers Cristobal
Colon, Almirantc Oquendo, lnfanta Maria
Teresa and Nizcaya and two torpedo boat
dcstroycrs, the Furor and the Pluton,
which had been held in the harbor of
Santiago de cuba for six weeks past Iy
the combined squadrons of Rear Admiral
Sampson ana Commodore Schlcy, lies to-
day at the bottom of the Caribbean sea,
off the southern coast of Cuba. The Span
!Gh admiral Is a prisoner of war on the
auxiliary gun boat Gloucester formerly
Mr.. J. Picrpont Morg'an's yacht Corsair)
and 1900 To 1900 other Spanish officers and
sailors all who escaped the frightful car
mage caused by the shells from the AM
crican warshps are also held as prisoners
Of war by the United States navy.
The American victory is complete and,
according to the best information obtain
able at this time the American vessels
! were practically untouched and only ono
man was killed. though the ships were
subjected to the heavy fire of the Span
/ iards all the time the battle lasted.
Admiral Cervcrt made as gallant a dash
| 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 PIN but inevitable destruc.
! ton or surrender If he remained any long
! cr in the trap in which the American fleet
/ held him. he made a bold cash for the
| harbor at the time the Americans least
expected him to 30 50, and
lighting every inch of his way.
E'tH,n hi CHI ,1as
and sinking, he tried to escape the doom
which was written on the muzzlc of every
American gun trained upon his vessels.
The Americans saw him the moment he
left the harhor and commenced their
work Of destruction Immediately. For
IAN hour or two they followed the flying
Spaniards to the westward along the
shore line sending shot after shot into
their black bulls. tearing great holes in
their steel sides, and covering their decks
with the blood of the killed and wound
Cd
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indication that they intended to do other
wise TIM fight to the last. They showed
no signals of surrender even when their
ships commenced to sink and the great
cloud of smoke pouring from their sides
showed they were on fire. But they turn
ed their heads toward tho shore, less
than mile away, and ran them on tho
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