Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-11
n46 SPANIARDS,
Prisoners from Cervera's Fleet,
Arrive at Portsmouth.
Admiral Cervera and Capt. EuIate Both
Wounded and III.
Governor Of Santiago Refuses to Sign Parole
and Is Confined.

| uiSeI St LOUIS, WITH
AS Spanish prisoners, including "a
ohlcers' arrived in Portsmouth,
at $50 O'Clock, this morning. and
rev minutes later dropped anchor
Just above Fisher island. The bi.
inner left Guantanamo at O'Clock.
tuesday aiterpoon, July 5, and did not
make a stop until she dropped anchor
IN THIS harbor. Including the prisoners
there were 1886 people on board tbo
peat on her journey north, and out of
TINS number are 81 sick and wounded
Spanlards under the care of surgeons.
Aoihlral Cervera is confined to his
cabin, having been quite i'll for the past
three days, although he was able to
be dressed, this morning. Cant. Eu-
rate, who was commander of the i'll
fated Vlzeaya and is among the pris-
onefs, is also quite i'll, having been
wounded in the head during the battle
off Santiago.
Al 9.lo this morning, the tug A. w
| Chesterton went alongside the 81
fLoulS, with Health officer Z. S. Towle.
who went on board. He made a thor
ough examination of the vessel. visited
!, all Of the sick and found that most of
the sickness was due to wounds receiv-
ed during the battle or from exposure.
He Says there is no evidence of yellow
fever or other contagious diseases.
Al-of the commissioned officers have
been on parole and had the freedom d
The vessel, with one exception, and ne
vas. the governor of Santiago de Gu
ba, who was trying to escape from the
city on Cerveras flagship, when sh5.
was destroyed on that memora Bile
morning of July B. He refused to slgn
the parole papers and was ccGsequen, :
" confined in oneof the cabins under
guard.
The remainder OF the Prison
ers except the officers we've
confined between decks and close
ly guarded. \ detachment - 2S
steamship Brooklyn under Lieut.. Bor-
den and p marins from the United
States steamship Marblehead. Were
. put aboard the st. Louis when she left
Guantanamo for tie North to guard
the prisoners but they had little or no
trouble with the men.
The prisoners, as we'll as nearly all
4 the officers, were dressed in clothes OF
a every description as nost of them had
gone aboard with very little clothing
and what they were wearing was
J given them by the ulcers and me,
, from the American h@t.
Admiral Cervera las remained in
, his cabin on the starbard side during
The trip. Health Office Towie visited
. him and was warmlg greeted. lie
: shook hands with the health officer
\ and in good English sad he was stu
: ated very pleasantly ON the boat ano
:, had received nothing but the hilldes'
- and most considerable treatment from
both officers and men ever since ht
!, had been taken prisoner.
lie had not been feeling veil ior inc
uast three or four days but expected
to be all right in short time lie
pres, nts the appearance of broken
!, hearted man and llcenly fees the loss
of his feet, containing the pix OF the
l. Spanish navy.
The crew of the ST. Louis ave hf''
l. nnthindg whatever to do WITH the
!, prisoners since they came abaru anu
l. have been kept as far AVA NOM
= them as possible. There area mum
$ Der Of Spanish surgeons on bora WIZ
have taken good care of the SEX anu
wounded prisoners. There ar apo"'
40 of the latter. the remaincr eng III
from the effects of eNposue anu
i strain during battle. NO oneis az
q lowed on board the prison SIP an"
none of the officers or crew is lloWeo
on shore.
= At 11.50 the first officer from ne 0''
Louis arrived at the navy yard OH
cially notify Admiral Carpenterh ti'e
arrival of the vessel and WithnieS-
saees for Captain Phillips
Cadet Fremont of the st. guns
landed with a gig loaded whitman
from the fleet and it was sent IN as'
to the postofIice.
Ensign Palmer came ashore ltn
inportant official dispatches loi
Washington and left. at III his
afternoon, with 4 large grip, Whlc iie
world allow no one to handle.
Admiral Carpenter has perfe'eo
tho arrangements to land the prish-
ers at their quarters on Seas
Y Island and al o'clock the us
Piscataqua will take the bafes
- loaded with prisoners to the isiau'
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