The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-02
IN SANTIAGO BAY.
Commodore Schiey Sends information
Of Cervera's Whereabouts.
rhe Admiral ia Cooped Up and Schiry Has
Seen aud Recognized the spanish Nes-
seis-t,ncrican ships Guard tho
Mouth Of the Harbor


par ment has just received at 1890
O'Clock this (Monday) morning dis
tatch from Commodore Schley stating
that the Spanish fleet is in the
bay of Santiago he Cuba. and that he
has seen and recognized the vessels.
While the naval officials have been
morally certain for several days that
Cervera's squadron was in the
harbor of Santiago the official
announcement from Commodore
Schley was received by the
officers on duty at the department
with intense satisfaction. Assurance
is now doubly sure that the Spanish
fleet is bottled up and that the cork 10
in the bottle.
1t is not believed that Adm. Cervera
will attempt to escape from the pre-.
oicament in which he now finds linn
self as such course would surely re-
suit in the destruction of his vessels
and the loss of many lives precious to
Stain. The suggestion is made
however, that the Spaniards may blow
up his ships rather than have them fall
INTO the hands of Schley, as they Ger.
tainly will if they remain in the har.
bor
KINGSTON. Jamaica, May 80 The
United States auxiliary cruiser. for
mtrly the American line steamer New
\ orli, arrived here Saturday morning
after having left the American feet at
noon Friday.
Twelve American war ships are ow
outside the harbor of Santiago De Cuba
and Adm. Cervera and the Spanish
iiect are almost certainly inside But
nothing certain is known as TO the
communication which Commodore
Schley mas had with the shore, or as TO
the number of Spanish fighting ves-
sells which are bottled up il the har-
Dor of santiago d. Cuba.
1t is to bc presumed that the Harvard
has i'm ortaut disratches for the naval
author ties at Washington.
KEY WEST, Fla. May 2s. 1t is now
almost certain that Commodore Schley
has the Spanish fleet bottled up in the
harbor of san tiago Dc Cuba. There is
50 little doubt about this that the naval
campaign is proceeding upon the as
sumption that Adm Ccrvera is incapa-
BILE of doing any harm Within few
days the exact conditions at
Santiago De Cuba will be known
W thout shadow of doubt.
In spite Of assertions to the contrary,
Commodore Schley was not absolutely
sure of his game when he last coninu-
nicated with Rr. Adm Sampson. and
the commodore will not take active
steps to block up the entrance of Sam
tiago harbor until he is perfectly cer-
tain that Adm. Cervera's ships are in.
side.
However, he may have done this al.
ready, as Commodore Schley's last com.
munication, forwarded on Thursday,
only reached Rear Adm. Sampson FRI
day. The commodore stayed three
days at Cienfuegos. He slgnaled to
his ships: 81 believe the Spanish fleet
is in the harbor." On this belief a
message was sent to the American
admiral. The details of how Com.
modore Schley found out that he
was mistaken are not yet known. At
any rate, acting on the admiral's in.
structions, the commodore then moved
east, arriving outside Santiago De
Cuba Wednesday morning, May 25.
The topography of Cienfuegos and
Santiago De Cuba is almost identical.
Both harbors are about six miles long,
with narrow entrances about 800 yards
wide and protected by high land.
A whole fleet could lie in the harbor
of either place and be invisible from
the outside. After his experience at
Glen fuegos. it is probable that Com.
modore Schley was very conservative
in deciding whether or not he 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 to
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 the
fact for himself. Before this dispatch
is published it is likely that Comino-
dore Schiey has sent some vessel to
the entrance of the harbor of Santiago
De Cuba, or has obtained from reli.
able source ashore information as to
the exact number and the names Of
the Spanish war ships sheltered by the
hills about that place. Contrary to the
generally expressed opinion, the har-
Dor Of Santiago De Cuba is poorly
protected
The Cruiser Columbia in Collision.
New YORK, May SO.-The United
States cruiser Columbia reports at 1888