The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-08
ONE CHANCE IN A HUNDRED.
BUT ADMIRAL CEtVEsA AVAIiED
~ HIMSELF OF THAT CHANCE.
ro Escape from SRntingo-AhdltionRi De-
4tails OF tho Destruction % tho Spanish
q Squadron by tho American Fleet.
- Great Work of tho Littio Glou-
y Cester.
columbia Register, 6th.)

Sish squadron while attempting to
4 escape from the harb>r of Santiago
de Cuba were received at an early
Mhour Tuesday morning:
y Commoder Schley's flagship, the
y gBrooklyn, had her usual uositioa ct
3 the extreme western end Of the
line, ten miles from tho New York
4 and Texas. 1t is q peculiar fact that
he should have been in proper posi-
ton to direct the movement of his
flying suadron against the SpW sh
fleet which he had bottled up in San,
tiago harbor six weeks before.
AS matter Of fact, the entire
American fleet was much further
off shore than usual when tho Span
iards made their appearance this
morning.
With the exception of the BON
bardment yesterday morning, which
resulted in knocking down the flag
on Moro Castle and the supposed
silencing Of tho batteries which
| opened fire again this morning, as
usual, the navy had done lite re.
Gently to attract interest here, and
the officers and crows themselves
were watching the developments Of
the operations being conducted by
tho army, which had succeeded in
reaching the very gates Of Santiago,
after gu enormous loss in killed and
wounded in the fighting of tho past
two days. 1t was not believed that
Admiral Ccrvera would attempt to
4 escape from his perilous position at
) this late day, but it was supposed
!. that he would keep his ships in tho
Aharbor to she'll the advancing Ameri-
xsScan army, and that if Santiago fell
She would blow up or sink them be.
81 fore permitting them to be captured
$by the fleet lying outside.
N The Spanish Admirals real plans,
@however, were plainly not antici
sGpated. Ho accepted tho ono chance
Iopen to him-that Of running the
4 &gauntlet Of the powerful mon of-wnr
Lying in front Of the harbor and
saving his ships for future service by
stlashing out of the trap in which he
found himself and going to some
2$other field Of operations.
5I There seemed to be but ono
$chance in q hundred that he would
be able to make the move cessful-
8]y, but he took that chance, and
d while groat piles of naval archi
lecture now ground to pieces on the
!, rocks few miles from where he
81 N'c%rted tell the mournful story of his
Sm ">S there are mono who applaud
8 .oD2auct more than the American
GERS and seamen who sent his
1 ips to destruction.
! 1t was abont 8 o'clock this (Sun.
day. morning when the flagship In
fanta Maria Teresa passed under the
! walls Of Moro Castle and steamed
4 out to sea. She was followed by tho
SCristobal Colon, VizcUya and Oquen-
S8do, and last by the torpedo boat
SSiestroyers Furor and Pluton. The
lookout on the American vessola
which were lying five or ton milos off
Ssthe entrance to the harbor, sighted
them Immediately. Most of tho
American cruisers were at tho usual
Snnday morning quarters, without
thought of anything rs surprising as
Iathe Spanish fleet getting past tho
sunken collier Merrimac, which they
had been doluded into believing
effectually blockaded the exit. There
was great excitement at once and
worry rapid action along tho Ameri
can lines. Tic signal for full speed
ahead was run from bridge to on
CINE room of every ship, and the en-
tire fleet commenced to move in
shore toward Tho Spanish, and tho
. great twelve and thirteen. inch gun;
Of the battleships and tho smaller
batteries on tho other vessels fired
ss8ehot after shot at long range.
81 As the ships ran in towards th,
hore it soon became evident that tho
paniards lad not come out to
make an aggressive fight, for thoy