The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-05

American chIyairy, but sent them a
qlard 10 protect them from the muir
derous bands OF Cuban soldiers hiding
IN the bush on the hillside eager TO rush
down and attack the unarmed, deteated'
but Valorous foe.
one or another Of the Spanish ships
became the Victims OF the awful rain OF
shells which the American battlesnlps,
cruisers and gunboats, poured into them
and two hours after the hrst OF the
feet had started out Of Santiago mar
bor, three cruisers and two torpedo ooat
destroyers were lying on the shore ten
N fifteen miles west OF AIorro Castle,
pounding to pieces, smoke and name
pouring from every part OF them anu
covering the entire. coast line with
mist which could be seen for miles.
Heavy explosions of ammunition oc-
Cured every few minutes, sending curls
OF dense white smoke hundred feet in
the air and causing shower OF broken
iron and steel to fall In the water on
every side.
with the roar OF every explosion and
the Spanish vessels sank deeper ana
deeper into the sand or else the rocks
ground their huils to pieces as they roll
ed or pitched, forward or sideways, with
every wave that washed upon them
from the open sea.
CorvsrA suTrsnderS.
Admiral cervera escaped to the shore
in boat sent by the Gloucester to the
assistance Of the Infanta Maria Teresa
and as soon as he touched the beach he
surrendered himself and his command
to Lieutenant Morton and asked to be
taken on board the Gloucester, which
was the only American vessel near him
at the time, with several OF his officers,
! including the captain Of the flagship.
The Spanish Admiral who was wounded
| In the arm, was taken to the Gloucester
and was received at her gangway 6H
her commander, Lieutenant Command
er Richard Wainwright who Brasped
| the hand OF the gray-bearded admiral
and said TO him:
"I congratulate you. sir, upon having
made as gallant fight as was ever
| witnessed on the sea"
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright
then placed his cabin at the disposal OF
the Spanish officers.
At that time the Spanish flagship and
| four other Spanish vessels had been
aground and burning for two hours and
| the only one of the escaping fleet which
could not be seen at this point was the
CrIstobal Colon. But half a dozen curls
| OF smoke far down on the western hori-
zon showed the fate that was awaiting
her.
The Crlstobal Colon was the fastest
Of the Spanish ships and she soon oh.
tained a lead over the others after
leaving harbor and escaped the effect
Of the shots which destroyed the other
vessels. She steamed away at great
l V,RtF
Brooklyn and several other ships In hot
pursuit, all OF them firing at her con-
stAntlV and receiving fire themselves
| from her after guns. There seemed no
possibility whatever for her escape, and
while her fate Is not definitely known at
this hour, II can be readily imagined
from the words OF Captain Robley D.
Evans, OF the Iowa, who returned from
the westward with $40 prisoners from
the Vizcaya just as the Associated
Press dispatch boat Wandn was leaV-
Ing the Spanish flagship.
Evans LA00nle Answer.
In answer to an inquiry, he shouted
through the megaphone:
~ left the Crlstobal Colon far to the
westward an hour ago and the Oregon
was giving her h. She has undoubt-
| Eulg kOUg uDHl WIN AIlG OkAluAu AANA VIC
viii have u Fourth OF July celebration
in Santiago tomorrow"
Captain Evans, who had beon In the
thick OF the engagement up to the time
he took the Vizcaya's officers and crew
from the shore, said that TO the best OF
his knowledge not one American ship
had been struck.
The torpedo boat Ericsson, which also
returned from the westward nt about
| the same time, made a similar report,
/ saying II wns believed no man wns in
jured on board the American ships,
though another report had II thnt one
man was killed on board the Brooklyn,
which could not be verified ~ this dis
patch was sent
There eau be 40 doubt that Admiral
Cervera's plan TO escape from Santiago
harbor was entirely unexpected by Ad-
miral Sampson, and the bost evidence
| OF this is the fact that when the Span
hHrbor the flagship New York was Sow
en- miles away Bteaming TO the enst-
ward toward Jurngua, the military
base, nine miles east OF Moro.
The New York was ont OF the fight
altogether at every stage, but she I'm
medlately put about and followed the
! others.
But the New Yorw Immediately put
about and followed the other vessCAs In
the race tn the westward and overlook
them IN time 10 Join In the chase for
the CriHtobal Colon after the other
Spanish vcBselso had been destroyed by
the Brooklyn, the oregon, Iowa, IusH-