Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-08
HIGHEST PRAISE.
London Papers Comment, on the DARN,
Deed of Lieut.. Hobson and Men.
naval Game In West Indie. Seem. ria,.
." ""'-ssnt,ago Invites Capture by
M'l'tary Action -Cervera.. Fleet wni
he scuttied or Captured.


Ter IN terms of the highest praise &c
Naval Constructor IIobSon's daring OK.
plot at Santiago dc Cuba, but som,
doubts are thrown upon the statement
that the Mcrrimac so complctclv block,
the channel as the American report,
assert
Inc Times in an article reviewing
the operations OF the week saws:
1t Is most probable that Adm. Ger.
vera has "A deliberate intention 10 stay
at Santiago therefore To omen the
channel would b. OF very little use 10
him. 1t seems clear that his squadron
was not prepared for war cor M for sea
when IL left the Cape Verde islands
and there is good reason 10 doubt
whether tho Cristobal Colon even shin
ped her big guns at all.
'liobSon'S exploit il one of which
the American navy may well bc proud
Tho idea that the wreck can bc ~.
moved 10y the use of "A little dynamite
IS opposed TO all experience. Madrid
describes the affair as brilliant Span.
ish victory. but from dreams Of such
victories there il AN unpleasant awalS
ening.
Adm Cervcra's period OF evasion (.
now ended and. beyond creating an
unreasoning panic In America, lac has
accomplished nothing. The naval
game in the West Indies seems played
out. and little can bc said OF IL cNccpi
that events have conformed strictly &c
law and that no new and expected de-
velopmcnts can bc traced. Santiago
now invites capture by military ac
- "a.
scuttled, can not avoid capture"
The Times. commenting cditorially
on the exploit, says:
The pcrilous operation was cNecut
ed with splendid gallantry by little
band of volunteers who almost
miraculously escaped The dcstruc
ton and fall OF santiago are now only
"A question OF time, with the disau-
pcarance Of all the hopes founded up.
ON the spanish fleets
SPANS sympathizer recognize that
her case Is hopeless. and America will
not distress herself much about sucl
warnings as that Of the ST Peters
burg Novosti Saturday. until the com
bination assumes "a more tangibl,
form than there Is any prospect OF "a,
present
Peace Is at SPANS disposal when.
ever she seeks IL frankly aud sincerely
but her game is clearly lost aud IL {,
quite out Of the question TO define a.
honorable peace one restoring th,
statu quo"
The Daily Chronicle remarks: Add
ed To the other dangers was the danger
OF sharks. The incident gives fresh
lustcr 10 the renown of the American
navy.
The Daily News says;
"All English sailors will Join with
the Americans in admiration of thi,
exploit under the point blank fir, ot
the Spanish batteries Whether tn,
Mcrrimac was intended to be sunk OF
TO clear fair way through the mine,
can not affect the praise du,
men who heroically volunteered
to face almost certain death In
tie service of their country. II tn,
United States can count on self-sacri
fee OF that kind in great emergencies
the Santiago forts will be powerless q
prevent Adm. sampson reaching Tn,
Spanish squadron. should that meas
ure seem good 20 him.
The article proceeds 20 argue that
IL rs premature however to suppos,
that the channel is absolutely CLOSED
or that IL would be impossible TO dc
stroy the hulk. IL says:
English torpedo officers could dc
wise many methods OF floating out
dynamite charges, unless the hulk lie,
FAR outside MORO Castle. in which
ease u can not bc blocking the channo
completely II the Mcrrimac's mast.
and tunnels are still visible. she sunk
somewhere near the five fathom mark
and has left the deep channel clear"