Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-07-07

AZ HIS Men Are ny"
team Loss, One Man Killed
Two wounded-Torn and
catered by h Terrible Rain of
y. American Fire, the spnniards
49,. Their sinking ships USon
,,e beach end Rocks, where
,s.,r destruction Was Completed
L..rright. 1898, by Associated Press.)
~rn Miles West of the Entrance of
\ garbor of Santiago de Cuba. July
Admiral Cervera's feet, consist
. AZ the armored cruisers Cristobal
Ian Almirante Oquendo, Infanta
WA Teresa and ViZcaya and two
[redo boat d~estroyers, the Furor
N the Pluton, which had been held
the harbor Of Santiago de Cuba for
!, weeks past by the combined
susdrons of Rear Admiral Sampson
= Commodore Schley, lies now at
1 bottom Of the Caribbean sea, off
J southern coast of Cuba. The
unish admiral is a prisoner Of war
tae auxiliary gunboat Gloucester
@Eormerly J.. Pierpont Morgan's yacht
srairl, and 1000 to 1900 other Span
a officers and sailors. all who es-
MAD the frightful carnage caused by
N shells from the American war
IhIpS are also held as prisoners of
Esr by the United States navy. The
kmerican victory is complete and. ac-
prdIng to the best information obtain
l5e at this time. the American vessels
ves practically untouched, and only
he man was killed and two wounded,
'AOugh the ships were subjected TO the
heavy fire of the Spaniards all the time
he battle lasted. Admiral Ceryera
made as gallant a
Dash for Liberty
had for the preservation of his ships
has ever occurred In the history of
warfare. In the face of overwhelming
bids, with nothing before him but in
irritable destruction or surrender il he
remained any longer In the trap In
which the American fleet held him, he
a bold dash from the harbor at
HE time the Americans least expected
him to do SO, and, fighting every inch
|d the way, even when his shin was
kblaze and sinking, he tried TO escape
The doom which was written on tue
Of every American gun trained
upon bis vessels. The Americans saw
him the moment he left the aArbor and
Nmrnenced their work of obstruction
Immediately. For an hour or two they
followed the flying Spaniards to the
Westward along the shore line, sending
after shot into their blazing hulls,
great holes in their steel sides
anc covering their decks with the
Mood OF the killed and wounded. At
time did the Spaniards show n
that they intended to do
etherwise than fight to the last. They
showed no signals Of surrender, even
when their ships commenced to sink,
nd the great clouds pouring from
laeir sides showed they were on fire.
But they turned their heads toward
shore, less than a mile away, and
nn them on the beach and rocks,
Where their
Was Soon Completed.
lne ofiicers and men on board them
Seaped to the shore as well as they
0uld, with the assistance of boats
enl from the American men-of-war,
No Then threw themselves upon the
mercy Of their captors, who not only
alended to them the gracious hand OF
american chivalry, but sent them a
uart 10 protect them from the muir
ereus bands OF Cuban soldiers hiding
Tue bush on the hillsides, eager to
usa uown and attack the unarmed,
eeated, but yalorous foe. One or
uOtner OF the Spanish ships became
y victims of the awful rain of shells
.acn the American b~attleships,
lulsers and gunboats poured upon
leui, and two hours after the first Of
meet had started out of Santiago
aloor three cruisers and two torpedo
sa1 uestroyers were lying on the
ten to fifteen miles west of
castle, pounding to pieces,
vAe ano flame pouring from everv
VI item, and covering the entire
ine with a mist which could be
- ior miles. Admiral Cervera es-
'p.u 70 the shore in a boat sent by
uioucester to the assistance of the
INA maria Teresa, and as soon as
suucneu the beach, he surrendered
Mseii and command to Lieut..
on and asked to be taken on
~ the Gloucester. which was the
y american vessel near him at the
! s' with several Of his officers, in
= the captain of the flagship.
spanish admiral, who was wound
Tue arm, was taken to the Glou-
ana was received at her gang
= ny her commander, Lieutenant
y. ldnuer Richard Wainwright,
], srasped the band of the gray
aaueu admiral, and said to him: II
you, sir, upon having
As Gallant a Fight
vas ever made on the sea-" Lieu
,cas commander Wainwright then
nv, Ills cabin at the disposal Of the
: sn officers. There is no means