Evening journal., 1898-07-11
CERVERA ARRIVES.
The Captured Admiral and over Six Hun
dred other Prisoners at Portsmouth.

The Captured Admiral and over Six Hun
dred other Prisoners at Portsmouth.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., July 1.-THE
auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis, with 6g2
Spanish prisoners. arrived in Ports
mouth harbor yesterday The big liner
left Guantanamo at 6 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. July g. and did not make a
stop until she dropped anchor in Ports
mouth harbor. Including the prisoners.
there were 1,036 people on board the
boat, and out Of this number there are
81 sick and wounded Spaniards under
the care of surgeons
Admiral Cervera is confined to his
cabin, having been quite in for the past
three days, although he was able to be
dressed yesterday. Captain Eulate, who
was commander of the Vizcaya and Is
among the prisoners, is also quite in.
having been wounded in the head dur
ing the battle off Santiago.
All of the Spanish commissioned Off
GERS have been on parole and had the
freedom of the ship with one exception.
and he was the governor of Santiago de
Cuba, who was trying to escape from
the city on Admiral Cerveras s flagship
when she was destroyed on the memo
rable morning Of July 3. He refused to
sign the parole papers and was conse-
quently confined I'm one of the cabins
under guard. The remainder of the 692
prisoners were confined between decks
and closely guarded. A detachment OF
% marines from the United States cruis-
er Brooklyn under Lieutenant Borden,
and p marines from the United States
cruiser Marblehead were put aboard the
ST. Louis when she left Guantanamo
for the north to guard the prisoners
The prisoners, as well as nearly all
the Spanish officers, are dressed in
clothes OF every description, as most OF
them had come aboard with very little
clothing and what they are wearing
was given them by the officers and meI
from the American fleet.
Admiral Cervera has remained in hi
cabin on the starboard side during the
trip. Health officer Towle visited him
and was warmly greeted. He shook
hands with the health officer and in
good English said he was situated very
pleasantly on the boat and had received
nothing but the kindest and most con-
siderate treatment from both officers
and men ever since he had been takei
prisoner. He had not been feeling well
for the past three or four days, but ex-
pected to be all right In a short time.
He presents the appearance of a broken
hearted man and keenly feels the loss
OF his fleet, containing the pick of the
/ Spanish navy.
It is said that Admiral SIMPSONS re.
! port to the navy department of the de
struction of Cervera's fleet is about 12 p
/ 600 words. Ensign Palmer carried the
| document. which is in book form
1t is understood that Admiral Cervera
| has accepted an invitation to stay at a
| hotel at Newcastle, about four miles
/ from the navy yard.
Admiral Cervera's stay at the hotel
will. however. be short. as the st. Louis
viii coal Immediately after the Spanish
sailors are landed and will then leave
for Annapolis with all the Spanish Off
GERS. The ST. Louis came up from San
tiago with less than 500 tons Of coal on
board. and the economy i'm the coal con-
sumption was the cause OF her slow
| trip.