The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-07-09

SPANISH FLEET
Is DESTROYED
SAMPSON DUPLICATES DEwEYs
WORK AT sANTlAeo.
cervsra's Bqusdrss Astsmpted to Get
Ous OF the Hapbor aud Loaf Every
Ship In ths Attampt, Himself sud
Thirtasn HnndrsA Men Dei.g Taken
Prlsonsrs-sampsoa Wires Long
Brief Account Of the Days Work.
OFF SANTIAGO. July 8, via Kingston,
Jamaica, July 6.-Admiral Cervera's
feet, consisting Of the armored cruis.
ers Cristobal Colon, Almirante Oquen.
do. Infanta Maria Teresa and Vixoaya,
and two torpedo boat destroyers, the
Furor aud the Puton, which had been
held in the harbor Of Santiago. dc Cuba
for six weeks past BY the combined
squadrons Of Rear Admiral Sampson
and Commodore sohley. lies today at
the bottom Of the Caribbean sea OF the
southern coast Of Cuba. The Span.
ish admiral is . prisoner Of war
ON the auxiliary gunboat Gloucester
formerly ]. Pierpont Morgan's yacht
Corsair). and 1000 other Spanish Off.
GERS and sailors, all who escaped the
'frightful carnage caused BY the shells
from the American warships, are also
held as prisoners of war by the United
States navy.
4. Mads > Gallant Fight.
Admiral Cervera made 40 gallant q
dash for liberty and for the preserve
tion Of his ships a. has ever occurred
in the history Of naval warfare.
The Americans saw him the moment
he left the hsrbor and commenced
their work of destruction Immediately.
For two hours they followed the flying
spaniards to the westward along the
shore line, sending shot after shot into
their blazing hulls, tearing great holes
h their steel sides and covering their
decks with the blood Of the killed and
wounded. @
Driven on the Rocks.
At no time did the 6paniards show
any indication that they intended to do
otherwise than tight to tho last. They
showed no signals Of surrender, even
when their ships commenced to sink,
and the great clouds Of smoke pouring
from their sides showed they were on
ire. But they turned their heads toward
tho shore. less than a mile away, and
ran them ON the beach and rocks,
where their destruction was soon com.
pleted. The officers aud mon on board
then escaped to the shore as we'll a.
they could, with the assistance of boats
sent from the American men.of.war,
and then threw themselves upon the
mercy Of their captors, who not only
extended to them the gracious hand Of
American chivalry, but sent them q
guard to protect them from the muir.
derous bands of Cuban soldiers hiding
in the bush on the hillside, eager to
rush down and attack tho unarmsd,
defeated but valorous foe.
Msreiisss Hurvle.ns Of Shot snd Shell.
All of the American battleshipa
opened fire as soon AZ the Spanish YES.
sells were in range and the latter were
soon in . hurricane Of shot aud shell,
but the Colon kept on bravsly till when
about 10 miles from the westward Of
MORO castle Admiral Cervera turned
his vessel to the shore and beached her.
She was blazing in q score of places,
her guns kept at work, and the white
flag never showed until she was com.
pletely disabled.
The Oquendo and vizcaya were op-
posed to the Iowa, Texas and Indiana.
and went down to defeat with fearful
swiftness, covering only about halt
the distance made by the Colon before
their captains ran. them ashore. Their
crews fought with =,desperate bravery.
but their courage was no match for the
courage Of our men added to their
superb gunnery.
Tho Glouosstsr Does Gead Work,
The most dramatic feature Of the
battle was the contest between the tor.
pedo boat destroyers and the Glouces-
ter. The latter was struck several
times, and is the only American vessel
reported damaged. At first the Glouces,
ter fred upon them with her aiix.
Founders. but they rap past her and
engaged the battleships. Finding the
fire too hot, they returned and attacked
the Gloucsster again, until both the de-
stroyers were afire and had to be
beached. Their crews threw them.
selves into the surf to save their lives.
Just before this the New York came
up and assisted in giving the finishing
blow to the destroyers. There was ey.
plosion after explosion from tho
beached vessels.
Cerypra on Beard the Gloucester.
Admiral Cervers escaped to the shore
in boat sent by the Gloucsster to tho
assistance Of big vessel, and as soon a.
he touchad the beach he eurr endered