Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-01-12

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gradually bleaching in the sun.
In addition to the elements, fire
has had It's share OF the victims,
and the late war with Spain has
contributed not little to the less
es of the ships sustained by the va
rious countries this year.
The year opened auspicionsly for
the shipping trade, and it was not
until the 3lst OF January that the
first heavy loss was reported. when
the British Mail Packet Channel
Queen was wrecked in storm off
the Guernsey coast, and nineteen
persons on board were dro~ned.
A respite followed until the day
after the destruction of the battle
ship Maine while anchored in the
harbor of Havana. February 10.
when the French Line steamer
Flachet was wrecked on the rock
bound coas. of Teneriffe, of the
Canary Islands. aud so fierce was
the raging storm that thirty eight
of the crew and forty of the pas
sengers were lost.
Following Immediately on this
casualty great anxiety was felt to-
ward the latter part of February
concerning the French Line steam
er La Champagne, from Hayre to
New York, which was greatly over
due, and a huge sigh Of relief went
up from the numerous. friends and
relatives of the passengers of the
unfortunate steamer when shc was
towed into Halifax badly injured.
Following rapidly on this news
word was received from Asiatic
waters in the shape of cablegram
from New Caledonia, dated March
1, that severe hurricane had de-
stroyed a French gunboat. and on
the 22nd of the same month the
bark Almy, for Glasgow, was
wrecked. On the following day
forty-eight men off the Newfound-
land scaling steamer Greenland
perished while searching for seals
in the Alaska ice foes.
The Spanish War.
War having been declared be-
tween the United States and Spain,
attention was turned from these
losses and rivcted upon the unpre-
cedented successes achieved by the
American naval fleets, and while
the Spanish war vessels were not
destroyed by storms, still they may
be included among the losses for
the year.
Immediately upon the declaration
of the war Commodore (now Admi-
ral) Dewey was ordered to proceed
at once 10 Manila and reduce the
Spanish Notifications at that point
and deEtroy the Spanish feet in
those waters. On the 1st day of
May hit squadron. With the 0lym-
pia az his flagship. startled the
world BY the unprecedented feat of
destroying the entire Spanish fleet
and redncing a fortified harbor
withoutithe loss OF o single man.
By this action in Manila bay he
sunk or captured the entire Spanish
naval force in Pacific waters. AMI
at one fell swoop destroyed Spain's
naval power in Pacific waters. This
performances was duplicated of
Santiago harbor BY Rear Admiral
Schley on the Sd of July, when the
Atlantic squadron, under command
of Admiral Cervera, comprising the
Cristobal Colon, tie Almirante
Oqnendo. the Vizcayh, the Infanta
Maria Teresa and ths torpedo boats
Fnror and Pluton, we're sunk in
the short space Of twp hours by the
American fleet, WITH the loss of
but one man killed and less than
ten wounded. This engagement
rendered Spain pow@less, as it de-
stroyed at once and brewer the only
really powerful nayal force remain
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