The age-herald., 1899-03-19

tain Miller, while the steward was dealing out to them libations of Scotch whisky and soda. This was all right from humahl- tarian standpoint, but 1 found myself coh- fronted with the absolute necessity Of get ting these Spanards off tho Wanda at once.
 Our yacht was ready to put out imme- dlatey for Port Antonio, the nearest neu- tral point at which we could reach cable station. and send the news of the destruc- tion of Cervera's fleet. We had then been running back and forth between Port An tonic and the Cuban coast for six weeks past and several times had the British quarantine regulations at Port Antonio i'm pressed upon us very forcibly. I knew to a certainty that if we went into Port An tonio.bay with these Spaniards aboard, who had been living in the pestilential climate of Santiago for month or two past, the quarantine officials would not permit us to "enter,' but would anchor us about four miles to leeward of the town, and not per- init us to have any communication with the shore, thus shutting~us off from the use of the cable and ending the Wanda's ca- reer as an Associated Press dispatch boat.
 Flying the British Flag
 felt certain that Captain Wainwright, whom I had known personally for some years, would not care to take the Spaniards forclbly off vessel flying the British flag, and Captain Miller and my self seemed to be confronted with a proposition which meant that we would either have to throw our refugees overheard or else land them on Cuban soil, where the chivalrous Cuban army would give them quick finish" l suggested to the Spaniards that they go aboard the Gloucester and surrender to Captain Wainwright, but they found them- selves too comfortable aboard the wanda and refused to listen to the proposition, at the same time inflicting any number of af- ai and myself, and showing every indication of being in need of further stimulants from the Wanda's s medical stores.
 In the meantime we were running along shore towards the Gloucester, and l was thinking that had very serious proposi- tion on my hands. I concluded to consult Captain Wainwright on the subject, and when we neared the Gloucester l boarded her. About the first thing Captain Wa1n- wright told me was that he had the cap tains of both the Fulton and the Furor aboard as prisoners of war.
 Ordered to the Gloucester
 asked him to take me to the captain of the Fulton at once, and he did so. I found that he could speak English, and for the next few minutes I asked him to give me an order to his men, to whom held out q lead pencil and copy paper to him at the time. He wrote the order addressed to the senior Spanish officer on the Wanda, direct ing all of them to come aboard the Glouces- ter at once and surrender. l lost no time in getting back to the yacht and delivering the order The officers were greatly in- censed at their captain, but they dared not disobey his order and after great deal of rapid talking among themselves they in- formed me that they were ready to surren- der. I went to the Gloucester with them in one of our boats, and felt burden drop from my shoulders as soon as l saw them climb over the Gloucester's side. As soon as I returned to the Wanda, Captain Miller pulled the "jinglo bell'' cord to the engine room six times and the little yacht started a seventeen knot clip on a south, half east course to Port Antonio with the news of the destruction of the Spanish fleet, and the completion of another gleaming page Ill American history.