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Sampson Reports That Not One
Escaped.
CERVERA AMONG THE CAPTIVES.
Destruction Follows a Bold
Dash From the Harbor.
Washington, -July 4.—The Secretary of the Navy has
received the following:
“Playa del Este, via Hayti, July 4, 3:15 a. in., Siboney,
July 3. —To Secretary of Navy, Washington: The fleet un
der my command offers the nation as a Fourth of July pres
ent t lie destruction of the whole of Cervera's fleet.
“It attempted to escape at 9:30 a. m., and 2 p. m. the last,
the Cristobal Colon, had run ashore, sixty miles west of
Sanitago, and has let down her colors.
“The Infanta Maria Teresa, Oquendo and Vizcaya were
forced ashore, burned and blown up within twenty miles of
Sanitago; the Furor and Pluton were destroyed within four
miles of the port.
“Loss, one killed and two wounded; enemy’s loss prob
ably several hundred from gun fire, explosions and drown
ing.
“About 1,300 prisoners, including Admiral Cervera.
“The man killed was George H. Ellis, chief yeoman of
the Brooklyn. Sampson.”
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Pres*.
Ten Miles West of the Entrance of the Harbor of Santi
ago de Cuba, Sunday, July 3, 4 p. m., by the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Wanda to Port Antonio, Jamaica, Mon
day Morning, July 4, via Kingston, Jamaica, Jnlv 4, 4:45 a.
m.—Admiral Cervera’s fleet, consisting of the armored cruis
ers Cristobal Colon, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Te
resa and Vizcaya, and two torpedo boat destroyers, the Fu
ror and the Pluton, which had been held in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba for six weeks past by the combined squad
ron of Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley, lies
to-day at the bottom of the Caribbean sea, off the southern
coast of Cuba.
The Spanish admiral is a prisoner of war on the auxiliary
gunboat Gloucester (formerly J. Pierrepont Morgan's yacht
Corsair),and 1,000 to 1,500 other Spanish officers 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.
The American victory is complete, and according to the
best information obtainable at this time the American ves
sels were practically untouched and only one killed, though
the ships were subjected to the heavy lire of the Spaniards
all the time the battle lasted.
Admiral Cervera made as gallant a dash for liberty and
for the preservation of his ships this morning as ever oc
curred in the history of naval warfare.
In the face of overwhelming odds, but nothing before
him but inevitable destruction or surrender if he remained
any longer in the trap in which the American fleet held him,
he made a bold dash from the harbor at the time the Ameri
-1 ans least expected him to do so, and, fighting every inch of
bis way, even when his ship was ablaze and sinking, he tried
b* escape the doom which was written on the muzzle of
‘ i ry American gun trained upon his vessels.
The Americans saw him the moment he left the harbor
and commenced their work of destruction immediately. For
an hour or two they followed the flying Spaniards to the
si ward along the shore line, sending shot after shot into
!,, ir blazing hulls, tearing great holes in their steel sides,
> i covering their decks with the blood of the killed and
wounded.
At no time did the Spaniards show any indication that
!i 1 y intended to do otherwise than fight to the last.
They showed no signals to surrender even when their
Vips commenced to sink, and the great clouds of smoke
i" ,| u :ng from their sides showed they were on tire.
But they turned their vessels toward the shore, less
u a mile away, and ran them on the beach and rocks,
11 their destruction was soon completed.
The officers and men on board then escaped to the shore
w .-li as they could with the assistance of boats sent from
American men-of-war, and threw themselves Upon the
lv . v of their captors, who not only extended to them the
1 "ions hand of American chivalry, but sent them a guard
!'■ ->U ct them from the murderous bands of Cuban soldiers
“'‘bug in the bush on the hillside eager to rush down aud at
b the unarmed, defeated, but valorous foe.
Gne after another, the Spanish ships became the vie
"f the awful rain of shells which the American battle*
! s cruisers and gunboats poured upon them, and two
1 s after the first of the fleet had started out of Santiago
their cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers were
a on shore, ten to fifteen miles west of Morro Castle,
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SAVANNAH, GA.. TUESDAY. JULY 5. IS9S.
SPAIN WON’T GIVE IN.
Sngnstn Says Fail of Santiago Will
Not End War.
London, July 4.—A special dispatch from
Madrid quotes Premier Sagasta as saying
in an Interview that he thought the
Americans would get the reinforcements
they required, which would enable them to
take Santiago de Cuba.
The premier is said to have added:
“Though the American warships may de
stroy our squadron in the harbor, yet we
will pursue the war. There are In Cuba
100,000 men ready to die In its defense,
but they will not yield."
MYSTIFYING MADRID.
Santiago Fails to Report Sinking of
the Fleet.
Madrid, July 4. 6 p. m.-An official dis
patch from Santiago de Cuba says:
“Admiral Cervera’s licet sustained for
an hour the fire of the American fleet.”
“It then disappeared westward, fol
lowed by the American squadron.
“We lost two torpedo boat destroy
ers."
The dispatch then announces as follows:
“To Gen. Shatter’s demand for the sur
render of the city, expiring at' 10 o’clock
the next morning, the Spanish commander
replied: ‘lt is my duty that orders me to
defend the place to the end.’ "
The ministers, on leaving the cabinet
council, said they knew nothing of Ad
miral Cervera's squadron further than the
dispatches revealed.
Lieut. Gen. Correa, minister of war, said
he believed Admiral Cervera had gone to
Havana.
DEWEY TO GLORIFY THE DAY.
I
Plans Laid, to Attack Manila
on the Fourth.
Hong Kong, July 4.—The United States dispatch boat z afiro, which arrived here
early this morning from Cavite with the report that the American troops arrived on June
30, reports also that Admiral Dewey, when the Zafiro left on July 1, was planning to at
tack Manila with the fleet and troops on July 4.
In addition to the Spanish Governor of the Ladrones, the Charleston brought fifty
soldiers as prisoners of war to Cavite.
The gunboat Hugh McCulloch captured the Spanish gunboat Leyte.
Admiral Dewey offered to parole the crew, but they declined because they feared
they would he courtmartialed and shot.
Cajft. Concha, late commander of the Spanish third-class protected cruiser Don An
tonio de Ulloa, which was sunk at the battle of Cavite, commands at Malate fort with
400 sailors.
A thousand mixed troops are camped about half a mile south. The insurgents ap
parently, the Zafiro reports fear to leave cover.
Aratchio, the insurgent leader who was arrested by Gen. Aguinaldo, will, the insur
j-ents think, be shot, ns Gen. Aguinaldo feats a sonsplracj against himself.
troops not to move.
Orders Sent to Chickn manga Coun
termnniled I.list Ntglit.
ChlcKhmagua, National Park, July 4.
The railroad companies this afternoon bad
all the trains on the sidings at Rossville
and Ringgold to carry the six regiments
of troops ordered to the front yesterday,
and to-night the Southern Rai'.road had
sent a Pullman train to Rossville to get
Gen. Wilson, who was to be In command
of the expedition, and his staff, who were
to leave to-night for Charleston.
At Rossville the trainmen received or
ders from Washington rescinding the or
der to move the troops.
It Is understood from this that the de
partment has made a complete change of
plans.
The Western and Atlantic and Southern
Railways had received orders to transport
six regiments of infaptry to Charleston, S.
C. The first train was scheduled to leave
from the nearest station to‘Camp Thomas
at 7 o’clock to-morrow morning.
SHIPS ORDERED TO SAVANNAH.
Two Vessels Coming Here to Take
on Troops for Santiago.
Now York, July 4 —The Tribune will to
morrow print the following: "The first two
of the seven troop ships secured by the
government from the Atlantic Transport
Company, the Mohawk and the Mississip
pi, have received their sailing orders, afler
having been equipped for their new work.
“They will go directly to Savanna*, and
there take on board several thousand men
ordered to that city from Tampa, who will
be carried directly to Santiago de Cuba to
reinforce Gen. Shulter."
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Second Greatest Fourth of
July in Our History.
GREAT FLOOD OF GLORY.
Historic Events Tread on Each
Other's Heels,
SPAIN’S DOOM LOOKS SEALED
Santiago Sure to Be Forced to
Surrender.
Washington, July 4.—The complete an
nihilation of the Spanish squadron t t
Santiago and the capture of the Spanish
admiral, Cervera, with 1,300 prisoners; the
demand by Gen. Shafter for the surrender
| of Santiago by 12 o’clock to-morrow on
pain of bombardment; word from Admiral
Dewey that the Ladrone Islands had been
captured, that a Spanish gunboat had sur
rendered, that a hundred or more Spanish
j officers and men were taken nnd that our
I first Philippine expedition hail landed—this
is in part the thrilling record of such a
Fourth of July as has not been known
since the bell of Independence Hall rang
out the tidings of American freedom.
It was a day when one momentous event
followed another in constant and rapid
succession, each hour bringing forth some
new feature more startling than what had
gone before.
The climax came at 1 o’clock, when
amid the wildest cheering, which fairly
shook the great war, state and navy build
ing to its foundation. Admiral Sampson’s
dispatch announcing his glorious victory
and the entire destruction of the Spanish
fleet was given to the public.
The White House was naturally the fo
cal point of the enthusiasm and stirring
activity which ma.’keJ official Washing
ton.
It was the bu. *eet day the President has
had since the war began. Conference fol
lowed conference with the heads of the
military and naval departments; high offi
cers of the service came and went In con
stant and steady stream, and as each hour
brought Us adfled lustre to the American
arms, the crowd of officials increased.
The President had not a moment’s re
spite. Telegrams came and went without
cessation, and the historic old mansion
presented a scene such as has not been
paralleled since the momentous hours of
the ( civil war.
The story of the day Is best told In the
series of official dispatches, each bearing
date of July 4. from Sampson, from Shaf
ter and from Dewey.
Stirring as they all are, that of Sampson
was accorded the honor of chief Impor
tance, not only for the immediate results
secured, but also for the effects of this
crushing defeat in weakening the defenses j
of the city of Santiago, and in dealing
Spain such a staggering blow that she Is
left practically without a navy.
Although brief. Admiral Sampson toils
a story of fearful destruction. It not only
discloses the tremendous prowess of the
American fleet, but it again displays the
strange immunity which the Am* rlcan
sailor seems to have in the midst of death
and carnage.
That but one of our sailors, a man on the
Broolyn, should have been killed in the en
gagement of this magnitude is without a
parallel in naval annals save In that other
unparalleled record which Dewey made at
Manila.
With the Spanish fleet destroyed, the way
is partly cleared for the .advance of the
American squadron Into the harbor of San
tiago.
If Admiral Cervera's armored cruisers
could cross the mine field and clear the
Merrlmac at tne entrance of the harbor,
the American ships can follow the same
course.
There are the inner fortifications and
Island forts still to be reduced, but they
have passed through a baptism of fire re
cently and are little more than ruins.
Thus with Gen. Shatter's guns thun
dering on Santiago from the land and Ad
miral Sampson's from the harbor the fall
of the city is assured beyond further
question.
The authorities here, military and nn
val, say that Santiago has already made
its best fight, and that its occupation Is
only a question of time, and a very brie!
time.
Gen. Shafler's strong position was
shown In a series of dispatches. Most con
vincing of all as to his feeling of confi
dence an<l strength was that dispatch giv
en out late in the day in which Gen.
Shafter gives the text of his demand for
the surrender of the city on pain of bom
bardment.
Gen. Shatter's other dispatches breathe
the same air of confidence and determina
tion as shown in his demand on the Span
ish commander.
The first one made public during the day
stated that his lines completely surround
ed-the town from the bay on the north to
San Juan river on the south, leaving the
city thus enveloped by a stretch of water
on one side and a stretch of frowning
American guns on the other.
in another dispatch Gen. Shafter epitom
ized the strength of his position by say
ing;
“I feel that I am master of the situation,
and can hold the enemy for any length of
time.”
In another dispatch, Gen. Shafter states
that his demand for the surrender of San
tiago Is still being considered by the Span
ish authorities, which Indicates that the
refusal of the Spanish commander to cap
' Itulato was not final. In any event, 12
o'clock on Tuesday marks the limit of Gen.
Shafter's concession, nrid If Santiago has
not capitulated ot that hour, the great
siege guns now being brought to the front
and In position, backed by the batteries of
lighter field pieces, will begin their work
of destruction.
The pressing need of reinforcing Gen.
Shafter is no longer felt, now that the
Spanish fleet is out of the way. A con
siderable number of men. however, are
already on the way, and others wilt fol
low.
The changed naval situation will bring
no abatement in the activity of the au
thorities here In carrying the war directly
homo to Spain. There Is renewed determ
ination to get Commodore Watson’s squad
ron away at the earliest moment, for the
double purpose of striking a blow at the
coast towns of Spain, and of pursuing
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SftNlli NOI TO SUIfNOER.
Toral Refuses to Comply With
Shatter's Demand.
BOMBARDMENT WILL BEGIN.
Non-Combatants Given Until
Noon to Seek Safety.
Washington, July 4. —The following in the correspond
ence of Gen. Shatter demanding the surrender of Santiago:
“Playa del Este, July 4, ISPS. —Hon. It. A. Alger, Secre
tary of War, Washington.—Headquarters Fifth Army
Corps, July 3.—The following is my demand for the sur
render of the city of Santiago:
“Headquarters United States Forces, Near Ran Juan
Itiver, Cuba, July 3, ISOS, 8:30 a. m.—To the Commanding
General of tin* Spanish Forces, Sanitago de Cuba —Sir: I
shall be obliged, unless you surrender, to shell Santiago de
Cuba.
“Please inform the citizens of foreign countries and all
women and children that they should leave the city before
10 o’clock tomorrow morning. Very respectfully, your
obedient servant. W. It. Shatter,
“Major General, United States Army.”
“Following is the Spanish reply which Col. l)orst has
just returned at 6:30 p. m.:
“‘Santiago de Cuba, 3 p. in., July 3, 1808.—His Excel
lency, the General commanding Forces of United States,
San Juan River. —Sir: I have the honor to reply to your
communication of to-day written at 8:30 p. m. and received 1
p. m., demanding the surrender of this city, on the contrary
case announcing to me that you will bombard the city, and
that I advise the foreigners, women and children, that they
must leave the city before 10 o’clock to-morrow morning.
‘“lt is my duty to say to you that this city will not sur
render; that I will inform the foreign consuls and inhabi
tants of the contents of your message. Very respectfully,
“‘Jose Toral,
“‘Oommander-in-Chicf Fourth Corps.’”
“The British, Portuguese, Chinese and Norwegian con
suls have come to my line with Col. Horst, They ask if non
combatants can occupy the town of Caney and railroad
points, and ask until it) o'clock of the stli inst., before the
citv is fired on. They claim that there are between 15,000
anil 30,000 people—many of them old, who will leave.
“They ask if I can supply them with food, which \ can
not do for want of transportation to Caney, which is lifteen
miles from my landing.
“The following is my reply:
‘“The Commanding General Spanish Forces Santiago
de Cuba: Sic —In consideration of the request of the con
suls and officers in your city for delay in carrying out my in
tention to tire on the city, and in the interest of the poor
women and children who will suffer very greatly by their
hastily enforced departure from the city, I have the honor to
announce that I will delay such action solely in their interest
until noon of the sth, providing during the interval your
forces make no demonstration whatever upon those of my
“T am, with great respect, your obedient servant, W. R.
Shatter, Major General United States Volunteers.’
(Signed) “Shatter, Major General Commanding.”
SHAITER'S REPORT TO MILES.
Washington, July 4.—Gen. Miles has received the fol
low ing telegram from Gen. Shatter dated l’laya del Este,
July 3.
.“Headquarters Fifth Army Corps—Killed a Spanish
general in affair at Caney and a lurge number of officers and
men who are still unburied. ,
“Gen. Linares’ arm broken.
My demand for surrender of Santiago still being con
sidered by Spanish authorities.
“Pando has arrived near break in railroad with his ad
vance. I think he will be stopped.”
Also the following from Assistant Adjutant General
Wagner at same place and time:
“Pando six miles north with 5,000. Garcia opposes with
3,000. Lawton can support Garcia and prevent junction.”
Gen. Miles sent the following dispatch to Gen. Shafter
before the news of the destruction of the fleet:
“Headquarters of the Army, Washington, July 3, 1898.
—Gen. Shafter, l’laya del Este, Cuba.—Accept my hearty
congratulations on the record made of magnificent fortitude,
gallantry and sacrifice displayed in the desperate fighting of
the troops before Santiago.
“I realize the hardships, difficulties and sufferings and
am proud that amid those terrible scenes the troops illustra
ted such fearless and patriotic devotion to the welfare of our
common country and tlag.
“Whatever the results to follow their unsurpassed
deeds of valor, the past is already a gratifying chapter of
history. 1 expect to be with you in one week with strong
reinforcements.
(Signed) “Miles, Major General Comanding.”
Gen .Shaffer’s reply is as follows:
“l’laya del Este, July 4, 1898.—Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Commanding the Array of the United States, Wash
ington.—Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, Near Santiago,
j u iy n,—i thank you in the name of the gallant men 1 have
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