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Abbeville Chronicle. VOL. II. 1 T) 1 h 5 1 I NOT ONE SUCCEEDED IN THE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE. Dasliefl Oat of tiie Harbor at Saatiap Only To lot Spsefly Destruction. VUriUL SAMPSON GATE US A GL0UI0US FOUltTII OF JULY PRESENT. Only One Man Killed and Two Wonuded on Sampson s Snips While the Eremy’s Loss Reaches Into the Hundreds, Resides About 1,300 Prisoners, Among the Number Reing Admiral Cervera. Secretary Long, of the Navy Department, received the following dispatch from Admiral Sampson Monday morning: “I li<‘ fleet under my command offers the nation as a Fourth of July Pres, eut the destruction of the whole of Cervera’s fleet. Not one escaped. It at tempted to escape at 9:30 a. m. (Sunday) and at 2 p. m., the last, the Cristo Inl U.u Colon, Colon lifl.1 had run inn aslioi-A ashoie, sixty sixty miles miles west west of ol Santioffo santio„o iiamoi, harbor and ami lowered loweieu her colors. The Infanta Marie Teresa, Oquendo and Yiscaya were lorecd ashore, burned and blown up within twenty miles of Santiago ; the Furor and Platon were destroyed within four miles of the port. Loss, one killed and two wounded. Enemy’s loss, probably several hundred from gun lire, explosion and drowning. About 1,300 prisoners, including Admiral Cervera. The man killed was George E. Ellis of the Brooklyn. SAMPSOX. The following message was forwarded at once to admiral Sampson by Pres»deiit McKinley : t 4 ’o Admiral Sampson, Playa del Este—You have the gratitude and congratulations of the whole American people. Convey to your noble officers and crews, through whose valor new honors have been added to the Ameri grateful thanks and , appreciation . . of , ,, the nation. ,. cans. the “Signed, William McKinley.’ THEY CAPTURED LADUOXE IS LANDS OX THE WAY. SOlDIERS were LANDED ST CAVITE. The Transports Were the City of Sydney, City of Peking; anil the Australia. A special of Sunday from Hong Kong says: The United States dispatch boat Sealire, which left Cavite, Manila harbor, on July 1st, has arrived here. She reports that the American troops in the transports City of Sydney, City of Peking aud Australia, convoyed by the Charleston, arrived at Cavite on June 30, having taken the Ladrone island on the way and having left men there. The Spanish governor ami other offi cials captured were brought to Cavite. The United States troops commenced to disembark at Cavite on July 1st. WILL QUARANTINE BOATS. Jamaican Authorities Hard On Newspaper Men. Action has been taken by the Jamai can authorities which will interfere seriously with the work of the Ameri can newspaper dispatch boats running between the coast of Cuba, oft’ Santiago de Cuba, and Port Antonio, the near est point from which news in regard to events transpiring at the seat of war can be cabled to the United States. The quarentiue board of Kingston has issued an order that these boats must not be entered at or cleared from until after investigation.. FLEET OF SHIPS OFFERED. C. & O. Railroad Agree* to Place Vessel* at Government’s Ulsposul. The government is highly gratified at an offer received from the Chesa peake and Ohio railroad company ten dering to the war department the fleet of fine freight steamers owned by the company, plying between Newport News and Europe, at the actual cost of the vessels with provisio for restoring them to the company when the de partment has no further use for them, at a figure that would lie imminently reasonable. There are seven of the ships and they are peculiarly adapted to tho needs of the government. ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY, JULY 7. 1898. CHICAGO PAPERS STRIKE. Action of Theiv Stereotvpe.i’ft Cause Tem porary Shut Down. The following bullution was posted at every Chicago newspaper office I ri day evening at 10 o’clock : At 8 o clock this evening the Stere- ( otypers’ union notified the newspaper publishers of Chicago that, unless their demands for an increase of wages from S3.20 to $4 per day, a reduction of the working day from eight to seven hours, with payment at the rate of 75 cents per hour for all over time, and other concessions were at once accorded them, they would refuse to return to work. 4 (' In consequence of this action The ---, in common with all other Chica go papers, will not appear Saturday.” “This action of the newspayiers was in pursuance of an understanding re cently entered into, including, among other provisions, this agreement: “In event of a strike iu any of the departments of one or more of the Chicago daily newspaper offices, the mechanical resources of all our offices shall be pooled to the extent and with the purpose that no newspaper shall lie published unless and until all the newspapers can be promptly pub lished on the same day.” The sterotypers have been averaging from $19.50 to $22 per week of six (lays on evening papers and from $24 to $27 on morning papers. It is anticipated that the influx of stereotypers from all parts of the coun try will be so great that the suspense of publication will continue only a few days. _ DESTROYERS ORDERED BACK. Admiral Camara’s Torpedo Boats Will Re turn to Spain. A . , dispatch , received -i at . T JL011 special after the don from Madrid says that cabinet meeting Friday it was officially Port Said, Egypt, to Spain. BRITISH SHIP SEIZED. Commander MeCalla 1’utH a Prize Crew Aboard the Adula. A , dispatch to the >T New ,, York , tt era ,T < lrom ofl Santiago, via Pori Antonio, a C8 Adula; The a British steamship which some time ago carried British refugees let igees from liom f Cicniiie in..fn«o-ns o 0h to to K Kim/ston Uffston and which has been in many Cuban poits siL.ee the war began, diopped an ThuVs n d 8 vnL°ht erbay ^ GUaUtlmam0 Commander MeCalla, of the Marble head, decided to have the status of the tei mined, sss am le promptly seize tfie vesae1, SHIN6T0N WILD Wl OVER THE RHILMAXT SUCCESS OF AMERICAN ARMS. SAMPSON’S GREAT MASTER STROKE Pleasure at Shafter’s Victories Before Santiago anil Encouraging News From f>ewey. A Washington special says: Tho glorious news from Admiral Sampson that he had demolished nearly tho en tire Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor was the only topic of conversation at tho capital Monday. Everybody was discussing bow it all came about. The bulletin boards of the morning papers wo,re eagerly scanned by crowds of people anxious to receive the latest from the scene of action. At the executive mansion President McKinley received each bulletin as it came from Santiago, and each one brought moro encouraging news that the day was indeed an occasion for feelings of patriotism. At the war aud navy departments nothing but the brilliant achievement of Admiral Sampson was talked of, and work for the time being is at a standstill. All of the officials are showering praise on Admiral Sampson and his gallant men. Late in the day the war department posted the following from General Shaffer: Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, near Santiago.—When the news of the disaster to the Spanish fleet reached the front, which was during the truce, the regimental band that had managed kee P its instruments on the line, P ln y e<1 “The Star Spangled Banner” and <. xhel . e - n Be ft Hot Time In the 0U1 Town Tonight,” Men cheering from one end of the line to the other, Officers and men without even shelter teuts have been soaking for five days in the afternoon rains, but all are happy. Signed, “SlIAFTEIt. ” Admiral Cervera’s fleet having been destroyed, it was rendered an easy matter for Admiral Sampson to shell the town, destroy the forts and eartli works which have been doing such ter r ible work against our forces, aud in co-operation with Geueral Shatter’s troops take possession of Santiago. Great satisfaction was also expressed on receipt of the news from Admiral Dewey that the first expedition had reached Manila, and the fact that it had stopped on the way and captured tile Padrone islands, thus accounting for^the delay in reaching the Philip pines. Everyone in Washington pre diets that Admiral Dewey will soon he able to state that the stars and stripes are floating over the Philippines, never to he removed. The possibility of Spain suing for peace lias never been so generally discussed in Washington as at present. The president is known to have ex pressed to members of the cabinet the belief that these events will bring that result. -=---— PROMOTION l’OR SAMPSON. Acting Admiral's Name Sent To Senate Along With Others. The president Monday senate’: sent these nominations to the Navy—Commodore Frederick V. McNair i ’ to he rear admiral; Captain ” m Fv 4l H| mm. m Ws i V.VV' r iife r W* ADMIRAL SAtyrSOX. William T. Sampson to lie a commo ^ ^ t* h!nt • -ty -ix * , / j ( .mud , . TT » p; 11 , Uniiton-mt .....' s: • es ° om n ___ A BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Four Killed Outright and a Hundred In jured, Some Seriously. A bridge crossing the Mohican river at Shelby, O., fell Monday afternoon w ith 1,000 people. Four were killed ^them a n ;i ustT n(lre<1 iniUred ’ ^ s e 1 (line A . pu imblic we, wed 'di»g W nas as beintr being con con S umniated , on the bridge celebration. ns one of the featnre8 of the (lay . s Just ag cere , nony weJt j ia fl y >een completed Lash, the bridge down with a ^eefffet Pe ° P ' e “ <liStanCe ° f >*% fref" nh which ensued after the ^possible «. to get anything like was a the U <! THE DIXIE MAKES A BIG HAUL AT CAYAELA. CORRALED BOATS IN A BUNCH. Spanish Crews Abandon Their Vossols aiul Make For the Shove—Two Men Captured and Liberated. A dispatch of Wednesday from Ha vana says: The commander of the Spanish gunboat Ardilla reports that -wliilo reconnoiteriug on June 2Gth at Coloiua, Punta Cortes and other places a t Coyaola, be was informed that a strange steamer with one smokestack, apparently a warship of 3,000 tons, was in sight. The stranger soon caught sight of the Ardilla and pnr BU ed her. The gunboat kept within the blue sea and succeeded in keeping out of range of her pursuer. To the southeastward the stranger, which turned out to be an American warship, appeared to be in company with other vessels. The Adrilla made a reconnoissance 0 n the following day, June 27th, and discovered that the American ship had captured the sloops Nemesia, of Bata bano, province of Havana; Amisda and Manuelito, of Colorna, province (J f Pinar del Rio, and the pilot boats Luz and Jacinto. It is claimed that when the sloops were sighted the American ship hoisted the Spanish flag, believing he had to do with a Spanish warship. The pilot also ap proached the American vessel aud did not find out his mistake until a blank shot and afterwards loaded shells were fired at the pilot boat. The shells, it is exclaimed,exploded near her. The American ship by this time seemed to have driven the Span ish craft into a hunch, including the Luz, Jacinto and Amistad, Nemesia and Manuelita. The latter, it is fur ther alleged, let go their anchors and were abandoned by their crews, who made for the shore, going in the direc tion of Punta dePiedras, on the south western extremity of Pinar del Bio, between the Isle of Pines and the mainland. The commander of the Nemesia, with one of his crew, re mained on board his sloop and was captured and taken on board the American ship. Later he was set at liberty after having been questioned in regard to the Spanish fleet and gen e ral situation of affairs, The American ship is described as carrying one forward gun, one at her stern and four guns on each side. She is said to have been commanded by a “frigate capaiu” and to have "carried about six hundred men with bluo pants and red fringe,” who said they were going to Cuba and afterwards to Key West. It Was tf.o Yankee. A Washington dispatch says: The American auxiliary cruiser referred to in the dispatches from Havana was un doubtedly the Yankee, manned by the naval reserves, which arrived at I^oy West from Cienfuegos on Monday last. She then reported that off tho Isle of Pines, southwest coast of Cuba, she captured, burned and destroyed five Spanish small craft loaded with fish and that she also captured two prison ers, who were released. The auxiliary cruiser, which was formerly the Morgan line steamer El Norte, also reported having been en gaged with a Spanish gunboat, un doubtedly the Ardilla, referred to in the dispatch from'Havana. A QUESTION OF CHEESE. Congressman Allen Knlivens House By Rousting Orosvenor. A Washington dispatch says: The house Wednesday incidentally enjoyed a speech from Mr. Allen, of Missis sippi, which precipitated a political episode in which Mr. Grosvenor, re publican, of Ohio, and Mr. Bailey, democrat, of Texas, figured as princi pals. The discussion was precipitated by the hill to increase the daily army ra tion by the addition tri-weekly of one quarter of a pound of full cream American cheese and two ounces of canned corn. Tho bill was attacked as presented not in response to the de ssg ba ‘ oI CONGRESS HONORS HEROES. Hob.on Thanked and Transferred From Construction Corp. to the Line. In accordance with the recommen dations of the president, session the senate at the beginning of its Wednes '.took.action in recognition of the distinguished servico ren< the ere reeen and )y by officers and men of navy revenue cutters service The thanks of congress was extend Llth e j to fit Naval cLw Constructor of Hobson, suik who, th^ seven men, “’’^t T° 8H * he U e “ traM ? t0 the harb ° r °! S f ntla f de ^ uba . 1 nav „ to the line. Details of the Demolition of Their Fleet by Sampson and Schley. Tie Desl Out o! We Her a Brilliant One ani lie Class Replete Will Fearinl Carnage. THROUGH SHOT ANI) SHELL AND RAGING FIRE THE SPANIARDS HELD TO THE LAST. Olll* Vessels Practically UlltotlChod Though SnbjftCtCfl to Heavy Spanish Fire During a Dunning Fight of Forty Miles. Spanish Admiral a Helpless Prisoner of War as Are Also 1,500 Other Officers aud Sailors^ An Associated Press dispatch via Kingston, Jamaica, under dato of Monday at 4 p. in., states that Admiral Cervera’s fleet., consisting of the ar mored cruisers Cristobal Colon, Almi vuute Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa and Vizcaya and two torpedo boat de stroyers, the Furor aud the Pluton, which had been held in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba for six weeks past by the combined squadrons of Rear Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley, lies today at the bottom of tho Carribean sea, off the southern coast of cnba. The Spanish admiral is a prisoner of war on the auxiliary gunboat Glou cester—formerly J. P. Morgan’s yacht Corsair—and from 1,000 to 1,500 oth er Spanish officers aud sailors who es caped 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 vessels were practically untouched and only one killed, though the ships were subjected to the heavy fire of the Spaniards all the time the battle lost eil. Admiral Cervera made as gallant dash for liberty and for the preserva tion of his ships this morning as ever occurred in tho history of naval war fare. In the face of overwhelming odds, with nothing before him but in evitable destruction or surrender if he remained auy longer in the trap in which the American fleet had him, he made a bold J"sh from the harbor at the time the Americans least expected him to do so, and fighting every inch of his way, even when his ship was ablaze and sinking, lie tried to escape the doom that was written on the muz zle of every American gun trained up on his vessels. Running Fight For Milefl. The Americans saw him the moment ho lett the harbor, and commenced their work of destruction immediately. For an hour or two they followed the flying Spaniards to the westward along the shore line, sending shot after shot into their blazing hulls, tearing great holes in tlieir steel sides and covering their decks with the blood of the killed and wounded. At no time did the Spaniards intended show any indication that they to do otherwise than fight to the last. They showed no signals to surrender oven when tlieir ships commenced to sink, and the great clouds of smoke pouring from their sides showed they weie on lire, ' But they turned their vessels 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 and men on board then escaped to the shore as well as they could with the assistance of boats sent from the American men' of war and threw themselves upon the mercy of their captors, who not only extended to them the gracious hand of American chivalry, but sent them a guard to protect them from the murderous bands of Cuban soldiers hiding in the hush on the hillside eager to rush down and attack the unarmed, de feated, hut valorous foe. One after another the Spanish ships became the victims of the awful rain of shells which the American battle ships, cruisers and gunboats poured upon them, and two hours after the first of the fleet had s'arteil out of Santiago harbor their cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers were lying on shore ten to fifteen miles west of Morro castle, pounding to pieces,smoke of and flame pouring from every part them arid covering the entire coast line with a mist which could be seen for miles. NO. 25. Heavy explosions of ammunition occurred every few minutes, sending curls of dense white smoke a hundred feet in the air, aud causing a shower of broken iron and steel to fall in the water on every side. The bluffs on the coast line echoed with the roar of every explosion, aud the Spanish vessels sank deeper and deeder into the sauds, or else the rocks ground their hulls to pieces as they rolled or pitched forward or side ways with every wave that was heaped upon them from the open sea. Admiral Cervera escaped to the shore in a boat sent by the Gloucester to the assistance of Infanta Maria Te resa, and ns soon as lie touched the beach he surrendered himself and his command to Lieutenant Morton and asked to be taken on hoard the Glou cester, which was the only American vessel near him at tho time with sev eral of his officers, including the cap tain of the flagship. The Spanish Ad miral, who was wounded in the arm, was taken to the Gloucester, and was received at the gangway by her com mander, Lieutenant Commander Rich ard Wainriglit,, who grasped the hand of tho gray-bearded admiral and said to him: “I congratulate you, sir, upon hav ing made as gallant a fight us was ever witnessed oil the sea.” Lieutenant Commander Wainwriglit then placed his cabin at the disposal of tho Spanish officer. At that time the Spanish flagship and four other Spanish vessels had been aground and burning for two hours, and the only one of tho escap ing fleet which conhl not be seen at this point was tho Cliristobal Colon, But half a dozen curls of smoke far down on the western horizon showed the fate ’hat was awaiting her. The Cristobal Color was -the fastest of the Spanish ships and she soon oh-' tained a lead over the others after leaving the harbor and escaped the effect of shots which destroyed the other vessels. She steamed away at great speed with the Oregon, New York, Brooklyn and several other ships in pursuit, ull of them fil ing at her constantly and receiving fire them selves from her after gnus. There was no possibility whatever for her escape, and while her fate is not definitely known at this hour, it can he readily imagined from the words of Captain Evans, of the Iowa,who returned from tho westward with 340 prisoners from the Vizcaya just as the Associated Press dispatch boat was leaving the Spanish flag. In answer to an inquiry lie shouted through the megaphone: “I left the Cristobal Colon far to tho westward ail hour ago and the Oregon was giving her h—1. She has un doubtedly gone down with the others and we will have a 4th of July celebra tion in Santiago tomorrow.” Captain Evans, who had been in the thick of the engagement up to tho time lie took the Vizcaya’s officers and crew from the shore, said that to the best of hie knowledge not one Amer ican ship had been struck. The torpedo boat Ericsson, which also returned from the westward at about the same time, made a similar report, saying it was believed no man was injured on hoard the American had it ships, though another report that one man was killed on hoard the Brooklyn, which could not be verified as this dispatch was sent. The”e is no means of telling now what the Spanish loss was, but it is believed to have been very heavy, the prisoners in custody report decks strewn witli dead and woundj in great numbers, and besides therfl a statement that many bodies coulfl seen fastened to pieces of wredfH floating in the sea after the light HjWnfc wi over. A large number of the wounded were removed to the An^ cau ships.