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THE STORY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH FLEET
AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
ALL TO HAIL AMERICAN SAILORS.
THE DESPERATE FIGHTING OF THe'sPANIARDS AVAILETH
NOTHING AS AGAINST UNCLE SAM'S BOYS.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE
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THERE WERE NO COWARDS IN THIS FIGHT MANY INSTAN
CES OF GREAT PERSONAL BRAVERY.
Whan It Was All Over Our boys, the Demons In the Fight. Became
Tender Angels of Mercy Even Before the Smoke of
Battle Had Cleared Away.
With Admiral Sampson's Fleet. Off
Santiago. July 3. (l!y the Herald a
Dispatch Boat Golden Hod to Tort An
tonio. Thence to KingsUn. Jamaica)
Special Scattered along: the shore for
a distance of ten ml'es to the west of
Morro castle now lie the four armored
cruisers and two torpedo boat destroy
ers that composed Admiral Cervera's
fleet.
In a running: fight of two hours
these vessels, the cif am of the Spanish
nary, wer almost annihilated Sunday
morning by the powerful ships of Ad
miral Sampson's fleet under the Im
mediate command of Commodore
Schley.
Admiral Cervera. after making as
plucky a fight agalrst overwhelming
odds as is recorded In naval history,
was compelled to surrender. He was
taken as a prisoner of war, together
with every man in his fleet not
drowned or killed In the action. The
Spanish admiral was wounded in one
of his arms.
His splendid ships, the Cristobal
Colon, the flagship, the Vizcaya. Al
mirante Oquendo and Infanta Maria
Teresa, and the torpedo boat destroy
ers Furor and Pluton. lie on the Cuban
rocks. Phell-ridden. smoking hulks.
Cervera. on the Colon, made the
longest run toward liberty. He yielded
to fate only in the face of death, and
Is a prisoner now on the Gloucester,
which before the war was J. l'lerpont
Morgan's yacht Corsair.
As the Golden Rod steamed past the
flagship after the battle. I was In
formed by an officer on the deck that
Admiral Cervera. with 1.300 of his men.
had surrendered. Of the prisoners,
more than 400 of the crew of the Viz
caya were taken by the Iowa. Captain
Evans.
Every vessel In Admiral Sampson's
fleet went through the fierce engage
ment without injury. But one man In
the American fleet was killed, and two
were injured.
From the very first of the fighting
the little Gloucester was In the thick
est of it. At one time she was pour
ing her six-pounder shells against the
entire Spanish fleet, while the guns or
Morro castle were making her their
target. She riddled the Spanish de.
Btroyers and fought the Vizcaya and
Oquendo as fiercely as if she were a
battleship.
Magnificent beyond description was
the bold dash by which Cervera at
tempted to get his fleet out of Santi
ago harbor. Cervera himself led the
way with his flagship, the Cristobal
Colon.It was a dash to Hherty or to
Sunday quiet rested over the en
trance to Santiago harbor. No signs
of life were visible about Morro. Be
yond and toward the city of Santiago
all was still. After two days of fight
ing the armies of both nations were
resting In their trenches. Off this way.
for a distance of half a dozen miles
from shore, the vessels of Admiral
Sampson's fleet lay lazily at anchor.
Admiral Sampson, desiring to ascer
tain the exact condition of the Spanish
coast defense about Aguadores. ordered
tfce flagship to go that way. Weighing
anchor, the New York leisurely steamed
Off to the eastward. Idle thoughts occu
pied the minds of the men in the fleet.
They were speculating as they had
been for weeks, when would come their
opportunity to "get at" the Spanish
Beet In the Inner harbor.
Suddenly as a flash, at 9:30 a vessel
appeared near the entrance to the har
bor. She was throwing out great black
clouds of smoke and was pointing
straight toward the American fleet.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
It Put Every American Captain on
His Metal.
The ease of the American officers and
sailors was rudely disturbed. They
grabbed their glasses, scanned the bar
bor entrance, and were amazed to dis
cover that an armored cruiser w as torn
tne out. In the absence of Admiral
Sampson. Commodore Schley, from the
Brooklyn, ordered the American ship
to rush in shore. In a few moments It
was seen that the vessel emitting such
great clouds of smoke was the Cristobal
Colon. Admiral Cervera's flagship. She
bad passed the wreck or tne Merrimar
and was making for the sea at full
peed.
Iiefore Commodore Schley and his
men could recover from their surprls
other clouds of smoke came Into view
beyond the Cristobal Colon. With a
ruh fully equal to that of the Spanish
flagship, the Almirante Oquendo came
throbbing toward the open sea. Be
hind her came the Vizcaa. also at full
speed, while the rear was brought up
by the Infanta .Maria Teresa and the
two torpedo boat destroyers, the Furor
and Pluton.
This stirring scene, so dramatic ana
o unexpected, quickly put the captain
of every American vessel on his mettle.
Cervera's trying to escape," was the
cry that resounded through the fleet.
Every American veisel quickly
weighed anchor. The engines were
Started, and one by one the great Amer
ican warships made ready for battle.
Every man scampered to his gun and
the captains, knowing that Admiral
Sampson had gone along the coest.
eagerly watched the Brooklyn. Commo
dore 9chley s flagship. In a few- mo
ments the Resolute was speeding to the
eastward after the New York, but the
advance of the Spanish fleet was so
rapid that our men conld not wait
for Admiral Sampson to get back.
Jus as the Cristobal Colon was pok
ing her nose out Into the open sea.
Commodore Schley sent the Brooklyn
rushing to the westward to head off
Cervera's flagship. He ordered the Mas
sachusetts and Oregon to follow after,
at the same time ordering the Indiana.
Iowa and Texas to intercept the other
vessels of the escaping fleet. Then be
gan one of the greatest sea fights In
history.
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
But the American Fleet Was Soon
In Motion.
Admiral Sampson this morning set
out to dislodge the Spanish from their
works at Aguadores. where the""Mlchl
nn troops were repulsed on the line
of the railway Saturday morning
while they were marching westward to
seize the Morro battery and blow up
the fort after the fleet had driven the
Spanish from the guns. Our torpedo
boats were not with the fleet, and
when Admiral Sampson left the Morro
the battleships and the cruiser Brook-
srourjea on s
jaouth. It la not known whether Ad-
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mlral Cervera had blown up the Mer-
rimac or passed It in single column.
His ship, the Cristobal Colon. gliileu
out of the harbor and shot to the west
ward, her two funnels and high black
bulwarks showing plain against the
green of the hills, her pennant and the
Spanish red and yellow ensign In lash
ing above.
In a few seconds the American fleet
was in motion, the Indiana, which was
closest, heading straight in shore to
get close range. The Spaniard opened,
fire with an eleven-inch Hontorla. and
mighty fountains of water ros above
the battleship and wet her decks. The
shell fell near her bow. The Indiana
replied with her thlrteen-inch guns,
and a moment later let go everything
she could bring to bear. One of the
first shells fell on the Spanish cruiser's
deck. Cervera was going past and the
Indiana rounded to give him a broad
side, and then as the Iowa and the
Texas opened on him the doomed ad
miral turned to the harbor mouth,
where the Almirante Oquendo was Just
coming into view.
At first one could scarcely believe his
eyes, but when the Oquendo appeared
and steamed swirtly westward into tne
snu-ke and lightning, where Cervera's
flag still Hew, it flashed upon us that
there was to be history making in
deed. It was a sublime spectacle of a
desperate animal who had decided to
give battle against overwhelming odds
in the open water rather than remain
and blow up his own ships In the har
bor of the beUauguered city.
Cervera's flag was hidden for a time
and he tied westward, his port broad
side emitting flashes and tongues of
flame, which marked his progress. For
the next five minutes he ran a gaunt
let such as no ship had ever run in
history, and when his consorts were
burning and he surrendered his ship,
he still had a gun or two capable of
action.
The Indiana fell on the Oquendo.
paying no heed to the Morro battery.
whose gunners tried nara to protect
the cruiser as she moved to the west
ward. The Iowa let Cervera go on
into the hands of the Oregon. Massa
chusetts and Brooklyn and then turneo
with the Texas to pound the Oquendo.
Then every American ship was in ac
tion and smoke shrouded the coast ana
Mew awav lazily, revealing gey
sers about the ships where the Spanish
shells from the cruisers and Morro
tore the water.
Another ship emerged from the har
bor. It was the Vizcaya. coming ai
ward and brought her bow guns Into
play. Behind her carr.e Spain's two
much dreaded torpedo beat destroyl
ers, perhaps 200 yards apart.
The Iowa st?amed for a time forward
with the Oquendo and the Indiana did
the same with the Vizcaya. but as the
fight thus moved westward it became
clear that the Americans wer willing
that the St.anish ships should run far
enough away from Morro to lose the aid
of the guns, and In twenty minutes this
was done. This was a bit of strategy
which was developed under fire and
which was accepted at once by all the
American ships wlthrut orders. In fact
the smoke often made It impossible to
see the signals which Commodore
Schley was making from the Brooklyn,
so tremejndous was the firing all along
the line. Both the Oquendo and 'the
Vizcaya were sometimes within l.POrt
yards of the Indiana. They varied, bul
as a rtal it was short and extremely
deadly. Nevertheless, the high speed
and thick armor of their class stood the
Spanish In good stead, as they followed
In the path of honor marked out by
Admiral Cervera. ,
CARNAGE WAS TERRIBLE.
Crashing Sounds Heard Midst
Thunder of Creat Guns.
Three-quarters of an hour after the
action began it was evident that the
Spanish had many guns disabled and
would have to rurrender. There were
terrible casualties on the enemy's ships
As the smoke cleared a little one could
see the Spanish flagship, herport broad
side spouting smoke still holding on to
the westward. The Texas and Massa
husetts Joined the Indiana and the
Iowa. The Oquendo and the vizcaya
hucired the shore and steamed after
Cervera. pledged to go with him to de
feat and death. Shells burst on the
decks of the Spanish cruisers at short
Intervals. Often they were on fire, but
again and again they extinguished the
flames and manned again and again the
guns from which they had been driven.
The green coast on their starboard side
smoked w ith the shells which flew over
them, and crashing sounds heard
amidst the thunder of great rifles told
of armor-piercing shells driven into an
through their protected sides.
Still they fired. Their shots fell about
the Indiana and Iowa thickly. The
Golden Rod was close enough to see all
that thick smoke did not hide. She was
too close sometimes for comfort.
could not see that our battleships were
hit. No doubt they were, but It seems
that none of their guns were silenced.
so terrific continued their Pre. Once
free of the Morro battery the range of
the Golden Rod stopped abreast of the
Spanish destroyers to see what would
lie the fate of the Gloucester.
Lieutenant Commander Walnwrlght,
like Nelson, seemed to have the blind
eye. If he were signalled to put out
he remained with his six-pounders, to
work which was heroic and astonish
ing. At one time the Gloucester was
being fired at by the Vizcaya, both tor
pedo boat destroyers and the Morro
battery. That she was not sunk and
that she had enough men left to work
her guns was marvelous. She lay close
In to where the Vizcaya came out and
ran along parallel, firing at the cruls
ers fiercely. In proportion to her size,
as did the Indiana and Iowa. Captain
Eulate of the Vizcaya probably feared
a torpedo from the Gloucester, for he
turned loose his secondary battery at
her as he passed on Into a storm .of
shells from the battleships.
The destroyers came out, and the
Gloucester accepted them at once as
parts of her contracL These destroy
ers were strong In machine guns and
guns of our three and slx-pounder
class. It seemed that smoke Jets burst
from the destroyers In twenty places
as they slipepd along after the Viz.
caya. and the water all about - the
Gloucester was kept splashing by
shells and by bullets from machine
guns, but the yacht steamed ahead.
keeping the destroyers directly between
her and shore and hammering them.
Ths Morro was throwing shells from
behind, and occasionally ths Vlscaya
turned a gun or two to aid her follow
ers. The yacht was often completely
hidden by smoke. I could not but
wonder If she had been sunk, but she
always forged ahead and appeared
again busier than ever. In ten min
utes the fire of the destroyers slack
ened, but, although some of their guns
were disabled, their machinery was all
right, and they moved on till Morro
could no longer take part In the battle.
Then the New York appeared, hurrying
on the news from the Resolute that
Cervera had ashed his wedge of cruis
ers into the American fleet, and was
dying gloriously. The New York was
six miles away when the destroyers
saw her.
TRY TO RUN TO COVER.
Amerloan Fire was too Fierce for
Human Beings.
The Morro thundered at Sampson as
he came within range, but the admiral
never heeded, seeing only In the dis
tance the dim form of Vizcaya and the
Oquendo. hopelessly hemmed In by a
circle of Are. and In the foreground the
Gloucester fighting two destroyers at
short range. When the destroyers saw
the flagship they sped away from the
Gloucester and tried to" overtake the
Vizcaya and get Into shelter on her
starboard side. If that could not be
done, there ought to be a chance to
torpedo the Indiana and break througn
our line to the open sea, where speed
would save them, but the Indiana
steamed in shore, and the Iowa. too.
but farther away.
The Indiana's secondary battery had
the first destroyer range and rained
shells upon it. Splintered and torn, but
still with their steering gear and ma
chinery intact, both destroyers turned
back to run for the mouth or the har
bor and seek safety Inside. The fight
had been carried nearly four miles
west of Morro and the New York was
already past the harbor mouth.
The Gloucester was ready for them
close at hand. She and the de
stroyers and the Indiana formed a tri
angle, of which the destroyers were
the apex, and American fire converg
ing was too fierce for human beings to
withstand. One destroyers drifted into
the surf of fire a battered wreck and
then crept on toward the Gloucester
and the New York with guns silent
and showing a flag of truce.
DESTROYER BLOWS UP.
Wonderful and Gamy Work of the
Gloucester.
She was on fire, too, and her crew ran
ashore to save the lives of those who
had escaped our shells. She blew up
soon after they abandoned her. I was
standing behind Dr. Simonds of the
Iowa when the Gloucester was In
greatest peril, and he could not help
turnig from the main battle to watch
her heroic work and shouting his hop
that she would not run short of ammu
nition. Her commander s skill anr
courage was simply magnificent. Th
Spanish admiral was lost In smoke to
the westward, when, at 10:45. the iz-
caya hoisted a white flag. This wa
followed by the Oquendo going ashon
with the flames bursting from her
decks. The Iowa. Indiana. Texas and
Massachusetts ceased firing, the Mas
sachusetts going at once to Join tht
Oregon and the Brooklyn In pounding
up and smashing Cervera a ship. onc
headed off. the Oquendo turned Into t
small bay four or fire miles west ot
Santiago, where she lay close to th
land. With an ever-weakening broad
side, the Vizcaya followed, first head
Ing out as if to break through the lint
of battle. '
The Indiana and Iowa closed In am!
their formation made her escape In tha
direction Impossible. Captain Eulal
then attempted to reach the east sldi
of the bay. followed by the Oquendo
but In vain. With a glass I could e
that the Vlzcaya's bulwarks near th
stern had been torn away. Smoke pour
in her side, and she was on tire, tlet
guns, with the exception of those for
ward, wer out of action. Her bo v.
guns were still fired at Intervals. Thos.
who were not working the bow gun
crowded forward to escape the smok
and fire aft.
CERVERA'S CAME FIGHT.
He only Wished to make his Defea'
Glorious In the Eyes of the Publl
The Oquendo was ashore, her gun;
silent and smoke rising In thick black
clouds.
There was a thunderln gof guns to
the westward now. and flashes In the
smother told that Cervera still fought
but to the eastward of his ships lay th
burnlg wrecks of his two destroyers.
The torpedo boat Ericsson was seen
coming along with the New York. Tht
Oquendo was helpless, the Indiana and
the Iowa wer closing, and shell aftei
sheJJ burst above and aboard ths Viz
caya. Eulate hoisted a white flag on bis
ship, went ashore to save the remnant
of his men. and simultaneously up
went a flag of white on the Oquendo.
and down came the flag of Spain.
An hour and a half had elapsed since
Cervera left the barber, and of the fiv
vessels which came out only his flag
ship was still In action.
The American army, with the 1.200
dead and wounded, was not yet in
Santiago, but Cervera's fleet was de
stroyed and Cervera himself was only
struggling because he wished to make
his defeat glorious in the eyes of the
attentive world. He had proven, at
least, that he was hot bottled up so
tightly as was supposed. He had lost
four vessels and perhaps more than
half of his men. but his pennant was
still flying and some of his guns were
still In action.
Cervera passed the bay In which the
Oquendo had sought refuge and held
on a due westward course close to the
land, but evidently nourishing the des.
perate hope that - he might break
through the line and reach free water.
He had passed in succession the In
diana, the Iowa and Texas, not to
speak of the Gloucester, which spouted
six-pound shells at him.
HOLDS TO HIS COURSE.
They Might have Bettered Their
Plan of Escape.
Since his flag had appeared outside
the harbor his ship had been struck
again and again. By this time the Viz
caya and the Oquendo were practically
beaten, but In spite of the twelve and
thlrteen-inch shells that were rained
upon him at a range which was very
short for such guns, in spite of the fact
that his boilers and machinery were
damaged, he held to his course. From
a point a mile west of Morro the Cris
tobal Colon was invisible frequently In
low hanging smoke from her own guns
and also that which drifted In shore
from the battleships.
Clearly now It might have been bet
ter If they had moved In circles and
given battle under the Santiago bat
teries, whose aid would have lessened
the odds against him, but the Span
lards, through splendid strategy, had
not been headed off until the batteries
could no longer train their guns on
our fleet.
At half past seven Cervera saw ths
Oregon cutting in short ahead of him
to round htm to. The smoke was very
thick. The fighting was Incessant. Cer
vera's available guns were no longer
well served. Shells had set Are to the
ship near the stem and the flames were
controlled with difficulty, but ths
Spanish admiral altered his course and
headed off from the coast as if to at
tempt between two ships and run for It
It was Impossible. The Iowa and the
Texas were already moving down to
close the gap and the Spanish flagship,
raked by the Oregon and the Brooklyn
at from 1.000 to 3.000 yards, and by the
Iowa and Texas at longer range, turned
In shore again and ran (or the rocks,
where ths surf was breaking, He still
replied occasions!!, and I wondered
when ths imoki hid his ship If he
would be afloat when It lifted. The
Golden Rod, leaving the burning cruis
ers on the beach, bore at full speed
down on the Iowa as she closed In on
the doomed admiral.
GUNS DISABLED.
Flagship Aflame and all Hopelessly
Lost.
I could still discern the Spanish flag
from time to time as the smoke drifted
away and a flash of a gun at intervals
proved that the Spaniard was consist
ently following the idea which led him
to quit the harbor which was to make
a glorious end. But his ship moved
slowly now. as if disabled, and In a few
minutes more his guns were silent. The
black smoke replaced the swirling
white. The flagship was aflame. Her
men had been unable either to work
the guns or smother the flames caused
by bursting shells and she was headed
for the rocks. She struck bow on and
rested there, red flames burst through
the black smoke and soon a pillar of
cloud rose straight up 1,000 feet and
then bent against the green mountain.
Cervera ship was so hopelessly lost
that the American battleships ceased
firing before she struck and ran In ap
parently with the Intention of saving
the survivors as prisoners. This was
evidently expected by the Spaniards,
notably by the Vizcaya b men, hundreds
of whom thronged the forward deck
watching the flames eating their way
toward them.
Mr. Simonds of the Iowa, who accom
panied me and assisted me during the
engagement, said trat a fourth Spanish
cruiser was unable to leave the harbor
with the others because she was dlsa
bled.
The casualties will not be accurately
determined until tomorrow. Evidently
the American loss was slight In com
parison with the tremendous Import
ance of the accomplishment of annihi
lating Cervera's squadron.
The Golden Rod was the only dis
patch boat near the ship in action. I
would have gone to Guantanamo with
a bulletin had not the Resolute headed
all non-combatants to the westward by
strange warning of a Spanish ship com
ing from the eastward. As the Res -lute
ran toward he New York with this
warnlg after the engagement, a shell
from the western battery, at four-mile
:ange, passed a few feet over and ahead
f the Golden Rod.
The Spanish ships had now reached
a point about seven miles west of Mor
ro. and a mile or so beyond where the
.oredo boats were burning and broken
.n two. The flagship and the Oquendo
were the first to show signals of dis
.ress. Two 13-inch shells from one of
.he battleships had struck the Marie
Teresa at the water line, causing it
.o fill rapidly. The Oquendo suffered
he same fate, and both headed for a
mall cove, and both went aground 100
,ards from the shore, flames springing
ruin them.
The officers and crew must have been
iware of the fate which seemed tefore
;hem. but it was not until the chips
were on fire that the men ceased firing.
The Gloucester steamed along the
oast to where the armored cruisers
it-re stranded and went to their res
ue. There was danger from the mag.
izines, and many on board swam fo
shore, and many were unable to reach
he small strip of sandy beach In the
ove, but were thrown onto the rocks.
Many of the wounded were taken
ashore. But this task was a diiticult
ne.
An American swam through the surf
.ith a line from the Marie Teresa to
he shore, making it fast to a tree. The
;paniards could then land. The wound
d were taken to the Gloucester, and
oon the yacht was full of Spanish
.vounded. The Gloucester's crew gave
hem every attention possible.
The shore was lined with those who
ad escaped from the Almirante Oquen
!o and the Marie Teresa.
..Thex .vrn WW WiV":SXSitivW0.i
.-each the magazines and the boxes of
immunition on deck. A dozen or more
'Xptosions followed the firing, the
tinoke from which covered the hill
side, running down almost to the wat--r's
edge. Another column of smoke
wo miles further to the westward was
bserved. The Vizcaya was also in
lames and was obliged to run ashore
o keep from going down. The Iowa
tnd the Indiana were keeping up a ter
rific fire upon it and its condition was
as bad as that of the others.
The Brooklyn. Oregon, Massachusetts
ind several smaller vessels continued
'.he chase after the Cristobal Colon, and
.n less than an hour were lost to view
t the burning ships on shore. The
Iowa and Texas both gave assistance to
the Imperiled crew of the Vizcaya. Its
.aptain surrendered his command, and
(he prisoners were transferred to the
battleships. The Vizcaya probably lost
about sixty men. as It cairied a com
plement of 400. and only 340 were taken
aboard the Iowa.
Soon after Admiral Cervera reached
the shore and surrendered he wu ta
ken to the Gloucester at his own re
quest. There was no mistaking ths
heart-broken expression on the old
seaman's face as he took the proffered
hand of Lieutenant Walnwrlght and
was shown to the tatter's cabin, but he
made every effort to bear bravely the
bitter defeat that had come to him.
He thanked the commander of the
Gloucester for the words of congrat
ulation offered on the gallant fight and
then spoke earnestly of his solicitude
for the safety of his men on shore. He
Informed Lieutenant Walnwrlght that
Cuban soldiers were on the hills pre
paring to attack his unarmed men. and
said he thought his sailors had suffered
enough In their battle with the Amer
ican forces and that be was willing to
surrender his entire command, but he
asked that some protection be given
to his men until they could be taken
off in the American vessels. Captain
Walnwrlght had heard similar reports
from his own officers regarding the
presence of Cubans In the brush, and
he sent a guard of armed sailors ashore
to prevent the Spanish prisoners from
being molested.
Four hours after Admiral Cervera
went aboard the Gloucester the Infanta
Maria Teresa, Almirante Oquendo and
Vizcaya continued to burn, and every
now and then a deep roar, accompa
nied by a burst of flame and smoke
from the sides of the ships, would an
nounce the explosion of more ammuni
tion or another magazine. As the flame
shot higher and higher above the decks
of the magnificent vessels that had
composed Admiral Cervera's fleet, many
of those who witnessed the scene felt
It had a strong connection with the
destruction of the American battleship
Maine In Havana harbor five months
ago. Lieutenant Commander Waln
wrlght. the commander of the Glouces
ter, was executive officer of the Maine
at the time of the disaster, and, al
though he remained In Havana harbor
two months after the explosion, he
lived on board the dispatch boat Fern,
and steadfastly refused to set his foot
In the city until, to use his. own words,
"the time should come when he could
go ashore at the head of a landing
party of American bluejackets." Today
It was his ship that sank two Spanish
torpedo boat destroyers and afterward
received the Spanish admiral aboard
as a prisoner of war.
An amusing trial has Just come to a
happy termination In Paris, In which
Mile. Angele Thlebeau has obtained a
verdict against certain newspapers
which accused her of a singular meth
od of cheating the publlc.Thls lady.who
commenced her career some years ago
as a successful opera singer, has been
obliged, owing to partial loss of voice,
to appear upon the music hall stage
at the Moulin Rouge. Here she won
great applause for what Sister Jane
called her "top note." which, accord
ing to IV Art Lyrique. she produced not
by natural means, but by the means
of a aort of popgun concealed In the
bosom of her dress.
WATERY GRAVES.
COLLISION AT SEA WITH AP
PALLING LOSS OF LIFE.
553 PEOPLE ARE DROWNED
SAILORS FIGHT LIKE DEMONS
TO SAVE THEMSELVES.
Two Hundred and Fifty Women
Went Down Only One Woman
Among the Saved Greatest Dis
aster that ever Happened on Sea
Halifax, N. S.. July 8. The loss of
life In the Bourgogne sea tragedy ex
ceeds by seven souls the loss attend
ing the terrible wreck of the steamship
Atlantic to the eastward of Halifax
a quarter of a century ago, which has
heretofore held its place in history as
the most appalling ocean disaster that
ever occurred on or near tiie coast of
Nova Scotia.
Five hundred and fifty-three are the
number of those whose lives were
brought to a sudden end sixty miles
south of Sable Island last Monday
morning, after the big liner speeding
Europeward at a furious gate through
a dense fog, crashed into the British
sailing ship Cromartyshire and met de
struction, for which, from all the ac
counts gathered from the survivors,
her officers, who met the fate of most
of those on board, were mainly re
sponsible. In the many appalling stories told
by those from the lost Bourgogne, no
feature of the harrowing accounts
stands out more conspicuously than
that of the fierce, fiendish conduct of
the steamer's crew, who fought like
demons, and did not hesitate at any
act In order to escape the fate which
overwhelmed so many others.
Of the 167 survivors only fifty-three
were passengers. There were over 200
women, of whom only one, Mrs. La
Casse. of I'lalnfteld. N. J., la alive to
day, and of more than fifty children
among the passengers not one survives
M'KKOWN'S STORY.
Patrick McKeown of Philadelphia.
who had a fearful struggle to save him
self, gives a graphic account of his ex
periences and of the fearful fate whicr,
befell another PhUadelphian.
McKeown was asleep when the crash
came. He Jumped from his berth and
thought there was time to don his
clothes, so he was fully dressed when
he hurried on deck, but forgot his wal
let, containing $110. which was put un
der his pillow when he went to oca.
McKeown found indescribable conrusioi
reigning on deck. The captain was on
the bridge, but the officers had evident
ly lost entire control of the crew, near
ly all of whom appeared to be engaged
In a desperate struggle with the pas
sengers to gain possession of the life
boats and life rafts in order to save
themselves. Passengers and seamen
surrounded the boats and rafts, crowd
ing them to overflowing. Half dressed
shrieking women were rushing to and
fro with children clinging to their
night robes.
McKeown says he saw a number of
men forced back by frantic, half-crazed
seamen, striving to get away from the
steamer, without offering to lend a
helping hand to the passengers and re
sisting the latter as much as possible.
McKeown got into a boat hanging in
the davits. A sailor threw him out and
he slipped down the now slanting deck
to the starboard side, the rail of which
was now on a level with the water. As
he was forced over the side of the Doat
ahandsome Italian girl waved her
down her cheeks. This boat, like most
other boats, never got away from the
steamer.
PUSHED HIM OFF.
McKeown fell into the water close to
a crowded life raft, which had got
afloat. He caught hold of the side and
somebody pushed him away. He grasp
ed It again and drew himself out of the
water, managing with great difficulty
to secure a foothold. There he re
mained until the boats of the Cro
martyshire directed the survivors to
the side of the ship. A few minutes
after McKeown gained the life ran
he witnessed the tragedy which sent
another PhUadelphian to his death.
He Is unable to recall the name ot
the man. having made his acquaint
nance only after the Bourgogne started
on her disastrous voyage, but he knows
he was a tailor living In Philadelphia
The tailor, pushing his way through the
mad mass of humanity struggling in
the sea. slowly approached the raft
gained by McKeown. As he drew near
and attempted to grasp the side one
of the steamer's seaman raised a heavy
oar and struck him three fearful blows?
on the head. He sank from sight with
out a groan or a sound and McKeown
is firmly convinced that the blows kill
ed the man. Shortly afterward the
Bourgogne plunged out of sight, her
boilers exploding with a terrific roar as
she went down. McKeown states, and
his statement is confirmed by others
that the steamer's engines were not
running at full speed until Just before
she foundered, but he says that the ves
sel's headway did not slack until some
time after the collision. He says It was
not more than half an hour between
the time the two ships crashed to
gether and when the Bourgogne dis
appeared in the ocean.
The last scene which impressed itself
most vividly on McKeown s mind as
the steamer sank was that of the three
priests moving about the panic-stricken
people on deck, administering the
rites of absolution. He saw the cap
tain on the bridge Just before the
steamer sank from view, but did not
see him commit suicide by Bhootlng. as
one passenger statea was the case-
Albert Galdet, a native of Paris, who
was returning to his home, was lying
In his berth, almost at the point where
the Cromartyshire struck La Gour
gogne. He was dressed at the time
and seizing his waterproof coat, rushed
on deck. The doomed vessel was al
ready beginning to list to the star
board, the side which he was on, and
he got a good view of the extent of the
damage to the Bourgogne by the con
tact. The ship, he said, struck the
steamer at a sharp angle on the star
board, the blow glancing toward the
stern, and a portion anywhere from
twelve to fifteen feet being gouged out
of the French liner. The sailing ves
sel was Just falling away In the fog
when M. Galdet reached the deck. He
turned his attention to assist In lower
ing a life boat, which some sailors
were clearing Just opposite where he
stood. This was accomplished without
difficulty, the, water then being up to
the deck rails on that side.
EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.
M. Gaidet was non-committal when
questioned concerning the conduct of
the crew toward the passengers, but
did not deny that it was a case of every
man for himself.
Those In his boat, numbering about
twenty, were among the first picked
up, and M. Gaidet afterward returned
to assist In picking up the others. This
gentleman retains as mementoes or
the eventful occasion the board bear.
Ing the name of the life boat In which
he was rescued and also the flag which
was flying at her stern.
The survivors agree In their state.
ments that not more than two boats
and four rafts got away from the
steamer and all of the occupants of
these were picked up by the Cromarty
shire. The weather was clearing when
the Bourgogne sank and had there been
any other survivors they would cer
tainly have been seen by the men on the
ship.
The only surviving woman Dsenger
toJU a very sad tale vf the struggle she
had lor lile. Mrs. LaCasse and her
husband were second-class cabin pas
sengers and were going to visit rela
tives in France. Her husband is a
teacher of languages lit a college at
PlaJntield, N. J. As Mrs. LaCasse was
narrating her sad story her eyes were
Ailed with tears.
When the ship went down she and
her husband sank in the water. They
managed to get Into a boat, but there
were no oars in it and shortly after
ward the boat capsized. She was sink
ing when her husband caught hold ot
her and kept her afloat. Then they got
on a raft, on which they stayed for
about eight hours.
ONLY WOMAN BAVEU.
She said that out of over 200 women
and children she was the only woman
saved. All the children, numbering
about fifty, were lost. Several of these
were babies. In Mrs. LaCasse s opin
ion the La Bourgogne sank within halt
an hour after the collision.
In one boat, a short distance from
the raft on which Mrs. LaCasse was,
there must have been nearly forty wo
men. After floating around for halt
an hour she saw the boat suddenly cap
size, and the women wer thrown intc
the water and almost lmmeaiateiy inej
disappeared from sight beneath tht
waves.
One of the passengers said the Bour
gogne was going about eighteen knots
when the collision occurreu. as iur n
could be accounted for there were &J
lives lost, but, according to this pas
senger, there were a number of other
who came on board Just previous u
sailing, and these had riot been includ
ed in ihtt number lost.
Give Thanks to God.
Washington D. c. Special Presi
dent McKinley has Issued the followini.
proclamation to the American people:
the I'eonle of the United State
of America: At this time, when to ttu
yet fresh remembrance or tne unprece
dented success which attended the op
erations of the united Ssiaies neei ii.
the bay of Manila on the first day o.
May last, are added the tidings of tin.
no less glorious aenievemenis oi im
..a.-ui an. I milltarv arms of our beloveu
country at Santiago Ue Cuba, it is lil
ting that we snouia paussc aim
the feelings of exultation that too nat
.imiiv attend exeat deeds wrought b
our countrymen in our country s cause
should reverently dow ueiore mr
of divine grace ana give aevoui jiw
to God, who holdeth the nations in ttu
nollow of his hand and worketh upoi.
them the marvels of bis high will, anu
,lV,, hm ihua far vouchsafed to us tht.
light of his face and led our bravt
soldiers and seamen to vicioiy.
I. therefore, ask the people of thi
United States, on next assembling fo.
divine worship in their respective plac
of meeting, to offer thanksgiving to Al
mighty God, who. In his InscrutabU
ivni-M. now leading our hosts upon tht
... ... iinxrn t hl triumbh. now
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guiding them in a strange land, througl
. V... .l-o.l ct,nriwa Of death tO SUCCeSS
...... tt,.iiioh at a. fearful cost, now
bearing them without accident or lost
to far distant climes, nas wauueu
our cause and brought nearer tne uc
..r riht ami the attainment o
a Just and honorable peace. v 1th the
nations thanks, let there be mingleu
the nations prayers, that our biavt
sons may be shielded from harm alik.
on the battlefield ana in wie o
h an.i snared the scourge ol
suffering and disease while they are
striving to uphold their country's hon
or, and withal let tne nauuu s ni
..in.,. .. ith iha hniv an-f at the thoughi
of the noble men who have perished
as heroes die. and ue nueu wiwi
passionate pity for those who suffei
bereavement or endure sickness, oi
wounds and bonds by reason of the aw-
And above all. let us pray with ear
frtv,r ihnt h the disuenser of al.
good, may speedily remove from us tht
intnid attliciions of wars, bring to oui
dear laiia the uieBiii6n or iwtoreu
peace, and to ail the domain now rav
aged by the cruel strife the pricelest
boon or security ana tranquility.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, I. C
July 6, 1818.
Transports Arrive at Manila.
Washington. D. C Special. The Na
vy department received a cablegram
from Admiral Uewey connrming tnt
Associated Press dispatch of the arrival
of the American transports at Manila
Admiral Dewey also states that the
gunboat Leyte. which ran up a river
on May 1, the day cf the battle, has
come out and surrendered, having on
board fifty-two army and navy officers
and ninety-four men. The Leyte has a
battery of one Si-inch Hontorla gun
and several 2.5-Inch rapid tire guns,
The admiral says the situation is sat
isfactory, that the troops are debark
ing, and the health of the men in ex
cellent.
Manila. July 1. (Via Hong Kong.)-
Sneolal. The United States troops on
the transports City of Sydney. City of
Pekin and Australia, convoyea Dy tne
United States cruiser Charleston, ar
rived off Cavlte at 5 o'clock yesterday
evening, after an eventful voyage. On
the way here the Charleston called at
Guahan. the largest of the Ladrone
islands, the group In the l'aclflc whicn
belonged to Spain, took possession of
the whole group, made prisoners or
Governor General Marina, his staff and
the entire military force and raised
the stars and stripes over the ruins of
Santa Cruz fort in the harbor of ban
Luis de la Paz.
The troops are In good condition, our
only loss being Private Hutchinson or
the First Oregon, who died on tne city
of Sydney on June 20 and was buried
at sea on June 21.
The Ladrone group comprises about
twenty islands, only five or six of
which are inhabited, the rest being
mere dots on the ocean, the tops of
volcanoes which have sunk beneath
the sea as the crust of the earth at this
point subsided. The principal Islands of
the group are Guahan. Kota. Aguijan
Say nan and Tin tan, but the largest
Guahan. which has an area of only
200 square miles, forms nearly one-half
the land area of the entire group. i-y
Ing as they do, almost directly under
the equator, they have every variety of
tropical product, and under proper con
ditlons their population might become
wealthy from agriculture alone, for no
finer cotton coffee, sugar or tobacco
can be grown In the world than are
raised In the Ladrone Islands, but tne
curse of Spanish rule has blighted
every industry. The people labor no
more than they are obliged to and in
the tropics no one is really compelled
to work, for an abundance of food
grows without cultivation, and clothing
and shelter are almost unnecessary.
Following the precedent of the Nel
son mug, which must have dated from
somewhere about Trafalgar, the Lam
beth Pottery has produced a mug.
bearing round It the words, "England's
Great Commoner William Ewart Glad
stone." and. surmounting an excellent
portrait, the scroll. "Effort honest.
manful effort succeeds by Its reflec
tive action upon character, better than
An instrument for seeing objects un
der water has been Invented by a hy.
drographlc engineer of Russia. By
Its aid the bottom of rivers to a depth
of from 45 to 60 feet, can be distinctly
viewed. In the examination of wrecks
this submarine telescope will be of
great service.
A Welshman has accomplished the
feat of walking 4,000 quarter miles In
4,000 successive periods of nine and
a quarter minutes each at Leeds, a
world's record. Twenty thousand per
sons looked on at the finish. He had
previously walked the distance In In
tervals of nine and a quarter minutes.
SENATE FOR ANNEXATION,
TEXT OF THE NEWLAND'S
BILL TO ANNEX HAWAII.
Passes the Senate by a Vote of
Forty-two to Twenty-one--The
President will Sign the Resolution
Immediately.
Washington, D. C Special The Joint
resolution which passed the senate pro
viding for the annexation of Hawaii
was originally Introduced in the house
by Mr. Newlands of Nevada, and pass
ed that body June 15. Two days later
it waa reported favorably to the sen
ate. Its full text Is as follows:
Whereas, The government of the re
public of Hawaii, having in due form
signified Its consent in the manner pro
vided by its constitution, to cede ab
solutely and without reserve to the
United States of America all rights
of sovereignty of whatever kind in
and over the Hawaiian islands, and
their dependencies, and also to cede and
transfer to the United States the ab
solute fee and ownership of all pub
lic government or crown lands, publlo
ouildlngs or edifices, ports, harbors,
.nilitary equipment and all other pub
lic property of every kind and descrip
tion belonging to the government of
he Hawaiian islands, together with
every right and appurtenance thereto
appertaining, therefore,
Kesolved, By the senate and house
if representatives of the United States
f America In congress assembled, that
da id cession is accepted, ratified and
-onflrmed, and that the said Hawaiian
.stands and their dependencies be and
they are hereby annexed as a part of
the territory of the United States and
ire subject to the sovereign dominion
thereof, and that all the property
rights hereinbefore mentioned are
vested In the United States of America.
SPECIAL LAND LAWS.
The existing laws of the United
States relative to public lands shall
not apply to such lands in the Ha
waiian islands, but the congress of the
f'nited States shall enact special laws
for their management and disposition,
provided, that all revenue from or pro
ceeds of the same, execpt as regards
such part thereof as may be used
or occupied for the civil, military or
naval purposes of the United States
or may be assigned for the use of the
local government, shall be used solely
for the benefit of the Inhabitants of
the Hawaiian Islands for educational
and other public purposes.
Until congress shall provide for the
government of such islands, all the
civil. Judicial and military powers ex
orcised by the officers of the existing
government in said Islands shall be
vested in such person or persons and
shall be exercised In such manner as
the president of the United States shall
dliect, and the president shall have
power to remove said officers and fill
the vacancies so occasioned.
TREATIES ANNULLED.
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian
islands with foreign nations shall
forthwith cease and determine, being
replaced by such treaties as may exist
tr as may be hereafter concluded be
tween the United States and such for
eign nations.
The municipal legislation of the Ha
waiian islands not enacted for the ful
fillment of the treaties so extinguished
m l not Inconsistent with this Joint
resolution, nor contrary to the consti
tution of the United States, shall re
main In force until the congress of the
United States shall otherwise deter
mine. Until legislation shall be enacted ex
tending the United States customs
aws and regulations to the Hawaiian
islands, the existing customs and reg
jlatlons of the Hawaiian islands shall
wmiii" "Behangwl.
The public debt of the republic of
Hawaii, lawfully existing at the date
t the passage of this Joint resolution.
Including the amounts due te deposi
tors in the Hawaiian Postal Savings
bank, is hereby assumed by the gov
ernment of the United States, but the
liability of the United States In this
regard shall In no case exceed $4,000,
!X. So long, however, as the existing
government and the present commer
cial relations of the Hawaiian islands
are continued as hereinbefore provided
said government shall continue to pay
the interest on said debt.
IMMIGRATION OF CHINESE.
There shall be no further immigra
tion of Chinese into the Hawaiian-tMl-ands,
except upon su h conditions as
are now or may hereafter be allowed
by the laws of the United States and no
Chinese, by reason of anything herein
contained, shall be allowed to enter
the United States from Hawaiian Isl
ands. The president shall appoint five com
missioners, at least two of whom shall
be residents of the Hawaiian Islands,
who shall as soon as reasonably prac
ticable, recommend to congress such
legislation concerning the Hawaiian Isl
ands as they shall deem necessary or
proper.
Sec. 2. That the commissioners
hereinbefore provided for, shall be a p.
pointed by the president, by and with
the advice and consent of the senate.
Sec. 3. That the sum of $100,000,
or so much thereof as may be neces
sary. Is hereby appropriated out of the
money In the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, and to be Immediately
available, to be expended at the dlscre.
Hon of the president of the United
States for the purpose of carrying this
Joint resolution Into effect.
Omaha, July 4. At Fort Omaha yes
terday an unusually active day. for
Sunday, occurred, inasmuch as the en
tire Third regiment is now In quarters,
except one company from the western
part of the state, which still lacks Its
quota.
Colonel Bryan was engaged nearly
all day In Issuing orders, attending to
the wants of the officers of the vari
ous companies, who needed informa
tion, wanted requisitions made for
everything, and in receiving many vis
itors who desired the opportunity ot
seeing him as a military officer.
The strong Incident of the day waa
the afternoon divine service, conducted
by ev. Mr. Sisson of the Hanscom
Park Methodist church. Nearly 3.000
persons attended the services. The
sermon was patriotic and encouraging
to the new soldiers, who, at a well
pointed, favorable reference to Colonel
Bryan, burst forth into unrestrained
and unrestrainaMe cheers for their
leader.
At the various quarters men were
at work making themselves more com
fortable sleeping places, practicing on
folding their blankets and arranging
their accoutrements, or reading up on
"tactics."
In the pleasant' day of old the cav
alry was the most Important factor In
warfare. The knights composing this
branch of the military, encasl In ar
mor, went forth to fight aeatflst bare
legged peasants, poorly armedSand on
foot. These they would "pit" onSii11"
lance point after the gallant tr,wV
val fashion of the times. It wa X
harmless sort of sport for the k I I
knight his chance of getting hu 1
very little. .
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A Correspondent saMm.t..
population Of Tinnn an..
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