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established 1855. YORKYILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, JULY 9 1898. NUMBER 55.
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CERVERA'S DASH FOR LIBERTY. 1
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Some More Particulars About the Destruction
of the Spanish Fleet. 1
The main facts connected with the 1
destruction of the Spanish fleet have 1
already been published ; but addition- '
al details are still coming in.
Just why the Spanish admiral de- 1
cided upon his bold dash, does not 1
clearly appear; but there are several (
probable reasons. *
It has been several times stated that 1
General Blanco was very much dis- 1
pleased with Cervera as commander '
of the fleet. Among other things, it
was stated that Blanco had ordered
Cervera to go out of the harbor and
fight, and upon Cervera's failure to do 1
so, Blanco cabled the queen asking
that Cervera be superceded in com- '
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On Saturday afternoon, Admiral
Cervera called a consultation of bis 1
officers, and by a small majority, it 1
was decided to make an attempt to 1
leave the harbor. The minority argu- !
ed that destruction was certain, and
besides the fleet was in a bad condi- 1
tion for the attempt. Among other
things, firemen had mutinied and
the best gunners were in an exhausted
condition as the result of their service
of the guns of the land batteries on 1
Friday and Saturday. The admiral '
himself was in favor of making the
attempt, and as the majority was with
him, all agreed. 1
Early Sunday morning careful observations
were taken of the American
fleet from the overlooking heights.
To the east, at Siboney there were a '
number of transports that had just arrived
with reinforcements, and the (
Spaniards had information that there 1
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them. This, however, was, incorrect.
Out to the west the blockading vessels
were scattered along and the prospect
did not look quite so discouraging.
Had the admiral chosen the east, he
would have probably met with more
success ; but luck was against him and
he chose the west, intending, if possible
to make Cienfuegos, or Havana.
Admiral Sampson had gone that
morning in the flagship New York to 1
Siboney, for a conference with General 1
Shafter. The Brooklyn, Texas, Iowa, |
Oregon, Indiana, along with the other
smaller ships, were out on the blockading
line. They were not expecting
anything so startling as a dash from
the fleet, and were really not in the
very best position to receive such a
dash.
The vessels came out of the harbor,
preceded by the two torpedo boat destroyers.
The Cristobal Colon came
next, and following her came the Vizcaya,
Oquendo aud Infanta Maria
Teresa in the order named. The ships
had been cleared for action, the men 1
were at the guns and officers were i
nerved ud to the serious business that
they knew was before them.
The commodore's flagship, Brooklyn,
was the only vessel of the blockadiug
fleet that was in position to cut off the
Spanards, and the commodore at once
steamed forward to engage the whole
squadron. He opened fire on them
and they returned the fire direct at
the Brooklyn, with every gun that
could be brought to bear.
The two torpedo boats also rushed
viciously toward the Brooklyn. She
let dive at them also ; but the converted
yacht Gloucester, formerly the
"Corsair," bravely rushed in and engaged
them both. The Gloucester
made a remarkable fight, especially
considering her light gunsaud the torpedo
boats soon had enough of her.
They tried to engage the Brooklyn
again ; out witnin a very iew minutes
both were in a sinking condition.
There were 60 men on the Pluton,and
only 20 escaped to the shore. Lieutenant
Wood rescued six drowning
men from the Furor and the Gloucester
got the flags of both boats.
The torpedo boats were sunk within
four miles of the harbor ; but before
they were sunk, the Oregon, Iowa,
Indiana, Texas and Vixen had closed
around the Spaniards to the assistance
of the Brooklyn and Gloucester.
The Spaniards were, of course, next
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to the shore. The American vessels
were soon formed in a parallel line,
and the fight was a running one. The
firing was terrific?that of the Spaniards
wild ; but that of the Americans
well directed from first to last. The
big guns on the American fleet roared
continuously and the rapid fire guns
poured a perfect hail of steel into the
Spaniards.
TLe Almirante Oquendo was the
first vessel to get enough of it. Shot
almost to pieces and in a sinking condition,
she made for the shore and ran
on the beach. The men poured over
her sides, and many of them were
drowned as they tried to escape to
land. The Maria Teresa, on which
was Admiral Cervera, shortly afterward
met the same fate ; and next the
Vizcaya went to the shore with nearly
all of the ships battering her to pieces.
All three were wrecked within 20 miles
of the mouth of the harbor.
Now only the Cristobal Colon was
left. The swiftest ship of the squadron,
' she kept in the lead from the
start. She is said to have been the
finest armored cruiser in the world,
and at no time since the war commenced,
has anybody considered the
Brooklyn a match for her. But Schley
3tuck right along with her, hammering
her with all the fury of his guns.
For awhile the fight was between the
two vessels. Presently Schley saw
where, by heading due west to Cape
Caney, he could gain several miles and
cut the Cristobal Colon off. He did
this, making escape impossible. Then
the Oregou came up, and the two vessels
finished the job so pluckily commonnnd
hv t.hfi "Rrnnklvn. The CristO
bal Colon ran on the beach and struck
her colors. As to how badly damaged
she is, accounts differ. The first story
was that she was a wreck, and subsequent
stories are that she may yet become
a valuable addition to the Amercan
navy.
After disposing of the torpedo boats
Commander Wainwright participated
in the sinking of the other ships, and
then began picking up the enemy.
He picked up 300 Spaniards on the
beach, including Admiral Cervera and
a number of his captains.
The Spanish admiral was in a pitiable
condition physically and mentally.
Wainwright extended his hand and
complimented Cervera on his courageous
fight. The admiral acknowledged
the compliment as best he could,
begged Commander Wainwright to
prevent the massacre of his unarmed
men by the Cubans on shore, and then
broke into tears. He and his officers
were at once conducted to the best
quarters on the Gloucester and treated
with all the courtesy to which their
rank is supposed to entitle them.
Afterward Cervera and his officers
were allowed to send cablegrams to
their families in Spain, telling them of
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to see that no information was
given that could be of use to the
enemy.
TWISTED WRECKS OF THE FLEET.
InHpectlon of the Ruing of the Once Splendid
WnrshipH.
From the New York Sun.
Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5.?
This dispatch, filed here by a Sun
correspondent, was written yesterday
on the quarterdeck of the Spanish
cruiser Vizcaya, which now lies on
the southern coast of Cuba, with gaping
shot wounds in her port side, her
bows blown out by the explosion of
some of her forward magazines or a
torpedo, blackened by fire, beaten by
the waves, and as nearly a collection
of scrap iron as a once splendid war
sbip could get to be. The readers of
The Suu who saw the Vizcaya a few
months ago when she was lying in
New York harbor would never recognize
this battered wreck as the same
vessel which then so proudly carried
the colors of Spain.
Last night's despatches to The Sun
told of the attempt of Admiral Cervera's
squadron to escape from the harbor
of Santiago, of the mighty sea
fight which followed, and the complete
destruction of the Spanish vessels.
At an early hour yesterday
morning The Sun's dispatch boat started
down the coast to make a closer
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inspection of the wrecked warships
than was possible on Sunday, when t
fire was sweeping over them. The c
first inspected was the Almirante a
Oquendo. She was run ashore in a o
small bay, and now lies well up on the t
beach, where she is likely to stay until 1;
time and the action of the elements v
complete the destruction begun by the q
American guns. Her sides are scarred r
by many shots, and in her port bow s
there is a tremendous hole made by a a
13-inch shell. On her port quarter, I
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a Vote of 4
The long fight over the propositi
resolution was called up in the senat
vote of 42 to 21. It had already pai
eluding Senator McLaurin, voted for
not present; but was paired against
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THE HAWAII/
The Hawaiian, or Sandwich, Islands
much controversy in the United States fc
public of Hawaii on July 4, 1894, nave a
a population of about 110,000, of whom J
waiians, 24,000 Japanese, 22,000 Chine
icans and a few thousand British, Germ
the republic was proclaimed, Sanford B.!
ending Dec. SI, 1900. In 1896 the tota
and the exports amounted to $15,436,00
rice and bananas. When the war with ?
nexation affair, threw neutrality to the i
the United States in the attack upon the
near the water line, there is a large t
rent. Her military masts are gone 1
and her decks present a scene of wreck ?
and confusion. f
A small boat was lowered from the s
dispatch boat and The Sun corres- 1
pondent was pulled alongside the 1
Oquendo. As the vessel was approach
ed a ghastly sight was presented.
Dead Spaniards were seen floating all <
about in the water. They were srtip- i
ped to the waist, as they had stood to i
man their guns. The boat was steered t
nervously among the awful things, the (
sight exciting feelings of pity, but r
some satisfaction, as well, that the ^
Maine had again been so well remem- f
bered. 1
About this time the gunboat Suwa- t
nee came up, and Lieutenant Blue ^
started ashore in her whaleboat to t
look for survivors of the crews of the t
Spanish vessels and to take them pris- j
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oners, i no men in iuc ouu s ifuui, <
determined to follow him, notwith- s
standing the fact that they had neither t
a lifeboat nor life preservers, as had \
the men from the Suwanee. The surf s
was running high on the rocky beach, t
but the little boat reached the shore \
without difficulty. Lieutenant Blue, c
however, was not so lucky. When r
his boat was about 20 yards from the
shore a huge breaker lifted it, threw t
it forward, and Lieutenant Blue was t
dumped into in the sea. His boat I
reached the shore all right, and his t
men dragged him out of the water. (
A band of Cubans were found on s
the beach. They, too, were looking c
for Spaniards, but it is to be feared s
that their intentions were not as hu- r
mane as those of other seekers after t
the enemy. No Spaniards were found, c
however, and Lieutenant Blue return- c
ed to the Suwanee, which put to sea. 1
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The newspaper men then concluded i
hat it would be an excellent idea to !
apture some prisoners on their own 1
ccount, so they joined some of the I
ither dispatch boats and headed for
he Infanta Maria Teresa, which was
ying further along the coast to the 1
westward. This vessel was not in
|uite so bad a condition as the Almi- '
ante Oquendo. She was battered by !
hells and blackened by fire, but her
fter military staff was still standing,
ler bridge, though much bent and
ANNEXED.
pectedly on Thursday and Passed It By
.2 to 21.
on to annex Hawaii is over. The
o on Wednesday and passed by a
3sed the house. Six Democrats, inannexation.
Senator Tillman was
the proposition.
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ISLANDS.
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i, which have been the subject of so
ir six years and which became the retotal
area of 6,740 square miles, and
i 1,000 are Hawaiians, 9,000 part Ease,
15,000 Portuguese, 5,500 Amerians,
French and Norwegians. When
Dole was elected president for the term
1 value of the imports was $7,165,000
0. The principal exports are sugar,
Spain began, Hawaii, owing to the anwinds
and did all ehe could do to aid
Philippines.
wisted, was recognizable as a bridge.
Nevertheless, she was the first of the
Spanish ships yesterday to give up the
ight and head for the shore. She was
itill smouldering with the fire of yeserday,
and occasionally cartridges
vould pop as though feebly endeavorng
to continue the fight.
The shore was closely scauned for
Spaniards, and finally some 20 men
were seen huddled together in a corler
of the beach. The newspaper
nen shouted at them and made a
lemonstration with their firearms,
rhe men, who proved to be Spaniards,
vere thoroughly cowed, and with
treat alacrity they waved a white
tandkerchief. A landing was made
md the Spaniards were told that they
vere prisoners and that they would be
aken aboard a boat and turned over
o the American admiral. They appeared
rather gratified than otherwise
vhen they were told this, for they
ieemed to dread the Cubans more than
hey did the Americans. A launch (
vas sent for, and the correspondents i
itood guard over the prisoners until it
irrived. Several Spanish bodies on
vhich the vultures had fed were lying 1
in the beach, and the prisoners were i
nade to bury them.
Most of the prisoners were wounded, i
hey having been in the hottest part of :
he fight. It was learned from them
low the gunnery of the Americans I
lad become more and more fierce and i
leadly until the Spanish crews deerted
their guns, when they were shot i
lown by their own officers. They I
aid that as the battle grew more and I
nore desperate the wines and liquors
lelonging to the officers were handed I
>ut to the crews, so that with drunken <
iourage they would keep up the hope- 1
ess fight. At last the officers them- i
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3elves gave up, and ordered that the
sea valves of their ships be opened.
Then the ships were driven on the
beach.
Sixteen of the prisoners were from
the Vizcaya, six from the Almirante
rtquendo, and seven from the Infanta
Maria Teresa, making a total of 29,
They were taken on board the The
Sun's dispatch boat, which headed
for the fleet. As the boat passed the
Texas she signalled her capture and
received a hearty cheer from the sailors
aboard of her.
When the flagship was reached Admiral
Sampson thanked the newspaper
men and asked them to deliver their
prisoners on board the St. Louis. This
was done and a receipt was given for
the Spaniards in due form by the officer
of marines who was in charge.
Aboard the St. Louis was Captain
Eulate, the commander of the Vizcaya.
He expressed his grief at the sad turn
affairs had taken, but said he had done
his best and could, do no more.
Admiral Cervera was also on board
tbe St. Louis, Having neen iransierrea
from tbe Gloucester. He is a fine old
gentleman, and presented an imposing
figure as be stood still proudly in bis
full uniform, with all the gold braid ol
his rank and several decorations.
Afterward the dispatch boat went to
the wreck of the Vizcaya, which was
found to have a great hole in ber bow
and a tangle of ironwork on her deck.
SOME OF WAR'S HORRORS.
There Wan Gallantry and Courage But Al80
Much Savagery.
All the reports from Santiago, up tc
and including those of Tuesday
morning, indicated certain victory
for tbe American attacking columns.
There was no exception even in the
case of the official advices of General
Shafter ; but since then the newspaper
correspondents have been sending
stories that have thrown a different
light on the situation.
The fighting has been desperate on
both sides, and it seems that the Americans
have not had a walk over. The
stubbornness of the Spaniards has been
simply remarkable, and during last
Saturday they held certain advantages
of position that had not been previously
reported, and these advantages
they used to the terrible distress of
the Americans, especially of the hospital
corps.
It seems that during Friday night,
quite a large force of Spanish sharpshooters
managed to post themselves
in such position as to be within range
of General Sbafter's headquarters,
three miles behind the American firing
line back to the field hospital. Gen
eral snatter iaia sick id uis icut uu
Friday, and several bullets passed
within a feet of him. The sharpshooters
in range of the road made it their
business, all day, to pick off men returning
to the rear. These included
men who were able to walk, those
who were being borne in litters, together
with their bearers, newspaper
correspondents, and Red Cross nurses
and surgeons. Many of these were
killed along the road by the vigilant
sharpshooters. The Americans made
several attempts to dislodge the sharpshooters
and succeeded partially ; but
not effectually.
However, for all the horrible features
of the situation the Spaniards
were not responsible. It is related, as
a positive fact, that during the fighting
around El Caney, some 40 Spaniards
were making a last desperate
stand in a little stone fort. The dead
and wounded were lying all around
them, and they seemed determined to
fierht as long as there was breath.
The Americans sent a Spanish prisoner
to inform them that within a few moments
a dynamite shell would be fired
at the house and they had better surrender.
They gave up their arms and
were soon afterward turned over to
the Cubans under Honore Laine, the
famous Cuban correspondent of the
New York Journal. Laine sent the
Spaniards to the rear with instructions
to his men to cut the heads off all of
them. This was done.
The story of this horrible affair is
told by Editor Hearst himself. He was
3D the ground, and learned of it shortly
after it occurred. He admits the
savagery of the act; but excuses Laine
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Spaniards treat hundreds of his own
men in the same manner.
REASON OF THE DELAY.
Washington Thought That Shatter Should
Wait For Re-Enforcements.
, The reasons why General Shafter
I failed to commence the bombardment
, of Santiago on Tuesday, in accordI
ance with the terms of his ultimatum,
have developed. It was not because
of General Shafter; but of the president.
During Tuesday the war department
got information of the arrival of Pan,
do's forces in Santiago, and bad reason
to believe that the total Spanish forces
numbered something like 16,000 men.
Including re-enforcements previously
received, and taking into account the
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sick ana wounaea, onauer nas not.
more than 17,000 or 18,000 effective
i men.
It is generally calculated that in
attacking an entrenched enemy, the
attacking force ought not to have less
than two to the enemy's one. All the
while the Americans have been fighting
overwhelming odds; but the presr
ident is inclined to put a stop to this,
and desires that there shall be no more
, of it.
i General Shafter and Admiral Sampson
held conferences on Monday and
Tuesday under instructions from the
president; but there developed a sharp
difference of opinion as to the best
course to be pursued. General Shaft
, ter desired Admiral Sampson to enter
Santiago harbor; but in the opinion of
the admiral this was not practicable.
1 The war deparfment backed Shafter,
and the navy department Sampson, and
hence the hitch. Shafter was disposed
to begin operations on his own respon1
sibility ; but upon this the president
put his veto.
The understanding on Tuesday afternoon
was that the proposed bombardment
would not be commenced
until after the arrival of some 10,000
re-enforcements, which were expected
as soon as possible?probably within
a week from Sunday.
The navy department thinks that
an attempt to enter the harbor before
Morro castle is captured, would be
foolhardy.
WAIFS FROM WARREN.
Good Ralnn at Last?Children'a Day?Personal
and Other Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Warren, July 6.?A much needed
rains is falling this afternoon and
crops have quite a refreshing and
growing appearance. Some old corn
has been "laidby," and as soon as the
rain is over and the ground dries, we
will begin to give the later planted
corn and the cotton the last plowing
and soon be ready to enjoy a few
weeks' recreation.
Children's Day at Antiocb will be on
Friday, the 22nd of this month. There
will be recitations and other exercises
by the children in the forenoon, and
in the afternoon speeches by the pastor,
Rev. J. B. Harris. Rev. R. A.
Young, of East Chester, and Rev. Mr.
Henry (I believe from some circuit
in Lancaster county). Mrs. Humbert,
wife of the Rev. Mr. Humbert, of
Yorkville circuit, has also promised to
be with us. We expect to make the
occasion pleasant as well as beneficial,
esneciallv for the children.
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When the attending physicians announced
that a Negro living near Betbesda
church, and not far from
this place, had small pox, it caused
some excitement around here ; but no
new cases have developed and the
scare has about subsided. Oak Grove
and Hickory Grove schools will open
on next Monday with Mr. E. F. Scoggins
in charge of the one, and Mr.
Alec Smith in charge of the other.
Antioch school will also open on Monday
with Miss Anna McCarley asteacher.
Your correspondent has been confined
to his bed for about three weeks
with fever; but is better and able to
be up and walk out a little at this
writing.
Mr. William Haston, from North
Carolina, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Wm. Newson.
Mrs. Maggie Teal, wife of Dr. Teal,
of Hickory Grove, is visiting here.