UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. 



officers and 208 men killed, 81 officers and 1,203 

 men wounded, and 79 missing 1,598 in all. Gen. 

 Lawton lost 410 men at El Caney, Gen. Kent 859 at 

 Sun Juan, and Gen. Wheeler 285. The Spanish 

 losses were Brig.-Gen. Joaquin Vara de Key, 3 com- 

 manders, 12 officers, and 78 men killed, Col. Jose 

 Baquero. 4 officers, and 116 men missing, and Gen. 

 Linares, Lieut.-Gen. Arsenic Pornbo, 6 commanders, 

 30 officers, and 339 men wounded total, 5!)-'!. 



Destruction of Cervera's Fleet. With the 

 coast of Cuba blockaded, Santiago invested, and 

 Manila at the mercy of Admiral Dewey, the Span- 

 ish Government, threatened by Republican and 

 and Carlist revolutionaries, and looking forward 

 to speedy bankruptcy, saw no chance of redressing 

 the disasters of the war unless by a lucky stroke of 



" New York," had gone up the east coast to hold a 

 conference with Gen. Shatter, so that tin- command 

 devolved upon Commodore Schley on the " Brook- 

 lyn." The fleet had standing orders, in case- the 

 enemy attempted to elude the blockade, to elosi- in 

 toward the harbor entrance and attack. The trail 

 of smoke rising above the hills gave warning of t In- 

 approach of the Spanish vessels as they came down 

 the bay. Commodore Schley signaled to clear for 

 action and close up. As soon as the no.e of the 

 "Maria Teresa" was discerned, the "Brooklyn" 

 rushed inshore to head her off, and when she and 

 the " Vizcaya" turned westward Commodore Schley, 

 signaling that the enemy was escaping, turned in a 

 wide circle eastward, southward, and westward, 

 and took a parallel course, followed by the " Texas," 



-Copyright, 1898, by W. R. Hearst. 



THE WRECK OF THE "CRISTOBAL COLON." 



Admiral Cervera. If he could only succeed in 

 breaking through the American fleet off Santiago 

 .and gaining Havana harbor, the reviving hopes of 

 the Spanish people and the nervous fears of the 

 Americans might change the issue of the war. Or- 

 ders were sent to Admiral Cervera from Madrid to 

 make a dash out of Santiago Bay at the first favor- 

 able moment. As he foresaw nothing but the an- 

 nihilation of his squadron as the result of such an 

 attempt, he would not obey until, when the Ameri- 

 cans had taken the outworks of Santiago and were 

 planting guns within easy range of the city, the com- 

 mand came from Gen. Blanco in the most peremp- 

 tory and definite form. On July 3, in the morning, 

 the Spanish ships steamed past the sunken wreck 

 of the " Merrimac," and when they emerged from 

 the harbor's mouth turned their head westward in 

 the direction of Havana, The "Maria Teresa 

 came first, flying the admiral's flag, then the " Viz- 

 caya." "Colon.," and " Oquendo " in order. f he 

 could sink or disable the "Brooklyn," Admiral Cer- 

 vera hoped that his ships would show their heels to 

 the rest of the fleet. Admiral Sampson, on the 



" Iowa," and " Indiana," all firing their heavy guns. 

 The " Oquendo " took fire from one of the first 

 shots of the " Oregon " or the " Texas," but tried to 

 keep on her course, until, riddled with projectiles, 

 disabled, sinking, with half her crew killed, she 

 turned her head to the beach. The " Maria Tere- 

 sa " was already out of the fight, having been struck 

 by a 12-inch shell from the "Iowa," which exploded 

 one of her magazines and left her a total wreck, 

 only able to run ashore not seven miles from the 

 entrance of the harbor and half a mile nearer than 

 the spot where the " Oquendo " was beached a few 

 minutes later. The destroyers " Terror " and " Plu- 

 ton " stole out of the harbor in the wake of the 

 cruisers, watching for 'an opportunity to approach 

 the American battle ships. They were descried by 

 Lieut.-Commander Richard Wainwright, of the 

 converted yacht " Gloucester." who ran in to meet 

 them under the guns of the shore batteries, and 

 the battle ships at the same time turned their 6- 

 pounder and rapid-fire guns upon the torpedo craft. 

 A shell exploded on the " Pluton." causing her to 

 sink instantly, after which the "Gloueester" en- 



