The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 4, 1898, Page 1

(AN PRICE FIVE CENTS. SEGOND EDITION @flw VOLUME LXXXIV._NO. 34. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1898. % ¢ This Paper not & ; to be taken from the Library.*+*+* | : &\\Q Tay ‘g : The aim of our gunners was almost perfect in spite of the clouds of smoke that rolled up around the fleet. The heat was stifling, but the officers kept thelr places with splendid bravery. deadly was the aim of our ~unners that three of the Spanish cruisers were soon utterly destroyed, just what ones it is not now possible to tell. Then the Spaniards became desperate and headed two torpedo boat destroyers for the beach in order to save their crews. They are now aground on the beach complete wrecks. As the Call-Herald dispatch boat left to send this glorious Fourth of July news, the Resolute reported that more Spanish ships were coming from the eastward, but I could not learn what vessels they were. WASHINGTON, July 4.—Shortly after 12 o’clock this morning Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen left the White House hastily, and, going directly to the department, posted the following statements on the bulletin board: PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 3.—Gen- eral Shafter telegraphs early this morn- ing: “l sent demand for immediate surrender of Santiago, threatening to bombard the city. | believe the place will be surrendered.” This contradicts the report that Gen- eral Shafter has fallen back. The following dispatches were re- | ceived at the War Department: OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Sun-| ‘PLAYA DEL ESTE,July3—Siboney 'day, July 3 (by Herald-Call dispatch office confirms statement thaF all'Span- 'boat Golden Rod to Kingston, Jamaica,|ish fleet except one warship is de- Monday, July 4).—Five vessels of Ad- stroyed; burning on the beach. It was miral Cervera’s fleet have been de-/Witnessed by Captain Smith. who told stroyed by Admiral Sampson’s squadron. (the operator. No doubt of its correct- ‘DESPERHTE | 'DASH TO ESCAPE All the Spanish Vessels Destroyed But One. Shafter Demands the Surrender, and the Fall of Santiago Is Expected Momentarily. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald: Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. General Shafter within a few hours.| ‘This is glorious news for the American| IQ T TR | No American vessel has been lost.|N€SS: ALLEN. s | o S 2 Santiago ¥ liKely to be surrendered to PLAYA DEL ES TLE JUl' 3. T_lje de : struction of Cervera’s fleet is confirmed. “ALLEN, Lieutenant Colonel.” SPEAVIA. DER. SESTES. halv - 3-AH