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VOL. VIII. NO. 1902
Evening'
NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 5,1898.
CERVEBA CAPTUBED!
NOT ONE OF HIS FLEET Es—
CAPED THE FURY OF OUR FLEET.
ARE NOW RIDDLED HULKS.
DRIVEN ASHORE BY A SHOWER OF
IRON HAIL AND BURNED AND
BLOWN UP.
CE’RVERA' WOUNDED.
WASHINGTON, July 5.—Scattered
along the shore for a distance of ten
miles from Morro Castle to the West-
'ward now lie the four armored cruisers
and- two torpedo boat destroyers that
composed Admiral Cer vera's fleet.
. In a. running fight of two hours these
vessels, the cream of the Spanish navy,
were almost annihilated Sunday morn-
ing by the powerful ships of Admiral
Sampson’s fleet, . under the immediate
,igc0mmand of Commodore Schley.
Admi1al Cervera, after making as
plucky a fight against overwhelming
odds as is recorded in naval hlstory,
was compelled to surrender. He was
taken as aprisoner of war, together
with every man in his fleet not drown-
The Span-
iph Admiral. was wounded in one of his
arms. ‘
His splendid ships, the Cristobal
Colon, flagship; the Vizcaya, Almirante
Oquendo and Infanta Maria Teresa,
and the torpedo boat destroyers Furor
and Pluton, lie on the Cuban rocks,
shellridden, smoking hulks.
Cervera, on the Colbn, made the
longest run toward liberty. He yield-
ed to fate only in the face of death, and
isaprisoner now on the Gloucester
which before the war was J. Pierpont
Morgan’s yacht Corsair.
The following announcement of the
destruction of Cervera’s fleet was re-
ceived from Admiral Sampson at noon
yesterday:
Playa, via Hayti, Secretary Navy,
3.15 a. m., Siboney, July 3.——The fleet
under my command offers the Nation,
asa Fourth of July present, the de-
struction of the whole of Cervera’s
fleet. No one escaped“ It attempted
to escape at 9.30 a. m., and at 2 p. m.,
the last, the Cristobal Colon, had run
ashore sixty miles west of Santiago,
and. has let down her colors.
“The Infanta Maria Teresa, Oquen-
do. and Vizcaya were forced ashore,
burned, and blown up within twenty
miles of Santiago; the Furor and Plu-
ton were destroyed within four miles of
the port. Loss, one killed and two
wounded. Enemy’s loss probably sev-
eral hundred from gun fire, explosions
and drowning. About one thousand
three hundred prisoners, including
Admiral Cervera. The man killed
was George H. Ellis, chief yeoman of
the Brooklyn.
“SAMPSON.”
GRATITUDE or THE NATION
The following message was sent to
Admiral Sampson by the President:
“To Admiral Sampson, Playa del
Este:
“You ’have the gratitude and con-
gratulations 'of the whole American
people.
and crews through whose valor new
Convey to your noble officers
honors have been added to the Ameri-
cans, the grateful thanks and apprecia-
tion of the Nation.
“WILLIAM M’KINLEY.”
S FROM SECRETARY LONG.
Secretary Long sent the following
THANK
dispatch in reply to Admiral Sampson:
“Admiral Sampson, via Cuba.
“The Secretary of the Navy sends
you and every officer and man of your
fleet, remembering equally your com-
rades in the field, grateful acknowledg-
All
You have main-
mcnt of your heroism and success.
honor to the brave.
tained the glory of the American Navy.
“Long.”
TO BOMBARD SANTIAGO.
WASHINGTON, 5.-——General
Shafter will begin the bombardment of
the City of Santiago at noon to-day,
the Spanish commander having curtly
and emphatically refused his demand
for an instant and unconditional sur-
July
render.
begin the bombardment at 10 o’clock
yesterday morning, but a1 delay was
granted to permit the foreign resi-
dents ‘to leave the city.
It was originally intended to4
Admiral Dewey has probably begun
the attack on Manila as, according to
Manila advices via Hong Kong, as soon
as the American troops arrived on
June 30 he began planning for a gen.
eral assault by land and sea on the
Fourth of July.
MANILA PERHAPS HAS FALLEN.
' HONG' KONG, July 5.—The United
States despatch boat Zafiro, which ar- '
rived here early .yesterday morning
from Cavite. with the report that the
American troops arrived at Ca lite on
J ure 30, reports also that RearAdmiral
Dewey, when the Zafiro left on July 1,
was planning to attack Manila with
the fleet and troops on July 4.
BRIEF WAR NEWS.
Admiral Cervera’s squadron,
sisting of four cruisers and two torpedo
boat destroyers, was destroyed, at a
cost of only one American life. The
Spanish Admiral, who was wounded,
surrendered, with thirteen hundred of
his men.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
Wainwright. of the Gloucester, for-
merly J. P. Morgan’s yacht Corsair,
distinguished himself in the destruction
of the Spanish fleet by defeating two
torpedo boat destroyers while the guns
of all of Cerveia 5 ships and t nose of
Mono Castle were fii mg on him.
General Toral, commanding the
Spanish troops at Santiago, has refused
to surrender.
General Pando is reported to have
reached Santiago with reinforcements
of five thousand men.
Mr. Ramsden, Br1tish Consul, and
150 British subjects have been taken
from Santiago by the B1itish cruiser
Pallas.
“Official despatches”.made public in
Madrid indicated that the Spaniards
believed Cervera had escaped. -
7 It was officially announced" in M ad‘iud'
that General Vera de Rey was killed at
Caney and reported that General
. Linares had died of his wounds.
Spanish sharpsho’oters before Santi-
ago picked off surgeons and other mem-
bers of the American hospital corps,
besides killing soldiers who
already wounded.
As a reward for their services under
General Shafter some of the brigadier
generals will be advanced to major
generals, and there will be promotions
all along the line. General Shafter
has been asked to name those who are
especially worthy of promotion.
> wounded
we 1‘8
American losses in killed,
and missing before Santiago are esti-
mated at between twelve and fifteen
hundred. _
Admiral Dewey, if he carried out his
plans, began a land and sea attack on
Manila.~= .
The Temps, of Paris, said
editorial that Spain has not an hour to
lose in suing for peace.
Camara’s fleet finished coaling and is
ready to Start through the Suez Canal.
Commodore Watson has been ordered
to prepare to pursue and destroy it.
President McKinley Wlll recommend
that Congress reward the officers and
' Sampson will
in an
men of Sampson’s fleet.
become a Rear Admiral, other officers
will be advanced, and $320;000 prize
money will be divided among the offi-
cers and crews.
A-A‘~
AT THE KNOB,
The Display of Fireworks Postponed
Until Tosmorrow Night.
A large crowd gathered at the Knob
yesterday morning and enjoyed the
cool sea breeze.
In the afternoon hundreds of people
came down and enjoyed the fine music
rendered by the Wheeler & Wilson
band.
The terrific thunder storm prevented
the display of fireworks in the evening,
and they will be set off to- morrow
night.
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walk, Saturday night:
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A TERRIFIG STORM.
The Usual Fourth of July Rain.
Chased by a Gale.
Flags Made Strings, Trees Laid Low, and
Other Damage Done.
Probably one of the most furious and
:short lived Fourth of July storms that
~ ever visited Norwalk was the one that
.- reached and ploughed its way through
{this town yesterday afternoon.
2 Glowering clouds announced its ap-
proach, quickly followed by the storm
itself.
a wind that‘swept everything in its
way.
Trees were laid low, flag-poles hurled
,to the grOund, and in a few instances
small buildings thrown from their
There was rain, hailstones and
foundations.
West avenue was a picture of the
Fforce of the wind, it being strewn al-
7most its entire length with branches,
both dead and alive, rent from the
:trees on that avenue.
The lightning was vivid and almost
incessant. It played with‘telephone,
Zelectric light and telegraph wires as
if mere toys, and considerable damage
was done. A
t the height of the storm the flag-
,staff which for nearly forty years has
. graced the top of the GAZETTE building
and from which has floated the Ameri-
can flag in times of victory or defeat,
was hurled liberty cap, Old Glory,
weather-vane and all on to Wall street.
How, in, its llight it escaped contact
with the myriad of wires over the
street is something remarkable. But
such is the fact.
Parts of the liberty cap and sections
‘of the pole were quickly taken posses-
sion of by the. relic gatherers, who
braved rain and hail to get possession
of the same.
A barn at Winnipauk was practically}
wrecked by the wind.
Several large trees on Elmcrest were
stripped of their foliage, and in two or
three instances the trees were razed.
Trees in front and about the A. E.
Austin place were'dismembered of sev-
eral branches, and this was true of sev—
‘eral trees on Mott avenue, notably
those in close proximity to the Metho-
di'st church the damage done necessi-
tating the entire cutting down of the
trees.
The flag staff at the lawn tennis
grounds was laid as flat as a length of
railroad rail.
A window at a. house on School street
was blown out and the furniture in the
'room hurled about like cockle shells.
Several. sheds at James Toner’s home
were laid on the ground like pancakes.
A large elm tree in front of the Mary
Church place on the Westport firoa'd
was blowu doWn, impeding travel on
the Tramway. line.
The lightning entered the telegraph
oflice at the depot and not only burned
out the switch-board but set fire to the
woodwork, and threatened to such an
extent that a still alarm of fire was
sent in. The damage done will prob-
ably not be in excess of $100.
The galesent a window flying to the
floor at Raymond & Sons store on
Main street.
The lightning struck what is known
as the Stephen Henry Smith place on
Newtown avenue and besides frighten-
ing the inmates did considerable dam-
age to the building.
A chimney on a house occupied by
John Tinckler who lives near by was
knocked down by either lightning or
wind.
Large trees at the homes of George
VanHoosear and Julius Partrick, the
North Center school and Rev. Hamil-
ton’s place were razed'as if but straws.
Lightning also struck the' house
ownedby Mrs. Hannah Johnson on
Merwin street. It went down the
leader pipe and out into the ground
without having done much damage.
Trees at the Dr. McGonegal resi-
denceuwere denuded of their limbs, in
[fact there were many other trees in
AUSTIN’S CATCH.
He Apprehends a Man With a
Stolen Watch In His
Possession.
The Fellow “Yanked” From. a. Car andl
Landed in the Station House.
A young man went into Austin’s
jewelry store about 12 o’clock 10-day
and offered for sale'at the price of old
, golda watch.
Austin recognized the watch as one
having been stolen some weeks since,
and while he was verifyingthe fact on
his books the fellow skipped out of the
store and boarded a car.
'_ Austin gave chase and succeeded in
having the car stopped. He explained
the situation and the fellow
promptly
was
“yanked” from the car and
later taken to the police station by
Captain Dann.
He refused to tell as to how he came
in possession of the watch. He was
recognized by the captain as having
been in town before, and it is not im-
probable that his arrest will result in
the implication of others as being in-
terested in a few of the robberies that
have occurretdgn this section.
That the fallow is not a Sui? n ger to
gal by the fac tthat as
soon as arrested he said to a lad
the town is c
“Johnny go accross the street and tell
Gray that I want him.”
>—__.
A FEW FIRES.
The Firemen Respond to Calls But their\
Services Not Needed.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon to put out a flame
caused by lightning at the telegraph
office in the railroad station. The
damage done wasnominal.
Yesterday half a ton or more of straw
caught fire on a roof on the north pirt
of Bank’s stables. It threatened the
destruction of the building but was
extinguished by the help employed
about the stable before much damage
had been done. "
An alarm of fire was sent in from
box 15 at an early hour this morning by
Officer Hunt. The fire was in the
basement of the New York Grocery
Store on Main street. t was quickly
extinguished as soon as the firemen
reached the scene. The clerk in charge
is reticent as to giving amount of loss.
South Norwalk firemen responded to
an alarm of fire sent inl'from box 13,
between 12 and 1 o’clock, Sunday
night. It proved to be a fire on a roof
at a house on Wood street and was out .
when the department arrived. “Only
a small hole in the roof” was the dam-
age done, said the occupant.
A false alarm was sent in from box
41, South N orwalk, Sunday night.
An oil stove at the Hotel Preston
became cantankerous Sunday after-
lnoon and threatened to eat up the
building in a flame of fire but was put
to rout after having burned a carpet
beyond recognition.
town that suffered in a similar manner.
Lightning struck a chimney at the
home of Edward McGrath on Straw-
berry hill, and ploughed its way to the
base of the same where it hurled the
bricks about the room, one of them
striking a scion of Edward’s
John in the back of the. head, and then
shot out of a convenient doorway bar k-
ed a large tree and was gone.’ All of
the members of the family received
more or less severe shocks.
The storm also played sad havoc in
VV’estport but the damage done was in
the main confined to trees and chicken
named
coops.
During the storm 3. t1 so at William
McCormack's was blown over and in
its descent it fell on the roof- of Mr.
McCormack’s shop badly crushing the
roof. It, the tree, now lies on the
Center school house laWn.
The “carousal” at Compo beach was
struck by the gale and four horses
killed as to usefulness.
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FOURTH OF JULY.
A Very Hot Day But Enlhusi-a
astically Observed.
Fewer Accidents than on Former Belem
brations of the Day.
Never before did young America 'on
an occasion of the celebration of the
“glorious Fourth of July” ever enthuse
to a greater extent'than was the‘case
in the birthday independencemanning-so
sary of 1898.
The news of the victory at Santiago
had been anticipated and the cannons
were given an extra charge ofupowder
that threatened to burst them. But
like Sampson’s battle the whOle was ‘
done without so far as reporter learns,
a single accident.
The enthusiasts, both young and
old, were wide awake, as the last ring
on the clappers of the different bells in
town made known the passing of ."o'n‘e
day to its successor, and there was a
clanging of bells, a booming of cannon,
and explosion of fire-crackers that
would cause even the stars to blink.
Bonfire's were built in different
parts of the town, notably on West
avenue and Washington street, and the
projectors and their helpmeets worked
with a soldierly discipline that put to
rout the rather faint efforts of the
special police to throw water on their
enthusiasm.
Precededby a drum corps a crowd of
young men and boys paraded the
several streets in the town and awaken-
ed everybody on the line of their march.
And the youngsters one and all had
a merry time. The various summer
resorts were well patronized and there
was quite an influx of people from cities
who came here to get air. 9
People enjoyed themselves in divers
ways, some by way of an excursion to
New York on the steamer Belle Horton,
others by a private Clambake in the
woods, yet others by a trolley ride to
Baton, Gregory’s, Calf Pasture, and the
Diamond Islands in the Harbor, and
many more with private clambakes at
their own homes.
At Roton Point the day was one (if
merry activity despite the despoiling
tendency of Old Sol who cutsno ice in
that precinct.
At Gregory’s Point there-[were in°
vigorating breezes, and they were
taken advantage of by something like
2,000 people. ‘
At Calf Pasture, landlord Hubbard
gave his guests a'sati-sfactory layout in
the way of a shoredinner.
At Bell Island, there was the usual
routine, with perhaps that there were.
a larger number of the sojourners at
Roton to see what the steamers brought
in.
There were several sailing parties
but and the harbor, figuratively speak
ing, was a “symphony of sails and
beauty.”
Aside from the afternoon storm the
day was all that one on pleasure bent
could wish for.
It was a glorious Four th of July and
gloriously enjoyed.
There was a fairly well contested
base ball match between the Catholic
club nine and the St. Joseph’s. The
score is reported as 16 and 17, and
also as being a-tie at 16. ,
Pickpockets.
A lady coming up 0:1 :1 Tramway car
last night' was relieved of her gold
watch. She discovered her loss im~
mediately and the pickpocket d ropped I
the watch behind a lady sitting in a
front seat where it was found.
:vv >
The Weather.
Fair tonight and Wednesday.
DEATHS. . ,,
OLMSTEAD—In Norwalk, Sunday,
July3, William H. Olmstead, in the
62nd year of his age.
Funeral services at his home, No.10 ’
Union Park, Wednesday, July 6, at 3
Kindly omit flowers
SAUNDERS—In Cranbury, " ’July 3,
Mrs. Rachel Allen, wife of Charles N. -
Saunders, aged 77 years.
Funeral services here the residence .__ ‘
of her daughter, Mrs. S. M. Taylor,
N9. 9 Adams avenue, Wednesday, July
6, at4 p. m. .
Norwalk Chronicler