. The naval history of the United States. ched with never as much as a faint cry for help or the sign of a singlearm raised in mute appeal to guide them. Those on the battleship looking into the mouthof the harbor saw only a sheet of flame which, with the roar of the guns, lasted thirty-fiveminutes. By this time dawn had tinged the land and sky with light, and the tiny launchcould be seen loitering by the shore. On the west side of the harbor, in the center of thechannel, just where Hobson had promised to sink his vessel, could be seen the tops of the Merrimacs masts. The harbor was blocked. H
. The naval history of the United States. ched with never as much as a faint cry for help or the sign of a singlearm raised in mute appeal to guide them. Those on the battleship looking into the mouthof the harbor saw only a sheet of flame which, with the roar of the guns, lasted thirty-fiveminutes. By this time dawn had tinged the land and sky with light, and the tiny launchcould be seen loitering by the shore. On the west side of the harbor, in the center of thechannel, just where Hobson had promised to sink his vessel, could be seen the tops of the Merrimacs masts. The harbor was blocked. Hobson and his gallant men were not lost. A shot from one of the-batteries destroyed the boat in which they had expected to reach thelaunch, but on a raft they escaped from their sinking vessel, only to becaptured by the Spaniards. With sailor-like chivalry and hearty admira-tion for a gallant deed Admiral Cervera sent word to the fleet of theirsafety and offered to exchange them as soon as the necessary formalitiescould be complied CHAPTER III. THE SPANISH FLEET MAKES A DASH FROM THE HARBOR—ITS TOTALDESTRUCTION — ADMIRAL CERVERA A PRISONER — GREAT SPANISHLOSSES—AMERICAN FLEET LOSES BUT ONE MAN—SPAIN EXPELLEDFROM THE WEST INDIES—THE RESTORATION OF PEACE. WHEN the event was least expected the Spaniards made a des-perate dash from the harbor, seeking freedom but finding 3d the land forces of General Shatter were closing in on San-tiago. There had been hard fighting for two days, in which both sideshad shown dogged courage, but the Spaniards had been beaten back intothe city, which the Americans almost completely invested. ThoughShatter had but few heavy siege guns, many of the shells from his fieldartillery fell in the streets of the town and produced a panic there. Admiral Cervera had landed some of his rapid-fire guns in aid of Gen-eral Linares, and his marines fought with the Spanish soldiers. But as theAmerican advance continued he saw that h
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