Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ..etc., etc . berty and for thepreservation of the ships as hasever occurred in the history ofnaval warfare. In the face ofoverwhelming odds, with nothingbefore him but inevitable destruc-tion or surrender if he remainedfiny longer in the trap in whichthe American fleet held him,he made a bold dash from the harborat the time the Americans least ex
Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ..etc., etc . berty and for thepreservation of the ships as hasever occurred in the history ofnaval warfare. In the face ofoverwhelming odds, with nothingbefore him but inevitable destruc-tion or surrender if he remainedfiny longer in the trap in whichthe American fleet held him,he made a bold dash from the harborat the time the Americans least ex-pected him to do so, and, fightingevery inch of his way, even when hisship was ablaze and sinking, he tried toescape the doom which was written onthe muzzle of every American guntrained upon his vessels- The Americans saw him the momenthe left the harbor and commenced theirwork of destruction immediately. Foran hour or two they followed the flyingSpaniards to the westward alone the28 shore line, sending shot after shot intotheir blazing hulls, tearing great holesin their steel sides and covering theirdecks with the blood of the killed andwounded. At no time did the Spaniards showany indication that they intended to dootherwise than fight to the last. They. ADMIRAL CERVKRA—COMMANDER OF THBSPANISH FLEE;T at SANTIAGO. displayed no signals to surrender evenwhen their ships commenced to sinkand the great clouds of smoke pouringfrom their sides showed they were onfire. But they turned their heads towardthe shore, less than a mile away, andran them on the beach and rocks, wheretheir destruction was soon completed. The ofiicers and men on board thenescaped to the shore as well as theycould with the assistance of boats sentfrom the American men-of-war, andthen threw themselves upon the mercy 434 AMERICAN VICTORIES IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN. of their captors, who not only extendedto them the gracious hand of Americanchivalry, but sent them a guard to pro-tect them from the murderous bands
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