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Show i , J 1 . j I1 j I . :V i v -. ' - . . lull 01 Re:ua CiirisiL:;, ?lag-saip ?lag-saip of iJcntejo, Gives Up 'Ghastly Bviflence of Imeri-ean Imeri-ean KarksmansMii. r '' I SHIP SCUTTLED BY THE SPAWAHDSr ' ' DULL PIERCED BY FIFTEEN SHELLS, g ' . ' . " ' MANILA, April 13. The warship Relna Christina, Carshlp otAd-" mlral Jdontejo, which was sunk by Admiral Dewey's. fleet; In the. fight of May 1, 1898, was floated and beached yesterday. The skeletons of about eighty of her crew were, found In the hulk. One skeleton was evidently that of an officer, for It had a sword by Its side. There are fifteen shell holes in the hull of the Relna Christina, one made by an eight-Inch shell and others smaller. - The main 'lnjec- tlon valve is -missing, showing the ship was scuttled and abandoned.' The hull Is In fair condition. ; - . . Capt. Albert R. Couden,' commanding; the naval station at Cavite, took charge of the remains of the sailors, expressing; a desire to give them an American naval funeral. . The Spanish residents are anxious, however, to ship the skeletons to Spain, and It Is suggested that' the transport Sumner convey them to Spain by the way of the Sues canal In June. A wrecking company Is endeavoring; to raise all the sunken Spanish warships. 5(JOQ) |