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Show SKELETON IN AN ARM CHAIR. I nones of the Bnanlsh Admiral Ylllai-ll j Found Near Santiago. j Santiago tie Cuba, March 15. Gener- al Leonard Wood, military governor of the department of Santiago, In the, presence of the 's-.djutanls-genoral -of the department, Colonel llacon and Captain GUraore, Captain Scott, captain cap-tain of the port, and other officers, positively Identified tho romalm-of the Spanish officer discovered a few dsyti ago nmong tho rocks on tho shore about four miles west of El Morrei, as thoso of Admiral Vlllamll, who commanded com-manded the Spanish torpedo beat destroyers de-stroyers In tia naval battle "which resulted In the destruction of Admiral Cerveras squadron. Accompanied by the officers named i nd by others, General Wood went tfi tug to Investigate personally s to the truth of the report that the body of a Spanish officer had been found, tied In an -.rm chair, V. tho point designated. Tho report proved well founded. Nearly opposite tire point where the wrecked torpedo destroyer Tluton lies, General Wood round an armchair with ropes around It, a skull, bones on tho ground and tho ragged remnants of the uniform of a captain In tho Spanish Span-ish navy. It was evident that tho buzzards buz-zards had stripped Che bones of flesh. It Is understoodthough as to this ' there Is no certainty that Admiral Vlllamll was talien ashore from tho l'luton in n. dying condition, tJleil in an arm chair, and the supposition is that ho died Immediately 'oh 'reaching tho hore, the "body "being left abandoned among tho 'rocWs where It remained undiscovered until a few days ogo. General "Wood, through the war de-'parttuent, de-'parttuent, will notify the secretary of state of the finding of tho remains so that they can bo lcmovcd to Spain, If tho Spanish government so desires. Poudlng final disposition they will bo kept at the arsenal here. The tattered uniform will also be held subject to Spanish orders. |