Show 1 SPANISH BOATDESTROYED j A 4 Torpedo Succosslnlly Exploded Ex-ploded by tho Rebels 7 5ois Mr re HlltritTtir I rl Llitllllr Unnitrril roll kiKnvn i is nlh Isfllclsis UhOlllr Wrnii Wards I llavanajan IB though the Intu if ntt have no navy they do not heal tale when the opportunity ofleri la attack the Spanlili warships 1 he lal cut Inluce of thin kind I iKrmred yes IrrJiy morning when a Spanhh gun lout was imik by meant of a torpedo aid many of her crew killed A lc lachmcnt ol rebels had made an at 1 lark upon the forts at Ouatnn ome itlitancc up the Canto river provlneit nl Santiago de Cuba and he Spanlth troop fearing that Ihcy would not be able to hold out atkcd for attUtancr from Manianllloon the coast On Sal urday night the gunl > oal Cenllncll and Rclapago left Manianlllo under or dm to itcend lie river ami prolrci tie fori The commander of the gun tool uted all poitlblc speed In runnlnit up the coast to the mouth ol Ihe river but when they began to aicend the hum Ihey proceeded very caulloutly lour < cllnll thai the rebel might have planlcd torpedoes In l alt channel I All went well unlll Ihc gunbuali were op poille n place called Mongo when de pile all the precaulloni that had bees liken Ihe Rctampago ttriick a torpedo Inilanlly there was a ttrrlfic etplmlut and maiici of water were hurleil to a Meat height The hull ol the Rclampa go wai torn open and the at once began to link There was no llmi lo tower a boat and almost bifore the ententof the dltailer could be rcallicd Ihe vessel csent down Thoie on board of the thlp who were not Injured jumped Into the watt and made theIr way Ihe bent Ihey couh In Ihe direction of Ihe Centlnell ho soon at It was teen thai the vettel t was linking the Centencll boat were icnll the rescue The rebels appeared to bIn b-In ttrong force along the hanks of the river and when they taw the SpanIards In the water they directed a heavy rIfle fire upon them The Ccnlencll fired III on Ihe rcbeli but at they could not be tccnfll U not believed hal any icrloi loiica were Inflicted upon them I When Ihe Ccnlenclli boat attemplr lo rescue Ihe men ilruggllng In I the I water the rebels fired upon them bllt the Spaniard bravely peritilcd In Ihrlr work of rescue unlit all Ihe men had I been taken from the water |