| Show NAVY contradictions reported ot of the spanish torpedo destroyer terror kingston jamaica Ta malca june 6 newa news he has been received here today from botu rotu r port ort antonio confirming the report brought a here yesterday by a teasel from santiago de cuba saying the spanish torpedo boat destroyer terror farror hid bad been sunk bf an american warship it appear appears that the battea botte hip ship oregon saw a long lung craft sneaking close to the shore and heading joward toward the harbor she signal signalled led the craft to turn and the sig nals were improperly answered anew ered whereupon the oregon opened fire upon her A is 13 inch shell the torpedo boat amidships and she sank with all bands hands the rho kepsel Is is suppo supposed eed to be e the spanish torpedo boat destroyer terror trying to 0 make her way form porto rico into the harbor ot of santiago de caba to rejoin the fleet ot of admiral cervera vers with which ebe she arrived at fort de do france fance island of martinique the terror compelled to remain at fort de france owing to lier her boilers being oot out ot of order on the other hand it is believed the torpedo boat destroyer sunk may have hav 0 been the fanor of admiral Cerve verae rao fleet as the latest reports concerning concern ioe the tile terror seem to 0 chow how that her boilers were still out of order mole st bli nicholas cholas hayte june G gad ad vices received rece ived here today from the flagship new york off santiago de do cuba caba and forwarded at 4 sunday sanday afternoon say there is no truth in the re report port from port antonio jamaica that the spanish torpedo boat destroyer terror bad had been sunk by the united states battleship oregon it ie is also alto reported from the flagship that DO no farther further news bae has been received from the prie ers A A launch cime mt out from the ebore shore on sunday saday morning under a flail truce and the spanish officer who was in charge bithe of the boat eaid said he thou tilt he saw aw a hag of trace truce flying onboard on board the iowa lowi when the officer discovered bis his mistake the launch returned to morro castle |
