Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1898 — Gunboat Destroyed. [ARTICLE]

Gunboat Destroyed.

St. Thoma*. Danish West Indies, July 18. —The United States cruiser New Orleans has completely destroyed the Spanish gunboat Antonio Lopez, w hose captain recently ran his vessel ashore at Salinas, near San Juan de Puerto Rico, upon being chased by two American vessels while attempting to enter San Juan with a cargo of provision* and war materials.