Only the _Colon_ now remained. She was still in fair condition, and it was the Spaniards' ardent hope to save at least one ship from the dire calamity that had overtaken them. But this was not to be, and after a run of a few miles, during which the _Oregon_ and _Brooklyn_ continued to pound her with shot and shell, the Spanish flag was lowered, and the _Colon_ also ran ashore.