The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-25
VICTORIOUS At SEA.
Continued frum First pnge)

had his personal effects bundled together
and ready to be cast into the first boat.
The Three Friends was several hours in
making her way to the proper place to ef
feet landing. When all was IN readiness
the coast seemed entirely clear On The
lower deck, amidships, the first crews, arm
cd with machetes and reviewers. stood ready
to arm the large surf boat, which already
had swung over the side. The crew con
sisted of Lieutenants Carbonna and Cult
cras. Sharpshooter John German and prl-
Yates Auerlo. Arcane and Edgarc.
Major Morales and DR.. Bonjardin, who
were also to go ashore In the first Roat,
stood at the gangway.
Behind the first boats party stood dozen
men armed with machetes and Remingions
in line along the rail TO repel hoarders.
Meme others aboard were armed except with
revolyers. which they carried in their belts
as the rifles and machetcs had been re-
turned to their boxes for transfer ashore
On the PROV. night glasses in hand, stood
Captain Lewis, Major Arnas and Engineer
Bagluchi The remainder Of the expedition
gathered along the rails on the port side rs
the vessel steamed almost into the shadow
OF the rocky cliffs.
When the fillbuster was WITHIN Aoo
wards OF shore the engineer discovered a
moving object in the darkness under the
lee and informed Captain Lewis that he
saw a coaster. without further ado the
fjhbuster turned swiftly to starboard
and pointed for the open sea Few persons
aboard had seen The Spaniald,
Coutain O'Brlou. after allowing his SHY
to scamper 800 or 400 yards. hove TO- ana
then backed toward the mouth OF the san
Juan In a minute more the black shape ol
fcrty-foot coaster was seen earring , oa'
! In our direction. Away steamed the M
buster. and behind. emerging from the
shadow along the shore, came the coaster
Tor a few minutes the exciting race con-
Timed and then came a flash of light IRON
no snanisrd second later came the
crack of two Founders and then there was
n hiss of a shell a few rods to the star
heard. Word was passed that al mus,
fight. few men broke open the riiie ana
cartridge boxes, and soon me entlle pa pm,
| Nas armed Sharpshooter German gam
cred his rifler1en along the stern RAN upon
the unpor deck. Major Morales was III
| charge. H. aoo,,or
Again came a flash from the coa'ter'
ora heather solid shot splashed Ill inc
water several rods nearer the vessei. fur,
sued and pursuer were each unu'' w
| steam. aud smoke was pouring IRON lne,'
tunnels. They were now about Hop !",u'
apart. Then the spanlato iheo 'W roG.
| third time. the shot falling ie" i'N'
! astern Of us but in direct Inc. ,,n.,oe
"ITse the Hotchkiss." said Major Moraies
Gunner Mike Walsh who, with his crew
stood nv The twelve FOUNDER in the DOW
hoard the command with JOY and calle1 our
IN Captain OBrien to swing the sal
around. In a minute the filibuster was al.
vest brosdside to the coaster. the ihttei
hoomed for the fourth time but tne s,noh'
had not cleared away before the Hotcnk's'
on orr rrcw beam boomoi ana sent
| sharpnel shell between the short masts ~, o.
,he coaster sauarely over her engines, lh'
| sheu did not burst and the spah'af"'
seemed paralyzed with fear
Several men on the lower aech o,'iet
ura with their rifles end this was fcllows'
he rattlinr volev from the line ~ ,h'
,,;on on the upper deck. The shnrpnsi shsi
tired from the Hotchkiss ended the lien,
&c tho Standards sailed away, firing rockets
| calling for assistance. The can Tor as.,s,
cree was promptlv answered, lor Nv,
tha si,ibusicr was swinging into nosi'ioi
20 oiiow the Ho,ch,-iss to nlay upon nv
enemy n gunboai double the SIZE OF W.
coaster appeared on the port, she open
f,ra With heavy guns. but did not nave tn'
range Gunner Walsh rammen ano'ne'
sharrrel into the gun on INC prov an
Yanked the lanyard The shell flew stralsh
scr the g,inbcat and hurst dlrec'ly oIs
rar n was answered by -1ll heaVis
thunder from the boat returning snell ~
she'll. The shot from the spaniard disaoie