The evening times., 1898-06-20

She proved to be Danish steamer bound
.-on wednesday we ssin met the MIN,
nsapS,,s, nsa sdl csss and started company with
"A steamer was sighted and both ships
started for it. but the Harvard ran away
from the cruiser and found 1t was the
transport Indiana. A5R
I'VE arrived on saatiai p on Thursday
and met the st. Paul. Eaptain Sigsbet
came on board and reported that the Yale
had left the night before. We were or
dered to cruise 20 miles of shore and
watch for the Spanish feet in the harbor
of Santiago.
ut was intensely hot during the day and
at night cold and pouring rain. Illness In.
creased, but there were no deaths.
I've passed dreadful night. Rain
poured in torrents and we could not see
100 yards. 1t was first-rate night for
torpedo boats. but the Spaniards are
slow.
I'VE started for Kingston, Jamaica, on
Friday. after taking two Cuban pilots on
board, one white and one colored. We
reached Kingston and docked the next
morning. At Kingston we received pro-
visions, medical stores. water and coal,
our reception being different from that at
Martinique. Everybody was for us. and
1t was very pleasant after all our dan
ger.
I'VE started again for Santiago on Sun
day. having on board the colored pilot.
who was afterward said to be a spy,
but this was disproved.
I'VE reached Santiago on Monday
morning and there met Commodore
Schley's feet. consisting of the Texas.
Massachusetts,, New Orleans, Iowa. Brook
lyn and several cruisers and yachts. OFF,
cial visits were exchanged all day, and at
nil nrdn rnd 1ytf pf r,
No one ever saw 1t rain in such Sheets
I'VE could see the Iowa. Massachusetts.
New Orleans and a yacht the next day.
The Brooklyn was lying by our side and
the Texas about a mile away.
1.-The Iowa. New Orleans and Massa-
chusetts steamed about the harbor at ten
knots at II o'clock, when the Iowa OPEN
ed fire with 12-inch guns. Soon the New
Orleans followed with smokeless powder.
and flash after flash followed. The Span
iards returned the fire, but all shots fell
short.
1.-The Massachusetts, then opened, and
a tornado of shells fell into Moro, Ounc-
to and the harbor. Cheer after cheer
went up each shell struck.
''The ship then turned. going under
closer range. A shell from the Massachu-
sets certainly struck the Vizcaya. Our
glasses were all turned on the forts, and
we could see the earth and cemen; going
up in the air
1.-The Spanish fired into their own for
tifications. as we could see their shells
burst. We would rather have had them
shoot at us than at any one else.
AFTER passing the fort three times
and doing great damage the ships passed
out of range. As far as We could see
the New Orleans did the most effective
work and made no noise about 1t. How
proud we felt that We were Americans!
1.-The fleet was re-enforced on Wednes-
day. We found the Oregon and Mayfiower
had arrived. and all expected another
fight. We cruised in and out all day.
Lieut.. Hobson, who crossed to South
ampton with US about, year ago. came
on board and told us ne was going 10
sink the Merrimac in the channel that
night. To our great disappointment. we
were again ordered of. cruising all night
and returning in the morning.
I'VE were ordered to Mole St Nicholas
on Thursday to receive orders. taking
mail and receiving Ill and injured blue
Jackets from the Iowa. The sinking of
the Merrimac we did not see. We sailed
for Mole S.. Nicholas at : p. m. reach
ing there at a. m. On Friday. after
sending dispatches We sailed for Hamp-
ton Roads, and arrived without accident
on June g.