The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-11
/ not SINK THE
TORPEDO BOAT TERROR.
!. f,ujnion in the Fleet Is That
Il Was a Case Of Mistake.
mark Sigat ana g0pessibie
re,i whether the Ohject Seen
-. = Torpedo Boat or . Train
x.~ Atess the shore-ln the
-, watch for T0rpe10 Neat
.ssssxs vesse1s 81 she Fleet Have
$500 tsso Each other Twice.

~xrxassd iss. by the Associated Press.
~ rnAaD THE ASSOCIATED PEESs
ns~ pArSTLESs. OFF SANTIAGO.
~<sx Jpue S. 2 .. IA. via kingsson.
- sGs 4 n.-Fsrfdsy night I; VAS
- tnxr a night attack on the Amer
- ssss by ons or both OF the torpedo
.s~ssrs win the Spanish feet had oeen
49, hy the vigilance Of the New
go ara ;nat the desiroyers had been
- ara driven back into The harbor
! =. has Gre poured irs;o them By the
- svi.ans. New York and Massacnu-
=. II was this heavy firing which led
- r-fort whfh reached PORT Antcnse
sarssy tast ths Spanish destroyer Ter
Ed t<en surrounded and sunk Friday
-. e sAe was trying te slip into San
a. h1rsos.
a. lsster refort Ii now known 10 have
: "a foundation. and there is a conflict
..s..an sfnnug the officers OF the fleet
= raetner me New Orleans had In re-
80 rsss torpedo bost When the fsrtn9
bSrvn en- Friday night II was dark
Il "a - o13erss ~ which the guns on our
-. rsre directed seemed to b moving
-. n ssore. A railroad iine connects
ks.ssa.s ytfa cay0 Point, q distance
IL srssa miles the site OF iron manufac-
-. The track runs along the waters
~. ard tho trains which carry supplies
4 !. ,rsnassy war material. are only ran
ssh. and without lights
/. i osss.tss that In the darkness a fast
k.ssn maj have been mistaken. ~ one
- lsss week. for . torpedo ooet. hut
4, alscoyery b. the Porter OF two forpe-
=. d. saturday afternoon floating In the
Sa,,s .xo miles from shore tended TO
~ovshsn the theory OF those VINO m
Il EA =
sv..sa The sorpedoss we're Of tas
~ rssEopf yatsern. which are not used
s. scr sAlas. II they were discharged at
T.. 81 our vessels by one OF the destroy
- ths Standards mus; have had "A bad
Ii. N marquis fright. as one had on only
n .f.atles head, blank cartridge.
Mss fac, leads 20 the belief that the tor
y ..l., ntcks6 90 by the Porter were fired
rss.s morning ~ tho MerrimAc waen
=. "a discovered entering the neck OF
i. asytsor. probably by the cruiser Mer-
! 49, which now lies wreck on Cayo
$50 where iha harbor neck broadens.
aasr hs.ng fred they may have drifted
ss ssth the tide
u.A.s theory Is confirmed. the moment
4, ssalc caused By the sudden appear
- d our ssips and the belief which
vsssa,y prevailed. that the whole Ameri-
q. s., was attempting TO force an enc
s.sss Eight account for . premature
tgs1rs OF the torpedo before the war
sat sss affixed. With deliberate prepa-
rsssH 81 a torpedo boat attack Il would
sssss y likely for any Of the war heads
m.s b adjusted.
xwsne II b possible there may have
sstA torpedo boat attack on Friday. and
l aa soc Of the reserve torpedoes GOT
sasa or, u eas OF the boats were sunk.
~ ,srpsie may have got loose from It's
Ssor.ngs ~ The snip plunged and went
Aswn TIE torpeaoes were evidently set
. Hcat assG being discharged.
&c our navy all torpedoes are Get TO sink
satn they have run their course. The
s2aaasas nay have rcckoned on keeping
ass' aHoa, in the hope thai one OF our
salss saald stumble on 4 IN the dark ard
Stare 'hs fate OF the Maine. King Yuen.
- q tss Chinese ships az the battle of
= iAie Is supposed by soma naval sx-
Sfts to esye been sunk 10y a floating tor
ede discharged earlier N the action by
~ 81 Aer sister ships.
sharp lockout Is maintained by the
sssasiag squadron In guarding against
81 torpedo attacks. and Il has already
~ 10 afinx by our ships upon each other,
al ,easE two occasions, During the
a. ssek the battleahip Texas fired upon
NsF9shsad and tho Vixen. and both
= after ships had narrow escapes. Only
= sash 81 thetr signal lights and or the
sas'5a n question the fortunate bad aim
Ne summers 81 the Texas saved them.
SssFai Of The newspaper Dispatch boats
'A'hsf stirring experiences of o Sim
sAaTattsr II should be sad that on
AZ TIE New York and the New Orleans
y are quite confident a torpedo attack
"a stpalssd Friday night.