The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-12

efforts to secure comfort for H0hson
and his men. The young hero knew
nothing about the destruction If Ger
Ycra's feet until he reached the army
lines. He could not understand his
promised exceptional promotion. hut
was overjoyed 10 learn that his bravery
had been recognized hy the people. He
j. the same simple. unaffected cnthu-
Siastic Hob>on, more anxious II talk
about the effect of exploding shells and
army movements than about his own
brave deed. The men who came with
him received n ringing reception. All
are doing well.
The Iowa, from this moment kept
mp Il steady fire from her heavy guns.
heading all the time to keep the Infanta
Maria Teresa on her Starboard bow and
hoping to ram one OF the leading ships.
In the meaatimc. the Oregon. In
diana, Brooklyn and Texas were doing
excellent work with their heavy guns.
In Il very short space OF time. the.
~encny'> ships were all clear of the har-
lor's mouth, and il became evidently inn
possible for the Iowa 10 ram either the.
first or the second ship, on account OF
their speed.
The range at this time was 1000.
yards.
The Iowa'~ helm was Immediately
put hard to the StarNuard. and the en-
tire Starboard hroadSidc WAS poured in
to the Infanta Maria Teresa. The helm
was then quickly shifted to port, and the
ship headed across the stern Of the
Infanta Maria Teresa. in an effort 70
head off the oqucndo. .lll he time the
engines were driving ut full speed ahead.
\ perfect torrent OF shells from the
enemy passed over the SmokcStacks of
the ship. but non struck her.
The CriStobal Colon being much
faster than the rest Of the Spanish ships.
| passed rapidly 10 the front III an effort
to escape. In passing the Iowa the
Colon placed two 6-inch shells fairly
INTO our starboard bow. One PASSED
through the cofferdam and di~penSary.
wrecking the latter and bursting on the
berth deck. doing considerable damage.
The other passed through the side at
the water line with the coifcrdam, where
it still remains.
as II was now obviously impossible
to ram any Of the Spanish ships on ac-
count of the superior speed. the Iowa :.
helm was put to the StarbOard and She
ran on Il course parallel with the enemy.
Being then abreast Of the Almirante
OqUcndo at Il distance Of LOO yards,
the Iowa's entire battery. including the
rapid fire guns. was opened on th"
Oquendo. The punishment was terrific.
Many II and S-inch shells were seen to
explode inside Of her, and smoke came
out through her matches. Two Pinch
shells from the Iowa pierced the Amir
ante Oquendo at the same moment. one
forward and the other aft. The Oquen-
do seemed to stop her engines for Il
moment and lost ~neadway. but she inn
! mCdiately reSume her speed and grad
ually drew ahead of the Iowa and came
under the terrific fire of the Oregon and
Texas.
AT this moment the alarm of torpedo
/ boats" was sounded, and two torpedo
boat destroycrS were discovered on the
starbOard quarter at Il distance OF 4,0OO
yards. Fire was at once opened on them
With the after battery, and l. inch shell
cut the stern of one destroyer squarcly
off. AS the shell struck, 4 small torpedo
beat fired back at the battlcship, sending
Il shell within i few feet Of my head. |
said to executive officer Rogers: That
little snap has got a lot Of check Ros-
ers shouted back she shoots very well,
all the same
well up among the advancing cruis-
tIS SDIlll1lS S1lOtS 1T one anu llAIl 1T
another. was the little Gloucester, shoot
ing first at il cruiser and then al Il tor
pcdo boat and hitting Il head wherever
she saw one. The marvel was that
She was not destroyed by the ram of
shells. III the meantime the NiZcaya
was slowly drawing abeam of the Iowa.
and for the space Of fifteen minutes
it was give and take between the two
ships. The Nizcaya fired rapidly but
wildly, not one shot taking effect III the
Iowa. while the shells from the Iowa
were tearing great rents III the sides
of the Nizcaya. As the latter passed off
from the Iowa she came under the muir
GcrouS fire of the Oregon. At this time,
the Infanta Maria Teresa and the Ami
rante Oqucndo, leading the enemy's col
umn were seen to be heading fer the
beach and in flames. The Texas. Ore
gon and Iowa pounded them unmcrci-
fully. They ceased to reply to the fire,
and in a few moments the Spanish
cruisers We're Il mass of flames, and on
the rocks with their colors down. the Te-
rc>a flying Il white flag at the fore.
The crews Of the cncmy's ships strip
ped themselves and began jumping over
board. One of the smaller magazines
exploded.
"AIcantime the Brooklyn and the Girls
toHal Colon were exchanging compli-
mentS III lively fashion ut apparently
long range, and the Oregon. with her
locomotive speed was hanging well on
the Colon, also paving attention to the
Nizcaya. The Teresa and the OauendO
were III flames on the beach just twenty
minutes after the first shot was fired.
Fifty minutes after the first shot was
fired, the Nizcaya put her helm to port,
with Il great burst of flame from the
after part of the ship. headed slowly for
the rock .AcccraderoS. where she found
her last resting place. As it was appar-
cnt that the Iowa could not possibly
catch the Cristobal Colon. and that the
Oregon and Brooklyn undoubtedly would.
and rs the fast New York was also on
her trail. | decided that the calls Of hui
manity should be answered and attention
given to the twelve or fifteen hundred
! Spanish officers and men who had struck