The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-10
AS JACK TAR TELLS IT,
ITEMS FROM TIE ST PAUL W.R
BUDGETcS SECOND ISSUE.

Gun-Joko by n Blue Jnoket-BIts 90
Ship News-The Paper Got Out by sailors.
The second issue OF that very interestIpo
publication, the 81. Paul War BUDGET. has mat
made Its appearance. In II tho sailor mon give
their own versions Of the scraps that the bio
auxiliary cruiser has been In since she yas Last
In this port, O month ago.
The War BUDGET is the only paper OF is kind
published in this country. When a crew waa
assembled to man the converted American
liner II happened that q lumber Of exception.
ally bright young men were selected. Thesa
sailors seized the st. Paul's printing ou,at
and proceeded ito get out the first number
OF the War Budget. 1t was an interesting
publication. but No. 2 is even more interesting
for since the first issue the st. Paul has been in
an engagement with two Spanish war vessels.
taken part in a bombardmeht and had other
exciting experiences, all OF which arc recorded
In the Budget. In Justice to the sailors Il must
be said that no officer has any part In getting
out the paper. The sailormen write all the
news. and hand In contribution which ara
edited by sailors. All the mechanical work Ia
done by the sailors, too. and when tho paper
makes It's appearance IL is the product Of the
skill OF common sailors.
Number 2 is dated AT Sea. July /. $685." and
the first article is n description OF the st. Paul's
fight off San Juan. Porto Rico. with the Isa-
belle II. and the Terror. It Is headed: The
st. Paul In action with n third class cruiser and
a torpedo-boat destroyer. Drives them back to
port" It was writtenlby one Of the gunners OF
the after 5-inch gun, from which weapon a
shell was thrown into the Terror at O range OF
three miles. 1t Is as follows:
I'VE have already told In our War BUDGET
how for n week and more we watched Santiago
de Cuba with the Spanish fleet inside and a
couple OF torpedo boat destroyers. We were
often within five to six miles OF the batteries
and captured the Restormel within easy range
Of their guns; but, except that on two nights
we had good reason to believe that the torpedo
vessels were out after us. we saw nothing OF
the fleet. So. when we heard that we had been
ordered down to San Juan. Porto Rico, we ex-
pected to find 1t very easy. And so it was. But
1t might have been vastly different.
San Juan stands on the north shore OF the
island and about its middle. On the eastern
point Of the entrance is an ld-fashioned fort
which they call the MORO. like the one at San
tiago, They say that 1t mounts some s-inch
guns. which is quite likely. But, In all events.
along the shore to the westward the Dons have
planted a couple Of new batteries. with quite a
number Of g and 10 inch breech-loaders as we
saw them from seaward and as has been re-
ported In the papers. Knowing that two cruis-
ers and twog unboats were inside. with one Of
their most formidable torpedo-boat destroyers,
S'N f'NNN A'ASN 49, VANi iuN 4
came of the port early on the 22d. The
weather was fair. the trade wind blowing fresh
from the eastward and raising somewhat OF a
sea. AT about 1910 the third-class cruiser Isa-
Ing under the MORO until she was abreast of
the batteries. commenced edging out toward
were Ineffective. " As iH1f her ernf PURPOSE rpaS n erid TnTfS
was TO put us within fire OF the batteries we TOOK
ally sending in our largest shell at her to try lie
range. Soon, atterward, she dropped to- the
r TGs'o or i may may 'f have vefR See3 P Rer SISTER distero sbip l the
Furor. was sighted steaming along shore un-
DER deI t the @,i batteries ter e s,orS Capt Sigsb pee Watched her
to separate her from the cruiser and keep her
n the trough OF theIsea II she came for us. She
her hei" shots ets'i Ell s 81 rtr When ai5e within, T range 0@ oi
made. and for several minutes we let 6fy % "ur
starboard battery at her at from $500 to 1000
and her ire soon s seaSsi ST Sic o tSen Rea ,SS l d.
s sioW. and if e w sHa eRident 70 sn al o %ef bospd tlhsss o shss
was crippled, drifting well ieeward q the main
some signals to the, shore. and afterward a tug
came out and towed her into the harbor.
and Ai som nn,S Of Fl hee shots 1ns e and tho %ss Of f'f the T Ct Ts:
i re1 R BReH te elSse; Tn n cruiser apd followed l6on The Ter
was Join joined SH BY a su in 5 Rart and aio the seG fwo a]t steamed
under the batteries to the eastward. But when
tn thG hs IT. so Paul I'm making tbdmg an. an inshore turn seemed
Dor and we saw no more Of them.
The spaniards seemed to have settled this
whole matter in advance, as they wished to
bluffs to see the Yankee driven OF or sunk. and
tbh i cruiser new an ensign at her gah almost az
The Isabel + bark rugged and carries Al
t t0@Ptads t FiPPes. s 'The T @aSal has f tWe ii4 ePS tSo
f frT; raRie st automatic eMG tGIcp%2 SRims, ana TaR two 5 tSFp tS9
tubes. Length. 22O feet; estimate speed. 23
We know that the Terror was struck three
times. and that one shot entering the engine
room Killed an engineer and fireman, And
ton. we are inclined to think that she was So
Fl9ns.ty damaged, occurring the assistance Of
Taking one consideration. with another
we e9ansideE that we have much reason to he
shown that after only q month and a halls drill
sf!!!R $S sfFsii / sa tsS f$$I s}y 4 $ ssS s SEPssss% ss. S raa,'ne
IL the arms Of Morpheus on the morning OF the
10Th at 10 . O'Clock, we hove 70 with 2 blank shot
bark, which Immediately ran up the colors u
Russia; AS the chase did not necessitate any
s sntFa as l shs sh IF s sIsa9 prd ars% a frte or blue we j %ijI Das
attempt TO make the event any more interest
ing than i really was. as the ship did not prove
q prize. Our hopes. however. are concentrated
on the next ship we heave to. After the bark
dippiPp Ssi Ser t6h rS ebre the fim usual 4 70 torm NAL Tie q
course"
The editors Of the budget don't GO In for Jokes
and there is no funny column In the paper. but
the editor-in-chiet thought the following con-
tribution too good for the waste basket:
A HAT STORY.
Two Cinnamon. Sam and Lee. took a walk
one day .purposely to buy q hat. On the way
walked away together. Arriving at the hat
store. Lee tried on a hat, which looked SO well
on him that Sam'stpIson remarked: THAT
1f III IanTln fits. XoG LGsi' whereupon the willy
bardment OF Cayo del Toro. In which the 1t.
Paul took part. in the BUDGET. and also an edi-
torlal column from which the following notes
II am sure that Mr.. Scott, our Chaplain,
Vices on Sunday. Divine service is held every
sunday morning in the main saloon. and .
short Bible reading at 2 =. NJ.