The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01

ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP NEW
YORK, April 2s.-The full details Of the
cabanas affair are that the New York
Was lying quietly outside the picturesque
harbor. about two miles OF shore, an in
spection trip OF the coast having b-ea
completed. The flagship was accompanied
by the torpedo boats Porter and Ericss n
A return TO the station cn Moro caste
Havana. was contemplated The han,
WAS playing It's usual dinner music. whey
from a hill TO the eastward of Cahana
harbor, came the sound of volley firirI
1t was plainly small arms atta-k
though no smoke was seen. The enem
was thought to be hidden close Ia II
beach. and In front Of ruined whit
building. which sioped as II it once haa
been the hacienda of tobacco plantation.
Now and again individual firing was
heard and well regulated yolleys con-
finued at Intervals.
II was conjecsured that one troop OF
cavalry. lismounted, was doing the firing.
The officers of the flagship stood on her
deck trying 70 ascertain definitely the ex-
act location of the enemy, more amused
than annoyed at this novel method OF at
tacking an armered cruiser. However,
Rear Admiral Sampson and Capt. chad
wick decided that the lesson taught al
Mataazas must be taught again at Ca
hanas.
''Man the port battery was the order.
~ a few minutes past O'Clock the four
inch guns of the after port battery sent
a shot flying over the water into Cuba's
soil. raising little cloud of dust about
100 yards in front Of the hacienda. and
Just above where the Spanish cavalry
stood. Before the hills. growing dim in
the evening mist. had ceased echoing and
reverberating the first report the other
four-inch gun In the after battery had
landed its projectile. A few more shots
from this battery were fired but the
and Il was hard 10 tell where the shells
landeG. They were fired at 3 100 yards
range. The Spanish we're not heard from
after the arst shot.
The Mex York then turned her bow
eastward. The target practice was APP
parently over for the evening. Her star
board batteries now bore on the coast.
= moment or so later capt. Chadwick
saw The Spaa1sa cavalry. then mounted.
ascending a hillside towards the hacienda.
and ae personally trained four-Inch gun
and planted two shots. the second one
plumpius rieh; among the Spantards. who
scattered in all directions.
Tae New York then steamed ahead to-
ward Micro castle. and the hand OF the
flagship continued It's musical programme.
Mas of the crew were on deck watching
t3sis istfie lesson givca 10 the Spaniards.
but there was uo excitement.
The trip. which ended In the target prac-
;lce a. Cabanas. commenced about noon,
wheg she flagship xi;h The Ericsson and
Porter. started westward.
The admiral vas anxious 70 personally
investigate 1ne blockade in the marbors
Upon ,hia occasion the first good view ot
the city of Havana Was obtained, the NV
York sJ<aFs.ag wi,ala range of her ha5-
teylss. TIE palace The cathedral and
Prado aad tlse foTt1eatlans were plalnly
visible - sae bright sunlight. Havana
then leokesi anything but the "c.ty of
saffron dsyt.- as s3rae thought she hooked.
whea out q range ~ ;he Santa Clara
batteries after passing fne Tewa. Detroit;
Mangrove and Asy;s0wey. .she ffagshlg
proceeded westward. s'ea;risg als5us two
miles Distant from the shore. when Ma
rsel. twenty-five miles trorn Havana. was
reached. the fsag gs'lp came - s'aadstsn.
ard the gunhoat Casfiae whj@h was
guarding that per-. was Aziled. Capt.
Berry tnersupon wen; on board the flag
shsp ard bad a consultation wita he adj
T.raL \ csfs Eal Inspection y MAIZE asar-
hor revealed the pressmce q two small
Sasnlsh guul1oa,s and fair schooners. well