Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

Vixen directed their FIRE against me VIZ
oava until u:o;. when, as the coiors were
down. we ceased. At II - mere came
burst OF Game and smoke from the VIZ.
oara's stern, and all the ships resumed
their fire while passing the doomed yes
sci. which WAS hard on Acerr5de-os reel
At lll6 the Brooklyn, oregon, iexas'
Iowa, and Indiana. the last-nameu zen
miles from the Cristobal Colon were IN
sight ~ the yixen. II was believed on
the vixen that the vessel at AceTfduf'V'
war the Spanish flagship.
Al u:25 the Iowa had stopped Inc
after-tnd OF the yizcaya was sheet OF
fame. and from II rs TO il AZ there "ere
many explosions on board me spanisn
cruiser. apparently caused by the ishI u,i 'I
OF loose charges about the guns ih'y
resemSled huge chrysanthemnms' WIN
rlbbons Of smoke. as the burning po"uei-
grains fell from the ends OF me po'ais'
ONLY THE COLON LEFT.
Al HIS the chase narrowed itself 10
the CrIstobal Colon, which was Siose
ashore and seven miles from the Npen'
with the Oregon one point on the star
board. and distant mile ana a NAH INC
Brooklyn one point on the Starooafu DoM'
distant three miles; the Texas on the star
two points on the starboard side, distant
eight miles. and the New York one point
on the starboard quarter, distant len
miles. The last two vessels were ap-
pareutIy off Boca del Rio, but were 100
far distant to be certainly identiheo IN
the thin haze and smoke from the lead-
ing ships. No other vessels were IN
sight. The smoke from the snip de-
stroved OF Juan Gonzales and to the cast
ward could be seen, but the vesseis nun
was invisible.
At noon the relative positions Oh the
American ships were practically the safiie'
When the Vixen was abreast OF oeViia'
thirteen miles west of Santiago the lehas
bore three points on the starpoafu quar-
ter. little less than a mile of, and the
OREGON and Brooklyn one point on the
starboard and port bow, distant four ana
five miles. respectively, while the Cristo-
bal Colon bore two points on the star
hoard bow. distant fully ten miles.
According 10 the official pilot on the
Vixen. that vessel WAS off Baysmita The
estimated distance was taken from the
officers and the official pilot.
NEW YORK IDENTIFIED.
AT 1905 the New York was in line with
the burning Vizcaya, at a distance Oh
nine miles.
At 1915 the Texas was on the starDoaru
o,iarter the New York two points on the
e+.,rboard quarter and gaining. the ore
con a half point on the starboard bow,
the Brooklyn Dne point on the port DOW
and the Cristobal Colon one point on the
starboard bow, still miles away.
AT 1920 the Oregon fired shot which
fen shoit. The Crstobal Colon was then
hull down from the Vixen During the
next half hour the occasional shots from
the oregon and the Brooklyn struck near
the chase.
At 1880 the Texas was one point for
ward off the starboard beams and was
steadily gaining.
r.t- enc Oro~on "0d tho 'FrCoklyn
headed inshore about four points. a7
Tar sCI.RA-sL---'-
AT lbs the Texas signalled: THE enemy
has surrendered" The signal was re-
ported to the New York, but was not ac-
knowledged The Cristobal Colon was
seen through glasses aiming close inshore'
and. according TO the pilot, at Rio TAR
auino. 1t was thought on board the
Vixen a white flag was displayed on the
Cristobal Colon, but this subsequently
proved to be escaping steam.
AT 2 o'clock boats from the Brooklyn
and Oregon went alongside the Colon
At 2:25 the Vixen stopped off RIO TAR
nuino. near the Brooklyn and Oregon.
The New York arrived five minutes later
and intercepted the boats which were re-
turning from the Colon.
In all OF these observations the time
was accurately noted but the watch used
was five minutes behind the deck clock.
which agreed very nearly with the hours
indicated by the bells on the other ves-
sells.