Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-07-12

splash. as his head was literally torn from
his shoulders by eight inch she'll
Too bad" said Commodore Schley. as
the body fell at his feet: and then, with
his glasses to his eyes he added, The nrst
ship is done for. She is running ashore
The Maria Teresa was running her nose
on the beach and in an instant was mass
of flames. The Brooklyn was ordered to
concentrate her fire on the Aimrante
Oquendo. and, with the Oregon's assist
ance, in ten minutes more the Oquendo
WAS sent ashore a burning wreck. but Il
short distance from Santiago. The Iowa.
In the meantime. had sunk one torpedo
boat destroyer and the other one had been
driven by the Gloucester's terrific rapid
fire.
At 1919 the Brooklyn turned her attention
TO the Vizcaya, the Cr:stobal Colon hav-
ing passed the latter and now being in the
lead well up the coast. At the time the
only vessels in sight from the Brooklyn
were the oregon, about a mile and a half
astern, and the Texas, about three miles
astern. AT 1854 the Vizcaya was raked
fore and aft clear along her gun deck by
an eight-incb from the Brooklyn. Another
one. minute after. exploded in her super
structure with terrific force. killing eighty
people She was afire and at 10:a5 she
headed for the beach at Aseraderos. where
she went ashore. The Brooklyn did not
stop, but went on the chase after the Crts-
tobal Colon. the Oregon closing rapidly up
and following her. go
The other vessels at this time were from
six to eight miles behind, and Admiral
Simpsons flagship. the New York, was not
in sight. At Hos the Brooklyn. slightly in
jured by the hail of Spanish shells. stopped
firing and the chase began. The men came
upon deck and began to cheer. never heed
ing the whistle of the Spanish shells. They
cheered for Schley and Clark and the Ore
gon. and the Oregon's men returned the
cheer.
Up to the masthead forward went a
pennant. Remember the Maine,' read
the signal officer. Tell them We have"
said Sehley, and there was a roar as 1lle
answer went up. The chase was in full
force at u:55, the men out on the decks
watching with great interest and as happy
as Iarks. The Colon. at a distance Of five
miles, hugged the shore. but Schley or
dered the Oregon to follow her and then,
with the Brooklyn, he made a straight
course for Cape Cruz, around which she
would have to steer on a long detour to
get away. j.
All three ships were pumping along at
great speed. the smoke pouring out of their
tunnels. In an hour. the Brooklyn had
gained appreciably and so had the Oregon,
and Captain Clark, Of the latter ship, sig
nailed over "A strange ship looking like an
Italian in the distance" He alluded to
the fact that the CristobaI Colon was
bought from Italy.
Schley, sitting on the edge of the forward
S-inch turret, swinging his legs and happy,
said: Tell the Oregon she can try one
Of those 13-inch railroad trains on her.
There was a terrible roar as the big shell
went by the Brooklyn, a moment of sus-
pense and watching and then hearty
cheer as the big thing struck the water
close astern Of the Colon, four miles away.
Another was tried. which reached the
mark and there were more cheers. Then
the Brooklyn opened her forward and
starboard eight-fnch guns and one shell
was seen to go through the Colon at the
top of her armored belt.
At-1:05 p. m. both the Brooklyn and the
Oregon were pounding away at the Colon,
and in another ten minutes. after return
ing the fire in desultory sort of way and
rapidly losing ground. she turned toward
shore. At lis she harIed down her flag.
With yells of delight the men poured out
Of the turrets of the two ships and when
a bomb went up at the mainmast of the
Brooklyn they began to cheer and did not
stop for ten minutes.
At this time the only ships in sight were
the Vixen, about five miles away, ard the
Texas, about seven miles away. The New
York was not in sight. AS the big ships
moved in on the quarry, the smoke of the
| New York could be. seen coming over the
| horizon from the east. but she was full.
| twelve miles away. A boat was lowered
| from the Brooklyn, and Captain Cook went
| aboard to receive the surrender. The real
| admiral in charge said. with tears in his
| eyes, Il surrender Internationally to Com
| modore Schley. We were badly hurt ant
| could not get away While Captain Cook
| boat was coming alongside the Spanish cap
| tives shouted. Bravo. Americano,' ant
| the crew responded Brave Spaniards.'
| While Captain Cook was returning to the
| Brooklyn, the New lork. with Admira
| Sampson. came along. ran in between th'
| Brooklyn and the prize and ordered Cap
tain Cook to send the prisoners on boart
| the New York
| Commodore Schiey. seeing this, mega
| phoned over. Il request the honor of re
ceiving the surrender of the officers of the
| Cristobal Colon
No answer was vouchsafed him from th'
| New York and the ship that had not firet
| shot took the honor. Commodore Schle,
| then raised the pennant "A glorious victory
1
| from the New. York was Report your cas-
| ualties.'
The Brooklyn was hit twenty times, bu
| only one man. G. Fl. Ellis, was killed. ant
| only one man, J. II. Burns. a fireman
| wounded.
The Colon went ashore at the place wher
the yirginius expedition tried to land an
| was captured years ago.. The chase fa
| lasted four hours. and the Brooklyn, Ore
| gon. Texas and Gloucester had saved tn
| United States fleet from the stain of al
! lowing the Spanish vessels to escape-th
| Oregon and Brooklyn by their splendi
| chase and great gunnery, the Texas by he
| determined work on the first two ships an
the Gloucester by her marvellous attack o.
the destroyers.
p. The AImirante Oquendo, at 1880 o clocl
in the evening. turned over on her side an
is now being beaten to pieces by the waves
Her crew scuttIed her before hauling dow
her flag. The paymaster divided up tn
money on board and all the Spanish sailor
were well supplied.
| Titan.
From III. Sewanee Reriew.
| No artist ever had SO prosperous ca
reer as Titan. Success attended him froI
the first, and during his ninety-nine' year
| no cloud dimmed the brightness Of. hi
horizon. To the end of that marvelou
| age he retained all his faculties. producin
masterpieces to the last, and dying finall
of the plague. hale. hearty old mar
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