The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-22
GREAT NAVAL VICTORY.
Fighting Bob y Evans Graphically Describes
the AnnihlatOn of Ccrvcra's
Proud Fleet.

loo yards. the Iowa's entire battery.
including the rapid-hrc guns. was on
cned on Oquondo The punishment
was terrific. Many ~ and inch shells
were seen TO explode inside Of her and
smoke came out through her matches.
Twelyo-inch shells from the Iowa
pierced the Almirante Oqucndo at the
same moment one forward and the
other aft The Oquendo seemed to
stop her engines Tor moment and lost
headway, but she Immediately resumed
her speed aud gradually drew ahead Of
the Iowa and came under the terrific
IRE Of the Oregon and Texas.
Torpedo iioat. sighted.
At this moment the alarm OF tor
pcdo boats was sounded. and two tor
nedo boat dcstroyers were discovered
In the starboard quarter at a distance
OF 1000 yards. Fire was at once OPP
ened on them with the after battery
and a l2-iuch shell cut the stern OF one
destroyer squarely on. AZ the she'll
struck n small torpedo boat fired back
at the battleship. sending a she'll with
In a few feet Of my head. said 90
Executive officer Rogers: THAT little
chap has got lot OF check" Rogers
shouted back "shc shoots very well.
all the same"
Daring 81 tho Gloucester.
well up among the advancing cruls-
ors. splitting shots at one and then ln.
other. was the little Gloucester. shoot
ing first at cruiser and then at tor
pedo boat. and hitting a head wherever
she saw II. The marvel was that she
was not destroyed by the rain OF shells.
In the meantime the Vizcaya was slow
~ drawing abeam Of the Iowa, and for
the space Of fifteen minutes II was give
and take between the two ships. The
Nizcaya fred rapidly but wildly. not
one shot taking eject on the Iowa.
while the shells from the Iowa wero
tearing great rents In the sides Of the
Nizcaya. As the latter paused ahead
Of the Iowa she came under the muir.
dcrous Gre Of tho Oregon At this
time the lnfanta Maria Teresa and the
Almlrante oquendo. leading the enc.
my's column. were seen to be heading
for the beach and In flames. The
Texas. Oregon, and Iowa pounded them
numerically. They ceased TO reply 10
the IRE and In a few moments the
Spanish cruisers were a mass OF flames
and on the rocks with their colora
down. the Teresa flying a white nag at
the fore.
Enemy's Crews Jump Overheard.
"The crews OF the enemy's ships
stripped themselves and began jump
ing overheard. and one OF the smaller
magazines began to explode. Mean
time the Brooklyn and the crlstobal
Colon were exchanging compliments
In lively fashion at apparently long
range. and the oregon. with her loco
motive speed. was hanging well on the
Colon. also paying attention to the Viz
cuya. The Teresa and the 0quondo
were In flames on the beach Just TWEEN
~ minutes after the first shot was nrof.
/ Fifty minutes after the hrst shot was
fred the Vizcaya put her helm TO port
with n great burst Of flame from the
afterpart Of the ship. and headed sloY-
/ ~ for the rocks NJ Acccradoros. who're
she found her last resting place. As
II was apparent that the Iowa could
not possibly catch the Crlstobal Colon.
and that the Oregon and Brooklyn un-
douhtedly would. and as the fast New
York was also In her trail. doeld ID
that the calls OF humanity should be
answered and attention given TO the
twelve or fifteen hundred Spanish oiil-
GERS and men who had struck their col
ors TO the American squadron COM
manded by Admiral Sampson.
saving the Beaten spaniArds.
II therefore headed for the wreck
OF the Vizcayn. now burning furlously
fore and aft. when was In as far as
the depth Of water would admit low
cred all my boats and sent them at
once 10 the assistance OF the unfortun-
nte men. who were being drowned by
dozens or roasted on the decks. soon
discovered that the insurgent cubans
from the shore were shooting on men
] who we're struggling In the water after
having surrendered TO US. imme-