The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-13

Th@ ssspm wenf Efgtss hsa.f-.arn szzfig the
ssM York; yorr saftery wax hroogAf 70
Dsar CT these esnpsseeaa@ats- AZ 80 i5e
ssx.aI 20 commence arsng VAS hSisie1i. s=@
q ftg seconds later fae sew Tofk's SIC
asne rosYs4 essf. Or sse atsfsoari 1''szteg
taa Yankee. with her naval reserve. ard
ira New Orleans fsis0ws6 sr54t. T,sse aF.ag
was rapid ard fassty gasd. Grea; eIocs3s
fey Up on shs h.isssse. IRE Oregon ard
io1a were ssai rather far oct. waite tire
ser York waz elGsse ia ssore firing ~
4ss-yare rsngs.
ne westerly column was almost 0at ~
aszAi. and apparently oas of position, gag
IL xKs ariag rses2ly az tse ~sss'erE bat
te-4ss snsoks began . hang over tas
shsra ard several isnea the firing was or
osre9 30 slap uas!l me ssr1oks cleared assay.
Tae men w&ite1 fer che aariek OK fAe
ensnsy's shells. bg: they wsre seldom
heard.
oGt whArs the Iowa lay. rising Jets q
water occasionally showed where the an-
eusys aim vas directed. Or the star5eaFd
bow OF the &ew York yves s EmaN ya.I-
read tressle close 10 a Ilstis battery. y
freight train was coming Ia the direction
Of Santiago de Cuba. when It came TO
;hs eastern end % the ;restls & stopped,
as r. afraid to cross. Their villa smoke
pouring from tho engine. s: few across the
srsesia and was lost TO sight beyond a
elf before shot could reach T..
~ o'clock rain commenced 10 fall,
b. tbs time More bill. which II 40 feet
high. was being peppered badly from the
waters edge TO where the Lighthouse
stands. at the top Great clouds Of smoke
ard dus, ross continuously. aid when
shots b.t the rocks sparks few b~ck sew
erai hundred fee. into TIE the sea. The
rxtn came down heavily at Sill. and the
smoke was SO thick that 1t was impossible
10 tell the effect OF the shells. and gem
Grad signal to cease firing was hoIsted. by
ttiis time the enemy was az last s!leneed.
a lew n.nates later. with more deli0era-
ton. the attack vas renewed. Commo-
dare 6chlsy's division az this time and nn-
tii-the end OF the bomDardment could be-
sasa only family. Whites clouds arising on
the western arm 81 the hafbor were the
only sign that there was another attack
ing force besides she easterly column.
the New York steamed closer. until
che WAS 2ooo yards cas-; Of the batteries
and mile from the shore. In this posi-
ton most effective work was done. three
guns on tie eastern battery being dis
mounted
The naval reserves on the Yankee cheer
cd voclferoazly every few minutes. as
sau.s were seen 70 land.
The officers on DECK were al this stage
OF. The engagement rigged out Ia their
a0aihwessefa and oiiskius. sThe admiral
went below. rsappearsd in black oiiskius.
ard tramped tils forward bridge. Capt.
Chadwick vas outside the coming tower,
JUST below the admiral.
A. ll&essan' are was kept up by the
easgefly column when using its starhoard
batteries. The guns and building adiein-
iag More received awful punishment. The
Spanish nag fysRs Oh Moro castle was
saot amay and was quickly Fehoisted. AZ
81 a. a. when there WAS TO further re-
spanse from she enemy. the New York Sig
naled cease flriag" and steamed away.
Tire Yankee was allowed 20 stln batter
away at TIE thfee guns 10 the eastward,
al that We're left.
whan the New York passed ;he New
Orleans. Capt. Chadwick hsllei her on the
adnl.rafs order and shouted To her
thfough the megaphoue 70 JOIN the YAM
kee aud a.snaunt ,ho three guns 10 the
right Of Mora castle. Cspt. Foiger shout
Ell '.Ayo, aye. als. Ne CAR do H." The New
Orleans crew gave n enthusiastic yell as
they heard Capt. fo!ser& reply. and fol-
lowed this np with three ringing cheers
fer the New York.
The iiag SHIPS crew gave II back with in
torest Then the Oregon. which VAS close
By. followed tho New Orleans example
and cheeged Justify. The New York's
crew d.d not seem TO reat,se taat the ore
gnn had cheeFed them, ana did not reply.
Answer <hat cheer" shouted CaFt.
Chadwick aaa a gyeat yell went up iram
the New YORK rhe navy regulations for
hsd cheering. bias regulations don't count
FOR much when tae eneusy's guns are
sllencca.
The New OFieaas proceeded on her er-
rana. loiGea the Yankee and Dolphin. aad
banged away merray AZ ihe silent guns.
The New York steamed across thc mouth
81 the Asgbor IS she westerly ~ the co.,
ag1n, ore uogs4g battery inside tAo har-