The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-03
NEW YORK PLACES \ fIN
SHOTS At THEN.
WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SCAlltR
The Torpedo Boat Porter Fired on by the Co.
jimai Bnitery, but Escaped I'm
scratched--Ihe OauntleSs Gets
aScare by the Fleet.
a Scare by the Fleet.

On board the IdNSnip =
April 29.-l1 n. m, via Key West, fla'
April 3O.-The blockade continues rs be,
fore. Tho flagship lies to the westward
or Havana.
The torpcdo boat Porter while close N
10 shore last night reported having been
fred upon by the Cojimar Battery. which
is to the eastward of MORO Castle. tn"
plucky little Porter escaped unscathed-
The coast of Cuba is being carefully
patrolIed by the Spanish cavalry.
| captain Taylor, of the Indiana, came
on board the flagship to-day and had =
lone consultation with Rear Admiral
Sampson.
News of the movements of the I'm
ted States army is eagerly awaited by
| the fleet. and there is much speculation
as to when the troops will be ready.
While the Dauntless. the dispatch boat
| of the Associated Press, was making
her way from Key West early his
morning she was sighted by the flagship.
The lookouts OH the New York We're
unable to make out her Identity. owing
to the mist and the distance which sepa-
rated her from the flagship, and Il four
inch shell was fired in her direction. 1t
dS - tIl1ltu ut liz 1dttltitSS ~ NtN
only sent near enough to make her heayr
to. The Dauntless, thinking she was
being fired at by a Spaniard. promptly
put about and steamed away. Then she
was recognized. and a few minute later
the recognition became mutual and the
Dauntless ran alongside the New York.
Later she proceeded to Matanzas.
Learning that mines and earthworks
We're being placed and built at Mariel.
in the province of Pinar del Rio. not far
from Havana, the flagship moved in that
direction. accompanied by three torpedo
boats. but there was no sign of move
ment at Mariel. and the flagship pro-
ceeded TO Il point twenty-five miles west
of Havana. and about ten miles beyond
Marlel. There suspicious movements
were observed ashore. probably work on
Notifications. Consequently the flagship
fired three shots iii that direction from
one of her big guns. The firing. how
ever. brought no response and the flag
ship returned to her station.
\ strict watch against Il torpedo boat
attack IS being kept on board the flag
ship. All the available officers take deck
watches at night. including the Chap
lain. Paymaster's Clerk and the Assis-
tant Surgeon.
Ihe small craft captured by the VII
mington yesterday was only taken 20
Key West because her crew were mem-
bers of the Second Spanish Naval Re
serves. 1t was thought also that they
might be members of the crew Of one
OF the torpedo gun boats for which YES
SCI Il very sharp lookout is being kept.
me ftll details Of the Cabanas affair
are ihat me New York was lying quiet
" outside the picturesque barhnr Of
CabanaS. about two miles off shore an
| INSPECTING trID of tho cooCt ha,:,. 49,
hcen completed. The flagship was 40
conipanled by the torpedo boats Portcr
ana Ericsson. \ return to the station Of
MORO castle. Havana. was cOntem-
pilted. the band was playing its usual
dii1ler music. when from a hill 10 thc
eastward OF Cahanas harbOr. came the
sound CT vollcy firing. 1t was plainly y
small arms attack. though no smoke was
seen. The enemy was thought To be
hidoeE close to the beach. and in front
u Il ruined white building. which
Siopen as II 1t had once been the hacien-
da OF q tobacco plantation. Now and
again individual firing was heard. and
We'll regulated volleys continued at in
tervals. 1t was conjectured that ono
troop of cavalry, d%ismounted. was doing
the nrlng. The officers of the farShin
Slood on her deck trying 10 ascertain
definitely the exact location of the enemy
more amused than annoyed ut this novel
method of attackin" an armorcd cruiser
However. Rear Admiral Sampson and
captain Chadwick decided that the les
son taught at Matanzas must be taught
again at Cabanas.
Man the port battery was he order
At 4 few minutes past 6 O'Clock tho
four inch guns in the after nort hat+ar,
sent q shot flying over the water mo
cuba soil. raising a little cloud Of dust
about one hundred yards of the
naclenda. and just above where
the Spanish Cavalry stood Re
lore the hills. growing dim in the EVENING
mist, had ceased echoing and r~everherat.
ing the first report. the other four inch
gun IN the after battery had landed its
proJectHe. A few more shots from This
pattefE were fred, but the ground was
erden'lE damp. no dust arose. and if
Nus nara TO tell where the shell fell.
rnt' were nfed at 3.4OO yards range
The Spaniards were nor haard fron
after the first shot.
1he New York then turned her bow
Eastward. The target practice was an
paren'lE over for the evening. Her star
poalo patterleS now bore on the coast
~ moment or so later Captain Chad
"Nh saw the Spanish Cavalry. Their
mounted, ascending a hillside toward
the hacienda, and he personally trained
d Tour inch gun and planted two shots.
,he second one Pumping right among
the Spanlards, who scattered in all di-
rections. ="
Inc New York then steamed ahead TO-
ward MORO Castle, and the band of tho
haSShlp continued its musical nro-
gramme. '
Most of the crew were on deck watch
ns 'hls niue lesson given to the Span
idIus, put there was no excitement
The trip, which ended in tho taroo+
practice at Cabanas. commenced ahent