Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-29

About noon. the snip nasMs ,,.. go. .hs .
posltion one anu q aua..s. .ss. .,.a .shs. Tsha
MOTTO. .ne s.,' kLapns. ss.as.,e-ad +ha mission
span.asI ~ se,,t ~. tsr,s for = battery
~ y. .he .ne -. a.s. ~ Nsorr~ onenea are with q
ssx.,ro,,, e1,, the ART shot falling about 100
,,a,,,s ,short ~ the shin. Captain Goodrich
orl,ereI tha fire to be returned by the two
dx-pounders on the starboard side and
their shots. began to fell thick and fast on
shore. Another shot was fired from the
gun on shore and the shell whistied over
the stern Of the ship and struck the water
q few yards beyond. That was inc ias.
shot from that gun, as one OF the St. LOUIS
six-pound shells struck tne gun IN" "
abied It anu the epahlsos Couu W
nying TO the oio MOTTO 70. sne a.. $50.
Tne mortar pattery .nea ,.. opsnee n.e .-s, ~,
the brow OF the nhl ON Caspal poan.. "" 20,
back OF the bay. Ine sneiis began 70 aa..
around the ship dangero0sly near. Tnis
battery was out OF range OF the smau
guns Of the st. Louis. The little tug Wam-
patuck, commanded by Lieutenant KARI
longer, then came up just ahead OF the
ship and opened fire with her one little
three-pounder. Quartermaster Reynolds.
one Of the famous raiders, nred the gun
and did excellent work.
Another battery to the west Of the en-
trance opened IRE but It was silenced
after Il had fred a few. shots and
the eunners engaged in a foot race
for shelter. The, guns were now
turnea IN +ha sisnal stanon to
tha .o.t ~ marc share anan,
;ord. had bean .pg. .gaa IN s,rnalinr since
.h.. ,,,a.,,,t,,s. - az .,~.een.nt Tha
ele eno Deee .nA :. 'ne sne eSeee ~
nlse ,em snots .ols away .ne e. .oo. y. ..s .ne
ugh s'snal nouse 4.iu ~ p1sn slah.UneH eIle
lele "isnous naui4nk oo"n sAeH
slsna,': ,,s1aii
seeing tnat the MGItAr D2tteEy couiu not
De reacneo' ana that the other Datteaes
nao all peeh siience0' tne captain took the
ship out OF range OF the mortars and then
stopped and finished hauling In the Crap
net. AS the grapnet appeared at the
waters edge the cable could be seen hang
Ing from two OF Its prongs and q mighty
cheer arose from the of1cers and crew who
had assembled on the forecastle.. About
200 fathoms OF the cable was brought on
deck; then the az rose and fell and the
work was done and nobly done. and each
man in the crew Of the st. Louis treasures
piece OF that cable as souvenir OF the
battle they fought that day In order to get
that cable.
The engagement lasted forty-nve min.
utes, the ship lying motionless in the water
with broadsides to the forts only mile
and quarter away. She could not move
without cutting her line and letting the
cable go. which the captain declined to do.
During this time sixty-six shots were fired
from the st. Louis gun forward and 1oe
shots from the after gun, while the little
wempatuck fred seventy-three from her
| three-pouncer.
After cutting the cables at Santiago de
Cuba, Captain Goodrich decided to cut the
French cable that runs from Mole a.. Mich.
olas, Hayti. to Guantanamo. Cuba about
thirty miles to the ea.tward Of SANTIAGO.
| On the morning after the encounter with
the forts of Santiago. the st. Louis ana
| wampatuck, on May 1s. appeared OF Guan-
| tanamo about daylight and the wampa-
tuck, with Lieutenant Jongen In command.
Chief Omcer Sesraye. Ensign Payne. lien
tenant Cattlin and eight marines and four
seamen from the st, Louis on board. steam
ed into the mouth of the harbor and. drop
ping a grapnet in eight fathoms Of water.
proceeded to drag across the mouth OF the
| harbor for the cable. About 150 fathoms
| Of line was run out and soon the cable was
hooked In about fifty fathoms Of water.
About this time the lookout reported a
Snantsh o,,nt,,a+ royn,ro, down tha herhnr
and a SIGNAL was sent to the IL. louis ".
| ing half a mile outside. but she had al
ready discoyered II and Immediately opened
fire with the two e-pounders. The wamp.
atuck then commented firing with her one
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