The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-11

not know how 10 shoot. This is a mis-
take. Ihey did very goou w. ,, 'iii ~
some cases showed themselves 70 pe
e.sssr marksmen. But our ..'" .' L,u b"4
the utmost confidence IN their guns ann
knew exactly What they could be made
10 do. 50 that when the tme came 10
Fight the result Of this psaclice ana con-
naehce could be readily soIi c,c,r. 49, woln
cd ana pointed their guns tleAt who're
they wanted the shells 10 SttiAe. sven
ahootlng was probably never pt.oIe So -,
modern guns now IN use u destroy a
warsh!p- What does he work IS the gun
ner.
III he understands hls business th2r-
ougniy and has the proper training, as
oid our mon az Santiago. tsore IS little
difficulty Ia sinking a ship. The ming 20
90 is 20 hit II in the right place. and that
is just what the American gunncrs did.
SsAifSON AND SCHL LEY.
There has Been much written "a 20
the :2rt iakon I'm the battle by Admiral
Schiey and Admiral sampson. The lat
ter COMMANDED the blO1kading squadron,
aild laid all the plans ana issued he
orders. Thee orders were carried out.
Admiral Schley was Admiral SIMPSONS
first Lieutenant He bore the same rela-
ton 20 Admiral Sampson as ala General
JACKSON 20 General Lee. Ihere We're no
sgtcinc orders issued as TO how the at
tack should be made on the enemy II
Ceryeras ships came out. Tho biockad-
inE squadron was ordered TO destroy
them When the ships came out the
American ships attacked them all to-
Eether. and the shooting was done In
purely general way. eacn Aineilcan snip
directing It's fire against whatever part
Of the enemy sRc saw Mt. The GlOuces-
ter had s.ecihC orders 10 attack the de-
stroycrs some time aftcr tho battle COM
mencsc, HIt with this exception each
rafa 8. Una 10. lao
THE SQUADRONS COMPARED.
"The impression that the Spanish
squadron was a much weaker ano than
ours Is mistake. They had the same
number OF fighting ships IN the battle
as did the Americans IL IS true that
the oregon, Iowa. and Indiana outclass-
Cd the four larger ships or the enemy in
armament and guns. but they were not
equal I'm speed. The IeXas was about
an edual match for the -FOUR larger ships
o. Cervera which would rank as second
class battleaships ia our navy. But the
Brooklyn Is nothing Ike their equal In
armament, while the two destroyers car
ricd much stronger batleries ana nad
better speed than the Gloucester.
80 our euuncrs won me victory.
Their superiority in markmanghip. judg-
ment and clear medicines were too
much for the enemy. The Spanish Of
fcer5 said they had never seen anything
20 equal the bueincss-.fke, effective way
American gunnera.
THE MAGAZINE EXPLOSIONS.
1T IS n fact well worth noticing that
the explosions from q Werehip's maya
zines arc nothing Ike SO severe or fatal
as peoDle think Not many men are
Killed by these explosions. They usually
occur one at time. and blow small
holes through the upper part OF the
shiD. II men are standing over them,
OF course they are usually Killed. But
the side or bottom Of the ship i never
shattered This proved TO be ths case
with an OF the spanish squadron. The
r,age2jnes IN an these ships exploded.
and vet neither the sides nor the bot
toms OF the hulls were shattered, but In
each ease the explosives sought OUT
let's through The tors. This goes 70
prove tt1t the Maine was not blown
IN fso-n tho inside and that her maya
zines asa not explode. but tnat sne "as
destretcd by q submarine nine oeyona
TR1BTTE TO LIEUT.. WAINWRIGHT.
DIR BrAnsford took occa sion % pay
very high tribute 20 Lieutenant VAIN
wright. "Hs is one ~ the finest mon
know Of" said the surgeon, and tnere
VS. not Il man on tno Gloucester VINO
aid not entertain tho highest regard for
hir, md the most implicit confidence IN
his ability as a thoroughly capable naval
od8osr There are few men in tho navy
80 hieh up IN their profession. lie Is ono
Of the most cultivated men IN the ser
vice TOO much cannot be said or his
conduct during the battle. The brilliant
work OF the Gloucester and her officers
and men was largely due to Lieutenant
Wainwright