Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-06

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could not see that our battleships werc
hit. No doubt they were. but IL seemed
that none OF their guns were silenced, 80
terrific continued their Gre.
WAINWRIGHT AND his INvINClBLE GLou-
CEsrER.
Lieut.. Commander Wainwright, like
Nelson. seemed to have a blind eye. II
he we're signalled TO pull out, he re.
NAMED to do work which was heroic and
astonishing. AZ one time the Gloucester
was being dred at by the Vizcaya, both
torpedo boat destroyers and the MORO
battery. That she was not sunk, and that
she had enough men left to work her
guns. was marvellous. She lay close into
where the vizcaya came out, and ran
along parallel, firing at the cruisers as
hercely. in proportion to her sizs, as did
the Indiana and Iowa.
Capt. Eulate Of the yizcaya probably
feared a torpedo from the Gloucester,
for he turned loose his secondary battery
at her az he passed into a storm Of shells
from the battleships. Then the destroy.
ers came out and the Gloucester accepted
them at once as her part Of the contract
These destroyers we're strong in machine
guns and guns Of u three and six
FOUNDER class. IL seemed that smoke
burst from the destroyers in twenty
places a. they stocked along after the
Vizcaya, and the water all about the
Gloucester was kept s~plashing by shells
and by bullets from machine guns, but
the yacht steamed ahead. keeping the
destroyers directly between her and the
shore, and hammering them. The MORO
was throwing shells from behind, and
occasionally the Yizcaya turned a gun or
two to aid her followers.
The yacht was often completely hidden
by smoke. / could not but wonder II she
had been sunk, but she always forged
ahead buster than ever.
la ten minutes the FIRE Of the destroy
ers slackened, but although some OF their
guns were disabled, their machinery was
all right, and they moved on till MORO
could no longer take part In the battle.
Then the New York appeared, hurrying
on news from the Resolute that Ceryera
had dashed his wedge Of cruisers into the
American feet and was lying g%lOriously.
NEW YORK CAME RUSHING IN TOO LATE,
The New York was six miles awey
when the destroyers saw her. The Moro
Murdered at Sampson as he came within
range, but the admiral never needed,
seeing only in the distance the dim
forms OF the Yizeaya and Oquendo, hope
lessly hemmod IN by a circle OF fire, and
In the foreground the Gloucester lighting
two destroyers at short range. When the
destroyers saw the flagship they sped
away from the Gloucester and tried "a
oyertake the Vizcaya and get into shelter
on her starboard side.
II that could not be done, there ought
to be a chance TO torpedo the Indiana
aud break through our line to the open
sea, where speed would save them, but
/, the Indiana steamed I'm shore and the
/, Iowa too. but farther away.
The Iudiana's secondary battery had
/, the destroyer's range and rained shells
upon 1t Splintered and torn, but still
with their steering gear and machinery
3 intact, both destroyers turned back e
run for the mouth Of the harbor and seel
! safety inside, but It was too late. tn,
fight had been carried nearly four mile
A west OF the Moro castle, and the New
= York was already past the mouth Of tn,
2 harbor.
A The Gloucester was ready for them
close ut hand. She and the destroyer
= and the Indiana formed a triangle, o
e which the destroyers were the apex, an,
r the American fire, cOnyerging, was to,
a fierce for human beings to Withstand.
q one destroyer drifted into the surf Of
Ore, a battered wreck, and then crept OF
q toward the Gloucester and the New York
with her guns silent and showing a lal
. Of truce. She was on FIRE, too, and he
4 crew ran her ashore 10 save the live
e Of those who had escaped our shells
e She blew up soon after they abandone,
A her.
g ylZCAYA AND OQUENDO HAD TO GIVE ~
e | was standing behind DR.. Simonds, o
the Iowa when the Gloucester was In IN
7 greatest danger, and he could not bel.
turning from the main battle TO waite.
T. her heroic work and shouting his hop
a that she would not run short Of ammuni
d ton. Her commanders skill and couI
aga we're simply magnificent.
The Spanish admiral was lost in smok
to the westward, when, at a quarter b
d fore II o'clock, the yizcaya hoisted
white dag.
d This was followed by the Oquendo
d going ashore with flames bursting frOI
10 her decks.
10 The Iowa, Indiana, Texas and Mass
chusetts ceased firing, the MassachusetI
IT going at once to join the Oregon and Il
le Brooklyn in pounding up and smashin
is Ceryera's ship.
once headed off, the OquendO tuTne
As into a small bay four or five miles We.
Of Santiago, where she lay close TO Ian.
Ds With an overwhelming brOadside n
Yizcaya followed, lrst heading out IA
n 20 break through the line Of battle. II
ne Indiana and Iowa closed in, and thu
" formation made her escape in that dire
10 ton impossible.
a Capt. Eulate then attempted to resC
he the east side OF the bay, occupied by Il
IT Oquendo, but 10 vain.
he CRUISERS FOUNDED INTO sHREDS.
~ With a glass / could see that the vi
ey csya's bulwarks near the stern had bee
ut torn away, Smoke poured out whe
Of shells had exploded inside, and she ".
"a an fra Har guuu with the pYrADtiDU