Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-23

lluN IIaNt. III.l Uut % quota UI Uur
ships. -Iurls developed Che Mei that
the iar of spain stlll iioat,d over M'r.
O" ttstl.. while spanish soldiers
werc uiu lu the fort. At precisely o
O'Clock however wutUhful officers Ou
deck saw o.. nIr slowly coms down.
lhDre was salute oi some kind fired
inside, Tor EIu. WUr heard. A. soon
hh iue NIH huu h".u lowered. the NCW
york moved Iu toward thp entrance ~
the haluIr followed by the uf1aalyu.
Soon both % sloit cruisers lay close
under t1. batteries that for weeks hHi
mrnuD.i them. and swung nzlly ui uu.
churWhiic steam launches were lowered
Co.. iut. ashore HiN..ts who desired tu
aeU fhe hIrhur and lIrtinc ttlDnH. so
The SAINT time o.. 0hurch ponuIut won't
up 900 the New York. and ih th. very
mouth of the htfulr began service
uf ihuuh giving Iu the Greater
on one launch went Commodore
SDhIgy Hud party moulding H cIrrrs-
pendent of The Associated presT.
The trip was fuu Of incident and I'M
t,rost Entering the narrow neck uf
thn hlrhlr % UyH met with a. great
tNpnurH uf water Oh beautiful sheet,
hlr10r unorng o. ap' Mia protection
and 1ll tha great requisites fur naval
stand. All along both both banks
wore Che UarthWuIkr and hatttrIUH. uUI
these were mounted with rapid Orc
guns and revolving cannon. Looking
up 90 Mufru one saw tha crumhiue uIi
ruin lu the Same condition iu which 10
has been for half re- century, except shat
10 had received uu ONE corner u lIr.u
shCll thul had partially demolIah.I o.
tower ana illr support
Iuuth G0rdn. just inside the Moro.
ON hiIl, had three guns. evidently
ship guns, pointing directly down ut
the entrance. no tho west wrrr two
CmplacrmuuiH uu iht slide hlIl both
with tuuraIuCh rHu'd.nre guns uu
riN-Iuunlrrf Tu che cau of MIrl
the estthwork battery displayed ibH.,
modern guns with shields ana th.pe
muzzlo-loadorH
Turning wen Into the mouth NJ tho
hafhlr the ilrlna Morccdet was rorn
lying over on her side and about two-
thirds submerged, Al her boatH had
been taken uu aud her heavy port
guns. ON the Htufhulrd. hoNCvpr, wrrI
two heavy guns Al her rapld-nrc gums
were in position r1 That they could Do.
used Cor hnrhur defense. Around thH
rail ou tho quarter deck huns 100,
Grove hlmmnCha as though COR Ju
nlrnr and blankets ana other pIn-
uhrrnullu showed % hurried dpHartI1u.
She durr NOT lay IN the channel brt
ashore ln the eastern shallow Tho
cause ui Dor hurried abandonment was
l. soon discovered in the big Hhou holes
I lu her eide. two ur threuu being NiHI.
I bile whtf tha Mattchuaotta and Texas
had poured iu hot fire. ON her starr
board dido IH seen tho eject ~ one N
/ The shells that ION on her during the
second hnmh1rdmrut on iuly g. The
/ whole Hldn VI the deck lH torn away
[ and The steel Hes gurlcd ~ In h.s
l heaps ON her bow cleaned. in white
] ana ENIl ana yellow, the crown nf
D al .N -.
nsath.
/ Five hundred yards M the harbor's
I narrow mock lies the wreck of the cnl-
/ Her Nttrimac. not hy any means an
] obstruction tu the channel hut much
further up than was necessary. her
I position. Will. demonstrating Hob
sons wonderful bravery, showing also
that b. lost biz bearings 'n the dark
only the tops NJ her single mokcstack
and her two mhHtH arr visible. 4 tux
the colon. and Il llrht.r were iyinp
Just near here, and Commodore Schioy
stopped 10 inquire NJ thr CAPTAIN
talks spanish wei and engaged
the man In conversation. The latter
said he had been employed In tnklnr
troops from the bHitrrr 80 Moro
ne dld not know how many snilnrs had
returned or escaped from ADMIRAL Ger,
vufa's squadron. but hU believed Their,
I were only frw. iin fhUreupnn ~.
[ rrcted Commodore schlry 90 wooden
house ON the hillside whore lay. ~
] rlld. The electric plant flr setting m
/ thH hHrh0r mines
our launch running uiHrf.a'de small
wooden pier an the west uf the hhrh1r
found q launch from tf" Hrlnn Mer'
codes with a number nf spanish sailor
and marine officer in charge.
The latter conducted C1mmndur,
Schicy and the party by % line of nth,
/ houses 30 rough wooden shnnty
| matched with palm leaves In thH
/ place was beautiful apparatus. win
/ electrical batteries 60 90 on the mines
The officer explained that two wrte ~,
/ pludCd. having been art m tho night
/ the Mcfrimac entered The keyboard
/ HhnWF about six rows ~ mines nnt
/ Commodore Schlcy thought Il would
be wise to set them on but rrfralnrt
| from taking action In tho absence OF
Admiral Sampson,
II was intended 20 make the trip q
the Hill battery but The plan was de-
fcrrcd nc the request ~ the SpnniHl
| utiiCsr who urged Tor some reason thai
the party should not 90 up there.
Just na the party wac leaving. M
/ officers stumbled over n nve-lnch ahel
| Of American manufacture that hal
not been exploded, Tho brooklyn II
tho only boat that uses nve-lnches
and n was a shell from the brooklyn
\ further exploration up the has
showed Cny0 Smith Win numernui
pleasure houses and residences almos
! deserted. Close a. the r.iy lay i've OF
/ six merchantmen, and n little lhtsl
prize crews from the American ship
took charge of them
Returning toward me brooklyn
| Commodore Sehlay sent tho lnunCl
! alongside ~ tho state M Texas. M
| rcd Cross HooIctv's shin and made
I call ON Miss Cllrn Barton whom h.
congratulated warmly on her splendid
! services.