New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
DREW THE NETWORKS FIRE.
A SPANISH CAVALRY TROOP DISTURBED
THE OFFICERS OF THE FLAGSHIP
AT DINNER ANO GOT
WARM REPLY.

Ccorv-,rh, isas b., ,he A.-ocia,ei Prs,''
on Board the Flagship NewYork April >?
Via Key West April 80 The New-York was
lying quietly outside the picturesque harbor OF
Cabanas about two miles N shore. last even
inr an inspection trip of the cOef; having Just
been CO nplctcd. TIL fagfhip WIS sce mpan'ci
h,, IN. torpedo- boats Porter and Er!csson. A
return 70 the station or MORO Casle. Havana
was contemplated. The band was playing Its
usual dinner music. when from a hill 10 the
eastward Of Cabanas Har0or came the sound ~
yoloy firing 1t WAS plainly n small-ar'ns at
tack. though no smoke could hc seen. Tho on
ernv was though, - ie hidden close 20 the beach
IN front - ruined white building which
slopcd as II il had once been the hacienda Of
= tobacco plantation Now and again individual
firing was heard and well regulated volleys con
tlnucd 1t was estimated that troop OF cav
airy. dismountcd was doing the nring.
The officers or the flagship stood on her deck
trying to ascertain definitely the location Of the
enemy. more amused than annoyed at this
novel method q attacking an armored cruiser.
THE ADMIRAL TEACHES ANOTHER LESSON.
Rear-Admiral Sampson decided that the lesson
taught at Matanzas must be taught again AT
Cabanas
Man the port battery" the order.
At few minutes after O'Clock the four-inch
gun In the after port battery sent shot flying
over the water into Cubas Foil. raising n little
cloud ~ dust about one hundred yards In front
Of the hacienda and just about where tho
Spanish cavalry stood. Before the hills. grow
Ing dim In the evening mist had ceased echoing
and reverhcrating the other 4-inch gun In the
after battery had landed its projectile. few
more shots from this battery were fired. The
ground was evidently damp. as no dust arose.
and II was hard to tell where the shells struck
They were fired Mt 3.4oO yards range. The
Spaniards were not heard from after the first
shot. .
CHADWICK'S EXCELLENT AIM.
The New York then turned her bow eastward
The target practice was apparently over for the
evening. Her starboard batteries now bore on
the coast moment or 40 later Captain chad
wick saw the Spanish cavalry. then mounted as
cending a hillside toward the hacienda and he
personally trained a finch gun and planted two
shots the second pumping right among the
Spaniards who scattered in all directions.
The New-York then steamed ahead toward
MORO Castle and the band OF the flagship COM
pleted its musical programme Most OF the crew
were on deck watching this little lesson given
ia the Spaniards but there was no excitement.
The trip which ended in the target practice at
Cabanas began at noon. when the flagship. with
the Ericsson and :he Porter started westward.
The Admiral was anxious 10 investigate the
blockaded harbors On this occasion the first
good view Of the city OF Havana was obtained.
the New York steaming within range OF the
batteries. The Palace. the Cathedral. tho Prado
and the fortihcations were plainly visible In the
bright sunlight. When out Of range of the Santa
Clara batteries. after passing the Iowa the De-
troit the Mangrove and the Maynower the flag
ship proceeded westward. steaming about two