The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-06-10

LiKUT. wISsLOw's STORY.
Lieut.. &. ". n. wIn-low. Of the
Nashville, nos Al Key West. Who
was In command o. the expedition,
came Into the hotel last evening
and was sOon surrounded By a num-
bsr of friends eager 20 hear his sio-
~ Of The affair In which he was the
principal figure. lie had been
wounded In the left hand and hls
arm VS. IN sling. Hs Was NOT
eager 10 lsik Of ths matter bot lit
tIs By little the details were drawn
out. and ihis y the story about -
b. told a.:
The Masbleh.ad, Nashville, and
wiodom werp detailed 10 do the
terllous nork. The town q Cisn-
faeeos Is situated some distsnc.
back from The sea In harbOr thai
u;udr aud twists about b-tween
high hills. eompIstsly ohscuFing it
from ships standing out st ssa-
Near The mouth of the haTbOr the
land 1. sow for some dIstsnes baek
from the coast, and then there i .
sudden rise. . sharp bluff, towering
% and covered sith trees- The
Iouland 4 covered with tall grsss
and undsrbrush. The eahle-house
which tho American leaders de-
slrsd 10 destroy, was located very
eloss-wiihln = fsv feet Of the VA
Or. Not FAR from this on one side
wAs light house aud on the other
side IN oil blockhouss or lookout,
such - the spaniards In former
years established all along the sra
coast. They wers built for the pur-
pose of ini.rcsptlng hllibasiering
exp>dliions-
u was the plan of the Americans
10 rond oot The small boats from
The ship. nnd, prOcssding close TO
ths share piek Up the cables with
rrappllng irens and cut Out 80
tIoa of sufficient lrngth 10 prevent
the possibility of m. nding the~ by
rsuniiing the severed sRd=-
When daylight came the three
warships uero In = position a shor'
dIstaucs Out from the shore. With
the arsf rays of light the lOekouts
began 10 scar the shOre and u was
s0on discovered thai the Spaniard-
were sKpscting and evidently knew
the missions u the ships- Rife
plls wers plainly distinguished ai
tho very xstsr's edge, and CON-
mauding ths point where the csSis
Was Supposed TO be aud where The
AmerIcsns won'd have 70 20 In the
snail boats. Rspid-6ro guns and
snail cannon could be seen- The
polished rtesl and brassO Of the guns
rlIsisned in the sunlight. Squads
q Infantry suarmed like insecte
upon the shOrp- Groups ofeavzlry
weEs gAIIOping here and thers,
aId coastantly rae 'ng uP and down
dusty white path that led frO@
. ths hill top. All this the men san
lbai - II TIE shore were . des-Tt,
the bats uer lowerei, the i@Pls-
menis putin and the IsrIlOus voy-
ags Wss bsgRn-
TIE little noiilla that did tbs
hazardous work consisted u tue
snail launches, tUo steam launeh-
e. and q half = dozen ordinary rOu
boats. IRE lanaehes were armesi
with machine guns, and ~ere de
slgned 10 do what ihsy esald IN
proieciing the mea in the small
hoats - they w0rked.and tow then
back 70 the shlIs In case the mel
should b. - very badly disabled
ns 70 render the use of the oars lm'
p0s-ilae-
With steady nerves and sirons
arms the sailors palled directly In
shore toward the cable hOa-e. os
they went until they ooald zee IN
faces of the spanish soldiers peer
Ing On, from behind the bailding
and out q lhe rlilepl,s. THY ~er
aWae that u Was only = matter .
minutes when ilFs would b Openo'
On them. o0t the tegular swing .
Ilo oags did not falleE
vngN xur ,ONN,Sp cAuE
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