Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09
FTT FROM THE iowa.
-. Account q the Battle with cerera''
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on '-.,,tsd Press Dispatch Boat
n - Al. Port Antonio. Jamaica.
unV v way Of Kingston. ia
~ t,y s-1Copyrlghted. 1888 by
ava, ...,ied Press.) 1.-THE battleship
" the nrst ship to see the
va esst coming out OF the harbor.
~, ,a.st later the crew was at gem
a.,,,rs. and at 9iS5 ain. a gun
va 40 attract the attention OF
a. capt Eyanss account OF the
=, told In the cabin OF the
I, A correspondent Of the Asso-
1 u, pres. Is intensely Interesting
N. time general orders were
"a ~ IN. engine bell rang full speed
md nut the helm 20 HtarDoard
~ iowa crossed the bows OF the
Maria Teresa. the FIRST spanish
"A. A. the spanish admiral
4 oe 10 the westward. the twelve men
4 n nom the forward turret OF the
III seamod 10 strike her fairy ~ the
~ ana the nght was spectacle
1 A. the squadron came OUT IN COL
u mn. the ships uthhtlihis 49,, ~ H..
9.,1g's and gradually Increasing their
A., thirteen knots. II was supurp.
- iowa from this moment kept
. steady IRE from her heavy guns
IL ,Glnr All the time TO keep the IN.
"A "a Narla Teresa on her atarboltd
A y and hoping 10 ram one OF the lead
Y 4, tbe meantime the oregon. indl-
Urookiyn aud Texas were do
4 EXCELLENT work with their heavy
I'M a very short space OF time the
4 lgy's shlps were al clear OF the har-
r. mouth. and IL became evidently
G1p5sslble for the Iowa 20 ram either
nrst or the second ship ON account
ihf speed. go.
I Tho range at this time was 5000
4arls from the leading ship. the iowa
im was Immediately put hhtu 20
4 arbllfI. and the entire athrbohrd
krosdslio was poured into the lnianta
Iaua Teresa. Tho holm was thon
tsick.y shifted 60 port and the shin
Ilnt acrlrn the stern % the Teresa IN
IL effort To- head On the Oquoudo. Al
time the engines were driving AZ
tl spe.i ahead. 4 perfect torrent OF
Iua from the enemy passed over th'
Ia1kcatnck and HupCrHtructurc OF the
H., but none struck her.
i aTha CrIHtuhIl Coon, being inuci
fiftsr than tho rest OF the spanish
4 Alpf. passed rapidly IA the front ~ 40
ITirt 10 escape, la passing the low
H. Colon placed two HlNsinch she'll
Ilrly lu our Htnrhonrd bow. one paHHc'
.aah the conerdnm and dlHpcnHary
frkng tho latter and bursting ON Ia
fih deck. doing considerable damage
Dr. other passed through the side "a
water line within the concrdnm
htre 10 atil remains. 49,,
As 10 was now obviously impus'ihl
ran any NJ the spanish ships o
count ~ their superior Hpred, 10
a. helm was put 10 the Htnrboar
rhe ran on a course parallel VIII
susmy. Being then abreast VI IN
nlfautr Ouuendn. at q distance o
vtria. the iown'H entire battery
iudlns I'M rnpid.firc guns, WI
.usa On thc oaueudo.
MANY tWsive.lnch shells from IN
IVA pierced IN Almimnte Oqucn
NJ The Same moment. one forwar
IN the other aft Thr Oqurud
rmei 90 stop her engines for a mo
nt lHd lost hendway. but she I'm
fdIately resumed her speed and grad
xnlly drew ahead OF the Iowa an
nurht the terrific nm u the orcRo
md TfNHH.
4 "a this moment the alarm NJ tor
i DO boats was sounded ana two tor
Il DO boat deHtfuyrrH were dlHcnvprc
ia he HtnIhnnrd quarter 10 a dlHtnnc
4 400 yards Fire was at once opcne
D. them with the after battery and
\ vclvr.lnch shell cut the stern ~ on
4 Hiroyer squarely on A. the she
ItruCk "a small torpedo boat IRE
ack az The hattleshlp. sending a she
\ THIN a Tow feet ~ my head,
Well among the advancing cruiser
Ir.itnE shots AZ one and the 0thn
Do the lIiilr Gloucester. rhootin
Ipt 40 q cruiser ana then nt n torprd
'at. and hitting ahead wherever M
DIV n Tho marvel was that she wa
0i destroyed by the rain of shells
/ In The meantime the Nizcnyn WI
4 l1Wiy drawing nhcHm ~ tho low
y M fnr the space ~ nffeen minutes
poo give and take between the tv
" hrH The Vigcnvh hred rapidly nj
tgildly not one shot taking onect q
he Iowa. while the shells from n
*ilWa were thrrlng great rents In u
4 nae ~ the Vlzcaya A. the lntt
lfsrd ahead ~ tho Iowa she caugl
M murlerous IRE ~ tho oregon.
al this time the infnntn Mnr
Irfrfsa ard the Almirnnie ouuend
|sa1irF tho pnnr1y'H enlnmn were Fe'
20 hr halding FOR the beach In flame
4 me Texas. oregon ana low
4 pounded them unmercifullv. tn,
4 fffrl 10 replv 20 tho nro nnd In n
4 m0mtnts TIN Spanish cruisers were
ImasH N flames and on Tho rocks W.
their flags down the Teresa nvll
white nag The enemv's cre'
riflpprd themso'vps and hrrnn sum
ng overheard. and Tho small
/ nnrnzlnes hCran q eNrinhe
Meantime the brooklyn and I
'rstnhni Colon were eNchnngi
.ompllments In lively fashion nj n
parontiy long range and the orcg'
with her locomotive speed. was han
ng on 20 the Colon also paying {
lention 20 tho Nlgraya.
''rhe Teresa ana the Oquendo W,
fmpty and In flames on tho beach 4
twenty minutes after the FIRST shot "
hrcd
FIFTY minutes after the FIRST ~
was nrod the Nlzcnyn put her helm
port with great burst ~ flames n,
The nftcr part 81 the shin. and head
slowly Tor the rocks NJ Accerndor
where she found her last resting pia
AS II WINS RppnJent that I could :
possibly catch the Crlstohal Colon q
mt the Oregon and Brooklyn n
aouht'dly would. and as the fast y
York was also on her trail. I decld
.he calls Of humanity should be hen
luf assistance given 20 the 1900 or l..
/ snanish officers and men who h
struck their colors 20 the Amerlc
'1uadrnn, commanded by Admit
Sampson. I therefore headed for
wreck ~ the Vizcaya, now burnt
'url0ully fore and art.
when ! was In me- far ms the der
n water would admit lowered mn
boats and sent them al once TO the
distance Of the mon WIN were bel