The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-10-29
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK

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So far as I knew the entire Spanish
army was arrayed against me, with every
prooa oll1ty of the battle going in it's favor.
Immediately i lost all interest in Santi
ago city or the Spanish squadron. NV
!nind was centered on the problem of how
TO get under cover in the. lesst possible
ume and I believe I solved it. - s. : =.
Just how my guides acted never knew
Ihey had led the way up the mountain.
IT was fair and proper that I should have
the advance In making the descent. 4
had it.
That afternoon 7 was content to- be
ABOARD the Mindora. My work was with
the American fleet, and there I remained
nov santiago appeared during the siege
Know only from hearsay. Veterans tell
me that nervousness leaves a man after
ne mas been under fire. 1 hope it is So, -
On outpost Duty With Comnany /.
=, IT IS a quiet night, and the scene is
locateo near Moro castle. Company I
~ through bushes and dark woods. and
now out into the open, showing on]v
the dark silhouettes of their heads and
shoulders above the deep grass. r.: -
1T Is their first night at outpost duty.
ana each man feels. that some terrible
responsibility rests on his shoulders alone
toarse whispers can be heard all along
the line, which finally comes to a half
Men slip out of ranks and make a fas.y
but quiet break for u mango tree The
order is given to fall in" the men leav-
ing the fruit very reluctantly, The in
tense strain relaxes and they move about
with less caution and-"Halt! Who goes
there? Halt, say! Halt, or I'll fire!''
Far over to the right comes a challenge,
deep and clear, Halt! d-n you, or III
blow your "Dago' head Off" 1t comes
from one OF our regular outposts.
fields Pop, pop! from the distance, and
all is silent again. Not a sound can be
heard but the deep breathing of the men
and that cracking. crawling sound of
something in the front. It comes nearer
and nearer. The minutes seem like hours
The company breathlessly wait the
charge that is expected soon to come
but no sound or sign is heard or seen
of those in advance. The suspense is
terrible; it is only relieved by a loud
''guffaw' from Corporal OFT and a "Well,
I'll be ID" from the thicket beyond
They all smeve to seezw1at tae=excltement
is about, and suddenly halt to see before
them an enemy in full retreat, carrying
their weapons over their heads, and each
individual striving to be the first out Of
sight, The Spanish army? Why, no.
Only an army of land crabs.
Why the Colon Was Caught.
There was a dramatic little incident
down in Annapolis a few days ago. 1t
was just before the captive Spanish off,
GERS sailed for their homes in Spain. Chief
Engineer Milligan, late of the Oregon,
now of the flagship New York, was living
in Annapolis. He had gone there to visit
his family.
IT want to Introduce you to Senior b.
net" said a fellow officer, as. they ap-
preached a dark-visaged Spaniard. who
was lolling comfortably across the gate
separating his quarters from the road
Then the chief engineer of the Oregon
clasped hands over the wooden gate with
the chief engineer of the Cristobal Colon.
Pursuer and pursued were face to face.
The man whose energies had MADE our
great battleship leap after her prey like
hound after rabbit was soon chatting
amicably with the officer who had driven
his engines in the vain race to escape
after every other ship of the squadron had
been lost.
GLOW did it happen that we overhauled
YOU so easily?" asked the American engf-
neer. 1.-The Oregon is a sixteen-knot ship
at best. while yours was commonly cred
tied with speed of twenty-five knots
ALAS" said the Spaniard, "she never
made that speed, even at her trial trip.
She was rated at 2o.2 knots at her best.
1t is an error to suppose she ever mace
twenty-five knots <.s...
But. even so, - said Mr.. Milligan,. "you
should have escaped us. You were drlV-
ing her hard" :, :, :,
.'Yes, for the first hour, we did we'll, -
Bonet replied; but after that bad, bad!
I'll tell you, senior, we had just about
enough good coal in our bunkers to last
us for one hour under forced draught
That was the last of the coal we brought
with us from Spain. After that we had
to use the poor, miserable stuff that we
took aboard at Santiago All. maledicto!
1t was not coal; it was dirt. We might as
IN, n,1Y
s!sgusted Spaniard kicked contemptuously
at the yellow dust in the road. You did
not gain on us that first hour, senior.
After that, pouf! we were ell Uat standing
stir -
Chief Engineer Bonet tanks America
has white elephant on AS hands IN the
capture :oci Cuba al nd Porto Rico.! In part
ing with Chief Engineer Mll1gan tne
Snauiard said most solemnly: II con.
graduate the American navy, senior, bu,
I cannot, congratulate the American ma
tion.'' ~.