The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-07-19

at 1905 was engaging the first three
ships, the Infanta Maria Teresa, CIist-
obal Colon and the Vizcaya. At 101l
the Spanish ships had all concentrated
their shots at the Brooklyn, and she was
in perfect rain OF shells, most of which
went over her.
Standing in the bail OF shells, Com
modore Schley asked young man
named Ellis, who stood near him with q
stadimete., "What ia the distance to
the Vizcaya ?" The man took the OBJ
servation, twenty-five hundred yards |
sir" he said, and there was whistle,
followed hv splash as his head was
lterlly torn from his shoulders by an
S-nch shell.
"Too bad" said Commodore Schley,
as the body fell at his feet, and then
with his glasses 20 his eyes, he added,
"The first ship IS done for She is run
ming ashore"
The Maria Teresa was running her
nose on the beach and in an instant
: was a mass of flames. The Brooklyn
was orde ded TO concentrate her fire on
9 the Animate Oquendo, and with the
G Oregons assistance, in ten minutes
more the Oquendo WAS sent ashore
r. burning. The Iowa, i'll the meantime.
g had sunk one torpedo boat destroyer
= and the other one had been driven
t. book by the Glovcester's rapid fire.
ar At AZ the Brooklyn turned her at
r tention to the Vizcaya, the Cristoba
lie Colon having passed the latter and nov
It. being in the lead we'll up tie coast. A
AL this time the only vessels in sight iron
the Brooklyn were the Oregon, about
,ir mile and n bali asiern, and the Tesa
rs about three miles astern
nd AT 10 "a the Vlzcaya had rak ed for
nj and aft clean along her gundeck by al
40 S-inch shell from the Brooklyn
=, Another one, a minute later exploded j
her superstructure with terrific fore.
killing 80 people She was afire, in
at 10 80 che headed for the beach 8
Accerradores, where she went ABSORB
ne The Brooklyn did no, stop but went o
ce' the chase after the Cristobal Colon, tn
po Oregon closing rapidly up and followin
her.
to The other vessels at this time wei
lad from six to eight miles behind and AZ
the mira SIMPSONS flagship, the New Yol
ga was not in sight. At II :05 the Brool
ted Ign, slightly injured by the hail OF she
from the Spanish ships, stopped Krii
ted and the chase began. The men can
md on deck and began to cheer, new
His heet.ing the whistle of the span
cts shells. They cheered Tor Schley nj
-ifc CLARK and the Oregon, and the Oregon
ide men returned the cheer.
r n The chase was in full force at IL "a
lin The Colon, at distance of five mi
90 Rugged the shore, but Schley order
the Oregon to follow her, and then vi
the Brooklyn, he made straight oou
''e for Cape Cruz, around which she wo,
'he haze to steer on long detour to
''yi away.
ning In an honr the Brooklyn had gain
IN" appreciab!y. and so had the Greg
egan and Commodore Schley signaled ovel
rom the Oregon to TRY one OF those Il
ckIy teen-inch railroad trains on her" Til
steel was terrible roar as the big 81
hin went by the Brooklyn, but then a he
.or, ty cheer as the big thing struct
~. water close astern OF the Colon,
miles away. Another was tried. wi
''e reached the mark, and there were a
ooN~ cheers.
the Then the Brooklyn opened her
from ward and starboard eight-inch 3
and one hell was seen to go thro
Verde the Colon at the top OF her arm'
and belt.
Iowa At l :05 both the Brooklyn and