Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-08-26

4 Daring Deed of That Fa-
.sous Da'e july Sd.

shows more clearly than any
thing q ;e just what the navy Is
ready u do, and how de1icately
balance is the chip Oh the
shoulders Of our sea fighters
says the Chicago Record. When
LSchlcy had enriched our history
on July Sd, and every ship in
these waters under the royal
banner Of CASTLE had been shat
tered, he was sailing East to re
sumo station before Santiago.
Word came to him that the Pc
layo, pride Of the Spanish navy.
had reached the Caribbean, and
he was directed to engage her
as soon as found. To navy ex-
pefts the suggestion that crui>
SCI fight battleship is Insanity
gone mad, but nevertheless our
Brooklyn started on her errand.
Near Santiago battleship
was sighted, heavily armored
and turreted but at such a dis
tance thai her c0Iors could not
be distinguished under the glass,
Toward her the Brooklyn start
ed. Comodore Schley aud Cap
tain Cook stood on the forward
bridge as the big cruiser fairly
leaped forward to give battle.
She is white--an unusual
thing IL war time" said the
Commodore, watching the stran>
ger through his glass.-remark>
ed a moment later, and then.
consulting the picture Of q sis
ter ship to the PaIaYo, sudden,
ly exclaimed "By Jove 1t
is the Palayo, after all !"
"On the signal bridge = shouts
ed Captain Cook. Can you
make out her colors -
Mot yet SIR came the an~
swer, followed at moment after
by "IVe have raised her col~
ors, sir. and she is Spanish.
Send your MEN to quarters,
Cook said the Commodore,
"and start an eigllt~inch shell
for her when | give the word"
On went the Brooklyn. last
closing the distance between
herself and stranger-and big
battleship OF modern type and
with her flag aft~>two stripes Of
red Oh each side OF yellow, as it
and the crown iii pro-
per place. The bugle sung,
1.-TWO quarters = and the men,
although they had been fighting
ali mo1n;ng, rushed to their
guns with a cheer. For a mo-
tnent the Commodore hesltated.
"On the signal bridge = he
called. "Are you certain the
stranger is Spaniard ?"
"Certainly, sir" came the re-
reply. / can see her colors dis
tiuctly.'
The Commodore had his glas-
ses on the battleship. Turning
to the captain OF his ship he
said Cook, that fellow is not
at quarters. His guns are turns
ed away from us. He is not up
to snuff. Watch him closely,
and the moment he sends his
men to quarters or moves tur-
ret, let drive. We will sink
him in twenty minutes. unless
he gets a shot under our belt"
Just then the officer Oh the
bridge reported that the battle =.
ship was signaling with the in
ternational code, and soon trans
lated the message This is an
Austrian battIeship."
Hall an hour after the COM
mander of the Maria Theresa
(Austra!n), was seated in Com
modore Schley's cabin, "If you
had sent your men to quarters
or moved a turret, l would have
raked you it was a narrow es,
cape" said the Commodore, dur
ing the conversation. Your
flag is oIike Spain S, s,saving that
you have white stripe where
she has yellow, that it is hard to
tell them apart at any considera-
bic distance, and | came very
near letting drive at you
We know that returned the
Austrian, fand We were very
much worried. We signa1ed a