Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-11
BOB EVANS STORY.
Dramatic Incidents of the San
tiago Fight.

fhilauelpma PeAce jubilee TAX
The Dash From the Harbor-A MISS
Read Signal Eulates Surrender and
the Distraction of his Ship.
Captain Evans of the Iowa was at
peace jubilee at Philadelphia and adj
dressed the assembly in honor of the
occasion. Part OF his talk is as fol-
lows:
.Of our little scrap can only say
| that it was the prettiest little mix-up
that was ever seen. And l want %
say here that no fleet ever had bra
yer enemy than we did at Santiago.
These Spaniards stood up and got
killed in the best possible shape. Six
hundred of them died in less than
thirty minutes, SO you can see that
there was no flinching on Cervera's
ships.
During the fight there were two
very interesting moments. The first
when the four big cruisers of the enc
my came outside of the harbor, firing
away with mechanical regularity, and
presenting most magnificent specta-
Gle. They We're not hitting anything,
but that made little difference at that
time; they tried hard enough, AS we
closed in there came Il moment when
the fleeing Spanish ships had an almost
perfect chance to use their rams on our
vessels. | submit now that not a
single one changed his course a single
inch. They came out Of that harbor,
and ran away, and that was all they
attempted TO do, fighting as they
went.
"The second point was when Dick
wainwright misread signal. | know
he won't admit that he did misread 1t;
however, I'll tell you the incident.
In the Gloucester wainwright was off
the harbor when two Spanish torpedo
boat destroyers were noticed making
straight at him. The Indiana signal
ed The enemy's torpedo boats are
coming out. Wainwright read it;
Close in and attack enemy's torpedo
boats, and you know the rest of the
story.
aThere was a dramatic picture
which | want to call your attention
to. 1t was after the Vizcaya had run
ashore, and | had to stop the Iowa,
some 400 yards away. / saw the sur
vivors on the sand bar, which was
merely strip about 200 yards away
from shore, on either side Of small
inlet. On one side school of hungry
sharks were making fierce rushes on
the men, and on the other the Cubans
were shooting away, utterly regard
less of the fact that they were fighting
helpless foe. Out in front we were
not supposed to be very friendly.
"Finally, / saw Captain Eulate, of
the destroyed ship, coming toward my
vessel in a small boat Now, Eulate
is what you would call black Span
lard: one OF those fellows that would
cry as though his heart would break
every few minutes when in trouble.
He'sat in the stern of small boat
that had belonged to his vessel. She
was partly stove In, and had about
foot OF water, or | should say blood
and water, in her bottom.
cas- looked down in the gangway
/ think it was the most horrible sight
that / ever witnessed In the bottom
Of the boat lay two dead Spaniards, one
with mis- head completely shot away.
The Spanish captain was wounded in
three places. and each Of the four men
who rowed the boat were more or less
cut up. We slung chair over the
side and carefully hauled him ON board.
Gas he came UP the starboard gang
way the marine guard saluted, and be
was received with ali the honors of
his rank. AS he stepped toward me,
he burst into tears, threw his hands
up in the air, and then, with gesture
OF utter despair, but with all the grace
of the pretty gentleman, loosed his
sword belt, and pressing feryent kiss
on the hilt of the weapon he extended
it toward me. Every man ON that
ship knew that that Spaniard was
giving up something of value equal to
his life. am not very good-natured,
but | could not take that sword. !"
This met with loud cries of ssYou did
right, Bob" and one lusty-lunged in
dividual announced that there was
not man in the country that would
take it. Captain Evans, who recog-
nized the speaker as friend from the
rural districts, answered. "Oh, you
don't know what some of these up
country Pennsylvanians would do. 1t
was pretty good sword"
Continuing, Captain Evans, said:
II didn't known exactly what to do
with the Spanish captain to get him
into our sick bay. As was about to