The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18

hcfstx a. sas. as they could ran. The men
IN tae IRE room showed taeir appreciation
sY throwing 80 much coal On tss haIgTF
FIRE tAaf great black clouds % smoke
pSur~d our % the sriokestacks. a. The
rrop@lier~ were driven through the water
81 me rate - - revolutions a minute
The Vixraya was rigA; ahead ~ ~ now.
ard we wee 0geEha gllEg her rap415E-
THe Texas aai Ecwa rad been left behind
anG were goiag "a toward the two s1ips
already on the beach TIE Brooklyn ~as
o. our port heau1. ! sa yards away. ard
the little Vixen was some distance away
on he~ port side. The crist0eaI Cotton
had been drawing away from the SizcAysa
81 the tine aad was nearly four alises
ahead 81 ~. W:tA the experience We
mad mad Or th-.Infanta Maria Teresa AMI
tbs Airniraate OQuendo. cur re Vas be-
coming rapidly accurate ard was playing
havoc with the Eizcaya- Again ard again
cur snot fa-e tar0agh her stern and burst
on hs- decks IN Three quarters or az
!eour from ire time tae .slTt-ante OQuenao
went ashore The FizczEa Vas seen 70 De OF
are but sae hesitated about five minutes.
then headed IN shore. smoke and flames
were pouring out of her hold as sae turned
toward the shore. Her big flag was st!ll
hoisted and oar fire On her vas not slack
ened. 4 i5-inCh shelf struck her IL the Row
AID blew her whole bo~ wide open. The
Flames on board her were evidently making
quick passage 10 ne forward magazines
A. soon as she struck the beach she hauled
her colors down AMI all TIE crew jumped
into the sea
Firing on her vas stopped, and soon
after We passed her an explosion took
place forward which was supposed 10 be her
i3-iGcn magazine.
TWAS about = o'clock when the Vizcaya
went ashore. and by II o'clock our older
ships were ALI hull down on the horizon
The CsistobaI Colon was aussins the shoFe
ard tn. Oregon and brooklyn were hold
ing their oxn ana were the only TWO ship.
OF cur squadron IN sight. About l. IL Wa
began 10 gain perceptibly on the CriSt0oai
Colon. and commenced firing with the -
Inch forward guns. The shells dropped
close around her, the range being between
200 and $3.50 yards. From this time on
we gained on her steadily. and soon opened
d.e with our starboard s-inch guns for
ward.
About ! O'Clock the Cristobal Colon
slowed down and sailed toward the shore.
SBe seemed to be looking for a good soft
place 70 run on the beach. We were rap
idly coming up with her. Al Ills the Try
went up that she had hauled down her flag
and started FOR the shore. and orders were
given to cease firing, bot the men re-
manned al the guns to watch Tor treachery-
The Brooklyn with Commodore Schiey,
headed IA for the Cris;ubal Colon ard sent
a boat over 10 take possession OF the prize.
We lay 10 and waited f0r the return Of the
boat. The Colon was beached on il sandy
piece OF shore ana Appeared Ia he IA good
condition. although she had 4 biz hole in
her stem, made by an e-iach shell.
About taree-Quarters OF an hour after
she had hauled down her flag. oar nag
ship. the NV York came Up, ar1 received
ou board the commanding officer OF the
Colon and his stan.
Admiral Sampson then signaled the Ore
.oG 10 take charge Of the prize ANA tow
her off the beach. The prize crew found
the ship rapidly filling with water. AMI
upon going below II the eI, iae room found
the water up to the tops II the cylinders.
The water continued 10 rise, and the pr.5-
oners were rapidly transferred 10 the
Resolute, which had come ~. This WAS
not effected until p. m. and then the
Vixen, with several small boats. was sent
alongside the Colon 70 take OF the men
Ia the boats. in case she should founder.
IL the meantime the Colon had been float
Cd. but abou, ~ p n. she signlled that
size was sinking. and the New York pUt
her bow into the side OF tile Colon aUI
pushed her on the beach again. At 80
y. N. the crew abandoned her. and she
rolled over on her starboard side and laid
there.
Thus ended the greatest sao hgh; in
which modern SHIPS were engaged There
was only one man killed on the American
side ant two wounded. Nearly all our
ships were hit several times, lut the lucky
oregon came out without a scratch.
We took prisoners Admiral Crcvera. his
son, seventy officers and so men. In
talking to the officers they said I'VE
expected to get away with three Of our
ships We thought the oregon had ief.
and knew shat ne other battlcshlpS could
not keep ap Wiih u~ We calculated 10
close ia on the BROOKLYN ana sink h"r
but We made A mistake about The ore
gon. II Il had not been for her you would