Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-11

told In the cabin OF the battleship lows
to a correspondent OF the Associated
Prese, Is intensely interesting. lie said
"At the time general quarters wa
sounded the engine bell rang full speed
shead, and | put the helm 70 starbOsrt
and the Iowa crossed the bows Of the In
fanta Maria Teresa, the arst ship out. Al
the Spanish admiral swung 10 the west.
ward the twelve inch shells from IN,
forward turret OF the Iowa seemed Il
strike him fair In the bow. and the sight
was a spectacle.
"As the squadron came out in column.
the ships beautifully spaced az TO distance
and gradually increasing their speed e
thirteen knots, 1t was superb. The lows
from this moment kept up a steady fire
from her heavy guns, heading all the
time to keep the Infanta Teresa on hel
starboard bow and hoping to ram one Of
the leading ships. In the meantime the
Oregon, Indiana, Brooklyn and Texas
we're doing excellent work with theiI
heavy guns.
"In a very short time the enemy's
ships were all clear Of the harbor mouth
and ii became evidently impossible foT
the Iowa 10 ram either the first or second
ship. on account OF the speed. The range
at this time was 1000 yards from the
leading ship. The Iowa's helm was i'm.
mediately put hard to starbOard and the
entire broadside was poured into the
Infants Maria Teresa in an effort tC
head off the Oquendo, All the time the
engines we're driving at full speed
ahead. A perfect torrent Of shells from
the enemy passed over the smokestach
and superstructure OF the ship, but nonC
struck her.
THE IOWA sTRUCK TWICE,
"The Cristobal Colon, being mucl
faster than the rest OF the Spanish ships,
passed rapidly to the front In an effort
TO escape. In passing the Iowa the
Colon placed two 6 inch shells fairly In
our ~starbOard bow. One passed through
the cOfferdam and ~dispensary, wreckinl
the latter and bursting on the bertl
deck, doing considerable damage. Tn,
other passed through the side at thI
water line within the cofIerdam, whery
II still remains.
"As II was now obviously impossible Il
ram any OF the Spanish ships on accoun
Of their superior speed, the lowa's entir
battery, including her rapid. FIRE guns
was opened on the 0Quenda. The pun
ishment was terrific. Many twelve an
three-inch shells were seen to explode in
side OF her and smoke came out througI
her matches. Two twelye-inch shells frou
the Iowa pierced the Almirante Oquend
at the same moment, n forward an
the other aft. The 0quendO seemed {
stop her engines for a moment and Los
Roadway, but she Immediately resume
her speed and gradually drew ahead O
the Iowa and came under the terrific fir
Of the Oregon and Texas,
AT this moment the alarm Of 'torped
boats was sounded, and two torpedo boa
destrOyers were discovered in the star
board quarter at a distance Of 1000 yard,
Fire was at once opened on them wit
the after battery, and a twelve inch sheI
cut the stern of one OF the destroyer
squarely off. As the shell struck a small
torpedo boat fred back at the battleshiT
sending a shell within a few feet Of m
head.
THE LITTLE GLOUCESTER,
well up among the advancing cruis
ers, splitting shot at n and the Other
was the little Gloucester. shooting frs
at a cruiser and then at a torpedo boa
and hitting a head wherever she Jaw 1
The marvel was that she was not d,
stroyed by the rain OF shells. In tn
meantime the Vizcaya was slowly draw
ing abeam OF the Iowa, and for III
space OF fifteen minutes II was Civ
aud take between the two ships. tn
Vizcaya dred rapidly but wildly, not on
shot taking effect on the Iowa, while Il
shells Of the Iowa we're tearing gTei
rents In the sides Of the Vizcaya. As II
latter passed ahead Of the Iowa she can
under the murderOus Gre of the Oregon
J AT this time the lnfanta Maria Teres
and the Almirante OQuendO, leading II
, enemy's column, we're seen 10 be headiu
for the beach and were in flames, III
J Texas, Oregon and Iowa pounded the
numerically. They ceased 10 reply
the Ere, and In a few moments the spar
ish cruisers were a mass of flames al
on the rocks with their cOlors down, Il
Teresa dying a white dag. The enemy
|. crew stripped themselves and bega
jumping overheard, and one OF q
, smaller magazines began to explode.
! Meantime the Brooklyn and the Crist
bal Colon were exchanging compliment
in lively fashion at apparently lOT
4 range, and the Oregon, with her lOcOm
tive speed was hanging we'll on to Il
e Colon, also paying attention TO the vi
caya, The Teresa and OquendO we're
. flames on the beach Just twenty minut
! after the first shot Vas fred. Fifty mi
4 utes after the lrst shot was fred the vi
caya put her helm 10 port, with a gre
9 burst Of flame from the after part Of q
: ship, and headed slowly for the rocks
g A%cceraderOs, where she found her la
a resting place.
VISITED THE YIZCAYA.
"As 1t was apparent that I could n
possibly catch the CristObsl Colon, al
II that the Oregon and Brooklyn undOul
p eddy would, and a. the fast New 70
was also on het trail, | decided that I
3 calls OF humanity should be- heard a
Is attention given to the 1900 or Ia
Y Spanish officers and men who had stru
their colors TO the American sQuadrC
ID commanded by Admiral Sampson.
ID therefore headed for the wreck Of {
h. Wzcaya, now burning ]furiously fore a