Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-05-12
AMERICAN VESSELS TRAPPED.
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%, ~psni-, BATTERIES HAD Msra.
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''' s-''t"n ney "aitr'i u a. lnAn
""u'" hai' trap small seh'-'ner
va" sen' out ir"m Havana hartor
s''"'1's ""t"fe "aftght !" ara"
>''n' "i thc A"a"rieans ni" the
ine fuse W"t~eH HNs
:, '"- ine Nt'AsN"fg snn t"s
'"'''''- va IN" nTsi "i ti'e
Snas''' anu 'h t"rir e"ni"nrt Tor span
- eun"''e "si~'" s'ra's'ht '"t" ii'e
NP ttN' nan D'e" s"i For tH'i"-
''t t'" N'aniard> t"'s''-,@ei their
'''' ia Pst'rnee o"i hVr minutes
"''' eve" ~" "aa gun practice
N"H'' nave saved cur sh'l''. and thts
''h'ns w" infFr "t our Ne~sci> would
'' a. we o'it"ih- "ttAtn w" i"ns ths
% s"' Nr''@ 90 t"' ~ sisrfra Nains-
'N'"'"s t"" N''~N'uFf ana
- "''''.' cruising 70 TIE" west "i
""''' castle were hrc'i "tr'n nf th"
S guns 81 th" '"l'niar batteries
" ''''''s N'is n'e'l At lN" Nl'~>1uFg
anu one Al in' M"rf'lL i-''h i'ii >i''rt
a''' '-''" N"sH'i' without returning thc
4's ''es''s" "'' 'i range y """id
u''' hS"u toity ." nave dome "thcrw is".
''". N'st''uAs morning the Nian'ardS
ma. 'Ni''f tn'~- az -fh'-'i'F t""t
'"' "'s tlA"t ran "H %
"'"' ""Sk'nk t"' H""'" with
t"' "'h' "h h"r Ntaf h'''rd quarter
A'"'at thfce mics east "t the en-
''"he' "i thF harn n'r she yam" over "u
th' iN'ft tack. iiSht hae" frnEed
'"e ""'l1"h, ana n" VA not disc"v-
'Ieu u"t't thFce mite, Oh shore. when
'"e Nay h"Mvr uia'1c her pnt and siE
hAii'H thT M"frilt and Ntrt,s"urg
'si't >.nit" oi tue N"rriiiand Com
iu"l"'' '-'''N' "t the Ni'h~'hrG im-
h'''''at''S >'aPPed On az steam aud
s'4t''' IA pursuit
i"e h"'r"i Hnh NirNr"nrg were
a'''", NiN n''i'' ir"in Tue seh'"nrr ~ hen
th' 'Aase "sgan lh"y steamed after
""F AZ i"il SPe''l- the Morrill, leading
u"''i "lt"ih mite anu halt "l the
'''"'s NlA'" hAtteries- commander
H'''t"' "i tu" Ni'Nshurs' wa> the hrst
=" t'"s'@e th" danger into wh'e" the
te'Nl'as pursuit had led them. lie
'"h'4"ied II was time to haul on. aud
Nent sN"t across the bow OF the
Sl,"'ieF.
ihs spanish skipper instantly
"Fo"Sht MS vessel about, bat while
s'' was stiii t"tiihs ia Tue trough ot
,hs sea with her sails haPptng. AN =
men shrapnel shrd eamc hurting
through tue ar ir"n the water bat
very "llir anu hati away IL
pdsN'd over IA" NORTH between the
p''"'hu"se anu the sm"Nsntack aud
eNP''N'eu ''sS 'h"h 80 i"et "n tue port
quarter ne small shot ratified
against h"t s'de- III was ct">e call.
Nv" hi"re su"ts followed IA quick
sue'ess'ph' p'th shrapnet one burst
e'''s' ui'i'r the Starb"ard quarter NIL
'ne explosion "t the she'll, aud the
"'ner' iiSe Tue hrst' passed over aud
'NP'"''ed Ju>t "eN"hh Inc Spanish
g"ahers had the range ana their tim"
iuses were ace -ratetN set The crews
"i p'th shiPs were at their guns.
i''eu.- 'fai9' Wh" was IN charge "i III"
20" '-lheh rapih-hrs gun "f the Nor
'iii' as''en Tor Ahd obtained permission
70 return IN" hrc- Al the hr,t shot the
Ntsks"ufg. which was IA tiie wake of
the h"rriii' sigatlS IA shore, >heered
on and passed I" "tnd"ard under the
M"rrili stern
IN the meantime 'apt smith alsp
put MS heltn 10 port and was none too
N'"n. Tor as the M'rrill stood of. a
SOFIA '-inch shot grakcd her starboard
quarter anu kicked up tons OF water a.
II struck wave lo1 yards beyond.
apt Nn''th sal" atter"ard That tins
was undoubtedly an inch artnor pierre
ing pr"Icctli~- and that II would nave
passed thr"ugh the M"rr'ils boilers
han ne not changed her course IN the
hioN "t time
Nj Va" guns o' the water battery
"s'e '"" az N"iN' ohe Oh theh cut
'ne '"''" ia,'''e' Oh tne f'eNSonrg
a"''it an" anotnef carried away p"r-
'ion "i Tue rigging As tue Morr'i
a.A" s''e 'ieAs""IS steaui'd away thei
AZ guns NS'' "sSu' "u' "hiF ief
s""ts were nrs"' Inc h"rrli o-,nca.
gun vas e'eNa.ea '"s 80" yards ana
s'nueN tue eafthW'rhs repeatedly
me 'pan'Arus c'h.ihueu I" hre sh"t
a''" '''e'. -, = si''ii"'sa' put 'he SHOTS
s,1.
- ",'s ''ia' ."es a'"ussa tue Aiheri-
can ~eN'Ss ~ JeerS- Inc opahiards
ohis Sease" niins Wheh tiie M"rriti
WV e'A 'ie'e'1 "us OF
'"nee,
'P'"'s" se""ers ha" "eeh
iion' S''a"'s'ii"s 'heit prae-
l'ee e"u'u not nave oeeh worse, hut
sne "ii'Sis vi ""'" ."e Morfili ana
n"nAit adhi' their own
' seSi'ssheSS '-si, anu '''e narrow escape OF
Nie'i 'esss run "es es'r"eti"h' iheS
%. - ~ ~ ~" ''"' .,ie pursu',
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80 ~, -."'' p'''.N '"'''>siu u
| Inc accurate rahse Oh the hrst ie"
,io.s = 'eS'1'.u -, - 'ne iaS' t"A'
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