The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-23
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD GOAT ON
FLAGSHIP NEW YORK.
confidence in their knowledge Of the
powers of the American ships. Ameri-

| confidence in their knowledge OF the
| powers of the American ships, Ameri-
can bravery and American gunnery.
They know the American battleships
have larger guns than those of the
Spaniard, guns that not only have a
longer range, but can hurl tons of steel
missiles that might drive a planet out
| of it's orbit.
| They know the American battleships
are protected with the finest armor
! human ingenuity is able to devise, and
| that it is Of such an enormous thick
ness and power Of resistance as to defy
the Spanish guns. They think only a
chance shot can find a weak spot in
that thick layer of steel.
/ They have unshaken faith in Ameri
can valor and ceolness in fight to
maintain the honor of the Stars and
| Stripes, and they confidently expect
American heroism to shine with new
luster after the deeds Of this expected
battle become known to the world.
DONS ARE BRAVE.
But they do not depend wholly on the
personal bravery Of the American sea-
man, for the Spaniard, no matter what
|
mettle when he went down with sink
ing ships in the Bay Of Manila rather
than strike his co,ors.
! Brave men will meet brave men, and
| it will be a fight to the death. The
issue may be decided by the simple ele-
ment of skill, and here again the Amer
lean has the advantage. The Yankee
| gunner has been trained to shoot with
precision. The American navy has
put much stress on target practice, and
represe ntatives of the British admiral
ty confess that the Yankee has taught
the world another lesson just as the
Yankee monitor revolutionized the ma
vies of the world. The American gun
her has been trained to fire the mon
ster cannon with such precision as to
| hit bobbing bouys at sea, and his
craftsmanship made the world ring
with plaudits for it's deadly nicely at
Cavtte and Manila
TWO POWERFUL rs.
The Indiana and Iowa alone are a
match for the four Spanish cruisers.
The grim monsters of the American
navy carry 12-inch and 13-inch rif1ed
cannon, and experts believe that after
they have been turned loose for a time
OH the 12-inch composite" armor of
the Vfscaya, Oquendo, Teresa and Col
on the enemy's cruisers will resemble
| gigantic pepper boxes. This Is not
mere hoasting, for 1T is matter Of
common knowledge in naval circles
that the Composite" armor will not
stand severe tests.
On the other hand, the Spaniard has
nothing larger than 11-inch guns, and
| his second in size are only 5.5-inch,
! while the second in size on the Ameri-
can battle ships are 8-inch, themselves
almost as effective as the biggest can
non the armada carries. When the
Spanish projectiles strike the hulls of
the Indiana and Iowa they will engage
in a contest with the finest armor in
! the world There are fourteen inches
on the Iowa and eighteen ON the Indt-
ana and it is Thought the Spanish
shot will be turned aside to drop in the
sea with an angry but impotent sput-
ter for the American armor is of Har-
veyized steel calculated to withstand a
terrific impact without fracture.
| MONITORS UGLY FIGHTERS.
If Admiral Sampson has any Of the
| big monitors with him, so much the
worse for the Spaniards, for the mon
itors are among the ugliest fighting
| machines invented to wreak human
vengeance or uphold righteous cause.
| They are armed with guns of ten to
twelve-inch cahber, and if the Spanish
| cannon were worked by devils instead
of men, the diminutive turrets of the
monitors would tantalize and defy
| them.
The monitors are wonderful contriv-
| ances for scattering terror and de-
| struction The Monterey has just been
| ordered to Admiral Dewey at Manila
| to hold the world at bay, If need be,
| and, if Admiral Sampson can have
similar support in the great sea fight
with Admiral Cervera, it will be a
| short days work
| TORPEDO BOATS.
The Spaniard has three torpedo boat
Continued on Seventh, Paro