Evening journal., 1898-07-02
THEST. T.PABLMRORT
Story of Her EncounterSWith
the Terror.
TORPEDO BOAT BADLY DISABLED
Engineer Killed and Many of Her Crew
Injured-what the Liner Has Been
Doing Since She Left For the
Front-Ohicers Retloent.

NEW YORK, July 2.--The st. Paul
arrived in port last night and anchored
Off Tompklnsville at about 6 o'clock.
She left Mole St. Nicholas early last
Tuesday and comes here for coal, am
muntion and stores, also to have some
slight repairs TO her starboaTd engine,
and will go to the navy yard Captain |
Sigsbee and his officers were absolutely |
inaccessible to press representatives
who went of to the ship when she had
anchored, even permission 70 board the
vessel being refused. Considerable IN
formation was obtained nevertheless,
and the ST. Paul War Budget, the jour-
nal of the ship, edited by James White
| and William c. Meek and printed by
Fred c. Zinn, members OF the crew,
gives very interesting news Of what the
| St Paul has been doing since she left
New York on June s, a little over three
weeks ago.
The st. Paups great exploit on the trip
was disabling the Spanish torpedo boat
/ Terror off the harbor Of San Juan, Porto
Rico and, being regarded so by the
i crew. the account of It occupies the
first place on the first page. When the
cruiser Isabel ii came out of the har-
Dor Of San Juan at about noon OF June
%. covering the Terror. which was with
, her from sight, the Spaniards thought
that il was the St. Louis, which had
been there a short time before and
known 10 have a small armament, and
not the st. Paul which was going to be
met.
In the expectation Of seeing fine
. prize brought into port the Spaniards
gathered in great crowds along the mar
bor wall to see It. The engagement
t.,1r Hot 1f1rinr
which the st. Paul fired about 100 shots
r three of them hitting the Terror, putting
p a hole through her, smashing one Of hei
engines, killing the chief engineer ano
i another man, taking off the legs Of Q
third and wounding five others.
So badly was the Terror injured tha
small vessels were lasheG 10 her side'
TO prevent her sinking. while tugboa
towed her In.
n Though the action with the Terror Il
mentioned first, It was one Of the las
sr events OF the cruise. on last Sunda.
she was relieved by the Yosemite, whicl
DO took her place in blockading San Juan
10 while she proceeded to Mole St. Nicho
IN las. where she got her orders to procee
IS to New York. The health OF the GREY
Of the ST. Paul. which numbers 450 me
10 exclusive Of officers, is excellent, not
: case Of serious illness being reported
The men say that the weather has bee
J." hot in West Indian waters, but the
found New York was quite as warm.
us The st. Paul has two Spanish marin
mines on board. which were caught
Is, the Marblehead's propeller in GuantS
da namo bay. The men say that the ms
IS rines landed at Camp McCalla had
on terribly tough time from lack Of foot
that though the marines had themselv
raised 50 900 for better food than harl
tack and for Ice, no supply ship had a
rived when the st. Paul was last ther
When the St. Paul left New York
ty, June s, after going TO Mole st. Nichol
sr- she Joined Admiral SIMPSONS fleet {
wo Santiago and took part in the bombar
lr- ment at Guantanamo bay, her effectl
work being to scatter Spanish caval
Of which had gathered on the bank of
a river emptying into the bay after Il
final defeat of the Spanish by the m
rines on the 18th. The following IS q
O account given in The Budget of Z
bombardment Of Fort Cayo del Toro a.
the part the st. Paul took in It:
During the heat Of the battle genei
quarters was sounded on the St. Pa
~ A body of Spanish cavalry had be
~. sighted, marching along the shore.
mt solid shot from our after inch gun.
charge or Ensign POWelSOnf Smash
"A the cavalry and scattered them. Lie
H tenant Commander Briggs then took I
ES forward port Hotchxiss and sent soi
Nd. 'hot stuff" after the stragglers. In
meantime the Texas and Marblehe
~ demolished the fort as we'll as a lar
~ sugar refinery near by. AS the TeS
all drew abeam Of the st. Paul after
OK battle Captain Sigsbee hailed Capt'
ng- Philip with the query, How ma
are men have you hurt?' Captain Phi
'er- replied: "None. We didn't go in 70
on hurt"
re- From June % the ST. Paul continl
15. bloclxading San Juan until June 26, WI
at she was relieved by the Yosemite.
ket the zith she arrlVenia at Moie et' NC
-, on the 2sth she left Mole st. Nicho
o. en- route for New York at full spe
o. where she arrived Yesterday.