The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-07-16
SCRLEYS GREAT FEAT.
Man Who was at Commodore's
Elbow Tells the Story
SAMPSON NOT IN IT.
How SChley Deprived of the
Honor of Receiving the Sur
render of the Spanish.

Juragua, July .-tCorrespondence of the
Associated Press. THE following descrip-
ton of the battle between the American
and Spanish warships in these waters was
written by the only noncombatant who
witnessed the entire fire. That noncom-
batant was the correspondent of the As
sociatcd press. who saw the engagement
from position almost AT the elbow of
Commodore Schey on the United States
armOred cruiser Brooklyn.
An Anniversary Day.
Sunday. July 3.-Thc fifth Sunday for
the American squadronS before Santiago
and ninth weekly anniversary of the
Dewey victory al Cayirc and the fifth of
the discovery by Commodore Schley of
the whereabouts of Admiral Cervera ;
squadron brought no particularly different
situation from that marking the preccd-
ing sundays The mOnotony, the lack OF
picturcSgucncSs ut daybrcak, the heat OF
the tropical sun-all were there
over the tops of the supposedly de-
stroyca earthworks appeared the muz-
Zies of the same ola guns. quite ready,
despite the Saturday bOmbardment, 10
speak their piece If called upon. On
the slightly rolling sea the great gray
battleships of the American fleet swung
lazily ut Il distance of from four to five
i
line, which at all times was supposed to
be a half circle. inclosing the harhor en-
trance rs a central point, WAS more thar
ordinarily broken up this hot morning.
The big hattleshipS had dTifted to the
east considerably and the Massachusetts.
the New York, the New Orleans and the
Newark were not in sight, the New
York having taken Admiral Simpson
down Ia AitarCS, eight miles east from
the blockade 10 make visit to the camp
of the American army; while the other
missing vessels were at Guantanamo.
forty miles To the east.
The vessels on the blockade were the
Iowa, Indiana and Oregon, battleShipS;
the flagship of Comm0dode SChley, the
brooklyn. and the small yachts Glouccs-
ter and Vixen. The Iowa was swinging
mile further out than the rest Of the
squadron trying to fix her forward L.
inch turr"t. which was out of repair.
while the Indiana was doing the same
thing to her forward 13-inch turrct Tn"
absolutely available ships in the squad
ron, therefore were only the Oregon.
Texas aad Brooklyn. although later both
Capt Evans and Capt. Taylor fought
their ships.
Lookout Secs Smoke.
It IS 4 custom on ships. regulated by the
rules, that there shall be general mus
ter At least once each three months and
that the articles of war shall be real
First call had been sounded at 9:l1 a. IN.
and the mon We're assembling on the
decks. The lookout in the maSth head of
the brooklyn had some time before re
ported smoke in the harbor. but as the
same thing had been noticed several times
no special attention was paid To it. The
Brooklyn and the Vixen were the only
ships 10 the west Of the entrance. the other
ships having driftcd we'll 10 the east. ON
III" bridge Navigator iIodgsOn of the
brooklyn said sharply to the lookout
Isn't that smoke moving" And the
lookout after a minutes inspection with
the long glass, dropped it eXcitedly and
fairly yelled: ''Th"TrS a big ship coming
out of the harbor, sir Hodgson, who
is particularly cool man, looked once
himself, and then, grasping the mega
phone. shouted. After bridge there
| Tell the commodore the enemy's fleet is
coming ont"
Commodore Schley was sitting under the
awning on the quarterback Going to the
hrid@" Il" said: Raise the signal To the
fleet, and. turning to Capt. Cook, who
stood near, he said: Clear ship for ne
ton"
Then he went forward and took his
plac" on little platform of wood run
ming on the outside of the coming tower.
which had been built for him. He was
dressed in blue trousers. a black alpaca
jacket and the regulation cap, without
/ the broad band of gold braid.
The Oregon Opened Fire.
The men with yell went to their
guns and the rapid preliminary orders
We're given. Schley. glasses in hand.
watched the first ship turn out and saw
her start fer the west. Still he gave
NO signal 10 fire or move. The Oregon
opened with her 13-inch shells and the
Indiana and Texas followed suit Eut
lt D va. u,
Brooklyn waited But down below the
| coal was being forced into the furnace;
every boiler was hcing worked and cv-
cry gun made ready TO fire Schlcy want
cd Ia know which way they were all
going or whether they would scatter
In tn" meantime the Oregon began 10
turn - III" west and the Texas had
moved in closer and was damaging the
leading ShIn. the infauta Maria Teresa.
hey are all coming west sir" shout
cd Lieut.. Sears. and gust then the west
crn batteries opened up
"tull speed ahead. open fire" shouted
the commodore. Fire deliberately and
dou't vast" shot" he added. and the
ordcrlieS carried the word 10 the turrots
In an instant the Brooklyn'S terrific :
and I-Inch batteries on her port side
opened and the cruiser headed for a point
III front Of the first escaping ship firing
at and receiving the fire from two OF
them.
SChlcy's Clever Mancuvcr.
Then Commodore Schlry saw that tn,
. first ship was coming out from the shor"
headed directly for the Brooklyn. with
the evident intention Of ramming her. \
clrycr manrUyrr WAS here accomplished
Hard apurt with Your helm" shouted
Schlry. and the cruiser began 10 .,
around; the smoke coming from her fun
ncl> in huge volumes. Quickly She turned
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