The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-13

gan to appear pouring from her decks
AZ ~ Q CLOCK the entire Cape Verde squad
ron was outside the harbor and going rap-
ldly westward. AT 10:11 the Spanish ships
had all concentrated their shots on the
Brooklyn and she was in a perfect rain of
smells, most of whicn Wen; over her
standing In this hail of shells Commodore
ochiey asked young man named Ellis.
VINO stood near him with a stadimeter.
What is the distance to the Vizcav p:
The man took the observation ..Twentv-
two hundred yards. sir" he said and there
was whistle. followed by a splash. as
his head was literally torn from his shoul-
ders by an eght-inch she'll
Too bad" said Commodore Schley. as the
body fell at his feet, and then he added:
''The first ship is done for; she is running
ashore"
The Maria Teresa running her nose
ashore ana IN minute was a mass OF
flames. The Brooklyn was ordered to con-
centrate her fire upon the Almrante Ouuen-
do, and, with the Oreson's assistance in
10 minutes more the Oquendo was sent
ashore burning wreck, but short dis
tance from Santiago The Iowa in the
meantime had sunk one torpedo boat de
stroyer, and the other one had been driven
ashore by the Gloucester's rapid fire
AT l049 the Brooklyn turned her atten-
ton to the ViZcaya, and at 1855 the boat
headed for the beach at Asseradores, where
she went ashore
the chase after the Cristobal Colon, the
Oregon closing rapidly up and following
her
The other vessels at this time were from
six to eight miles behind and Admiral
Simpsons flagship, the New York, was not
in sight At Ills the Brooklyn, slightly
injured by the hail of Spanish shells.
stopped firing and the chase began. The
men came upon deck and begun to cheer,
never needing the whistle of the Spanish
ChG1 Thar,
and for the Oregon, and the Oregon's men
returned the cheering
AT that time the only ships in sight were
tte vixen, about five miles away. and the
York was not m sight, AS the big ships
moved ON the quarry. the smoke of the
New York could be seen coming over. the
horizon from the east. but was fully
II miles away. A boat was lowered from
the Brooklyn and Capt. Cook went aboard
in charge said with tears in his eyes, II
surrender surrender w, unconditi3nalIy to Commodore
seh ge Ms S1d ab burt cons and could Soa
shouted "Blaye AmsTieans and the crew
responded Bravo, Spanatdo' (sic)
Brooklyn, the New l9lk, with Admiral
Brooklyn and the pl...e and ordered Capt
Cook to send the pli. u. - on board the
New York.
Commodore Schley. So irg this mega
paoned over Il request honor of re-
ceiving the surrender OF The ot.Iteis of the
Cristobal Colon
No answer was vouchsafed him from the
New York, and the ship tnIt had not
fired Il shot took the honor. Commodore
Schley then raised the pennant = eiori-
Gus victory has been won-uetaiis later"
The answer from the New y OK Was: Re
port your casualties.
Tie Brooklyn was hit 26 times. but only
one man, q. II. Ellis was killed. and only
one man, J. II. Burns, fireman, wounded.
The Colon went ashore at the pace where
the Nirgnius expedition tried 10 land and
was captured years ago. Tne chase had
lasted four hours and the Brooklyn Ore
gon, Texas and Gloucester had saved the
United States fleet from the stain of al
lowing the Spanish vessels to escape-the
Oregon and brooklyn by their splendid
chase and great gunnery; the Texas by
her determined work on the first two ships
and the Gloucester by her marvellous at
tack on the destroyers.
The AlmiTante Oqucndo at 1920 o'clock
in the evening turned over on her side
and is now being beaten to pieces by the
waves. Her crew scuttled her before haul
ing down her flag. The paymaster d.
vided up the money on board and ais the
Spanish sailors were we'll supplied.