The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-20

wreck. but a short distance frcm Santa
60.
At TO- ~ the Brooklyn turned her at
tention to the Eizcaya. the Cristobal
Colon having passed the latter and now
being in the lead, we'll up the coast. At
the time the only vessels in sight from
the Brooklyn were the Oregon, about
a mile and half astern and the Texas,
about three miles astcrn. At lO.34,
the Tizcaya was raked fore and aft.
clean along her gun deck by an 5 inch
shell from the Brooklyn.
Another one. minute after, explod-
ed in her superstructure with terrific
force, killing eighty peci';ie. She was
afre, and at 10.55 she headed for
the beach at Azerradores, where she
went ashore. The Brooklyn did not stop
but went on after the Cristobal Colon,
the Oregon closing rapidly up and fol-
lowing 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 ll.lo the
the Brooklyn. slightly injured by the
hail of Spanish shells. stopped firing
and the chase began. The men came
up on deck and began to cheer, never
needing the whistle of the Spanish
shells. They cheered for Schley and
Clark and for the Oregon and the Ore
CONS men returned the cheer. Up to
the masthead Of the Oregon went a
pennant. Remember the Maine,
read the signal officer
Tell them we have, said Schley,
and there was a roar as the answer went
up.
The chase was in full force at l1.55,
the men out on the decks watching with
great interest and as happy as larks.
The Colon. at distance Of five miles:
hugged the shore. but Sch!ey ordered
the Oregon to follow her and then, with
the Brooklyn, he made straight course
for Cape Crus, around which she would
have to steer on long detour to get
away.
All three ships were pumping along
at great speed.
In an hour the Brooklyn had gained
appreciably, and so had the Oregon. and
Captain Clark, of the latter ship, sig
nailed over, a strange ship, looking
like an Italian. in the distance.
He alluded to the fact that the Girls
tobal Colon was bought from Italy.
Schley, sitting on the edge of the
forward eight-inch turret, swinging his
legs and happy, said: Tell the Oregon
she can try one of those 13-inch rail-
road trains on her
There was terrible roar as the big
she'll went by the Brooklyn, a moment
of suspense and watching, and then a
hearty cheer as the big thing struck
the water close astern of the Colon,
four miles away. Another was tried,
which reached the mark, and there were
more cheers. Then the Brooklyn open
ed her forward and starboard S inch
guns and one shell was seen to go
through the Colon at the top Of her
armored belt
At los p m., both the Brooklyn
and the Oregon were pounding away at
the Colon, and in another ten minutes.
after returning the fire in desultory
sort of way and rapidly losing ground;
she turned toward shore. At LIS she
hauled down her flag. With yells of
delight the men poured out of the tur-
rets of the two ships: and when broom
went up at the mainmast of the Brook
lyn, they began to cheer and did not
stop for ten minutes.
At this time the only ships in sight
were the Vixen, about five miles away,
and the Texas, about seven miles away.
The New York was not in sight. As
the big ships moved in on the quarry,
the smoke Of the New York could be
seen coming hver the horizon from the
east, but she was fully twelve miles
away.
\ boat was lowered from the Brook
lyn and Captain Cook whent aboard to
receive the surrender. The rear admi-
raj in charge, said with tearsi in his eyes;
Il surrender unconditionally to Com
modore Schley. We were badly hurt
and could not get away.
While Captain Cooks boat was COM
ing alongside, the Spanish captives
shouted, Bravo, Americano! and the
crew responded Bravo, Spaniardio!'
(Sic.)
While Captain Cook was running to
the Brooklyn the New York, with Ad-
miral Sampson, came along ran in be-
tween the Brooklyn and the prize, and
ordered Captain Cook to send to send
the prisoners on board the New York.
Commodore Schley, seeing this, meg
aphoned over: Il request the honor Of
receiving the surrender of the officers
of the Cristobal Colon,
Ne answer was vouchsafed him from
the New York, and the ship that had
not fired a shot took the homer. Com
modore Schley then raised the pcnnant:
"A gloious victory has been won-de-
tails later.
The answer from the \ ew York was
Report your casualties.
The Br00lyn was hit twenty SIX times.
but only one man, G. H. Ellis, was kill
ed, and only one man, j. H. Burns.
fireman; wounded.
The Colon went ashore at the place
where the Eirginius expedition tricd to
land and was captured years ago. The
chase had lasted four hours, and the
Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas and Glou-
cester had saved the United States
feet from the stain of allowing the
Spanish vessels to cscape-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
attack on the destroyers.
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