The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-19

s~ssssf1 al heroes whose names
- hsara and are certainly not Ia
- - any one oaiz4ae OF Official circftS.
e~xran@rs are given up 20 the
S - -. NJ the DexeyS, SebieyE anil
-. ~ The navy. bot the comma nd
-. .sa- ss,tla hornets or 'splifiress
- ry,san bloc kAGng squadron are
-. -. .~sS.fsoned. and yet these men are
s.-xt with the most sserilous Work that
sss.ss,v .aU 10 AIRY one on board any
= -srshsp. on their litt.e cookie
=, sxssene. liz EslI nigh purgatory.
=, px<sses tse dscGrlfoTts they SUI
. ,.,ss, norma. conditions. they are re-
49, 10 ascertain for the commanders OF
~ sa,r1 ard stateiy ge~szeAs which do
-. ~ he a2ating ard Incidentally &c.
"a 4 he glory Just what the enemy Is
-. yesreeiy a night passes that the
s~--.s4o haz:e OF the biocasing feet arc not
=, ,.rsx, dangerous recoanoisssrIcesi into
- v.-y mouth OF Havana haroor. With
=. 10 searchights On Moro sweeping
- - IN every direction for the express
~--,y,sS u spying out ;hesE little intruders
~ .4,h hidden mines beneath thcrn their
~,ssyo i one which requires the very
Srss~s order % courage.
ran1rsmeS indeed they are detected. and
- ,asfe Is a ran for II. The Ericsson
sss.ss.v xas sesn By the lookout on Moro
- - powerful seareh!ight was turned
IN sYcn her as a preparatory step TO a
.@seo.us OF steel. bat before the sleepy
s.ss.A sunrers could GET 10 their posts
4. ase, little Ericsson, lying low In the
80, and with her engines turning as
- haa never turned before. had put such
asssnce between her and her enemies
liz f.sa
:, ron nesting under the protecting
- a. one OF the large cruisers of our
~
,ss days later the Spanish torpedo
hsss dss.royer Terror was seen sneakIpg
swasa Tho harnor OF Santiago de Cuba.
~ a,,.sship.s signals not being answered
.tssss;orily. q I3-irch shell was sent
rsaaaasr through the smaller craft. which.
i ocgrse Immediately went down, with
81 or hoard.
rsxx are the experiences which try
msns rals-and courage There is no hope
esxsory. 10 possibility Of victory. not even
4 excitement Of battle. and yet the OFF,
sery assigned 10 these miniature death
s,sae 70 about their duty as cheerfu.ly as
tsgush IN command of the finest warship
"a: ever barred her bosom 10 the embrace
4 The SCI.
All Ysf.y this is the day Of The tor
-
fssrs Is really nothing new In the use OF
Il. xseksi missile as an agent Of warfare.
slaGxh II Gid not fully begin It's career
ind xssk Of destruction Till our civil war.
al he ,arpeao boa. has been constructed
exy fae The purpose Of supplying the base
4 ssss.a the embattlenent from which
,as iapsso IL fired
AAseShp or 4 cruiser or even a gun
as. aas ample accoumoda tions for the
secsr ard crew. ON the larger men-of-
u; hes Is frequently much luxury In
y zass<ementa of the wardroons. and
o. agz3s or commodore's or admiral
As 81 rggeous staier0Gn. with every
latsgis afas most completely arranged
Axk mn are hot and cold water. a
sassv Mr. electric Fights. seeaklng
isss fEzs polished furniture and hand
kEs arsxts and mirrors. white eugraI-
~ Z 1siels agst paintings hang upon
- as The last statement would -
n,Aaasssy applicable To the cabin If
tAsaa Chadwick Of the New York. for
b ecasdeubly more than an amateur
Gfs. N both OF and water coEors. His
rxi hss long since excited favorable
tanrets from mr., authorities ard while
Ne uso. Of his New York city home Is
ssasai NTH evidences of hls talent there
b 20 ia4.bt that the sides Of his room on
Aas3 the arrnore1 cruiser have also
ssekAs uYpn them sketches that he has
sass from nature 81 many waters ard
ryai e.srseSs
A TIE shin decreases IN size It's gen.
ga accommodations necessarily become
rse Emitted buf on the small euuhoat
'asre Is -,.li much evidence ef comfort
na Ire homctike appearance that htfis
seesssaFes Of drapery and bric-a-h Fac
cay gye anywhere 10 otherwise Forbid
ains ssse or stone walls.
b. with the torpedo boat thc idea ~
sstgsl living Tor human heuss SeeE's 10
hsse been entirely a.srcgsrded Il not for
ee;ssn Tho primary inception appears %
ssve hsen - huild floating machine.
wa possshle corner here and there for
maa Every one knows thai .he torpedo
Na "a hu.l' merely ~ destructive
Kent. bat Il IS net such common httofmA-
Ean thar every apparent purpose Of heinz
s'Tansfa - carry living people has been
matted The commanding Officers room
= Incredibly snail Ills associates, ;wn
three Ia HuWbrr must be sattSfitd WIN
va, are practically ordinary Steamboat
ssslhs ans TIE sailors have only contract
es space ln whIch 80 hang their Aam-
masks. enc above tAe other There Vve
htser mere thar fifteen or tweaty men.
hehsdlag officer or torpedo boat. AND
srfsren;iy they have teen allotted only
ssw square FEE; each. - lie occupied.
Aeeorilng 10 the boar ~ d1y or a'sAi, as
assag or Steering quarters Tho attend
-, g'.seo.ns few mast L. almost urep1ur-
abe
Is cssl climate az ia wtutrv weather