The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
DESTROYER FORCED BACK.
Deadly Ffye From the New Orleans
and Other Vessels Checks Its
Progressive Loaded Torpedoes

Copyrighted. Isss. b the Assoe-Atsd Press.
OPP gAsSTIAGO, June & iva ksugysoa.
Jun. El-Tae sFiag b. the New York ard
Sew Orleans, hsiesiy reported iass nsgns.
vsx Greeted agairss g. SPANISH torpedo
bost destroyer probably the FaEor TIE
character Of the xexssi xss not de1initeIy
known until tse next day. vaeS tie tor
pedo boat Porter found tsc loaded tor
ssedses floating OF shore. Neither Of them
had beer discharged. One sank. bat the
other was haui@d on board the Porter. i,
exactly fitted ire description ~ the tor
peaaes carried 81 the PIaton and FgFor.
IL 10 believed t5s torpedo boat destroyer
escaped. S1a MAS seen ~ the New Of
leans when TOO far - do any damage. ard
the heavy gun fire must have driven her
back.
Tina daring attsnYy, O. the spanlaris.
which vas foFt anatsly frustrated by tas
vigilance OF the Nex Orleans lookout -
the first instance OF It's kind since the
DesnnIgg Of the war. ~ seen from the
flagship the scene was brilliantly dgaulat-
ic, The New York was lying several miles
10 the east Of Moro castle. The New or
leans was on her star5oard stGe close in
Ea49re. ready L. po8Dce upon any craft
that might attempt 20 steam Gut under
the shadow o. the hills.
Shortly after ~ o'clock the New Orleans
flashed her private slgusl. II was an
sgeFsd by the nasship. saG In d few min
utea coioEed lights spgang w in sha dark
hess from tbs New Orleans deck. They
signaled that the enemy was IL sight. A
little later she burned another coiored
lght This meant that hostile torpedo
beat was approaching. although later Capt.
FO!ger. Of the New Orleans was not cer-
tam whether this was correct Instantly
the semi-circie Of hlockading ships flashed
night zignais For six or seven miles east
aud west " taa barbor. they twinkied
brilliantly Ia the darkness and then went
out. Simultaneously a Fash OF Gre shot
from the New Orleans sides
On beard tho flagship men ard officers
had scrambled out Of their hunks and
hammocks In response 10 the call general
quarters" They stood In groups deck
around the Euns watching the short sharp
flames which showed the activity Of ths
New Orleans rap'd-aEs battery. The flag
ship was then too far agay 10 hear the
sound oF the fire or see fs object The
New Orleans kept her brilliant search
lights playing In all directioaa. and other
ships near her DID the same
Tn tha decks of the New York tbs ma
f.nss were ofoached down ,seering into the
darkness. with their rifles on their knees
watching f0r the sailors most dreaded
enemy. the torpedo boat The loosouts
were trained ia the direction where the
New Orleans seemed to be firing. Every
now and again sparks ard red fire few I'D
In tha distance. marking the explosion Of
shells, Many persons then thought they
we're exploding on the torpedo boat. but to-
day II Is believed they found their mark
on shore.
TIE moon. which had been hidden he
hsnd the clouds came cut at about If
O'Clock. The New York was then steer
ihg at mi speed toward the shore to head
on n possible the retreat Of the enemy
into the hRrhor. The evolutians had "a ba
carried on with great care TO AVOID getting
In lihe Of fire from the ether American
SHIPS The searchlishts played frequently
and private signals burned brightly
aim object ike IA small boat enveiopei In
smoke was seen on the por, beam from the
signal bridge. and Ensign Muriey report
81 10 Capt. Chadwick.
A torpedo boat one f.c4nt forward of
tho port beam. sir. headed this way
Capt. Chadwick. with Rear Admiral
sampeon, was on the forward bridge Be
Tore a shot was fired from the flagship
this curious looking object disappeared I,
must have been two or three miles awav
from The New York and the same distance
from The New Orleans
inc Oregon, grim and hr crossed the
New York's bow 10 the direction that the
torpedo boat was reported The torpedo
boat was siili headed for shore When ,
mile away and close - Moro castle an
object was ssen against the cliffs 1, was
thought 20 be a torpedo boat. and the
New York's forward eigAt-inch guns ball
'ewea co.. making hidesuS noise In the
Quot night. lighting Up tire crowded s4seks
aud hllEnK tho afr with bright smoke On
shore few sparks close 10 "A dark obtert
showed where TIE shells struck TOE four
iHch and ix-pounaer guns followed quit
snt for few minutes q sharp Gre was
KEEP up The boom Of the oreson's big
guns was twice heard 20 the eastward
Cease firing was then sounded
After a careful, watch he New York
steamed hack ta her station. and the rnan
went hack - their hammocka Ther~ hea
hsah no ariag from the ferris and accounts
Differ as 70 whether the torpedo beat da
or ala npt fire. A. any rate. 70 damage
,s-e~ ~fene
Capt. Fslgrr reported that - had sight,
81 "a small $'earner perhaps a gunbost.
the. she had failed - answer tia rr.va.s
signals. ard that he had fred o. her. He
believed she had escape. along re beach
or rad been destroyed. he could not tell
which.
That ended the Hlxhs's experience. T, was
not uunl the Porter found The torp,iaes
that the aaaGer ~ LAST wlshtss aYss~ 49,
~
two rntSes From shore an,f wrti - th~ aas,-
ward o. Moro castle, when two tnrpe,iaes
w@F> seen ioatlus o0 fNv water t~sfr-
GAis Jumped ovsTsosri ana swan ars,,,r4
them, Tie tris1 - VuscY%w tAs war ftosa
eaf re torpedo ftsetf turned $50 easily In
tAe water Tie returned "a tSe psrte~ AIT
Commander Fyysnsent finally sat one #
the toFped0cs cn board 'rhe other sink
as DE WAS getting g. f.. Comm r.fr~ r~e-
u1ant thau hFcngat fSe torpedo ALONGSIDE
tss New Fork l. was . fourteen .r,..s,
Whf'ehssd az ;nadern make and yyseth
about s." II ~8s So perfect condition
anf hAo any - cur SIPS struck IL wt0.
e Ha&fef S. wauta have rSn'>He9 aaf ..e,
haps su"k te+ ships
u = possible shA, thrre vegs s--t,r.s..
ooas~ cn' 'se. - Shs. s';hougs ,i,'v ,,.,s Is
he''ev~a Sc have apEesrcs anywherg rear
car shtg>
The asiatN of SPANISH lorpe.'A host g.>-
stroyer - set cut sfaru tAa ha-e,r l. ,,s
fesaT&c3 sF = s.sn ihsf gre Ne~rtyssa.- R...
- hserkate the ohSaar} leading tv..s e.
Torpedo boa; trSt~-yors ar4~ - r.ssa
prRter an& HSse So }tti~ As-pss fh3t ~ -