The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-12-01

fleet Brooklyn was not to be left, and
after running fight of "A minutes the
Vizcaya was struck over 100 times, set
on fire, lost 256 of her ships company,
and was total wreck. That was not
the only work of the Brooklyn. She
was assisted magnificently by the
Oregon and the Texas. The Colon
had speeded up considerably and got
very nearly out of range.
Il signalled to the Texas to look
out for the Vizcaya, and started for
the Colon, feeling, as Lord Nelson did
at Trafalgar, that if one vessel got
away the victory would be incom-
plete. | said to Captain Cook that
we might go to dinner; that we would
have half to three-quarters of an hour
before we would be within fighting
range. We went to dinner, and were
under fire for thirty minutes, but we
didn't reply. We thought that we
would reserve our supply for bet
ter use than target practice. After
dinner additional boilers having been
lighted, speed having been increased,
we were coming mp with the Colon
very rapidly. Aroneo Clock the Ore
gon and the Brooklyn had distanced
all the vessels.
The Oregon was astern of the
Brooklyn, about 400 yards, and if the
fight had continued an hour longer
we would have left her entirely, be-
cause we were on the point OF turn
ing on two more boilers, which would
have given us a speed of nearly three
knots more than her. However, l
signalled from the Brooklyn to the
! Oregon TO let go one Of her railroad
trains. This proiectile landed just
astern OF the Colon. The Brooklyn
then fired an eight-inch gun, which
landed about the same distance ahead
OF her Clark signalled to me where
my shot had fallen and / signalled to
him where his had gone. The second
shot from the Oregon passed over and
aft the Colon, and the fourth shot,
| fired from the Brooklyn, struck her
on the quarter, exploded in her cab
in, and wrecked it completely, when
the enemy fired gun 10 leeward and
/ hauled down his coIors and started
for the beach.
We then closed liz, and Captain
/ Cook was directed to go on board and
/ accept the surrender. In the mean
time, the flagship New York came
up. After reporting TO the command
er-in-chief what had fallen under my
| observation, a report came that the
Callao, = Spanish ship, was on the
coast. The cOmmander-in-chie said
ne wanted me to go east with the
[ Oregon and complete the Job We
started out, feeling that there was
nothing which carried the Spanish
flag Jhat day tha5 dared come within
the battery range Of the Brooklyn.
"Ghc battle was unique. 1t was
the first instance in history where @
sea fight occurred between vessels OF
nearly equal power, in which one
had completely annihilated the other
in AZ almost blOOdless contest for the
victor I felt, as / surveyed the scene
I from the bridge OF the Brooklyn that
day, that it was an epoch-making
day
December ladies Home Journal.
The Christmas LadieS Home
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the variety of its literary contents, in
/ the interest and excellence of its pic
tOrial features, and in the wide range
of articles aimed to solve the problems
! incidental to the holidays. There is
q notable contribution on THE First
/ Christmas Present telling Of the gift
Of the Magi to the Christ Child, and
| another recalling 'WashingtOn's
Christmas at Valley Forge Edward
| w. Emerson takes one back to
/ when Louisa Alcott was a Girl
and gives some delightful glimpses OF
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life. T. Hopkinson Smiths new
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Colonel Carter of Gainesville. :"
Other fiction features are "Old Pegs
| and the continuation of 1.-THE Girls of
Camp Arcady,n "The Minister of
! Carthage and "The Jamesons in
the Country AS usual Edward
BOk's editorial page is filed with
seasonable suggestions, and makes a
special plea for the remembrance of
those who are alone at Christmas.
w. Il. Taylor's illustration, Min
nehaha and Hiawatha'' first of
a series of "The People of Longfel-
low worthily occupies the opening
page. Other pictorial pages show
MARY Anderson in her English
Home, Where Christmas Means so
Much" 1.-THE Creator of Ben Hur' at
Home" 'In Some Pretty Rooms OF
Girls" christmas in the Church
and christmas in the Sunday
School, christmas Dainties on the
Chafing-Dish' is the theme of Mrs.
S. 7. Rorer's article on cooking.
Brightest and Best of the Sons OF
the Morning." the Journals prize
Christmas anthem, is the musical
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which is excellent from every point
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