The San Francisco call., 1898-05-29
Roar of 3at1ze OF the .8g H'oncIat

was stooping over a voice tube in the oonning flower. when a shell (4-f men O. Fl came in and blew his heao lo nieces-the tower was reek1ng place and scattered his remains all over 'iie place. h,+ Ave
 His captain was standing apout hVe feet off-just outside the open oooi o,, the other side, on the bridge-and hts s whole form was smeared with stun and the poor victims teeth ana II az rnents of bone and sineW were uasnso into his face-penetrating tnrouSh .A0 cheeks in some cases-neary all iiii bedded in his flesh. A,r for
 Fancy after that fighting his ship TOT five hours, disabling ana drlVlhe """' his enemy, the Yosh1no o+
 She surrendered, but he coulo hoI take nossession-no boats, steering sedl damned and bow guns dlsapieu' olis sixteen stern guns to hght WILL ,aI then having to bring his snip paGn home-twenty- four hours, no choW gal, etr leys. all destroyed, etc, anu IhlS e'i-, on. and in his face and oooy.
 We let the Japs know nothing or our damages or anything. We go out to- night for another fight with strohe sonadron of eight at least, eXcluoihs the torpedo boats. l., +,
 I have a nice cabin-the one Ill tne superstructure aft under the 10 .; ,t M stern-chaser-a snug little soloon apoul 25 feet by 15 feet, and cabin to sleep in-but I don't; it's 9S degrees there:
 The Japs have been spying on tnls n1ace We are strongly fortified with heavy Krupp and Armstrong guns many of 'em on disappearing car1aees. Besides, the entrances are neaNlly without being hoisted-also heaVy booms across, and defended by dozens of quick firing guns, torpedo-boa etc., cruising in and outside all the time.
 We've caught five spies-all they sent, I think Four were caught before they saw anything-they can't see now
 The fifth had a plan, of a sort, CT the guns, etc. His hands and feet were cut off-then his head!
 I hear the Japs have something hn- gering, with burning oil' in for me when they catch me. First catch your hare, etc. Note my address, please Be careful of address if you write xla Japan-the Japs are on the .. V; The Chinese may be bad-but the Japs!! Oh. Lord!!
 TO McGif1n's bravery was due the
 fact that the Chinese saved at
 least one of their ironclads from
 | the terribly destructive fire of the Japanese rapid firing and heavy guns. McGifin, in command of the Chen Yuen. was in the hottest part or the contest. The ship was struck repeat edly by shells. She caught fire no less than eight times, but every time the Europeans on board of her managed to put the fire out.
 Here is the way McGifhn tells or ms IF avneria0ceS.
 Tn helping to put out one of these fires I was wounded. The fire was for ward of the forecastle, and there was such a fierce fire sweeping the deck be- tween it and the fore barbette that the officer whom I ordered to go and put it out declared that it was impossible to get there alive, so I had to go my self
 I called for volunteers and got sev- eral splendid fellows-some of our pest men, unhappily, for nearly all were killed, but we got the fire under.
 The fire was on the port side. and as the starboard fore barbette gun was firing across it I sent orders that 1t was only to fire on the starboard side, but as bad luck would have it the man who received the order-the Number One of the gun-had ms nead Snot OH just after I had gone forward and his successor did not know of it.
 As I stopped to pick up the hose shell, or a fragment, passed between my wrists, grazing each. Shortly after ward I heard loud explosion, and saw a brilliant light behind me, and was knocked down.
 I lay unconscious for while-how long, I do not know. I believe it was the flame from the gun which had or dered to fire only on the starboard side, but it may have been shell exploding, though if so I ought to have been blown to pieces. Any how, 1 was pretty badly burned.
 When I came to, l sat up, leaning on my elbow, and found myself looking almost down the tube of the great gun, pointing straight at me. l saw the end move a little to enc side, then to the other. up a little, then down, and l waited for years-a fraction of a sec ond, no doubt-for the gun to fire, for knew that the gunner had taken aim.
 Then 1t suddenly occurred to me to make an effort I rolled over on my side and by great good fortune, down a hatchway, some eight feet or so, on to a heap of rubbish, which broke my fall As I fell I heard the roar Of the big gun.
 THE EXECUTIONER OF SPAIN.