The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-28
N OF MARINE O'SHEA.
OF SANTIAGO As
sEEz BEFORE THE MAST.
Won Willing to Fight. One
a~.tusf Foars- Asked Capt Clark
..a the Brave Men of the Oregon
cried -ses: and spanish Navy"

rze,a r. C.6ses. Irish hy birth ana
s~ai Anssrlcau ~ preference and ale
..xcs IL Ia wsI known in this city. u
| -.sas OF bcafs ,hc United states battle
| .ss Oregon. ~ virtue O. each ard al %
SO c.ycunaslau-ss aa was in the ta.css
= re ngE4t IL Santiago aaFtsor. when the
.n,rt els ursaer A.tuira! Sampson siienc-
: ,ae SPANS Shore batteries w1th the.T
,,rse. e4FIE5f..t4e. ia letter received n
ss;.ls yesterday by Owen Sullivan.
Ass.sa tsgls Things aoosg. me borz IA I'd
-; a. viewed from before tue mast.
,-sesx Other ;aiDgs Sc tells hoR Admiral
S.n,ssf. aFs1+.. 0Fec II make as arrange
-; with Admiral CeEYeTa ~ the
a.srssf commander 80. % giye night 10
- l,resau WIN four Ok his Dest cruisers.
a. a..esap: proved failure, az the story
- snsw 0Sle4'a .etter IS. whatever
.lsX l. anay be. Il piping lot yarn, 1e.l
r,,a. Il runs a. fono~s
oregon in the blockade.
-frssrd Sullivan. As IL Is sunday. /
.ses.xht I woas4 sif d3Xn and write yosi
! t.g reaarAs about our war S-tn SpaIn.
.vx an9ut the c!oes blockade W. have
.rszs.s the hsro1r Of Santiago de Cti9a-
~. oregon arrived here on June J every
- an board safe and sound and ready to
| 1rb, tas battle OF TheAr lsyes "a defend the
,..a.,.s honor and integrity. On the
,.arnlng Of June we were given our po-
.,laa Ia the blockade. IL was To keep
, ID yards from Moro Castle right IL
sross o. the entrance u the haTbor. our
I Sa,g was 10 see that none Of the Spanish
s,ss escalsa aud that 10 torpedo boats got
sss Anythsng outside of our 0.u fleet Ne
,srs 10 Are oa. We did not ser very
So because those SpaniarCls know bag-
-. than to yeEasre IN their owu waters rs
-. as the American fleet is There.
-. The night u june 3 We sent a de-
az o, offl.era AMI enlisted men for the
,--ruose u bloekadlgg the channel and
.;asipg tip ,t1se Submarine mines that
-. nian, 81 thare They weru all captured
al ftada prisoners OF war. They are TOW
Is Moro Castle waiting until we get a
| rsanea 10 exchange them for some Span
u nr4a,nsgs that We have. ON the morn
eg a June tie admiral OF our feet Gig
aid over fur ga 10 get our ship ready
fsr Ar5uls1 aFd;neflt and when the crew heard
n {, cAesr went up ta~ Ike Of which Was
,sxs- heard on board OF United States
s.ra.p since he civil war. That chez:
x.s gegnsmbeF the Maine ard was an
| sse~Yd 81 eYery snip IN the feet. ~
seoek our gallant ship, the Oregon.
sssatnsa gp siswiy toward Moro Castle.
AMI y hen ~ we're about 1000 yards from
r. Ne sers our whole broagslGe into their
/ massga batteries and from the looks -
,ksnxg I thnk We silcuced them. because
tseg Isl nsd Fst0rn very much Of a fire.
when ge fred cur hraads.de. We steamed
back . our position ia line ana then the
Iva steamed ug and sen; her four twelve
inca guns right into Moro Castle. Next
| cana n. Massashussfis she sent four
e.sst.lneh ard four s.x1nch into their
nsrfAr batteries.
.aemeu,ber the Maine"
Then they started firing from she fort
| That was tie first tine they responded -
Cur nss. but ali their shots went over or
fell short Tsey fired between three and
four hundred shots Al liz ana rot one t1nk
snasf Ths b9mbarlm, n lasted for about
fsrrv h9EFS sai then the admiral SAW
thas Be could rot make landing au a.
| csgHf Of having Up @o.d rs There. SO Sc
ts1sgat r. would po~fpate tAe remainder
o. IL nb gn.il the army -GaweA up We
exp8cf them htfe on tho h{feeufa AND tuar
VII ~ 'h- finishing zip ~ Santiago de
CaAa From there We viii proceed 80 San
Iaaa aA Porto REQ and take that oni then
Z
~, ysa ear ship has got tho Efe1fesf REQ
Nd o. any 10 The world m account AZ that
lsag typ Ne u4jo from san francisco 90
ksy West Taat was more thAn half way
'egRA The world and wn~n ve arrived at
Key Vest oar ship Was rtpoj tsd AS being
g as good q condition rs when ac came
%, Of the dry 3o ar Port Orchard w
bare tried very hard for tne last couple
y days 80 get this fees We have got ho.-
ftsrfF saar#s
~ a. Ne seat in word lass Friday -
Ek Inc SpanisA admiral - send Qua four
e his fyst-ciass cruisers. that the battle
sp Oregon w0Hll give them battle all
Acne atgd that W. would withdraw the re-
Hslnaer o. o0r neet % ioolI on know
tbs 70 ~ triir he-.lusa Admiral Sar'HaCn
sn,oyer NoT' G5,4 t.ta. gt asking Cant Clark
he thought himself ana his crew would
ss able to give battle - tAosc four modern
cruisers ~ Spain. pur captain called all
Aaats 70 muster on the quarter tsCk ard
rkei "a clear AM distinct Voice. - tNa;
seTy GRE cou.i hear him. e th"v were
ieasY q Eight. oao against f1'ir. ANA every
naa answered Yes. snj the whole Spaulsh
nvy Z tAe' would fetch tacm over To-
1aaT wru; ~ work flEnt away ana cut
eS ved ylh1ors Hi.1 tile !us Ttpt.up r.
nsnAer she Maine GA fhem in large Inf-
'Ts Across the ffagt in Size meantime tsc
sSss'a sent las 4 wor3 - Admiral Saa>n-
vs. nat the crii-~rs ara rev wcr. rraIv
tsai arr o-iy -,a glad - set a ,harce
. tha coNtr.slv ~lnin3>1 H"et u 5rd IS
30 ia 'Aat 1&tt - the S~utfsh admir-
gu oisa - ere American lattlssHlas ~3ul1
~ rs fof1r cs'ijsrts ia soou as wanted
"a "a Hte feeA-o.nE stt9~ would re
NFAdraNa so that there woufi - ~ En-
ss'sy'>c. Eus no - woui2 tot cofne
e- hat t s. 2Hiy matter or 4 Few