The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18

~&x the converted yacht Gloucester. Tire
vixen. Cs the same ssass. zss outside the
Ike ~ bsssf.eshlps.
The first Spanish chip 70 come oat was
the tntanta Maria Teresa. Fo.soNirg her
&&E fa- F!zcaya. fter ne CF-s.o5a. Col0a
and las; the Aiulirante CQa-0do A. tae
Epsaiarf}s cafne out Sl.n ;1eir Gags flying
nd signals 3; the masthead. they present
- beautiful s.eaZ As s5or as they
cleared ms entrance they headed FOR the
a@st 8ar1. cusEn ~ nigh sf~@st and aug
sanz the sn0re. II took an Incredibly snor-
time for ne oregon = get <p sfef3. and
0hsH Capt Clark tnal tne Spanish
feet waz heading 20 ne westward tbs ore
ggn dashed e tor t8sm. delivering - Ter
bic fire from cas heavy guns As sas
closet. uy ii.. yes; 81 The n1st vas pouring
"a aaaty nTa on th9 vessels as they came
oct. TIE iowz teamed 70 The westward o.
the sgtFaGc~. a0d pa'nnE h@T -. n down
hard. quickly brought her s-aTeoIrt 1ate%yy
into play. TIE Texas a. coming Ia -
hat wss o tev hundred yards D-l3in3 ne
Indiana ard somewhat 10 ta- westward
The Oregon came racing down from the
s.ist ware Au6er s-I s.eel ana under forced
draft ana crossed ta. Bows o. Ine Iowa
like Il shot as -. WIS coming around Win
her sjartcard helm. and dasniAg between
tie latter ard the Texas. went IN tDr tie
enemy. closing "a with tn rear yessel
hra4lrg - t4e Yves ward, whteh brought
her on our srarbo4rd Low. The officers on
the ether sings sey that IL was beautiful
s.9al 70 s.-e the oregon dashing IN Tor tae
enemy. ysSsing everything in front Of her
and covered with volumes VI smoke from
her guns and smOkestacks. TIE rear yes
sci ~ The Sfan!sn feet was the Infanta
Maria Teresa the others, the cruisers. hav-
ing pulled ahead Of her. Just ahead OF aer
was the Alm.F4ate Oquendo. and leading
fiie column wsTt. the yizcaya and the Girls
total Colon running side by Size. the latter
next 10 th.. shore.
Just as ~ CLEARED he Iowa, a cry passed
over The ship hat the torpedo boats were
coming out Of the harbor. our secondary
battery was ordered 70 open are on ttle En
and soon there was whole stream IF *
pound shells tearing Up the water around
the Two tOFpeao boats. which could BE-
plainly seen through the smoke stealing
along :he shore
The first torpedo boat Vas almost abreast
~ CAsauas bay when shot from our star
board after six-inch gun blew her up. and
ii great puff Of black smoke rose hiaa into
The air and she med 10 Jump right out
- :h.- water. then went down. never 10
rise again. The second torpedo boat vas
finished by the Gloucester and headed for
the beach. yunalng nigh and dry c-ose 70
the entrance 10 cabauts bay. Meanwhile
Ne we've hot after tte bIg cruisers OF the
arfnada pouring heavy ire into the rear
vessel The Brooklyn was on our port
bow. away outside % Us. ana our o'aeT
VESSELS were being rapidly dropped astern.
b'tt We were giving the Maria Teresa hell.
Suddenly her whole stern burst !nt1 fame
and she pat her helm over AID made tor
tne beach A. she turned her brOadsde
- ~ all the ships IN range sent shells
crashing into her sides and clouds OF spl.n-
tees ard smok" covered the vessel When
th.. smoke cleared AVA one 81 ner military
IA. T.. as,ls ~ % r.~
utes she Was high and dry on IN" beaoh
and burning f.ereely. Saf had not hauled
down her ,oiors. and - a. We passed her
y rakcd her. the shells exploding all over
her
Her crew was seen to Jump into the
Vltrr. su.Ac made FOR the surf aud some
"A al. toward oar ships. evidently not
wishing 90 fall iufo cuban hands. Not
-topplns second the oregon passed On
aid turue.. her ire on the Almiraute
Ouuendo \ SECOND shot fgom tae iG-iuch
forward gums exploded on her She burst
into n.fues ard quickly followed the fate
ot The lufaata Maria Teresa Sac re-
c.iyeH u terrible tT@ a~ She beaded for
tie shore and 10th Of her military ma~ts
were -hut avay. Sae had hardly reached
the beach wh,1 she began sinking. She
NtS p~u 49, IN tie beach however. ANA
ala nut So Gou1 luto deep water Her
eoior4 not having been hts'od down. We
rah,! her AK We passed 70 make sure she
would not fire any more.
A. no sight Of ;hes" two ships being
dsstTYl the crew sent Up cheer after
cheer and worked like Tyojans At me
guns getting ready fer the next ship
Word that two ships of the -utmy had
been destroyed Was passed Down - the
I,. n working an the ammunition below
AID also - the men il the tice room ADD
engine room and \ cheer went Up tina.
could bc heard on shore had IL not been
Arawu"t ~ 'hn roar e fhs forced draft
Art the whirr ~ the ammunition trolleys
A. the men below sent ear after ear Of
ammunition from the magazines 10 the