New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-02
THE ST. PAUL IN PORT AGAIN.
A FULL ACCOUNT OF HER FIGHT WITH
THE TERROR
THE SHIPS PAPER. PUBLISHED BY THE CREW.
TELLS THE sTORY-HERE FOR coal.
AMMI' MILTON AND STORES

yesterdays afternoon papers the United States
auxiliary cruiser st. Paul had been sunk off San
Juan. Porto Rico. The Spaniards. with their
usual reliability. seemed positive OF this fact.
The climax to the Spanish report which was
manufactured for home use only. came when the
ST Paul. safe and sound. sighted off the
Highlands at o'clock yesterday afternoon. She
at once came into the harhor and anchored of
Tompknsville. Staten Island. She LEFT Mole ST.
Nicholas early last Tuesday ard came here d-
rect She comes for coal. ammunition and
stores. and will also have some slight repairs
made to her starboa-d engine She will go to
the Navy Yard to-day or tomorrow.
Captain Sigshee and his officers abso-
lutey inaccessible so far as giving out any in
formation about the war or the trip OF the st
Paul was concerned. As soon as the cruiser
came TO anchor Captain Slssbee left the vessel
and came to this city He refused to say
whether he was going to Washington or not. He
was the only officer to leave the ship. num-
Der Of small boats Immediately put out from the
Staten Island shore with people who wanted 10
get close view of the vessel which had worsted
the Spanish Terror. All small boats were. how
ever. invited to keep at n distance from the
cruiser
The only Information which could be obtained
In regard to the 81. Pauls fight with the Terror
was through The ST PaG War budget a
paper published on board the vessel. II IL
edited by James White and William G. Meek.
and printed by Frederick c. Zinn. members Of
the crew. and It gives interesting news Of what
the St. Paul has been doing since she left New
York on June \. n litia moro than three weeks
ago. The 81 Paurs great exploit on the trip
was the disabling Of the Spanish torpedo-boat
destroyer Terror of the harhor of san Juan.
s.,vft lli - ".
the account OF II occupies the first place on the
first page.
MISTAKEN FOR THE ST. LOUIS
When the cruiser Isabel II came out 81 the
harbor Of san Iuan at about noon on June -.
covering the Terror which with her. from
sight the Spaniards thought that the American
warship was tho St. Louis. which had been
there n short time before and was known ~
have n small armament and not the 81. Paul
In the expectation # seeing fine prize brought
into port. the Spaniards gathered in great crowds
along the harbor wall
The engagement lasted n little more than nall
an hour during which the ~. Paul fired ABOUT
100 shots. three II them hitting the Terror. put
ting hole through her. smashing one OF her
engines killing the chief engineer and another
man. taking Of the legs OF n third. and wouhc
ing five others SO badly was the Terror IN
jured that small vessels were dashed TO her siies
10 prevent her from sinking. while tugb'a'
toNed her ir Following Is the account 81 the
fight given in THE budget
We came If the port on the 22d. the weather
was fair. the trade wind blowing iresh rom
the eastward. and raising somewhat or sea
At about t. 80 O'Clock no thrf-cl cruiser
Isabel II came out and. stoaHing under IN"
MORO until she waa ahrenst II the ba'tetlsS,
began edgIng out toward ~. firing AT such I"hk
lsr ghr'- zero irfNrfiiFt ~ " !
purpose evidently was - rut IA vim NJ, ~
the batteries We took bat ltti" notice 81 hef.
lying stil. and occasionally s"udi"g Ia our 'afs'S'
shell at her to Try the ranse.
HEADED FOR TIE ST. PAUL
soon af,crward she dropped - 'he westward
and the torpedo. boat destroyer Terror. or 1t may
have been her s!stcr.ship the Furor, was sighted
stcainii.g along shore under the batteries. cap
tain sigshec watched her tor awhile and worked
along with her. IN order - separate hcr from
the cruiser and keep her In the trough Of the
sca ~ she came f0r VS. she then cir'i"d 7" ger
NJ speed and headed for ~. Nrlng s'fhsn' ~
FAR ~ direction went hui her SHOTS ie" shot'
When within range o.! our guns IN" H.sl'n,
..cnntrucuc. firing VAS made. ana ioI s'''l''
minutes we let IS our sthrhoard battery ht M
inc smells striking al around h"r rms h'"pI"
her she turned her h.uad-Gc - uH ana h'r III y
e,nn ceased She then h.adca IN shore. to tho
southwark and westward. gong SLOW An" -
yas evident 10 all on board mat sHe Was 'IlP
rlCi trifiluT VOL 10 y ara ~ t''' mum
entran g. on h" Moro All" iAShed so'n" S't
nails 10 th, shore and an"r~ari Tug came ""'
and toved her into tn" hnrh"T
All this tine the cruiser VAS Uiltg Az uS, a",,
como - her snois and those ~ the Terror yell
,rc,tv close The cruiser followed IN" Ierr'r
iack toward th- port. and soon arerwarh w'S
TONED by a gunb)at. and ne t"" st'tii''i M
,he batteries - the eastward. hut Wh'h nv
{, PAM making an in~horc turn. seemed 20 p@
Going for them they returned TO the harhof
and We saW 10 more Of them
Though the action with the Terror Is men
toned first. q was one Of the last Incidents ~
Tho cruise. ON Sunday she was relieved 10y IN"
Yosemite witch took her place in hIockaHihs
san Juan. while she proceeded to Mole ~.
Nicholas wherr she got her orders 10 p'"''e"
to Ncv-York The health ~ the ere" "' 'h'
{, Dan, which numbers four hundred and sixty
men. exclusive Of officers. Is excellent not ''s
~ serious Illness being reported. Tn" men say
that the weather has been hot In west I"n'a''
waters.
Two SPANISH MINES on BOARD.
Tho (, PAM has tw Spanish marine mines
80 ,,or, ubicb ,,ore caught in the Marblehead
,,,orouor IN Guantar nmo Bay. The men say
,ho, tho marines landed at Camp McCaha hah
- hard ,,,,o from lack Of food. that though the
,,.ripos had themselves raised S..n' TOT pe''''
tood than hardtack and for ice. no supp! H"'P
had arrived when the st PAU was 'as' ''o'''
who, tho g, Paul left New-York on June =
o,,or goino, ~ Mole St Nicholas. she joined Al
r,irol e,,,nson's feet off Santiago ana TOOK
rort IN ,be hombardment at Guantanamo Day
hor orr.ctive work being 20 scatter spanish
cavalry which had gathered on the bank OF II
r,vsr onntving into che bay. after the maj he-
feat ~ the Spanish 10y the marines on the l''h'
Eollowing is the account given in THE budget
~ tho borntardnent Of Fort Cayo del Toro ana
the part the St. Paul took In II:
During the heat of the battle "generai quar-
,.re, we're sounded on the St Paul bohy OF
SPANISH cavalry had been sighted nurcnihs
ainno the shore a solid shot from our AFTER
Inch gun In charge ~ Ensign Poweison'
roarhed the cavalry and scattered them. Lieu
tenant Commander briggs then took the Tor.
nrd MORT Uotchkiss and sent some not
s,urr, after the stragslers. In the mean