Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-06-29
81. LOUIS CUT Cables
In Guantanamo Harbor-Suc-
cessful Graphing Work
Under Fire Of the spaniards-OGensiv
Operations OF the Marblehead and
the Yankee.

second cruiser OF this snip, once
one of the cracks" of the Amerl-
can line:
Saturday, June 4.-Short!y after
midnight we proceeded at full
speed. An alarm was signaled that
a torpedo boat was escaping. We
found later it was train running
over trestlework close to the waters
edge. Several shots were fired
from ships OF the fleet. p. NJ
Received orders from the Admiral
to proceed at once for Guantanamo;
Marblehead and Yankee to accom-
pany us. Left about II p. m. The
two latter ships orders were coun-
fernandez.
Sunday, June SIS a. mar
rived at Guantanamo; found no
Marblehead or Yankee there; re-
turned and arrived off Santiago at
9 a m. P m.-Left with dis
patches for Mole St. Nicolas.
Monday, June 6-Arrived at
Mole St. Nicolas; received dispatch
es on board and left at once for
Santiago, 14o miles; arrived at 9:2o
D. m, after being chased by torpe-
do boat Porter, her commander
taking us for a. enemy, until we
fired. Then she showed her night
signal. II:55 p. m. - Received
orders from the Admiral to proceed
at once to Guantanamo.
Tuesday, June 7.-[5:3o. al Ar
rived at Guantanamo; found Mar
blehead and Yankee waiting for
me. We led the way into the har-
Dor, Marblehead and Yankee fol-
lowing, all three ships firing from
both sides until reaching shallow
water. Then Marblehead and
Yankee, being Of an inch less
draught, passed us, and, feeling
their way around the point and in
range of the fort and gunboats,
opened their batteries with full
force, fve-inch guns telling every
time for all they were worth. In
the meantime the st. Louis kept
up a gallant fire with her six-pound-
ers. When the Marblehead had
gained the point inside the harbor
her shells set fire to some works,
and in a very short time the whole
village was in a blaze; log house on
the hill also in blaze and fell in.
The St. Louis, in position, low
cred her grapnels over starboard
side and steamed slowly across the
harbor. In very short time the
grapnel caught the cable; however,
in hauling 1t in the grapnel broke.
Then they lowered another and
commenced over again and in a
very short time the mems hopes
were realized; the cable was Crap
pied again, successfully hauled in.
cut and DESTROYED. Such hearty
cheer the officers and men gave.
The cable reached the forec astle
head at I p. m.
At this time two insurgents were
observed on the beach waving a
Cuban flag. Captain Goodrich
called for volunteer crew to man
the boats. Instantly the hands OF
the officers and crew were held up,
in some cases both hands being
held in the air, the marines all be-
ing anxious to 60. The boat was
manned by the third officer, six
men, Lieutenant Catlin and six
marines, and in less that no time
they were on shore and the two
Cubans, half-starved creatures, the
youngest a Captain in the Cuban
army, the other of the negro type,
sent by their commander, with two
others who had not reached the
beach when they left, and had been
travelling for four days in hopes of
finding the means of reaching
ship to convey the information that
he was there with his command,
and only required days notice to
be at any given point where they
might be required. We gave them
four white suits complete and
other clothing, with heaps of food,
and it was most pitiful to see the
ravenous way in which they clutch
ed and ate it. Captain McCalla
took them on board the Marblehead
and shortly afterward landed them
where we saw their two comrades
waiting for them.
The ST. Louis was graphing all
this time, steaming slowly across
the harbor for the cable running
FROM Guantanamo to Mole St.