The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-07-12

She made q Splendld Murine pi0
she rushed eagerly by in not cisise
after the Colon. and as she shot past "s
gave Sampson cheer after cheeI' anu
cheer after cheer came back 10 US TN
as gallant crew as ever served d Sun -
fed roaring furnace.
Some of the Spanish crew had swuh 70
the beach. but finding the hostile SHORES
commanded by alert parties of CUBAN
soldiers, they fought in MAD ehueaNoi
to get aboard the ships boats rather 'n"i'
surrender to an enemy whom they hiie"
to be pitiless. Every officer ana man On
the Iowa gave clothes of some sort 70 INC
rescued sailors, and their reception mus
have taught them that the desplseo
Yankee was not the inhuman brute tllel
officers had pictured.
The paymasters stores OF the sup
we're drawn on lavishly to clothe the
Snanish officers and men, and When
after a while, they were dried ana leo.
it was interesting to note the reileI an
seemed to feel now that their long sns
pense of so many weary weeks was over
and done.
At one time the Iowa was engaged
with all the ships. single handed inc
Spanish officers tod US later that thclf
orders were to concentrate their fire on
her, and every effort must be n'ade TO
disable her as she was the
Most Dangerous Antagonist
of all awaiting them But as one of the
Spanish officers added, with fine air OF
perplexity: eve found that all the shlIs
were equally dangerous, and that, after
all was said and done, it was four ships
against four, and one of these, the Brook
Ign, was much more lightly armored ano
gunned than any of uors.
Reckoning UP the data of this memor-
able fight which it was our good fortune
to take part in, we find that:
In less than twenty-five minutes two
of their ships were wrecked.
In less than tkree-quarters of an hour
the third surrendered.
In fifty minutes from the time the first
dashing Spaniard was sighted all hands
were piped down, the guns were secured
and our boats were in the water to save
what was left of the Vizcayas crew.
At O'Clock in the afternoon of that
memorable Sunday the Iowa arrived off
the entrance to Santiago, the Gloucester
keeping company with US, after speaking
the Indiana and exchanging cheers that
made the welkin ring. When alongside
the Indiana Capt. Evans hailed his
brother-in-law, Capt. Taylor, of that ship
and told him to send Admiral Cervera
on board and he would put at his dis
posal the vacant admirals cabin Of our
ship.
The gallant but defeated sailor came
alongside in the Gloucester's boat and
was received with all the honors due his
rank and station. The full marine guard
was paraded, the bugles f1ourished a sa
Lutte and when the official salute was fin
ished the reception accorded him by the
captured officers of the Vizcaya showed
the affectionate regard with which this
fearless gentleman was held by those
who served under him.
Capt. Eulate wore the sword Capt.
Evans had refused to accept, and he
pointed to it with pathetic pride as he
told of the reception accorded him by the
IoWas captain. 1t was an affecting and
a heart-warming sight, and made a fit
ting close to a day that will be memora-
BILE for the glories it yielded to our arms
at sea.