The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-07-07

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Vizcaya turned a gun or two to aid
her followers.
The yacht was often completely
hidden by smoke. L could not but
wonder if she had been sunk, but
she always forged ahead, and APP
peared again buster than ever.
In 10 minutes the fire Of the de-
stroyers slackened, but, although
somo of their guns were disabled,
their machinery was all right, and
they moved on till Moro could no
longer take part in the battle.
Then the New York appeared,
hurrying on news from the Reso-
lutte that Cervera had dashed his
wedge of cruisers into the Ameri-
can fleet and was dying gloriously.
The New York was six miles
away when the destroyers saw her.
MORO thundered at Sampson as he
came within range, but the Admir-
al never needed, seeing only In the
distance the dim forms of the Viz
caya and the Oquendo.
HoPELEssLY HEMMED IN
BY circle of fire, and in the fore
ground the Gloucester, fighting two
destroyers at short range. When
the destroyers saw the flagship
they sped away from the Glouces-
ter and tried to overtake the Viz.
caya and get into shelter on hei
starboard side. If that could not be
done there ought to be chance tC
torpedo the Indiana and break
through our line to the open sea
where speed would save them, but
the Indiana steamed in shore anC
the Iowa, too, but farther away.
The Indiana's secondary battery
had the first destroyer's range anC
rained shells upon it. Splinteret
and torn but still with their steer
ing gear and machinery intact, ,botf
destroyers turned back to run fo
the mouth of the harbor and seel
safety inside, but it was too late
The fight had been carried nearl,
four miles west of the Moro ant
the New York was already past tht
harbor mouth.
The Gloucester was ready TO
them
CLOSE AT HAND.
She and the destroyers and the In
diana formed a triangle of whicl
the destroyers were the apex ant
the American fire converging wa
too fierce for human beings to with
stand.
One destroyer drifted into tn
surf of fire battered wreck an,
then crept on toward the Gloucer
ter and New York with her gun
silent and showing flag of truce
She was on fire, too, and her GREY
ran her ashore to save the lives c
those who had escaped our shells
She blew up soon after they aband
oned her.
1 was standing behind DIR. Sin
onds, of the Iowa, when the G.or
cester was in greatest peril and h
} could not help farming from tn
|, main battle to watch her heroi
{ work and shouting his hope tha
, she would not run short of ammu
milton.
, Her commanders skill and coul
, age were simply magnificent.
The Spanish Admiral was lost i
} smoke to the westward when q
1926 o'clock the Vizcaya
HOISTED A WHITE FLAG.
This was followed by the Ouuend
) going ashore with flames burstin
from her decks. The Iowa, Ind
) ana, Texas and Massachusetts, cea
ed firing, the Massachusetts goin
at once to join the Oregon and th
, Brooklyn in pounding up an
! smashing Cervera's ship.
Once headed off, the Oquend
turned into small hay four or fiy
f miles west of Santiago, where sf
: lay close to the land.
/, With an ever-weakening broat
3 side the Vizcaya followed, fir
: heading out as if to break throug
D the line of battle. The Indiana an
= Iowa closed in, and their formatio
made her escape in that directio
8 impossible. Captain Eulate the
a attempted to reach the east side
Q the bay occupied by the Oquend
t but in vain.
a With a glass / could see that I'll
: Vizcaya's bulwarks, near the ster
had been torn away. Smoke pou
g ed out where shells had explode
2 inside and she was on fire. HI,
: guns, with the exception of tho,
] forward, were out of action. HI
bow guns were still fired at inte