The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-05

to Mariel was to prevent work on new
Notifications and to destroy those already
made, as was done at Matanzas, but ap-
parently It was only 10 reconnoiter This
harbor StiIl. it may be well to locate Ma
riel on the map. for one OF the officers has
just said that we shall hear OF Mariel
many times before the war is over.
Later. $50 p. m.-The New York passed
the harbor OF Cabanas. which opens in
the island a few miles west OF Mariel. at
o'clock AS she lay of the harbor there
was a distant rattle OF volley firing 20 the
left. It appeared to come from group
OF buildings on a hill that at one time
formed part OF the centrale Of the Count
de la Runlan. who owns the sugar planta-
ton of La Herradura. or the horseshoe. as
1t is called on account OF the way the land
curves around the fresh water lake which
lies east of Cabanas harbor. The firing
continued for some minutes but II sounded
so futile. so inadequate, and so imperti-
nent that those on the deck OF the flag
ship gazed shoreward in establishment
and no onI moved to reply. But as It grew
louder and bolder. an officer said:
THAT should be answered"
AS he spoke a stoker leaning out OF the
hatch of the Porter griiny and sweating
and black. toog his pipe from between his
teeth and laughed. We could hear his
laugh across the water. 1t was sublime
IN its irony. Il was perhaps the best an
swer that anyone could have made, but
still continuous volley firing isn't 20 be
taken only as a Joke, and 50 the four
inch guns in the stern were run out AID
turned on the horseshoe.
II was an III chosen name for that
building under the circumstances. as was
Buena Ventura for that first prize OF this
war OF '9S. The deck arose as suddenly
as an elevator when il rises with Jerk.
the four-lnch gun was brought in front
Of the horseshoe and exploded sboveits
roof. 1t was just at sunset, and with II
the sky was blazing with gridron Of red
and gold. In a momen, the four-inch gun
OF the Ieaden coiorsd flag ship hurled on,
flashes OF fame and coulds OF hot smoke
and volleys that shook the leaves OF the
palms and echoed among the hills Of
Cuba.
on the decks and superstructurs n the
turrets and on the flying bridges. the blue
jackets and marines crowded the decks 70
drop on each others shoulders. pserinE
into the fading light They whispered
and chuckled together as each shell struck
home as though they were seated In the
gallery at a play. for there had been TO
general call 70 quarters. II was only a bit
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