Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

Iowa. lSsSs
| Some OIL the officers who accompanied
the wounded soldiers on the trip north
give interesting accounts of the fight
| ing around Santiago
| ! VAS standing near Captain Caprou
ana Hamilton Fish," said a corporal to
| the Daily Press reporter lasf night
ana saw them shot down. They were
| with the Rough Riders and ran into
am ambuscade. though they had been
warned OF the danger. Captain Cap
ron and Hamilton Fish We're sE,t
While leading a charge If it had ROT
been Tor the negro cavalry the Rough
Riders would have been eNterminate;i
am not a negro lover. My father
fought with Moshy's Rangers and 81
was born IN the South. but the negroes
saved that fight. and the day will come
when General Shafter viii give them
credit for their bravery. -
! Are the Rough Riders fighters?
Those fellows never know when
they are licked. and there are no Drawer
men IN me regiment than Colonel Wood
ana Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt ~ IS
The corporal was in the fight at Ell
Cancy and is regular. In speaking
Of i, he said:
That was the hottest fight 1 ever
cSpcct TO see. When We made Sthc
chtrSe tn" SpaniardS rained Mau.er
bullets at us. moving down men like
blades of grass. ~
TO the rear!' our officers shouted
but our men shouted:
TO HI with the rear! To the
'front.' 6fIl Z! -
The officers Went to the rear, but we
stayed at the front. Our companyf.vas
then in command of the second lser-
seant. the other officers having left us,
and yet | see those officers have been
recommended for promotion a
The corporal said that after a hard
tnrDllsrh h.a r1n
Il number of dead Spaniards.
Was looking for conn., he said
but only got forty cents. Afteryards
heard they had been paid off in cigar
attes' -, 19Se=''4'
The supply ship Resolute. in 5com-
lnand "f Captain J. C. Eaton, arrived
here yesterday from Santiago 81 On
he morning Admiral Cervera made
the daring attempt to escape from the
Cuban harbor, the Resolute was lying
to get the signal that. the Spanish ships
wer. making for the sea. we were
sitting in the forecastle smoking said
a gunn"rs mate. land l saw smoke
curling above the hills. We gave the.
alarm and In a few minutes the Maria
Teresa was coming down the channel
at full speed. The Iowa was the first
TO respond. She sent two 13-inch5s shells
straight at the Spaniard. and for the
next hour there was hi around there
admiral Sampson was fifteen miles
away holding a conference withsC Cen
eral Shafter and we put out al full
speed to notify him.
The remainder OF the story is best
told BY ENSIGN Frank II. Silvers.sof the
Resnlute. He said: en- g
When the Maria. Teresa was first
seen coming out of the harbor, lowing.
To the 1istance.sit was thar 9Th Il ksa,he IA;
tug boat. but almost instantly two re-
nnrts in rapid succession from the
loWas 13-inch guns told the story. The
men made run for the hatchways and
awnings We're down. the ships made
fast from stem to stern, decks cleared
for action and every gun manned prop
erly. The Spanish ships came out
samely and the fore guns OF the Maria
Teresa and vizcaya were splitting fire
like the eyes Of seTpents. ms they came
from between the deep cliffs of the mar
row channel.
THE first shot fired from the Maria
Teresa went high of its mark, cleared
he Indiana. and fell within twenty feet
II the Starboard quarter of the Reso-
lutte. which. having on a full cargo of
ammunition and carrying no guns, i'm
m"Giately crowded on all steam east
ward. to get out of range of the guns.
heavy fire was directed toward the
sss"lute. as over twenty shots fell
within forty feet of her. eight of which
were ll-inch shells from the Vizcaya.
However. fortune seemed to favor her.
and with n feet pair OF heels. and the
hone in her teeth. she showed a clear
wake, and was soon out of danger.
THE Iowa was the first to go into the
fight. closely followed by the other yes
sells. \ terrific fire was centered on the
brooklyn from the very start. the Ma
ria Teresa apparently centering ali her
nrcrcies in that direction and attempt
ad 20 ram her. However, they did not
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