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

COdSJ anu DioW away idnilyj fSNSoi-
ing geysers about the ships where
the Spanish shells from the cruisers
and the MORO tore the water.
A ship emerged from the harbor.
1t was the Vizcaya, coming at full
speed, smoke curling over her bow
AS she took her course to the west
ward and brought her bow guns in
to play,
Behind hei came the Infanta
Maria Teresa and Spain's two
much. dreaded torpedo boat de-
stroyers, perhaps 200 yards apart
The Maria Teresa was received
with a terrific storm of shells.
Smashed and on fire,she was beach
ed close to the Moro.
The Iowa steamed for time for
ward with the Oquendo. And the
Indiana did the same with the
VIzcaya, but as the fight thus NOV
ed eastward 1t became clear that
the Americans were willing that
the Spanish ships would run far
enough from the MORO to lose the
aid of the guns there, and in 20
minutes this was done.
This was bit of strategy which
was developed under fire and which
was accepted at once by all the
a merican ships without orders.
In fact, the smoke often made it
impossible
TO SEE THE SIGNALS
Which Commodore Schley was
making from the Brooklyn, so tre-
mendous was the firing all along
the line.
Both the Oquendo and the Viz
caya were sometimes within a
thousand yards of the Indiana. The
range varied. but as a rule it was
short and extremely deadly. Never
theless, the high speed and thick
armOr of their class stood the
Spanish in good stead as they fol-
lowed the path of honor marked
out by Admiral Cervera.
Three quarters Of an hour after
the action began it was evident
that the Spanish had many guns
disabled, and would have to sur
render.
There were terrible casualties or
the enemy's ships.
AS the smoke cleared little, ONE
could see the Spanish flagship, hel
port broadside spouting smoke, still
holding onto the westward.
The Texas and the M Massachusetts
joined the Indiana and Iowa. Tht
Oquendo and the Vizcaya huggeC
the shcre and steamed after Ger
vera, pledged with him to defea
and death.
Shells burst on the deck of tn,
Spanish cruisers at short intervals
Often they were on fire, but agail
and again they
EXITING UISHED THE FLAMES
And manned again and again th,
guns from which they had beel
driven.
The green coast on their star
board side smoked with the shell
which flew over them, and crashing
sounds heard amid the thunder O
great rifles told of armor-piercinI
shells driven into and through
their protected sides. Still the
} fired. Their shots fell about tn
Indiana and Iowa thickly.
The Golden Rod was clos
enough to see all that the thicI
smoke did not hide. She was to
close sometimes for comfort.
could not see that our battle ship
were hit. No doubt they were, bu
it seemed that none of their gun
were silenced, so terrific continue
their fire.
Once free of the Moro batter
range, 1 slipped the Golden Ro
abreast of
THE SPANISH DESTROYERS
, To sec what would be the fate {
the Gloucester. Lieutenant Con
mander Wainwright, like Nelson
seemed to have blind eye. If h
were signaled to pull out he Tt
mained with his siX-pounders to d
3 work which was heroic and astor
ishing.
At one time the Gloucester we
beiug fired at by the Vizcaya, bot
torpedo boat destroyers and th
/ MORO battery. That she was ne
q sunk and that she had enough me
left to work her guns was marve
, Gus.
She lay close in to where tn
Vizcaya came out and ran alon
. parallel, firing at the cruisers fierc,
, ly in proportion to her size, as di
, the Indiana and the Iowa.