The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-13

q. Brsok.yn. ard was The frs, 70 observe
tee moving smoke Al sbe entrance o. the
hareo-.
rs not that szssoks usoTfngy' he said to
Ire lookout. ard snsr q nssnu'e's 'nspec-
t.oa with the long ssass. dropped II exes;-
ecIy and fairly yelled:
--Thsres q dig sip coming cut OF the
hzFsor E.r.'
Hodgson, who ~ particularly cool
rssu. looked once himself and then. grasp
ing the mega ps4oae. shouted:
AFTER bridge there. Tel the commodore
ths en.ny's feet s. coming out"
schiey Gets Resdy for Action.
csxsanodcrs schiey was sitting under the
bridge. he sa.e:
ARs.se the signal 20 the feet and turn
Ing 70 Capt. Cook. who stood near. lie
hC.ear tire saip FOR action"
Then he v enf forward and teak his place
Oh = iitls platform running along the
outside Of the coming tower. which had
beer built for him. TIE men. with . ye.l.
vent 20 their guns. ard the rapid prelim-
thAxy orders were given. Schiey. gisss IN
hand, watched tae first ship turn cut and
saw her S.art for The west Sill he gave
10 signal to fire or 10 move. The Oregon
opened with her i2-snch guns and the In
diana and Texas followed suit. But the
range was . long one.
SO, sha Brooklyn waited. Down below
the coat ws4 being forced into the fur
mace, every boiler wss being worked and
every gun made ready 10 Ere In the
nsean Tine, TIE Oregon Began to turn 70 the
west end The Texas had moved in closer
and was damaging the leading ship. the
Insenta Maria Teresa.
ed Lieut.. Sears
"f'u.i srsed ahead. open FIRE" shouted
the commodore Fire deliberately and
don't waste "a shot" ne added.
His orderly carried the word 10 the tur-
rstA N instant the BrookIyn's terrific
4 and 6.irsch batteries on her port eide
opened ana the cruiser headed for point
Ia from. q the ffr..t escaping ship. fringl
aud receiving the fire from two OF them.
Then Commodore Sohiey saw that the first
ship wae coming oat from the shore
headed directly for the Brooklyn. with
tho evident Intention Of ramning her
Hard Aport with your helm" shouted
Schley. and the cruiser began to 20 around.
the smoke coming from her tunnels in big
v6itxneA. Quickly she turned and quickly
her Dig steel ram was pointing at the first
ship. The lnfania Maria Teresa had to
work In shore to avoid being rammed The
sbeias Of the Texas and Oregon. with the
terrible sform OF shell from tas Brooklyn
had done their work and the smoke be-
gsh To appear pouring from her decks.
The Drooklyn Engages Them All.
At 10 O'Clock the entire Cape Verde
squadron Wa Outside the harbor and 60
tn4 rapidly westward. Tae Iowa and the
Indiana could not keep Up the pace. but
the Oregon was coming across TO the
uAM R.Asx 4 IT,
was engaging the frs, three ships. the In
fanta Maria Teresa. Crlstobal Colon and
the vizosya
At io:i the Spanish ships had all con-
cesatrssec thsar shots at the Brooklyn and
she was IN q perfect rain Of shells most
OF which went over her. Standing In this
hall Of shells. Commodore Schlsy asked 6
young man naiaed Ellis, who stood near.
him with a etadirne,er:
What y stas distance to the vlzraya*'
The Man took the observation. Tween
ty-two hundred yards STR" he said and
fhsre was "a whistle. followed by splash
~ his head was literally torn fran his
shoulders ny an s-ineh shell
TOO bad" said Commodore SohIey, a.
the body fell at his feet. and then. with
lis glass to his eyes. ho added 1.-The first
shtp IL done for: she II running ashore"
Tho Maria Teresa was running her nose
on the beach. and In an instant was A mass
Of flames The Brooklyn was ordered to
concentrate her FIRE OH the Almfranie
Oauendc. and with the Oregons Assist
ance. In ten minutes more the Oquen1o
was sent ashore burning. The Iowa. In
thu meantime. had sunk one torpedo boa.
destroyer and the other che had been driy-
en- back by tbs Gloucester's RAPID are
The Viscaya Pierced Like n sieve.
h.
tson 10 the vtzcaya. the Cristobai Colon
having passed the latter and now being
In The lead well up the coast. Al this time
the only yesseAs III sight from the Brook
Nn were the Oregon. about a mile and
hslf astern. and the Texas. about three
sniiss asssern. AZ fo.sa the Vzcnya was
raked fors and sft. clear along her gun
deok. BY an S-inch shell from the Brook
lyn. Another one, A minute after. explod-
cd IN her snrerstruetare with terrific force
killing eighty people Che WAS on FIRE and
a. los she Was headed FOR the beach at
Aossraderoa, where sae went ashore The
Brooklyn did not stop. but went on the
chase after the Crtstnhai Colon. the Ore
Eon eio~lna rapidly up ana following her
The other vassels az this time were frosn
six 10 eight miles behind ADMIRAL Samp-
epns flagship the New York was not in
sight AT II Is tho BROOKLYN. slightly in
surca ny the Spanish sheTs. stopped rrlrx
ana The ehase began. rhe men came on
ceek ana began 10 cheer never needing
tia whistle os the aran ssh shells They
cheefed for Schlcy and Clark ana the Or
egon. and the oFegon's, naen returned the
cheer. The chase VAS In ftlll force AT II Ss
The Color. At r Distance or ave miles
hussed the shore. bat Schlev ordered the
Oregon 10 follow her. and thrn with ,hs
breehitn. be uata n straight course for
CAPE Crus. around which she would have
% STEER nn a lnng desour - get awav
IN an hour Tire brooklyn had xafrea ar
pr~aisssiy, and 50 haa ths oregon. nna
Cornno>'ofs sehley sigua9ei - the Oregon
% try one % those is-snch railroad trains
on her
There was a terrible roar a.. me mig 81 ell
w"nt nv 'hs tiraok(yn ana struck .he wa
t~r ofse ssterH 81 The colon Pour miles
away. Another nae tried which reached
th- mark. arc theFe was great cAeersr.
Then Tire Rrookls-r opened her sorwar.,
AMI @'arbcari S-tnch guna. snA one aher
vas seen - ro Through the Cotton At the
tor ~ sgr srmnre4 BELT
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