Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-22

received orders from the admiral to
pfucclu 90 once 10 Guantanamo.
"Iucsdly. June Z. $3.50 ~. m.--Arrivcd
Al tunntluumu, found Mnrhlfhand and
Yankee waiting Tor u.s. We led the way
into the har1ur. feeling our way with
the lead; Matblehead and Yankee fol-
lowing, nll three ships fring from both
sides until reaching shallow water.
Then Matblchrld and Yankee. being
~ an inch lcs draurht passed ua and
feeling their way around the point and
In range Of The fort ana gunboats.
opened their batteries with fuli force.
b-inch guns telling every time for all
they were worth.
In the meantime the st. Louis kent
up n constant Gre with her G-pnundfra
the object being Co cut the cable run
Ming 10 santiago tnld friends ~ May -
when the MarblUha8d had gained the
point Inside the h3rh0r her shcifs svt
fire to some works and in n very short
time the whole village WIS In q hiagH
Tho ~. Louis. in position. lowered
her grnpplcH over Htdrhonrd side and
steamer slowly across the harhlr In
very short time the grnpncl caught
tho cable. which was successfully
hauled IN n boat at =. M, and cut
ana destroyed
"The 81. Louis ihon steamed across
the hnrhlr, GRAPHING f0r the cable rum
ming from Guantanamo Co Mole 81
Nicholas. Haiti About n quarter 10
seven n cheer came from Inc fore
castle head. The second cable wna
hauled IN sight making the st. Louis
third success. cutting two cables IN one
day under IRE. After cutting the second
cable Capt. Goodrich wished Can't
NcCulln, of tn N1rhiahoad and capt
BrOwns0n ~ the Yankee. good hyc
aud the 81 Louis started on a mission
~ her own.
Thursday. June e.-Crulslnr m
Mnrant Point. Jamaica. $50 a. M.
sighted steamer; bore down ON her.
put HcnrrhlIrhts 10 bear ON her and
whom ahp1m fired two guns one aHtorn
and one forward. meaning that she
must ho1vo 90. Read her name dis
tinctly Twlrkonh1m ~ London the
prize we were looking Tor laden with
coal Tor The spanish fleet She came 10
~ once. We lowered our boat and I'm
rlgn Payne ana o. boats crew and nix
marines boarded her and brought the
captain M board. Ho gave CAPT Good
I rich Go understand that NJ WINS laden
With coal consigned 10 himself. IN his
own name Tor any port IN the West
lndloH, which wns his best market. Ho
made the best case he could for hiH
owners. hut could not ioll satisfactorily
| who hlH owners were. Interrogation re-
| colvrd shows The coal was put on board
! on Spanish account and fnr the Meet
now locked M IN Santiago hnfh0r
/ therefore h. could not yet the cnrrn to
them He won't into Martinique and saw
the Spanish admiral. who. no doubt
wanted him tO land ana sell the coal.
I This the French authorities would not
/ allow. Tho he sailed fur Jamaica. In
/ tondus 90 land them thore. thus. We
! were here 10 Intercept him which we
. have done and nut n prize Grow on
| board consisting ~ Ensign Payne.
. Midsh'rmnn Goodrich. two engineers
Flv frHmen. slN sailors and six marines.
1 nm armed 90 tho Tooth. with inHtrur-
/ lions tu keep IN company with NE ~
/ Santiago 10 report the case 10 Admiral
. Sampson.
! Ensign PAYNE said TINT h. found nm
/ holrd 70 Spanish officer cant. Goodrich
| virnniiHd back search him fof pa
] pnrr thrn c1unnr him
"ThH captain ~ tho steamer com
/ cDni0d this fact In that case iho shin
win hH cunnsrnfed NJ well ns the cnr-
rn. This ia greet streak 81 good luck
mr. the ~. Louis Since helng In conn
| mission she cut mo cable m Porto
| Rico. m Haiti e7nflnrn. and rhc has
now secured this prize"
New Method Of rrrs"r,atson ~ Meats.
New York. June 2i.=A special o. the
| Times from Washington HnyHi oliver
/ X. Hughes. consul ~ Sunuohsrg. Ger