The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-29
sCHI.EY'> VNFoUGHr RATTLE.
One of the Most Daring Deeds al
That Famous Date. July 3.

Henry Rarrott CehamScriin IN Chicago
Record.
Here Is an incident which shows mere
clearly than anything else insi what the
navy Is ready 70 do and how delicaaely bal
anced Is the chip on the shoulders OF our
sea lighters. When Sehley had enriched
orr history on July ana every ship IN
these waters under the royal hammer Of
CASTLE had been shattered, he was sailing
east to resume station before Santiago.
Weird came 10 him that the Pelayo. pride ~
the Spanish navy. had reached the Garth
beam and no was directed 10 engage her as
soon as found. To naval experts the sug~
gestion that a cruiser fight asat;leship ia
Insanity gone mad. hut nevertheless the
BROOKLYN started on her errand.
Near Santiago hattleship WAS sighted,
heavily ar.nore.i and turreis-i. but at such
a distance that her colors could not no dis
tiuguishea under the glass. Toward her
the Hrooklyn started. Commodore Schley
and Cant. Cook stood on the forward bridge
as the big cruiser fairly leaped forward 10
give battle.
''She Ia whte-an unusual thing in war
time said the commodore, watching the
stranger through his glass II don't believe
she Is Spanish" he remarked moment
later. and then. consulting the picture of
sister ship IN thu Pelayo. suddenly ex-
claimed: by tove, II is the Pelayo. after
ALI"
"On the signal bridge shouted Capt.
Cook. 'x,an you make out her colorsf"
NO, yet. SIR came the answer. followed
a moment after by: We have raised her
cokors. sir. and she is Spanish
Send your men TO quarters. Cook" said
the commodore. "and start an eight-inch
she'll for her when give the word.''
On went the Brooklyn. fast closing the
distance between herself and the stranger
"a big battIe~hip OF modern type and with
her flag aft--two stripes Of red on each
side Of yellow, as it appeared. and the
crown in proper place. The bugie sung
ITO quarters" ard the men. although
they had been fighting all morning, rushed
to their guns with a cheer. ION The sigma!
bridger' he called. Are you certain the
stranger s. . S5saniard?'
Certain, sir" came the reply u ca1
see her colors distinctly
The commodore had his gla sses on the
hattleship. Turning 70 the captain OF his
shin he said Cook. that fellow II rot at
quarters His guns are turned away from
ux He Is not up tn snuff watch him
closely. and the moment he sends his men
20 quarters or moves turFes. 'ef drive.
Give him everything you have. We VIII
sink him In twenty minutes. unless he gels
a shot under our belt
Just then the officer on 'he bridge report
ed that the ba'tleship was signaling with
the international code. anj soon translated
the message: This is an Austrian battle
ship
Half an hour later the commander OF the
Maria Theresa faustrian> was seated in
Commodore Schley's cabin.
IF you had sent YOUR man 20 quarters
or moved n turTet should have raked YOU.
& was a narrow escape" sa' / the eoIuInc-
dore during the conversation. Your flag
iy go like spain's. saving that Sou have a
white stripe where sAe has yellow. that Il
. hard u tell them apart ~ any consider-
able distance. and came very near letting
drive az you"
We know that" returned the Austrian.
..awa we were very mach ~ >rrieo, We
slr,,a,ed long before you 1~@ red. We
had no wish 10 he troubled. We have seen
he wrecks along the coass- But he IN
1u.r.d az he arose Il l@svP 10 y33 ssnd
curses 10 meet ba'ffe#@ips7'
The commodore smil ID AS he answel FL:
we always make n figh' with The o. ~
sh,o we have NJ hand. we never walt be-
cause W. are outrated. Ne try n win With
what we have,
You Americans ara very rama Eka be"
~ala the Aus;rian, as be wen, over the
ssAe 20 MS boat