Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-28

I GERS, were IlOSt SltGLF dllI COILS J-CttlLc
in every detail of duty. contributing to
the accurate firing OF this ship in her
part of the great victory of your forces.
The officers of the medical, pay and
, engineer and marine corps responded to
every demand of the occasion and were
fearless in exposing themselves The
warrant officers, Boatswain William l.
Hill Carpenter G.. II. Warford and
! Gunner 2 T. Applegate were every
where exposed, in watching for damage
reports Of which were promptly convey
ed TO me
1 have never il my life served with a
braver better or worthier crew than
that of the Brooklyn. During the com
BAT, lasting from 9:3j until 1:15 ?. N.
much Of the time under fire. they never
tagged for a moment and were appar
emily undisturbed by the storm Of pro
/ jectiles passing ahead, astern and over
the ship.
The result Of the engagement was the
destruction of the Spanish squadron and
the capture of the admiral and some
1900 to l, 800 prisoners, with the loss Of
several hundred killed, estimated by
| Admiral Ceryera at 800 men.
The casualties on board this ship
were G. H Ellis, chief yeoman, killed :
J Burns, fireman, first class. severely
wounded The marks and stars show
that the ship was struck about % times,
and she bears in all Al scars as the re
suit of her participation in the great
victory Of your force on July 3. 1893.
The speed cone haIliards were shot ava Y
and nearly all the signal halliards. The
ensign at the main was so shattered
that in hauling il down at the close Of
the action it fell in pieces.
| congratulate you most sincerely up
on this great victory to the squadron
under your command, and l am glad
that l had an opportunity to contribute
! in the least TO victory that seems big
enough for all Of us.
I have the honor to transmit here
with the report Of the commanding Off
Ger and drawing in profile of the ship,
showing the location of hits and scars;
also a memorandum expended and the
amount to fill her allowance.
Since reaching this place and holding
conversation with several of the cap
tains, Captain Eulate, of the ViZcaya,
and the second in command of the Co
lon, Commander Contreras. have learn
! ed that the Spanish admirals scheme
! to concentrate all fire for while on the
Brooklyn, and the Vizcaya to ram her,
in hopes that if they could destroy her
| the chance of escape would be increased
as it was supposed she was the swiftest
ship of your squadron. This explains
the heavy fire mentioned and the Viz
caya's action in the earlier movements
eff the engagement. The execution of
this purpose was promptly defeated by
| the fact that all the ships of the squad
| ron advanced into close range and open
ed an irresistibly furious and terrific
fire upon the enemy's squadron as 1t
was coming out of the harbor.
am glad to say that the injury sup
posed to be below the water line was
to a water valye being opened from
some unknown acuse and flooding the
compartment The injury to the belt
is found to be only slight and the leak
| small.
beg to enclose a list Of the officers
and crew who participated in the com
bat Of July 3, 1898 | cannot close this
report without mentioning in high
terms of praise the splendid conduct
and support of Capt G. e. Clark, Of the
Oregon Her speed was wonderful and
her accurate fire splendidly destructive.
DIR. b. II WARREN. who resigned as
Economic Zoologist of Pennsylvania
a few months ago, had an eye for the
beautiful He quit his official life ut
the Capitol on the heels Of an exposure
of some luxurious printing for the De
partment of Agriculture. Ii will be re-
membered that he was the author Of a
small pamphlet relating to the diseases
and enemies OF poultry, which was 70
popular among the farmers Of the State
that the Legislature kindly passed a
resolution authorizing its republication.
Private Secretary Beitler got hold Of the
second edition of the bulletin and was
almost paralyzed when he discovered
that il was volume of several hundred
pages. many of them highly colored and
containing plates Of birds and animals
and picturesque railroad scenery and
men in grass. hunting costumes lie
promptly called halt at the State
Printing Office until the return Of Gov
ernor Hastings, who was in California
at the time and The bill for the work,
amounting 10 almost 500 600, has not
yet been paid While this printing
scandal Is still fresh in the minds of
everybody at the Capitol another comes
to the surface. Auditor General Nc
Cauley has discovered bill for SlG 900
which the late State Printer Mr. Busch
presents for printing report Of the
Pennsylvania State College for 1896.
This report is also full Of brightly color.
ed plates relating to "A brownstone quar-
ry and the army worm and birds and
insects, each plate costing about 800.
Dr. Atherton, the president of the COZ
iege, repudiatcs the Illustrated sections
OF the report, and says that Dr. Warren
inserted them without his authority and |
knowledge, he having been in Europe at
the time the work was done The Audi
tor Gepeaal appears to think that the
Printing was done in good faith and the
whole matter hangs on whether an or
dor was properly granted by the late |
Supertendent OF Public Printing who |
approved the bill. Harrisburg Tele- |
graph.
Running the War.
Harrisburg Telegraph
Nobody said n word when he came in |
10 the room this morning. The other |
boarders at the Star boarding house |
were intent on their breakfast or seem /