The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-13
STORY or THE FIGHT.
schIey Did the Fighting sampson Took
the Honor.

Juragua, July 4-The battle between
the Americans and Spaniards or the
water was witnessed by the correspond
ent of the associated press from a POSI-
ton almost at the elbow of Commodore
| Schley. When the Spanish fleet was
sighted the Iowa was sailing a mile
further out than the rest Of the squad
ron. trying to fix her forward 12-inch
turret. which was out OF repair, While
the Indiana was doing me same thing
to her forward 13-inch turret. The alb
solutely available ships in the SQUADRON.
therefore. were only the Oregon, Tex as
and Brooklyn. although later both Cap
tain Evans and Captain Taylor fought
their ships.
Navigator Hodgsdon was on the
bridge of the Brooklyn and was he
first To observe the moving smoke at
the entrance TO the harbor.
us not that smoke moving?" he said
10 the lookout, and. after a minute
inspection with the long glasses. they
dropped excitedly and he fairly yelled:
There's a Spanish ship coming out Of
the harbor, sir!"
Navigator Hodgsdon looked again,
and then grasping the tube, he cried:
Tell the commodore that the Spanish
feet is coming out Of the harbor!"
Commodore Schley was sitting under
the awning on the quarterback. Going
to the bridge, he said:
RAISE the signal TO the feet and.
turning to Captain Cook. who stood
near. he said: Clear ship for ac-
tom"
Then he went forward and took his
place on a little platform running on
the outside of the coming tower, which
had been built for him..
The men. with a yell. went TO their
guns and the rapid preliminary orders
were given. Schley, glasses In hand.
watched the first ship turn out and saw
her start for the west. Still he gave no
signal TO fire or to move. Phi Oregon
opened Will her 13-inch shells and the
Indiana and Texas folloyed suit. Put
the range was a long one. Stul the
Brooklyn waited. Down below the coal
was being forced into the furnace. every
| boiler was worked and everything made
ready to fire. In the meantime the Ore
gon began TO turn TO the west and the
Texas had moved in closer and vas
damaging the leader, the Infanta Maria
Teresa.
They are all coming west. sir!"
shouted Lieutenant Sears.
Full speed. ahead; open fre!" shout
ed the commodore.
Fire deliberately and ion waste a
she'll" he added.
His orderly carried the word to the
turrets. In an instant the Brooklyn's
terrific eight-inch and fve-inch bat
teries on her port side opened and he
cruiser headed for a point in 'front.' of
the nrSt escaping snip, nTlHR ana re-
ceiving the fire OF two OF them.
Then Commodore Schley saw that the
first ship was coming out of the shore
headed directly for the Brooklyn. with
the evident intention OF ramming her.
Hard aport with your helmr'
shouted Schley. and the cruiser began
to turn around, the smoke coming out
from her tunnels In big volumes. Quick
" she turned and quickly her big steel
va ~ MA pnfnfnA nj tho first chin
The Irfanta Maria Teresa had to
work inshore to avoid being ahmed.
The shells from the Texas and Oregon,
with the terrible storm OF shell from
the Brooklyn, Rad done their work and
the smoke began to appear pouring
from her decks.
At 10 O'Clock the entire Cape Verde
squadron was outside the harhor and
going rapidly westward. The Iowa
and Indiana could not keep up the
pace, but the Oregon was coming
across to the assistance of the Brook
iyn. which at 1905 was engaging the
first three ships. the Tnfanta Maria Te-
resa, the Cristohal Colon and the Viz
caya. AT 1915 the Spanish ships had
all concentrated their shots at the
Brooklyn and she was I'm a perfect rain
Of shell. most OF which went over her.
Standing in this hail Of shells, Com
modore Schley asked a young man
named Ellis. who stood near him with
a stadimetre:
"what. is the distance TO the Viz
caya?"
The man took the observation.
twenty-five hundred yards. sir" he
said. and there was a whistle. followed
by a splash. as his head was literally
torn from his shoulders by an s-inch
shell.
TOO bad" said Commodore schley.
as the body fell at his feet, and then.
raising his glasses 10 his eyes, added;
THE first ship is done for. She is run
ming ashore"
nose on the beach, and in I'm instant
was a mass of flames. The Brooklyn
was ordered to concentrate her fire al
the Almirante Oquendo. and. with the
Oregon's assistance. in 10 minutes more
the Almirante O~quendo was sent ashore
burning
The Iowa in the meantime had sunk
one torpedo boat destroyer and the 9TH
err one had been driven back by the
rapid nre Of the Gloucester.
At 1047 the Brooklyn .urned her at
tention to the Vizcaya. the Cristobal
Colon having passed the latter and now
being in the lead wen up the coast. At
this time the only vessels In sight from
the Brooklyn were the oregon. about n
mile and n half astern. and the Texas,
about three miles astern.
At 1854 the Nizcaya was raked fore
and aft. clear along her gun deck by
an S-inch shell from the Brooklyn. An
other one. a minute after, exploded in
her superstructure with terrific force.
killing so people. She was afire. and at
1855 she was headed for the beach y:
A~cerraderos, where she went ashore.
The Brooklyn did not stop, but went IN
after the Cristohal Colon, the Oregon
closing up rapidly and following her.
The New York. Admiral SIMPSONS
flagship. was not In sight.
At Hos the Brooklyn. slightly in
iured by the Spanish shells. stoDned