Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-07-12
GRAPHIC STORY.
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the awning on the quarter ueeh'
ing to the bridge, he said;
Raise the signal to the ileet. ana
turnfng to Capt. Cook, who stood Heat
he said: Clear the snip FOR aclion.
Then he went forward and TOOK Ms
place on little platform OF Wood run
ming on the outside of the coming tow
en- which had been built for him. ne
was dressed in blue trousers, Dlacn
alpaca jacket and the regulation cap
without the broad band Of gold brald
The men, with yell, went to theil
guns, and the rapidly preliminary Or
ders We're given.
Schley. glass in hand, watched the
first ship turn out and saw her start
for the west. Still he gave no signal
ID fire or move The Oregon opened
with her 13-inch shells and the lndl-
ana and Texas followed. But tne
range was a long one. Still the BROOK
lyn waited. But down below the coal
was being forced into the furnace.
every boiler was being worked and
every gun made ready to fire. Schiey
wanted To know which was they were
all going or whether they would scat
ter.
In the meantime the oregon began -
turn TO the west and the Texas hal
moved in closer ana was damaging the
leading ship. the Infanta Maria Ter
esa.
They are all coming west. sir"
shouted Lieut.. Sears. Just then the
western batteries opened up Full
speed ahead, open fire. shouted the
commodore Fire deliberately ana
don't waste shot he added. and the
orderlcs carried the word To the tur-
rets. In an instant the Brooklyn's ter
rife S-inch and 5-inch batteries on her
port side opened and the cruiser head
ed for a point in front Of the first
escaping ship. firing at and receiving
the fire from two Of them.
Then Commodore SChey saw that
the nist ship was coming out from the
shore. headed directly for the Brooklyn
with the evident intention Of ramming
hcr A clever manouevre was here ac-
complshed Hard aport with your
helm shouted Schley, and the cruiser
began TO go around. the smoke com
ing from her tunnels in huge volumes.
Quickly she turned and quickly her
big steel ram was pointed at the first
ship The Infanta Maria Teresa had
to work inshure to avoid being
.ammel The shells Of the Texas and
oregon. with the terrible storms of
shell from the Brooklyn HAD done their
work and smoke began 70 pour from
her decks. In the meantime the con-
verted yacht Gloucester could be seen
with the help of the Iowa destroying
the two torpedo boat destroyers that
had followed tho last ship out.
At ~ o'clock the entire Cape Verde
squadron was outside the harbor and
going westward The Iowa ana the
indiana could not keep up the pace,
but the oregon was coming across 10
the assisetance Of the Brooklyn which
at 1905 was engaging the first three
ships, the Infanta Maria Teresa, the
Cristnhal Colon and the NiZcaya. At
l0l1 tho Spanish ships had all CON
cenuatcd their shots on the Brooklyn
and she was in perfect rain of shells.
most Of which went over her.
Standing in this hail Of she'll Com
modore chley asked young man
named Elis. who stood near him with
a stedimeter. What is the distance to
the Ni2caya?"
The man took the observation "T|en-
( ty-two hundred yards, sir. ne sa'd, ana
there was q whistle. followed by a splash
aS his heal was literally torn from his
shoulders by ain N-inch shell
4 "Too bad, said Commodore Schley a
The body fell AZ h'S feet; and then WIZ
his glasses to MS eyes, ne added: the
hrst snip Is done Tor. She Is running
ashore.
! The Maria Teresa was running her nos.
/ on the beach ana in an instant was q
mass Of flames. The brooklyn was or-
dered TO concentrate her hre on the Ami
rantc oqucndo. ana with the oregon
assistance, in 10 minutes more the oqueh-
K DO was sent ashore a burning WrccK' pul
a short distance from santiago
/ The Iowa IN the meantime h3i sums
one torpr"" h"at destroyer dnd M othe'
one had neth driven ashore ny me Chou
I ceSieT's terrillc rapid ire.
I At W.i9 the Brooklyn turned her atteA-
/ tion 70 the NizcAya. ihe NrlSt"HIl t'I'i
having passed the atttr ana No" prihA
IN the lead wei up the coast NJ the TINS
( the only NeNSriS ih 5lAht from ihN BF'"N-
/ lNn were the oregon ABOUT I'2 mlit'
/ aStern. ana the IrNtS. ABOUT mNr'
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