The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-07-09
AUXILIARY GuaB0ATS
HAVE A HOT TIME
Attack Three Times Their Number
nj ManzaniIlo and Make
Record.
SINK TWO SPANISH euaBoATs
Compel a Troopship to Run Ashore
and Dump it
Cargo.
SINK TWO SPANISH GuNBoaTs
Compel a Troopship to Run Ashore
GO INTO The PROTECTED HaRBoR
Hornet. Hist and W%ompntuck Go
Into the BAY, Fight Nine Yes
sells aud the Forts and
Come Away Happy.

New York. July "A dispatch to
the Herald from off Santiago, via
Playa del Este, July >. says:
"Three vessels of Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet have just returned from an nd
%venturous expedition to Manzanillo,
during which they sunk two Spanish
gunhoats, one sloop and II r%nntoon,
disabled a Spanish torpedo boat, con-
%sidcrably damaged several OF the cn-
elny's gunboat and compelled the
commander of a troop ship TO run her
toward the shore.
"Onc of the admiraI's vessels, the
Hist, was struck eleven times, and an
other, the Hornet, was disabled by n
shell which hi. her main steam pipe.
She was towed out of danger by the
Wompatuck.
Admiral Sampson sent the Hist, tie
Hornet and the Wompanck to Man
zanillo to destroy four Spanish gun
boats which the admiral had been in
formed were lying in that harbor. IN
stead of finding only that array of
fighting craft the American vessels en-
countered, in crescent formation, nine
vessels, including a torpedo boat and
n cruiser.
They also found themselves fanllcd
by land batteries mud armed pontoons,
while Il lively battery of field artillery
was in position on the water front to
aid in making warm the reception OF
SIMPSONS vessels.
In addition to this formidable dis
play the Spaniards showed several
guns in the fort on the hill, while the
shore for two miles were lined with
soldiers, who maintained IL fierce
fusiladc.
undannted by this formidable array
the three little American vessels
steamed into the harbor and began an
attack. Their fire was returned by the
! Spanish vessels, and for two hours a
hot fight waged. Shots repeatedly
went straight from the guns of eacl,
combatant, doing much damage when
they struck.
Struck tho Hist Eleven Times.
During the engagement the Hist
was made the main target for the
Spanish gtnners, who showed greater
adcptncss in their aim than have the
Spanish gunncrs stationed in the forts
along the coast. They succeeded in
hitting the Hist eleven times, but the
plucky little craft withstood the heavy
fire CALAMITY. Again and again she
ran close 10 the cnemy's yesscla. per-
~sistently refusing to draw AWAY be-
cause CT the accuracy of the Spanish
aim. But for the accident to the Hor-
net the American vessels would not
have withdrawn from the scene after
fighting two hours. When the fight
was hottest Il shell went %scurrying in
The direction of the Hornet, striking
the main s%tcampipe of that vessel,
scattering ovcr the main deck and do
ing considerable damage. AS soon as
the Hist and Wompatuck discovered
that the Hornet was disabled their
captains decided that it would be use
less to fight longer against such a SUI
perior enemy. Accordingly the Wom-
patuck FASTENED to the rescue of the
Hornet, the Hist meantime Keeping
up its sharpest fire. After the Wom-
patsck had succeeded in getting II line
on the Hornet she steamed out to sea
with the disabled vessel in tow. The
Hist followed close after pouring shot
Mt the enemy until out of range. Dur
ing the engagement the American YES
sells succeeded in sinking one of the
Spanish g1inboats, II sloop and one
Eontoon, disabled the encmy's torpedo
boat, did much 'damnge to several of
the gunboats in the harbor and made
d marked impression on the Spanish
land batteries. They also discovered
the Purisimn Conception and two
large transports lying in the larbar.
AS if this was not enough excitement
for one small auxiliary cruiser, the
Hist roked her nose into Negucia bay
and discovered u Spanish gunboat ~
ing there. She Immediately opened
fire on the Spaniard, which taken so
completely by surprise, replied feehly
and inaccnrately. She was sunk by
the Hist in ten minutes.
The Hist subsequently had another
exciting experience with a shin laden
with Spanish troops and again The
little fighter came out with new lau-
rels. She discovered the troopship
some distance out from shore aud
promptly challenged her. The ship
did not stop when the Hist fired a shot
across her bow; instead, her capttin
sent her towards shore.
The captain of the Hist knew that
he could take his little craft just as
far in shore as the Spaniards could go
with the troopship. So he started in
hot pursuit after the larger vessel. lie
could not capture the ship. but he
drove her aground. Without attempts
ing to save their vessel the Spaniards
scrambled ashore and disappeared in
the woods.