The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-10
DESTROYER FORCED BACK.
FUTILE NIGHT ATTACK MADE BY \
SPANISH BOAT.
D~sSI, Fire From the New orleans
and other Vessels Checks Its
Progr~.s-Two Loaded Torredoes

9yoEygsgat.8 fsss, 6E the Associated Press.
OFF SANTIAGO. June eyla Kingston.
June e p--The fITlag - the seE T0-k and
New Orleans. briefly reported last night,
was directed against q Spanish TORPEDO
boat destroyer. probably the FaFor- The
caara-tsr q rae vessel Was not definitely
kaown untli the usxf day when me ter
g-edo F<3at Porter found tso loaded tor
ye4sss s0asiax ~ s8OFE. neither o. taeE1
hae beea dsrasrged. One sank. Dai the
ether wam hauled on hoAfd The Porter IL
exactly ftsea tas description d The tor
feaosz carried b. the F'!uton and F'BTor.
II 10 hssslesed the Tor sslo Dast destroyer
escaped she was seen ny the New OF-
leans sFhen too FAR to DO ans damage. and
tns. heavy gun fire must have driven Der
back.
Taa daring attempt OF the span.aTds.
which was fortunately frustrated BY the
vigilance If the New Orleans look 5sl;. IS
this first instance Of SIS Kind since the
beg nujng of the war ~ seen from the
flagship thu scene was brilliantly dramat-
Sc The New York was lying several uiles
20 the cast Of Moro castle. The New or
Jeans her staFaosEd ode close In
shore. ready H. p0ance upon any craft
that might attempt 20 steam cut under
the shadow 81 the hills.
shortly after 10 o'c.ock the New Orleans
flashed her private signal. IL WAS an
ufes eolgred lights spTsug UP IL tina dark
Tess from the New Orleans deck. They
sIgnaied that the enemy was IL sight.
little later she burned another c6iore1
igat- This meant that a hostile torpedo
beat was approaching, although later Capt
Foiger, OF the New Orleans. was not cer-
tan whether this vas correct Instantly
the Semi-etrc.e Of bicexadiHg chips flashed
EIght signals. For six or seven miles east
sad west of the hartor. they twinklet
brilliantly IL the darkness and then went
out. simultaneously q fash OF ire shot
from the New Orleans sides.
On board the fagsaif men and officers
had scrambled out Of their hunks and
hammocks In response 10 the call general
quarters" They stood IN groups on deck
around the guns watching the short sharp
Games which showed the activity OF the
New Orleans rapld~ire battery. The flag
ship was then TOO far away 10 hear the
sound OF the fire or see rs object. The
New Orleans kept her brilliant search
lights playing In ali directions. and other
ships near her did the same
On the decks OF the New York the ma
r.res were crouched down .,serlng into the
darkness. with their rifles on Their knees.
Watching for the sailors most dreaded
enemy. the torpedo boat. The lookouts
were tn every conceivable SPOT, and guns
wefe trained In the direction where the
New Orleans seemed 10 be- firing Every
now and again sparks and red fire flew up
In the distance, marking the explosion of
shells Many persons then thought they
were exploding on the torpedo boat. but to-
day II Is believed they found Their mark
on shore
The moon. which had been hidden be-
hind the clouds came out at about II
O'Clock. The New York was then steer
ing az fniI speed toward tho shore to head
or IL possible the retreat of the enemy
into the hafbor The evoiutions had 10 he
carried or with great care TO AVOID getting
In line Of iire from tlie other American
ships The searcaIlghts played frequently
ana private signals burned brightly A
dim object like a small boat enveopef In
smoke was seen on the port beam from the
signal bridge, and Ensign Murley report
al 10 Capt. Chad~tck.
a torpedo boat one poem. forward OF
ihs port beam, sir. headed this way"
Capt. Chadwick with Rear Admiral
sar1p@on. vas on the forward bridge. Be
fore shot was fred from the faeshtp
tais curious looking object disappeared II
must have been two or three miles away
from he New York and the same distance
from tina New Orleans
TIE Oregon. grim and hg. crossed the
New fork's bow In the direction that the
torpedo boat WAS reported The torpe,lo
boat was stiil headed fog shore When \
mite away and close - Moro castle an
Object was seeu against the Gifts II Was
Thought 20 be "a torpedo boat and tho
New foFk's forward eigat-inch suna bell
lowed ou' making a hideogs noise Il, th.
quie, night lighting up the crowded decks
and filling the air with bright smoke on
shore few sparks close "a a dark object
showed where the shells struck. The four
inch and Elk FOUNDER guns followed suit
and Tor few minutes "A sharp fire VAS
kefs no. The boom o. the Oregon h{,
guns was twice heard 10 the eastward.
Cease firinE'' was then sounded
After careful watch ne New York
steamed back - her etasian. and the men
went back 70 their hagnsnnrks There had
eseh no firms from the forts ana accounts
diner as to whether The torpedo boat dia
or AKA not fre. Az any rate. 10 damage
wes done
Capt Folger reported that - had sight
81 small stearur. perhaps a eunh0at
that sire had faiies In answer The private
ssrea,s. and ,hat he had drea 90 her Ro
believed she hal ESCAPED along M bea n
or had been destroyed, hc could nat tell
which
That endea the n'gai's experience r. was
uot Until the Porter found .he terpa,loaz
that The danger ~ .ast nights affair n-aS
f"lly realized. THE Porter VIA steanssnr
two miles from ~heTe aal Neu 70 tAc .aS,.
NtFd ~ A@TN castle. ShFn TWO farurs'oas
w~re seen floating oa tae water t,rz4st,
Gill's Jumped overheard and swan around
them, We trift "a unssrew the war rrsn
h"t sc torpedo jt<~'f turned t.,s easitv IN
'es water Tie returned - tire Porter er4
comm arsi@r Fremont Hna'tv got .,a ~
'he torpfdass ~ }oai4 vhe other sunk
a. % VAS EetffnS II 50. ,-osur1r1lr Fre.
mont then brought The ttrfs~t'a alongside
tAe New York II VAS SO fourteen s.,.-s,
Whitshes3 - modern irskv. aas v-,,rte
aheat StsV ft was .u perfect ,>,rtlyl,-
sui had AJAX af o0v sA.r. struck g. NAL.
= r6ste3 r. woult aavo eNr'o.r,l ana f.r-
haps sank sse ships
Is b noss'h~ ira .hare verr 1.rs...t.,
hasfs oat is~t oisGf although .,~,s .-. g.
believed 'a have appeared erywhrrr near
ouv ships
TIE Sd. ssy ct Spanish tr~t.-,'. tssa; E.,-
strcycr 20 set cat from the hat}es- is NEE
'es&rssa Is a sian sHa' gre Nsvr.rflt- f....
80 e'>gketf tEe rharre> tcaHl7x s-s, 9.
Torpedo beat @estres~rS sssw - FE.ft.
Watee A@3 7sse So .{;tte erstu tast r. wtz
seafce.y expected ',.e s.HA-rs - tac Ntx-
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