Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09

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she made futile effort to escape to thI
west. Closely following in her track
came the Oquendo. the Vizcaya and tn.
Cristobal Colon, all superior in armamen,
to the Brokolyn and but little inferior 10
the bulldogs of the American navy Thu
Spanards made gallant and desperate
fight, but the constant rattle of the rapid.
fire guns in main and secondary battery
aboard the enemy, combined with an ac
curacy at long and short range little shor,
Of marvellous, made the Castilian gunners
flee from their guns.
The Iowa and the Indiana being short
on steam were operating at long range
until well after the action commenced
But they closed in and by the lapse Of
half an hour were dealing deadly blows at
all but the swift Colon, which seemed IN
a fair way to glide out to the sea to the
west and make good her escape The
Oregon, with a burst of speed which has
caused naval authorities and writers t
gasp and continue gasping, set sail fol
the flying flagship, and before the Colon
gave up the fight was well up with The
chase. In to the shore turned the hag
ship of the enemy, but as she turned Cap
tain Clark's gallant vessel flew by, raka;
her as she faltered. Then she flew tls
white flag and dashed II wreck on ID;
beach.
On flew the Oregon, followed BY the
Texas, Indiana and Iowa. ali deliyerin,
hot volleys from large and small guns
The Brooklyn, ahead of her enemy, was
sending back her compliments from the
after turret, while her forward piece,
bore on the Colon, which passed inshors
of the Oquendo, just as the Oregon rakei
the flagship. AS the Oquendo veerei
inshore the Oregon passed astern
and sent compliment or two az
She headed for the Iizcaya, now hotly
engaged with the Brooklyn and Texas.
The Iowa and Indiana, coming up slower,
also beat the ship into u shapeless mass
of twisted iron aud steel. Less than
full hour of fighting and two of the es.
Gaping fleet ashore, abandoned and with
colors trailing their decks.
Nine and eleven miles from the harboI
entrance lay two of the best Of Spain;
warships-one the flagship gu,
of all semblance to vessels of their for
mer power and speed. Just ahead, bu.
under fire which nothing afloat could
sustain and remain atloat, the proud Via.
caya. commanded by the officer who had
showed her off in New York harbor about
the time of the Maine disaster. was reel
ing along hopeless but still defiant. Her
consort, the Colon, was gaining rapidly
and seemed to be about to escape, The
Nizcaya suddenly turned inshore, ran up
the white flag and her susyiying sailors
leaped into the hostile sea to avoid tho
rain of iron which was Strengthening them
in winrows
Seventeen miles of travel and less than
two hours Of fighting and three of the
mighty cruisers were gone. On swept the
Brooklyn and Oregon, the big battleshlp
now close on the quarter of the flagship
hanging grimly to the chase. Up um
bered the Indiana and Iowa and, no long,
er able to maintain the chase, turned TO
the rescue of the unfortunates. bag
broke out on the New York, now rushing
by, and Captain Taylor. on the Indiana
saw his ships number called. Then he
received signal order to return 10 DID
station off the blockade and guard the
harbor entrance. So slowly and relnc'
family he came about and dropped out Of
the fight.
Fighting Bob Evans, with the Iowa
having done as much damage as possible
while the enemy's feet existed, now turn
ed his attention to caring for the sur'N'
ors. Even while at this work the Ne"
iork, under full steam and with screws
revolving under forced draught, plungei
by on her way to get into the hight "a
the bridge was the commandments chiei,
whose orders were being 50 CALAMITY a1N
thoroughly carried out by the ships oil 'us
two squadrons in his absence. lie SEM
Taylor back, tagged Evans to care iO'
the wounded and surviving ana lnsA
raced ahead to where In the distance Nc
was able TO see pnffs of whl'e si'0As
the Oregon, and then later W
see geyser Of water beyond the hesips
Colon as thirteen-nch shell eAplou'S
on the inshore side.
Orders Were Obeyed.
But it was too late. Even AS the nee'
flagship drew near TO the chase the Coi0n
turned inshore and the last OF the eneip'
signaled submission and defeat. linen W
went the signal of Schley that the pa az,
was over and the victory won. All 'ua,
was 10 see TO the rescue .bs
Of the survivors. Three u u,
American ships had made tights "ii''
parallel in naval history.
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