Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-12

ships chrOnicler says It took just Il
minutes to send them TO the bottom.
The explosion which settled the FurOr
is credited 10 Il shell fired by the Ore
gon, one of the 6 inch missiles from
the secondary battery.
After the first triumph of the day,
one to which the guns of the oregon
contributed not a little, the great bat
tleship rushed on toward the fleeing
cruisers. She got within 1000 yards
of the Teresa and opened on her just
as she made the beach and lay high
and dry upon it, all afame. The flag
was defiantly flying upon the Teresa,
and the Oregon raked her sayagely as
she passed on after the Oquendo.
Captain Clark's attack upon the
Oquendo has been called a charge. The
ships historian so classes it and ex-
plains by saying that the battleship
opened Oh the Spaniard with the for
ward guns and all the guns OF the
starboard battery. The Oquendo and
Vizcaya were in line, and the Colon
was passing them on the inside. The
Oquendo was farthest out, and the
Oregon closed in to within 900 yards,
and after u minutes of the hottest fire
imaginable. every man and officer on
the battleship fighting as though al
depended upon his effort. the Span
lard was on FIRE Her course was
changed TO the shore. and the Oregon
passed on. intent upon the chase, rak-
ing the burning ship as she had done
the Teresa. This second victim was
terribly cut up. and 1t is said that the
shell which finished her was one from
the Oregon's Is inch guns. We've
settled anotherI Look out for the
restr' shouted Captain Clark from the
10 inch turret, evoking cheers and
AYE. aver from the crew above and
below.
When the Oquendo gave up, the Viz
caya was two miles ahead of the Ore
gon and the Brooklyn steaming neck
and neck with the pride of Cervera's
fleet. Schley's signal to the fleet to
close up was passed down the line by
the Oregon, and she responded to the
call by opening on the Vizcaya with
her forward guns and increasing her
speed. The Oregon was within 5000
yards Of the Fizcaya when the Span
lard made the well known movement
of turning offshore as if to ram the
Brooklyn. The Brooklyn received the
full fire of the Vizcaya's forward guns,
while her port batteries greeted the
Oregon's intrepid advance. AS the
Spaniard stood broadside across the
Oregon's bow she was fine target
and in a few minutes 13 inch shell
struck her amidships. Volumes of
steam and smoke arose from the DOOM
ed ship. The Oregon's fire was dou-
bled, and as the smoke cleared from
caya had turned about and was ruiz
ming for shore like her consorts.
Captain Clark still stood by the Is
inch guns. and as the change of course
brought the Vizcaya upon the Oregon's
port bow he exclaimed to the battery |
captain: There's your chance! There's |
your chancew At that close range the |
Id iucU gum SiSiteu a"iui udNoc upon
the Vizcaya, and she hauled down her
colors u escape punishment. The |
hea West armored and best appointed |
ship of Cervera's squadron, the Nizca
ya, was the saddest wreck of the four. |
When she gave up the fight and turn
cd inshore, Commodore Schley's flag
ship hoisted the signal We'll done,
Oregon" The Brooklyn had been. in
the Nizcsya fight. teo, but she was out
claSsed and some of the naval officers
think, would have been defeated by
the combined power of the Spanish
fleet had she been left 10 bear the
battle alone. Captain Clark says he
thinks that the Nizcaya as well rs the
Colon might have escaped but for the