The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03
Louch, Augustine & Co.

ggnaoat isa5el r. upon t3s 81 Paul. o1'-
side ~ San Juan aarDoE. jane =. isse
conserving walGA many cona4etGng ae-
counts have been published THIS vas the
ofly atgernpt made during the war 20 Iof-
pe1o 5ns o. our vessels.
Courna nsser Jackson gives the following
account 81 she occurrence. which ne OBJ
talsaeE1 from the commander Or tE4e ief-
EgT.
a. 3 a. m. on June y the lookout at
the fort sgnsles Il suspicious vessel. TIE
commander gave orders for tns Esassei IL
10 2o Qua ~ Teconu0!teF aIid TIE isFFoT
70 u ready Tor action ~ Il - tle sss%et
had come closer and the Isabel H. went
ouf Upon sighting ter the n3rtiI" cruiser
immediately aeisted ner Tag and waited
The Isabel II. opened ere Oh the foe. Ias
destroyer then received orders 70 go out
ard assist the Isabel H. The Terror.
8aiCE had Desn left by her fleet at Mar IL
nis!ue had ssot been able to- recover her
gems aaa agnFnuns ton, which during the
voyage had Ueen transferred 10 the Maria
Teresa ia order 10 make room for coal
The Terror therefore had no other weapon
than her tQFpedoeS and two o. -niiliHiet~r
guns with ammunition. The ISABEL fought
the ST Paul al distance U. from lU,s1 10
y so meters. AS the utmost range OF our
guns was only go meters, We could not
assist the Isabel 10y going Closer 10 her.
/ therefore gave orders 10 head the Terror
east 80 not 10 interfere with the isabel
firing north oG the enemy When We were
sea before Us / headed straight for the
81, Paul ar speed OF from twenty to
twenty one knots.
The enemy, who hitherto had been FIR
ing an the Isabel. now directed upon Us
tbs we'll aimed fire of both her batteries
The lover one OF which appeared to have
eight. the upper one ten TO twelve guns
Al 1900 meters We opened FIRE with our
guns in order 70 keep up the spirits or
The crew during the long interval be-
lween the beginning OF the hal! OF pro-
Jectiies and the launching OF the Iorped do
our fire was very accurate Al the first
shot We saw the shell explode on the
stern. Several other shots also HIT the
iarget and our men were Wild with JOY
We had approached 10 within LOO meters
and We're about 10 launch the torpedo
when the Terror commenced To veer to
starh0ard. ! had the helm shifted 20 port.
hat the shr kept on turning Then I
ordered the port engine stopped and stiii
the ship continued TO turn 10 staroOard
/ sheu learned that a she'll had exploded
on deck and destroyed the leads to the
steering ssar and telegraph. SO that the
vessel followed the movements Of the
crew and was ufrDAnageabe, The hand
steering gear was at once put IN opera
lion. but We passed IN. enemy at
close range. several protectIes hit US, one
bursting the telegraph on the port side.
passing into the engine room. The en-
giue room became flooded and the engine
appeared 20 have been disabled We Just
mansed TO steam into the harbor
From an inspection Of the Terror. says
Commander Jacobson, 1, appeared that
the fatal she'll ranging obliquely down
ward. had passed the ships side. torn
or steam gauge. Killed three men and
struck ths lower edge Of the ISsain etsa IN
pipe rearing Of its covering This had
detected biz she'll and il had passed out
through the stariscard side. I, was
through this hole made by the pr0igcti!e
IN passing out that the engine room had
been flooded up IL the lower edge OF the
steam cylinders, but the engines contin-
ued IL run. 50 that the Terror, though
- Peach this hayoor under her own steam
The shortest distance between the Terror
aud the -. Paul had beer so meters
The kunboat lsabel IL 81 was told by
her commander had not gone closer than
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