The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-16

was headed at the time. should saw
70 the westwarl Of nortn not or her
regular heading. which was ahout
northeast by north. The engines had
peen started by the time | got on deck
ana she was gaining way and swing.
ing toward the enemy. The first YES.
gel, which proved to be the Gapsbin
MARIA Teresa, came out. She was III.
fectly on our bearing from The en-.
trance to the port.
As the snip swung toward the ra
.esa she swung slowly around. 70 M.
th' teresa appeared 10 not hold an /,
'Aac'ls steady course and the helm Of I
our snip was eased one way or the
olh'r to Keep our ram pointing toward |
the teresa. The Teresa shortly turn
ca squarely toward the westward and |
Us sue 0id so ! got a view Of the next /
ship following in her wake.
The second ship passed In the {
wake OF the first and | said to the I
commodore that ii looked as if the sec.
ohd one was going to try and ram us.
lie, think. assented. At any rate the
brooklyn was held toward her and she
appeared 10 me TO be uncertain in her
course. The Brooklyn was handled by |
u" captain and Quar'ermaster She
| turned after she had passed To tho
| southwark 81 the Teresa wake and
| followed her ana then il VA generally |
! remarked they We're an going to Try
aud escape 10 the westward.
The Reason for the Loop"
Inst about the time the Niscava
turned Woman Ellis. who was a train
a observer with the stadimeter. came
10 M en- the platform and said that
/ his stadimeter showed 900 yards to the
| Niseaga. ! Immediately took an es
| p"cial look at the Niscaya With that in
| mind. AID my jndgmen; confirmed the
s'aa!meter. | said 10 the commodore:
i think We are about our tactical ii.
amei.r from that ship now and he
said i think so. too or we are. Then
the order was. hard aport. | am not
| positiv. who gave that order. ! think
Il. commodore said. hard aport, and
| Captain Cook said. ii is apori. The
| helm was kept aport and the ship
swung rapidly on her turning circle.
| When the order was given. hard
| apori | looked al the next vessel in
our neet-thc Texas-and in my judg-
ment We were completely clear OF her
and as We turned We passed well clear
Of her. After the turn was completed
We found ourselves abreast or perhaps
a little aha.t the beam Of the leading
Spanish ship. with a slowly conyerg-
ing course toward the leading ship.
TIE smoke al this time was very
dense. IN, there were two ships In
plain sight and occasionally "" could
/ - xf hn
aftcr.ar,l the smoke lifted 10 the rear
and | saw the Oregon coming toward
rs and also rot q momentary glimpse
| Of the remainder Of our fleet and the
| whole Spanish feet | saw the tor
pedo boats and | sent one oi the com
noiore's orderlies 10 the after guns
Ia notify them that they might look
out At that time saw the Vixen on
our port side. which gave me ieeilhs
OF satisfaction that she would also
protect Ms from torpedo attack ne
course Of the battle was continued on
these lines with varying distances II
Is nv impression We hcid VT.
!, straight course. The navigator Was
irving 10 maintain this course 70 Keep
our guns TO bear 10 the best rahse
After about 10 10 90 minutes We were
very hotly engaged with THESE th'ee
vessels. The Oregon was astern OF Us
and the Texas astern OF her. me Nis
caya began 10 blaze up. flames would
: rise and subsde and she turned III 10
| ward shore. Shortly. previous TO this
r she had made what appeared TO us.
change in her helm. SO as TO bring hei
p out toward the Brooklyn.
1 ATTEMPT 20 Ram the Brooklyn.
81, was taken by us to mean an at
tempt 10 ram us. The broohlsh i,e''
was handled 10 give the snip sae,
toward her. This she di". INN"
:. twice. when We were engaged oi 'n'
heam nf the Niscaya. the 'o'on ia.
passed inside OF the NlS'a!a' III ~
I'm, gradually drawing away W. w
were increasing our speea a. '"p.",.
,e the fires could be forced ana ai'el
,he Viscaya had gone IN, we coh''h"''
:, the chase after the Colon.
after we began to gam on ."e w
In, ,ho commodore directed liie -,
con "a try her guns al her. Iheh 'h'
nraeon and BROOKLYN fired deiinera'e
=. q, tho Colon. After our hre sh' ne
q "a wayer in toward the shore Sn
; al occasionally at us. rather rap,'' :
NJ first. and then II pecal'' ,;n,
y sho vas close into shore AZ 'hai '''n
II ana @ ~ 1:15 hauled down her nag:
When Mr.. Scars had concina,n y,
q ,as.,intion OF the battle MT ha. ~
n as assea him IL Commodore Schley nh' ~,
siven him a dispatch TO be sen. .. ~ =" y
le -, 5erartment. making i'po''
't na'y nav y,attlc, witness replied in the a a.
81 nn,,,,tixe Admiral Dewey .ne' i'm
d r. his dispatch had been sen, ana !. ha ha
'e ,nfarmed by Mr.. Rayner ina, II na
'e not been forwarded to the nep'' ,hn 1n'' % n
's although IL had been taken 70 ,hat ~" =
u an"o az oaice. The court decided ,la' u !,
N ~. dispatch had not reacheu 'ne y
II a,,ment ,n II could not appear. ,ao
"a pa,a',.n ronlv 10 question Commanue
~ sai1 M he had been with comm
NJ Iara Schlcy in five engaseln'' - IN
n . .a,a he was then asked a. c ~ an ~
"earjng ,o,' Of that officer under "'' "
replied: n mo was model fo
IN ,hnd, worthy Of emula',oh a. - :"
~, NJ M any "o'' Under fire his faculties, y
ID @ mas possible. seemed to De .,an o'n", a. an
:, Was Wa p IN his possession than al "a"
" other time. ,oplv conducto