The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-08

| three Spanish vessels and IL seemed that
! a uTpehd9d upon US to knock them out.
~ 5hNt time the smoke was so dense +
| WniU nor see anything and | supposed that
the New York being away, the BrookIyn
was stcamlng ahead OF the slower vessels.
iiN ss{epped ont OF the coming tower aud
stsrboard quartery looked In that dlrec.
I,39 ana saw the heavy bow OF a ship and
mtM Ihat must he the Massac husettsF
Iie salt; No; II could not be the Massachu.
seits she has gone 10 Guantanamo.' i
marked, God bless Che Oregon IA
wen. / anu very glad to SEQ her. Thc
usfogoe was at that time about, / should
starboard quarter at fun speed.
- We continued In THAT position until tho
hrooklyns speed began e. Increase as wa
got up steam and probably drew n little
| farther ahead of the Oregon. She never
ms that close to us again IA remember.
me Oqucpdo very shortly fell out anCR
| weut ashore, The Colon gradually dreva
ahead and also went inshore | rememher
very well the time that the vlscaya blan-
| keied her from our tlre. This chase was
continued in that direction until when on
| Accerauderas the Niscaya ported her helm
and ran ashore. the Colon ut this timg
hnd gained eneetl and yyas in e6orn 7 s,,n
pose some seven miles. After passing tho
Nlsea}a we Steamed ahcad and ceased Ar
"'Ihe men were allowed to como out Of
the tWrets one at time to get n breathing
spell although Of course all guns were
WNnnod nnd everything ready, hut the gain
ing upon the Colon was very slow; In fact
gle rnlnp1 nnnprpntlv On us This u.n,,
nhoui u.I5 when tto VIsravo stnoI 10
for Acccrouderas The chase was contn-
ucd then after the Colon. I know IL muNr
be six or seven miles nwny untI Nvs grad
uatIv hppnn TO pain | rrne,nbcr M cr,,
time telling Commodoro ScbInv tbnt n ,vng
within about 1900 yards and NV recoI.
lection is be told some one TO signal the
OREGON tn try ono az nor 'rnIirnnd Trims:
AZ anyy rate. shortly afftcrward me tbc oregon
fred one Of her ia-lncl shells which feii
short Then we tried with eight inch shells
aud they foil short Tli, Oregon was sic.
mailing To us the fall y ,ur shells ana va
signalcd to her the (, Of her shells.
we continued occasionally to Are. tho
guns aud We our eight inch guns / reniem.
! ber seeing one Of tlf thirteen inch shelly
one Of our esbtlnob sb"l,s snnare MIN 9 fef
inshore Of the Colon At that time The
olon ported her helm hard nport.' Pre-
! NlonsF 70 nus enc had ported her helm
snnt e OF Wic'' appa dri seGS i SOFT
| spol on suoe' nnel nted ler zee guns anu
nnnled down her nag. ! pulled our my
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