Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-10-27

csya We were advancing in the d.
rection Of tho viscaya when she also
seemed 10 have given up the intention
10 ram and turned 10 the westward. II
then became apparent. As we were
steering on diAmetrically opposite
courses. that the original plan had failed
and that the Spanish fiees had succeed.
cd in passing the battleship line.
"A new feature Of the fight became
Immediately apparent. Captain Cook
gave the order 20 por, helm. | did not.
should have done IL in second. ]
saw the ships head swinging very rap
idly and asked him whether his holm
was hard aport and he replied that ii
was aport or hard apoft. think he
said hard ap0rt. never saw the star.
bard side Of the Texas a, all We were
never across her bow. never was az
her port side aud she never approached
any position that was within 600 yards
Of the Brooklyn. She never entered in
10 my head at all as menace or dan.
ger. We passed completely around the
circle.
"The last range that was given was
100 yards aud the fact Of the nearness
Of that ship (the second Spanish ship
impressed itself upon my mind because
could see with the nnked eye, men
running over her turrets. her super
structure deck and observed the day.
light between their legs as they ran.
During the turn Mr.. Hodgson very prop
erly made some allusion TO the outlook.
perhaps for the Texas. do not recall
what i, was. but there was never any
colloquy Of any character. between
Hodgson and myself
Before we turned. the leading ship
was abeam or little abaft and when
turned about she was ahead Of Us; tina,
Il, ON the starboard bow aud all four
ships and the forts were firing az the
same time and from that moment. the
following 10 OF rs minutes were the
most furious part Of this eutire combat.
The roar Of projcctiles was one Of the
things than can be heard only once in =
lifetime and then never forgotten. It
appeared nc that moment that all four
Of those ships were at work upon the
Brooklyn, aud up to the moment Of
turning. 20 far as we could perceive
there was not the slightest evidence
that they had ever been injured. AT
that moment felt that we were alone
and perhaps have most OF the fight upon
ourselves, because did not know then
that that the battleships could possibly
keep up their speed Bat said 70 Capt.
Cook we must stay with this crowd. l
had not an idea that we would escape.
OF course. II they could have shot a.
well as our people did. they certainly
would have got Us
when we had completely turned
around l saw the Oregon breaking
through the smoke on the starboard
quarter of the flagship. had hoisted
the signal % close up and then follow
the Gag. feeling that a new disposition
was necessary The Brooklyn and the
Oregon were firing in manner had
never seen before. never before real
ized what rapid sun fire was. Both
ships were at the time a sheet of fame.
"SO0n affcr that saw that the lead.
ing ship was evidently battered hard.
She Jagged astern. saw smoke COM
ing ou; Of her ports and out OF her
matches and the fact that impressed It,
self upon me was that the columns were
going straight up in the air.
II said to Captain Cook, we have got
one Keep the boys below informed Of
all the movements, they cannot see and
they ought TO know and he did 50
throughout the action Every few mo-
meuts messages were sent below 20 the
men that were answered often with
cheers which we could hear through
tho ventilators. shortly after I saw "a
ship ON Ere. the Jquendo. She started
Immediately in shore. leaving the vis-
caya and the Colon. The viscaya took
leading position ON the bow and l
thought for little while she would out
foot rs.
"Ihe Colon worked in shore and the
time between the dropping out Of action
OF those two ships until the Viscaya
tunned in shore was perhaps SOminutes,
during which she was abreast Of the
Brooklyn and Oregon, she was 2iO1
yards away in most excellent target
range and n marine stationed in the top
reported that he did not sec any Of the
shots Of the Brooklyn and the Oregon
hitting the water 80 imagined they
were striking the ship"
Admiral Schley then told with feeling
OF the death of Ellis. who was the stad.
imeter expert.
Returning from this chase Admiral
Schley told OF passing the Iowa whom
he was hailed by Captain Evans, who
informed him that Admiral Cervera
was ON board and would like very much
20 see him. Admiral Schley said that
he then went aboard the Iowa. having
In the meantime directed his men not
20 cheer as he did not think IL would be
4 r 10 oxult over foe who had