Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-26
The Killing of Ellis.

He was struck about Il feet from
where | was standing. His brains and
blood were thrown over a great many
people, and some of it reached me.
He Immediately fell of course, to the
deck, and it was a shocking sight to
men who had never seen such things
before. Lieutenant McCauley and
DR.. Devalin got down, or, rather, they
were standing between me and the
tower. They picked up the body and
carried it to the side. | just hap
pened to see them through this open
ing and called out to them not to
throw that body overheard; that
thought that one who had fallen 50
CALAMITY deserved to be buried as
Christian. His body was laid under
the lee of the forward turret and COW
erd with blanket and there kept un-
til after the battle.
Just before the Viscaya turned to
run ashore she put her helm astar-
board, apparently starting out for the
Brooklyn or the Oregon, | don't re-
member which, and evidently at that
moment got very severe wound, for
| saw quite an explosion under her
bow, and in moment afterward she
put helm hard apart, turning inshore,
smoke coming from all of her matches
Il thought she was going to capsize.
she had such a tremendous list to
port Just then | saw shell strike
her that appeared to me to rake her
fore and aft, and l thought to myself
she would sink in deep water, so
told the signal officer to signal to the
Texas to look out for her men and to
save, but the Texas was too far
astern to receive the message.
made the remark at the time, how
ever, Philip is always sensible; he
needs no instructions about such
things During this part of the fight
l noticed that all of the signal hal
yards OF my ship were cut, | think,
possibly with one exception. One OF
the speed cones we had hoisted was
cut and came very near stirling me.
1t came down in front of mesend went
overheard. After the Viscaya had
turned in afire, her colors down. the
Colon edged inshore and appeared to
be following the contour of the coast
and | thought at that time, looking
astern and observing what had hap.
pened to her consorts, that she was
seeking the best place she could find
in order to end the matter at once
From Assaderos, which was behind
some 10 miles west of the harbor If
Santiago TO the point Rio Tarquino,
is perhaps about 80 miles, so | said
to Captain Cook, Cease fire and make
the signal. | also told Captain Cook
to let his men come out of the turret
into the cooler air and get something
to eat and to hurry up his men below.
think | went into the battle tower
myself at that time and sang out to
the men below that we had got all OF
them except one and that | thought
they could be depended upon to catch
that other vessel / heard a good deal
OF mefriment and rejoicing. | went
back to. the bridge and soon realized
that they we're doing their best. There
was a jingle to the rails and a vibra
ton to the vessel but | perceived
that the motions of the ships were
sluggish. | suggested to Captain
Cook that we possibly had some com.
partments filled. He sent the carpen-
ter down, and it developed that one
OF the after compartments had filled
with water, which we thought was
due to the fact that we had received
some injury below the water line.
The carpenter, as well as the captain
thought it unwise to examine the
compartment until we could get into
smoother water where we could pos
siDly handle il much more readily.
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