The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-10-31

paasea into position. We had some dif-
hruIiy in gettihE out boat On account
of the steam beiha turned on e.e INC
cranes having bven struck. Tht9 wefo
more nr less lammed We steamed into
position of . thousand yards. J remefa. y.
scr ajAtihctly Capt. Cook asking y We
should siow up. : said NO; conunes
IN" We arrived In the vicinity oi tne
hauled her cn.nfr down { did not ihink
she was over four miles from az. VIC
were running then IN thr neigh0orheoa q, 9i
fifteen knots. when this nurrenast Wssn ,.a
vcsseir that were following, I mas then
OF the bridge, and with EiAsscs fdw ~
three vessels aE,crn, ] could sec w, W.
Tim ~ ,hs q 'hirs wp one I'VE W lowered the boat.
and Cant Cock went aboard, He Eala "
me- "commpdere. what are the terms
ma 10 hin unconditional Those are
matters that the conimander-in.enleE
must orange. We can cnly receive an uh-
conditional surrender ..,,,
a. tao uclurh end 2 fnlNn'es, hosut. ~.
the New York cane ~ ! had rlnae ~. w,
mails 90 her ! think she ives quiie hali ah
hour IN answering one or them ~ eouisse.
thrfE was not very much nrr"F nhlss ..
signal tu her that q was a glorious 1ay
for oar country. and ~ sonu Aa copla !
went on board % pay my ,e@psset-, -,
thr mcaniimr Capl Cook who y, haa " ~ ,n
-.
make his report and went on board INC
NnErhip When hc returned took ths
boat and wtnt m hoard uitself khttc
rgrurted HuhHtaniinlly what no ~ ts,,is ~
a hurried way After having stated lheHl
IL ifH tufnmanhrr-ln-Ch Erpup OF
officfrs Who were standing on the opPo-
site sldr caIfis up 10 me and asked me
IN efY,,Tse every byfy was sntercHted-fo
tho details Of this Battle, ana ] rene1rEea
them so hasly way. Chsp!aln ts'sss, .c..,,,. "
the ArN York. came w nna Mha. NV.
R-soiu,e has lust arrived Capt Eaton
reports that there y . spgniEn hatlie.
ghip on the coast and the admiral wants
ta sec YOU" I went over and thhfe
fonnd capt Clarke in the presence of
tba rCur1auher-in.chief | made some
sneEeatlhh 90 him about huisting the nag
on the Celon,. and said that ! was rfe-
marcel. N he had not come up. TO have
sent force ~ fifty or sixty men. meohan-
,os and marines on bgnrd ~ take pos
ncaslon 70 avoid anything hke-fay IN
uresainn h that I used the words 'nlnn-
ksving with hoe" I said that because
they were throwing something oyefboard.
" whirh. nftprward proved 20 be breecn
hiocks and thought that thsre mlgh.
h. r1me possibility " iniuring hsi piping
below. wnunding her and 10 on. ~ soon
us ha mentioned to me- 70 take the ,lrr-
ruu und So eastward ana msri thia shin,
" bit0 had boon seen hy the Wrsnlutc 7
must .l, I folt some little delight he
1ausc I thought that after the udmirahs
work of the squadron on mat aay, hno
the part thgt the brooklyn and OREGON
had IN i there WAS nothing that car
risd spanish rul0rH that We should have
beFItHitt 20 moot
Nr.r ih.s story NJ the battle. told by
me senior 0iHc,r who had participated IN
fur IN hour lU almost hrCl thlrss pulri,
npu.FrrH tu Hhisi about slightly, aud then
tn settle down for the remainder ut the
,a admiral told W tho pursuit ~ ihe
utr.Itvp vessel huN un had met the Ni.en
and been informed % was tho btlilFfhlp
lYIHfu ana how. when ~ was ultimately
run down Il proved io BE the Austrian
,r,u~rv Maria rsTrsH. which WIS bound
for FHutitrr tu carry away uruirAlH be-
faro ths city WIZ attacked 10y the Amcrt-
L,iufrlng from this chlsc Admiral
EchIry told ~ passing the Iowa. when he
van tnpat 10y Capt Evans who Informed
linn hnt Admiral 'trycfa was on board
uiral RrhI.g stld that he then went On
lu,lu the Iowa. having IN thr meantime
directed hls men not ~ cheer. ~ hr dil
uU' think ~ would be proper % "Euli
over Zoe who had fought aud behaved
-u Euilautiy
YSdnd lie F. lui-h admiral greatly 30:
irrtrl. raid tho witness. I said to him !
know h. had lost everything clnthin~ as
wcU rs moury and I informed him that
my wardrobe no wei ~ my purse. 1H far
as ,la, would 20 wa. a biz ,,s5,l seryi"' .,,s
,l,t,kcd him fn- hia COURTS . sayiur no.
hud h yer met sailor who was NOT a
Gentleman. tut declined tho pruffcr, only
tsltnr tp ht allowed tu send dispatch
To hir ruyrrnm ni announcing IN" fate ~
hir ruurdruu
I tvid him thrrr would be- uo objection
Co. thai whatever gHId the witurHs, and
thai tho admiral rHd closing his ulrra-
tly,. ln.urrszirrlv ended M" battle NJ tho
'hitd DIV Uf Iuiy lsH
I w.l.h To- add he continued that VIA
very much Impressed uu thHi dnE with
the fact That the officers and ~, mon VII"
Wrr. co. Ea=el I'm that atruUrir fulfilled in
ala, yrfy hIEusH' and IN the yrrF npbleHt
degree lhr traditions Of th" American
navy"