The age-herald., 1901-10-26

WOrkeQ lnSnofe, ana the I1fne between the dropping out of action of those two ships until the Viscaya turned inshore was perhaps thirty minutes, during which she was abreast of the Brooklyn and the Oregon. She was 2400 yards away In most excellent target range, and ma rine stationed In the top reported that he did not see any of the shots of the Brook lyn and the Oregon hitting the water. So imagined they were striking the ship. Ellis, who was an expert with the stadi- meter, reported to me that the Spanish ships were maintaining the same range, but I thought my eye was a little more sensitive, and I said No, they are evil dently gaining He went from me the second time and that Is the last l saw of him alive. In performing this magnifi- cent duty he lost his life. He was struck about ten feet from where I was stand- ing. Some of his brains and blood were thrown over me. He immediately fell, of course, to the deck. Lieutenant McCau- ley and Dr. Devalin picked up the body and carried it to the side. called out to them not to throw that body overheard; that I thought one who had fallen so gallantly deserved to be buried as a Christian.
 "Just before the Viscaya turned to run ashore she put her helm astarboard tack apparently starting out for the Brooklyn or the Oregon. I don't remember which, and evidently at that moment got very severe wound, for I saw quite an explo- sion under her bow, and in moment af- terward she put her helm hard aport, turning in shore, smoke coming from all her matches.
 T thought she was going to capsize, she had such tremendous list to port Just then I saw shell strike her that ap- peared to me to rake her fore and aft, and I thought to myself she would sink In deep water. During this part of the fight I noticed that all of the signal hal yards of my ship were cut I think with possibly one exception. One of the speed near striking me. It come down in front of me and went over.
 After the Viscaya had turned in a ire her colors down, the Colon edged in shore and appeared to be following the con- tour of the coast and I thought that at that time, looking astern and observing what had happened to her consorts, that she was seeking the best place she could find in order to end the matter at once. From Assaderes, which was behind some sixteen miles west of the harbor of Sam tiago to the point Rio Tarquino, is per- haps about thirty miles, so said to Cap tain Cook, Cease firing and make the signal I also told Captain Cook to let his men come out of the turrets into the cooler air and get something to eat and to hurry up his men below. I think l 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 I thought they could be depended up- on to catch that other vessel. I head a good deal of merriment and rejoicing. I went back to the bridge and soon realized that they were doing their best, but I perceived that the motions of the ship were sluggish. It developed that one of the aft compartments had filled with wa ter, which we thought was due to the fact that we had received some injury below the water line. The ships speed came up with some rapidity and toward l2 o'clock 1t was very apparent that we were gaining upon the chase We were pointing for Tarquino Point under Cane Cruz at the point extending to the south ward.
 Head of the Colon,
 My idea was that in steering that course, 1T the Colon kept up her course she would be obliged to come out, I then said 1 would get up a lot of extra am munition so that when she came out into close quarters it would be a question of but few minutes before we knocked her out AS we were going out to head her off, l signaled to Captain Clark to open fire with his 13-fnch guns. Captain Clark has testified that he did not receive it and l always had been under the impression, until heard him say otherwise that that order had been transmitted. I don't think the Oregon was further astern than 800 yards. About 12:50 we tried the 13-inch and the S-inch guns on her. Several of them fell short but I remember that one of the Oregon's 13-inch shots passed en- tirely over the Colon and that one of the S-inch shots of the Brooklyn passed over her also. The position of the Colon being directly under the fire of the two ships there was no question in the mind of the captain of the Colon that it would be fatal I think he did exactly. right. A sacrifice of life would have been unnec-. essary, so he fired a gun to the leeward and hauled his flag down and ran on the bar at the mouth of Rio Tarquino. sig naled at once to cease firing; that the enemy had surrendered. We steamed into positoin of a thousand yards arriv- ing in the vicinity of the Colon at 80. When this surrender took place I nat urally felt interested in the vessels that were following. I was then on the bridge and with the glasses saw three vessels astern. I could see the masts of two l could see only the smoke of the third one. we ioWereu the DOat ana captain Cook went aboard. He said to me, Com modore. what are the terms of sur render?
 T said to him, Unconditional. Those are matters that the commander-in-c chief must arrange. We can only receive an unconditional surrender At o'clock and twenty-three minutes about, the New York came up. I made my signal to her that 1t was glorious day for our coun- rlA Qa d rr< au T rAx1f nx. board to pay my respects. After I had stated to the commander r-in-chief the in- cidents and events of the battle, in a hurried way, a group of officers asked for details of this battle and I rehearsed them in nasty way. Chaplain Boyce of the New York said, Commodore, your work is not over yet. The Resolute has just arrived. Captain Eaton reports that there Is Spanish battleship on the coast and the admiral wants to see you. found Captain Clark in the presence of the commander-in-chief. AS soon as he men tioned to me to take the Oregon and go eastward and meet this ship must say felt some delight because thought that after the admirable work of the squadron on that day and the part that the Brook lyn and Oregon had in 1t, there was noth- ing that carried Spanish colors that we should have hesitated to meet"
 After this story of the battle told by the senior officer. who had participated in 1t, the vast audience, which had lis- tened for an hour in almost breathless quiet, appeared to shift about slightly and then to settle down for the remainder of the narrative. The admiral told of the pursuit of the strange vessel, how he had met the Vixen and been informed 1t was the battleship Pelayo, and how, when 1t was ultimately run down, 1t proved to he tbe Austrian crfiiaer Merfa Toroua