The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-01

course. II the Colon kept W her eours'
she would be Obliged 10 come out. ! thei
seid ] would get up lot 81 extra an
rlBnition. so that when she came out Int
close quarters ~ wceid be a question 81
but few minutes before we knocked hel
out AS we were going out "a head mel
the Oregon and myself. OF u pleasins
character. Some were Official. gave
the order 20 Capt. Clarke 20 open nre witn
ned that he did not receive A. and ai'
ways had been under the impression.
until hard him say otherwise. that that
order had been transmitted. However;
We continued to advance, the Oregon and
the Brooklyn. l don't think the oregon
was further astern than 800 yards i 90
course al any time would have passed
within 500 yards OF the Brooklyn. We
Were practically and relatively at inc
Same distances: perhaps The brookiy,r
position until about 1850, when we real
ICED that we were within range OF TINS
vessel and we tried the lS-inch anu :,
inch guns on her. Several OF them isll
short but remember that one OF the
orcgon's 1s-inch shots passed entireiy
over the Colon. and that one OF the y
inch shots OF the Brooklyn passed over
her also. saw with my. own eyes the
jet of water beyond | thought nj hrst
It had gone through her. but II appears
that II did not strike her. The position
or the Colon being directly under the nre
OF the two ships, there was no question
In the mind OF the captain q the Color
that = would os s fala Of ,n life Would
have been unnecessary so he nred gun
10 the leeward and hauled his nag down
and ran in on TO the bar az the mou, ~
cease firing; that the enemy han sur
rendered. We hauled W. and Immediately
passed into position. We had some or,
ficulty in getting out boat on accom-.
OF the steam being turned on and me
cranes having been struck Ihey "ers
more or less damned. We steamed INTO
Der distinctly Capt Cook asking II we
should slow UP. ! said: mo: continue
in We arrived in the vicinity OF ths
Colon. certainly at 1880. At the time she
hauled her colors down / lid not think
she was over four miles from us we
were running then In the neighborhood o.
place I naturally felt interested IN ths
vessels that were following. | was Their
on the bridge. and with glasses saw
three vessels astern; ! could =. ,hs
OF the third one We lowered the boat,
and Capt. Cook went aboard. lie said tc
me. "Commodore. what are the terms
/ said to him unconditional Those are
matters that the commander-in-chiet
must arrange. We can only receive an I'M
conditional surrender
Al two O'Clock and . minutes. about
the New York came up. | had made SIG
nails 20 her think she was quite nalt an
hour in answering one OF them OF course.
there was not very much breeze under
the land. When she came up | made tns
signal TO her that IL was glorious Gay
far our country. and as soon as l could l
went on board to pay my respects. In
the meantime Capt Cook. who had been
detained some little time. started on 20
make his report and went on oo adn w, me
boat and went on board myself. There !
reported substantially what had occurred.
the incidents and events OF the battle. IN
4 hurried way. After having stated them
to the commander-in-chief group or
officers who were standing on the oppo-
site side came up 70 me and asked me-
" course every body was fnterested-for
the details OF this battle, and rehearsed
hem in a hasty way Chaplain Royce. OF
the New York. came up and said: Com
nodore. your work Is not over vet. The
Resoiute has Just arrived. Capt. Eaton
reports that there is Spanish battle
ship on the coast and the admiral wants
found Capt. Clarke in the presence OF
tie comma nder-in chief. I made some
10 him about hosting the flag
IN the Colon and said that ! was pre-
ent force OF fifty or sixty men. mechan-
cs and marines. on board 10 take pos
session. TO avoid anything like-my i'm
preston is that ! used the words mon
xcyfng with her" I said that because
hey were throwing something overheard.
which, afterward proved to be breech
be some possibility OF injuring her piping
below. wounding her and so on As soon
rs he mentioned TO me to take the Ore
gon and 60 eastward and meet this ship;
which had been seen by the Resolutc, I
must say I felt some little delight. be-
ause / thought that after the admirable
he part that the Brooklyn and Oregon
had in II. there was nothing that car (
led Spanish colors that we should have
After this story OF the battle. told by
he senior officer who had participated in
l. the vast audience. which had listened
lppcared to shift about slightly. and then I
o settle down for the remainder OF the
narrative.
and been informed II was the battleship
peiayo and how. when IL was ultimately
-un down. Il proved to be the Austrian
.rlixer Maria Teresa. which was bound
Tor Santiago TO carry away neutrals be-
Iorc the city was attacked by the Ameri-
AN forces.
schlcy told of passing the Iowa. when he
Was hailed by Capt. Evans. who Informed
lin that Admiral Ceryera was on board
Ind would like very much 10 see him. Ad-
niral Schley said that he then went on
loard the Iowa. having In the meantime
directed his men not 10 cheer. as hs did
10. think 1; would be proper TO exult
,ver foe who had fought and behaved
10 calamity.
found the SPANISH admiral greatly de-
cctsl. said tho witness. | said 20 him 7
Sncw he had lost everything clOthing as
we'll as money. and ! informed him that
ny wardrobe as well as my purse. as far
IS that would 70. was at his service.
Admiral Ccrvera. the witness said Z
banked him for his courtesy saying he
lad never met sailor who was not a
Gentleman. hut declined the prefer. only
lsking TO he allowed 20 send dispatch
p his government announcing the fate OF
lie squadron.
! told him there would be no objection
% that whatever. said the witness and
hat the admiral said. closing his narra-
i've impressively. ended the battle OF the
hit "a day OF July. ISIS
] wish 70 scd he continued. that was
iery much impressed on that day with
he fact that the officers and the rnen who
we're engaged in that struggle FULFILLED IN
he very highest and In the very noblest
iesrfe the traditions OF the American
navy"
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