The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-25
&c OF ORGANIZING THE FLY.
ING SQUADRON AND BLOCK.
ABE or ciENFUEGos.
r.pTAIN CLARK'S EVIDENCE
COMMANDER OF TIE OREGON oE.
scElBES AT LENGTH TIE
BATTLE OF JULY 3.

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,op at the navyyari whore
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ap!ed half an hour before the
Is sAllei 10 order II ! O'Clock
announcement Of the approaching
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81. m.sal Sehley would take the
se stand during the day had the
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aatr i. persons than could he con.
t..s.,tly accommodated and a far
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= ap'ain Clark called 10 the stand.
oreaons Commander Tcst,fies.
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r. interest a. the captain oi the
|o..s . reached the witness stand. lie
: Nah vi goodly proportions. with ,
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*a.k't! asound TO the end OF The table
~ administer the oath. Captain
,'a.h 81 trst spoke In an nndertoue
g. Mas two or three times requested
y i@.se his voice. This ~ did As he
progressed and was soon distinctly
-~aessiool in the vicinity of the court.
r. 'ae fequest Of Mr. Rayn.r he began
/ a's option OF the battle OF July j..
IS ioIoWs.
"acn We discovered the Spanish
|.-.ps eoming out our fleet closed III al
w. % attack them. each ship beng
|.'4'f"4 10 keep her head directly
1870 the harbor entrance. ne
|s'3AiaIds turned TO the westward,
.'"hlAs through our line or crossing
f. aAa our ships swung OF 10 the west.
sa.d IL pursuit. Both sides opened
f. promptly and fired rapidly. Dense
@''A' apon obscured the vessels. max
f. I aii!lcult to distinguish them
~" Oregon ran between the Texas
e. 'ae Iowa. the next ship 10 west
-.4 u our line. and soon after We
Ee"0' Tour Spanish ships ahead. ap'
'sAAly uninjured at the time. lh'y
hdihed so much ground that De
- lhey had been successful IN AT
'"P9i's to escape. but IL was soon
'eit We We're gaining at least on
= mem. which afterwards proFeo
b. 1Ae Maria Teresa. and | thonshl
b., mould bring her to close acton
night he exposed To the concen.
h. Hie OF all the ships. Just theh
b., Hoke lifted or broke away To the
Il, ahd | discovered the Brooklyn
.ra - Well forward Of our port beam
b. roadside 10 the enemys meet
H.. curse was perhaps a little diver
h, rom ours. because the oregon
h., tempting TO draw up upon the
MAJ, i'nt the Brooklyn and Oregon
4pd d"'a'heh this relative position, bow
n 'qaarter. approximately. To the end
kl,,ia battle. the Brooklyn stean'hs
lodas ahead as nearly as ! eou'"
Snart ana engaging any and all OF the
b., ,on ships. the Oregon enaeaVo''
IT. come 10 close action with the
Ery"."oat one. and when she was
bfaeh" oat Of action and pointed 10 the
kna men pushed on for the next
al and so on Until the enti''