The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-20

thankfulness. oblivious of everything
but that her lover had proved himself
worthy the devotion her heart SO UNI
crudginely EXTENDED him. There was
great confusion en- board the Var
mouth from this sudden and unexpect-
ed discharge. which. delivered ut short
range. had lone no little execution OH
TIE crowded ship: but the officers raj
lied their men speedily with cool words
OF encouragement.
STEADY. men. steady"
Give it back to them."
Look Sharp now"
"Aim, Fire."
And the forty oGd heavy guns roared
out in answer to the determined attack.
The effect of such Il broadsiGe at close
range would have been ~frightful had
not the Randolph drawn 50 far ahead
and her course been SO changed that Il
large part of it passed harrnlessly
astern o. her. One gun. however. found
its target and that WAS one aimed ana
fired by the hand OF Lord Dcsborough
himself-a heavy shot. Il thirty-two.
from one of tie massive lower deck
gums of the Yarmouth. which the pleas
anI weather permitted them to use eff
fectively. came through one Of the aft
D. gun ports of the Randolph and swept
away tie line of men on the port side
Of the gun. Some .f the other shot did
Slight damage also among the spars
and gear. and several of tie crew We're
killed or wounded in different parts of
TIE ship: Lut tie Randolph was prac-
tically uni lrmed and standing boldly
town to cross the stern of the Var
mouth to rake her.
But the English captain was a sea-
man. every inch of him. and his ship
could not have been better handled.
OWNING his bold little antagonists
purpose. the Yarmouth's helm was put
up ut once. and in the smoke she fell
off and came before the wind almost us
rapidly as did the Randolph. Ter
promptness frustrating the %endeavor,
ms Seymour was only able to make an
Intellectual effort TO rake her as she
flew round on her heels. The star
board battery of the Yarmouth bad
been manned rs she fell OFF. and the
port battery Of the Randolph was rap
idly reloaded again. TIE maneuver
had given the Englislmen the weather
gauge once more. the two ships now
having the wind on the port quarter.
The two batteries were discharged
simultaneously. and now began n run
ming fight o, near IN hours duration.
The guns were served on the RAN
dolph with the desperate rapidity OF
me who. awfully pressed for time.
had abandoned hope and only fought
to cripple and delay before they We're
silenced: those on the Yarmouth. on
the contrary. were fired with much
more deliberation and did dreadful
execution. The different guns were
disabled on the Randolph by heavy
shot: adjacent ports We're knocked into
one. tie sides shattered. boats smash
cd. rails knocked to pieces. all of the
weather si.rouds cut. the mizzen mast
carried away under the top. and the
wreck fell into the sea-fortunately on
the Ice side. the little body of men in
the top going to a sudden death with
the rest.
The decks were slippery with blood
ana plowe, With plunging shot. which
the superior height of the Yarmouth
permitted to be fired with depressed
guns from an elevation. Solil shot
from the heavy main deck batteries
swept through and through the Gevot-
cd frigate. half the E~.anGolph's suns
were useless because of the lack OF
men to serve them; the cockpit over
flowed with the wounded; the surgeon
ana his iuates. covered with blood.
worked like butchers in the steerage
ana finally in the ward room: dead ap1
dying men lay where they fell: there
were no hands to spare TO take them
Lelow. no place IN which they coall