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

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their officers. stool to their guns ana
fought OH. Presently tie fore top
mast went by the board also rs the
long moments dragged along. Seymour
was now lying on the quarter deck. Il
bullet having broken his leg. another
having made a flesh wound in his arm.
He had refused to so below to have
his wounds dressed. and one of the
midsliipmen was klealing by his side.
applying such unszillful bandages as
he might to the two bleeding wounds.
Mason had been scnt for and was in
charge under Seymour's direction. That
young man. Ill his nervousness gone,
was most ably seconding his dauntless
captain.
The two ships were covered with
smoke. Ii was impossible TO tell OH
one what was happening on the other.
but the steady persistence Will, which
the Randolph ciung to her big enemy
had its effect on the Yarmouth also,
and the We'll delivered FIRE did not al
low that vessel any immunity. In fact.
while nothing Ike that on the frigate.
the damage was 50 great ana 50 many
men had fallen that Captain Vincent
determined to end the conflict at once
by boarding the frigate. The neces-
sary orders were given. GnI a strong
party of boarders was called away ana
mustered on the forcc1stlc. beaded by
Bcauchamp and Eollins.
Taking advantage of the smoke and
Of tie weather gauge. the Yarmouth
was suddenly headed for the Randolph.
As tie enormous bows of the line Of
battle ship came slowly showing out OF
the smoke. towering above them.
cd with men. cutlass or boarding pike in
hand. Seymour discerned at once the
purpose of the nlaneuver. Raising
himself upon his elbow to better di-
rect the movement
"Ail hands repel boarders.." he shout
cd. his voice echoing through tie ship
as powerfully as ever.
This was an unusual command. as
it completely deprived the guns OF
their crew. but lie rightly judged that
it would take all Tie men they could
muster to rpel the coming attack. and
. II but the main deck guns Of the
Yarmouth would or could be fired. for
fear of hitting their wv men in the
melee on tie deck. The Randolph WAS
4 wreck below at best. but While my
thing he'd together above Ter plank
shears she would he fought. Tie men
had reached that desperate condition
wien they ceased 10 think Of odds. and
Ike maddenpd beasts fought ana raved
and swore IN tie frenzy of the com
bat. The thrice decimated crew spr;lig
aft. rallyiag in Ike gangway TO meet
the shock. Mason at their head. fol
lowed close hy old Rentley. still IN
wounded. As the bow of tie Var
mouth struck the Randolph with Il
crash. one or two wounded men. Tin
able to take part in repelIing the board
ers. but still able to move who lad re-
manned beside the guns. exerted the
remaining strength they possessed to
discharge such CT the pieces as bore. III
long ra.;ing SLOTS. through the bow of
tie liner: it was the last sound fronl
their hot muzzles,
The Yarmouth struck the Randolph
just forward of the mainmast. Tie
men. swarming in dense masses on the
rail and hanging Yer the bowsprit
ready to leap, dropped on her deck at
cnce with loud cheers. \ sharp voliey
from the few marines left on the frig-
itc checked them for Il moment. but
faey gathered themselves together at
once and. CALAMITY led. sprang aft.
handling their pistols and pixies and
waving their cutiasses. Mason was
slot in u moment by Ho.lins' pistol.
B~eauchamp WAS cut in two by a tre-
nendous sweep of the arm of the
mighty BENTLEY. and the combat be-
came at once general. Slowly. but
surely. the Americans were pressed
back, the gangways were cleared. the
quarter deck WAS gained. One by one
the brave defenders had fallen. The
battle was about over when Seymour
noticed a nian running out in the fore
yard Of the Yarmouth with Il hand
grenade. He raised his pistol and
fred. The mar fell. but another reso-
uieiy started to follow him.
Bentley and Il few other men and II
or two officers and n m!dshipman were
all who We're able to bear arms now.
"Goodhy. Mr.. seymour" cried Bent.
ley, waving his hand and setting his
back against the rail nearest to the
Yarmouth. which had slowly swung
parable. TO the Randolph and had been
dashed there. Tie cd man was cov-
cred With blood from two or three
wounds. but still undauntcd. Two or
three mel made Il rush at him. but he
held them at bay. no man caring to
come within sweep of that mighty arm
which had already done so much. when
q ballet from above struck him, and he
fNl over backward OH the rail mortalls
wounded.
Seymour raised his remaining pisto
and fired il nj the second man, wllu
had nearly reached the foreyard arm.
Less successful this time, be missed
the man. who threw his grenade down