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Fighting Bob" Evans Graphically Describes
the Annihilation of Ccrvcra's
Proud Fleet.
The battleship lov/a was the firal
hip to tee the Spanish fleet coming
out of the harbor on the morning uf
July 3. Somebody on the bridge
Hhoiitcd : "What's that black thing
Doming out of the harbor ? " A mo
ment later the lov/a was at general
quarters and the signal was hoisted
that the enemy' ships were coming out.
A gun was fired to attract the atten
tion of the ( lect at 9:38 a. m. "Fight
ing Bob" Evans , the commander of tin :
Iowa , was sitting in his cabin , talking
to hs ! son , a cadet on tha Massaclm-
jjRtts. who. luckily , had been left be
hind in a pidvQt launch when the Mas
sachusetts went to GuanUir.aino to coal
at dawn.
C ] it. ICvrinn * Story.
Capt. Evans' account of the battlf1
as told in the cabin of the Iowa to a
correspondent of the Associated Press ,
is intensely interesting. He said :
"At the time 'general quarters' was
sounded the engine bell rang full spce.l
ahead , and I put the helm to starboard
and the Iowa crossed the bows of the
Infanta Maria Teresa , the first ship
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"FIGHTING COD" EVAK3.
cut. As the Spanish admiral swung to'
the westward the 12-inch shells from
the forward turret of the Iowa seemed
to strike him fair in the bow , or. & thu
fight was a spectacle. As the squadron
came out in column , the ships beauti
fully spaced as to distance and grad
ually increasing their speed to thirteen
knots , it was superb. The Iowa from
this moment kept up a steady fire from
her heavy guns , heading all the time
to keep the Infanta Maria Teresa on
licr starboard bow and hopins to ram
one of the leading ships. In the
meantime tha Oregon , Indiana ,
Brooklyn end Texas were doing excel
lent work with their heavy guns. In a
very short space of time the enemy's
ships were all clear of the harbor
mouth , and it became evidently impos
sible for the Iowa to ram either the
first or the second ship on account cf
their speed.
jr t S.OOO Yards.
"The range at this time was 2,000
yards from the leading ship. The Iowa's
helm was immediately put hard to the
starboard and the entire starboard
broadside was poured into the Infanta
Maria Teresa. The helm was thpr.
quickly shifted to port and the ship
went across the stern of the Teresa in
an effort to head off the Oquendo. All
the time tha engines were driving at
full speed ahead. A perfect torrent cf
shells from the enemy passed over the
smokestacks and superstructure of the
ship , but none struck her. The Cristo
bal Colon , being much faster than the
rest of the Spanish ships , passed rapIdly -
Idly to the front in an effort to escape.
In passing the Iowa the Colon placed
two G-inch shells fairly on our star-
lioard bow. One passed through the
cofferdam and dispensary , wrecking
the latter and bursting on the benh
deck , doing censurable damage. The
ether passed through the side at the
water line within the cofferdam , where
it still remains.
The Dual with the Oquendo.
"As it was now obviously impossible
to ram any of the Spanish ships on ac
count of their superior speed , the
Iowa's helm was put to the starboard
and she ran on a course parallel with
the enemy. Being then abreast of the
Almirante Oquendo , at a distance of
1,100 yards , tlio Iowa's entire battery ,
including the rapld-flre guns , was op
ened on Oquendo. The punishment
was terrific. Many 12 and 8 inch shells
were seen to explode inside of her and
3mote came cut through her hatches.
Twelve-inch shells from the lov/a
pierced the Almirante Oquendo at the
same moment , one forward and the
other aft. 'I he Oquendo seemed to
slop her engines for a moment and lest
headway , but she immediately resumed
her speed and gradually drew ahead of
the Iowa and came under the tcrrifi. ?
fire cf the Oregon and Texas.
Torpedo IJoiits Sighted.
"At this moment the alarm of 'tor-
redo boats' was sounded , and two tor
pedo boat destroyers were discovered
in the starboard quarter at a distance
of 4,000 yards. Fire was at once op
ened on them with th ? after battery
and a 12-inch shell cut the stern of one
destroyer cquarely off. As the shell
struck a small torpedo boat fired back
at the battleship , sending a shell with
in a few fact cf my head. 1 said to
Executive Officer Rogers : "That little
chap has got a lot of cheek. " Rogers
shouted back : "She shoots very well ,
all the same. "
Daring of the Gloucester.
"Well up among the advancing cruis
ers , spitting shots at one and then an
other , was the little Gloucester , shoot
ing first at a cruiser and then at a tor
pedo boat , and hitting a head wherever
she saw it. The marvel was that she
was not destroyed by the rain of shells.
In the meantime the Vizcaya was slov/-
ly drawing abeam cf the Iowa , and for
the space of fifteen minutes it was give
and take between the two ships. The
Viscsya tired rapidly but wildly , not
cce shot taking effect en the Iowa ,
while the shells from the Iowa were
tearing great rents in the sides of the
Viscaya. As the latter passed ahead
of the low.i she came under the mur
derous fire of the Oregon. At this
time the Infanta Maria Teresa and the
Almirante Oqucnda , leading the ene
my's column , were seen to be heading
for the beach and in flames. The
Texas , Oregon , and Iowa pounced thorn
unmercifully. They ceased to reply to
the fire and in a few moments the
Spanish 'cruisers were a mass of flames
and on the rocks with their colors
down , the Teresa flying a white flag at
the fore.
Knoiny's Crews Jump Overboart3.
"The crews of the enemy's ships
stripped themselves and began jump
ing overboard , and one of the smaller
magazines began to explcde. Mean
time the Brooklyn and the Cristobal
Colon ware exchanging compliments
in lively fashion at apparently long
range , and the Oregon , with her loco
motive speed , was hanging well on the
Colon , also paying attention to the Viz
caya. The Teresa and the Oquendo
were in flames on the beach just twen
ty minutes after the first shot was firo'l.
Fifty minutes after the first shot was
fired the Vizcaya put her helm to port
with a great burst of flame from th-i
afterpart of tha ship , and headed slo-v-
ly for the rocks at Acceradores. wh re
she found her last resting place. As
it was apparent that the Iowa could
not possibly catch the Cristobal Colon ,
and that the Oregon and Brooklyn un
doubtedly would , and as the fast New
York was also in her trail , I decided
that the calls of humanity should be
answered and attention given to the
twelve or fifteen hundred Spanish offi
cers and men who had struck their col
ors to the American squadron com
manded ty Admiral Sampson.
Savins : t ! o IJoaten Sp-mlnrds.
"I therefore headed for the wreck
of the Vizcaya , now burning furiously
fore and aft. When I was iii as far as
the depth of water would admit I low
ered all my beats and sent them at
once to the assistance of the unfortun
ate men , who were being drowned by
dozens or roasted on the decks. I scon
discovered that the insurgent Cubans
from the shore were shooting on .Men
who were struggling in the water after
having surrendered to us. I imme
diately put a stop to this , but I could
not put a stop to the mutilation of
many bodies by the sharks inside the
reef. These creatures had become excit
ed by the blood from the wounded mix
ing in the water. My boat's crew work
ed manfully and succeeded in saving
many of the wounded from the burn
ing ship. One man , who will be rec
ommended for promotion , clambered
up the side of the Vizcaya and saved
three men from burning to death. The
smaller magazines of the Vizcaya ware
exploding v/lth magnificent cloud ef
fects. The boats were coming along
side in a steady string and willing
hands were helping the lacerated Span
ish officers and sailors onto the Iowa's
quarter-deck. All the Spaniards were
absolutely without clothes. Some had
their legs torn off by fragments of
shells. Others were mutilated in ev
ery conceivable way.
lilood Dcop In tlio Ilont.t.
"The bottoms of the boats held tv/n
cr three inches of blood. In many cas
es dead men were lying in the blood.
Five pi ) or chaps died on the way to the
ship. They were afterward buried with
military honors from the Iowa. Sorn-j
examples of heroism , or more properly
devotion to discipline and duty , couU
never be surpassed. One man on thu
lost Vizcaya had his left arm almost
shot off just below the shoulder. The
fragments were hanging by'a small
piece of skin. But he climbed una.5-
'Adios. Vizcaya. There goes my beau
tiful ship , captain ! ' And so we passe.l
on to the cabin , where the doctors
dressed his three wounds. In the mean
time thirty officers of the Vizcgya had
been picked up , beside 272 of her crew.
Our wardroom and steerage officers
gave up their staterooms and furnished
food , clothing and tobacco to those
naked officers from the Vizcaya. The
paymaster issued uniforms to the nak
ed sailors , and each was given all the
corned beef , coffee -and hardtack he
could eat. The war had assumed an
other aspect.
Found Cervcra on the Gloucester.
"As I knew the crews of the first two
ships wrecked had not been visited ' y
any cf our vessels , I ran down to them.
I found the Gloucester , with Admiral
Ccrvera and a number of his officers
aboard , and also a large number of
wounded , some in a frightfully man
gled condition. Many prisoners had
been killed on shore by the fire of the
Cubans. The Harvard came oft' and I
requested Capt. Cotton to go in and
lake off the crews of the Infanta Maria
Teeeca and the Almirante Oquendo and
by midnight the Harvard bad 97G pris
oners aboard , a great number of them
wounded. For courage and dash there
is no parallel in history to the action
of the Spanish admiral. lie came , as
he knew , to absolute destruction. Kc
he knew , to absolute destruction. There
was cne single hope that was that the
son's fleet. The Pluton and Terror ,
they say , kept guard every night iuslda
the harbor.
The Indiana was hit only twice. She
fired no armor-piercing shells except
from the smokeless powder six-pound
ers. The Oregon was hit three times ,
twice by fragments of shells. The Iowa
was struck nine times.
WONDERFUL ORE SPECIMEN.
Contain * Ten Pound * of Gold and I *
Worth S'-MCO.
The finest specimen of quartz c0-1 *
ore ever sent to the State Bureau o. *
Mines , the finest specimen ever seen in
Colorado , and probably the finest speci
men in existence for that kind of ere
was received from the Smuggler-Union
mine , Telluride. San Miguel county ,
last week. It was immediately sent
to the lapidary's , from where it emerg
ed neatly cut in two sections , says the
Denver Times. The shape of the speci
men is that of a triangle , being S'.j
inches on a side and 4Vi- inches thick ,
maximum dimensions. Its weight is
IS ij pounds , of which , experts say. 10
pounds io pure geld. This , at $18 per
ounce , makes the value cf tins one
piece of ore $2,1GO. The cutting re
quired three whole days Saturday ,
Monday and Tuesday and four carats
of diamond dust were use on it. This ,
at the wholesale cost of $3 per carat ,
which the lapidaries pay , makes the
THE BATTLESHIP IOWA
sisted over the side and saluted as if
on a visit of ceremony. Immediately
after him came a strong-hearted sailor
whose left leg had been shot off above
the knee. He was hoisted on board the
Iowa with a tackle , but never a whim
per came from him. Gradually the
mangled bodies and naked well men
accumulated until it would have beo.i
almost difficult to recognize the Iowa
as a United States battleship. Blood
was all over her usually white quarter
deck , and 272 naked men were being
supplied with water and food by those
who a few minutes before had been us
ing a rapid-fire battery on them.
Rccclvinjr Capt. I'11 la to.
"Finally came the boats with Capt.
Eulate , commander of the Vizcaya , for
whom a chair was lowered over the
side , as he was evidently wounded. The
captain's guard of marines was drawn
up on the quarterdeck to salute him ,
and I stood waiting to welcome him.
As the chair was placed on the deck the
marines presented'arms. Capt. Eula'.e
slowly raised himself in the .chair , .sa
luted me with grave dignity , unbuckled
his swordbelc and , holding the hilt of
the sword before him. kissed it rever
ently , with tears in his eyes , and then
surrendered it to me. Of course I de
clined to receive his sword , and as thft
crew of the Iowa saw this they cheered
like wild men. As I started to take
Capt. Eulate into the cabin to let the
doctors examine hls'wounds the maga
zines on board the Vizcaya exploded
with a tremendous burst of flame. Capt.
Eulate , extending his hands , said :
v - vciassy so-j ;
THE BATTLESHIP OREGON.
Cristobal Colon would steam faster
than the Brooklyn. The spectacle cf
two torpedo boat destroyers , paper
shells at best , deliberately steaming
out in broad daylight in the face of the
fire of a battleship can be described in
one way it was Spanish , and it was
ordered by Blanco. The same must be
said of the entire movement. In con
trast to this Spanish fashion was HIP
cool , deliberate Yankee work. The
American squadron was without senti
ment , apparently. The ships went at
their Spanish opponents and literally
tore them to pieces. But the moment
the Spanish fteg came down it must
have been evident that the sentiment
was among the Americans , not among
the Spaniards.
IIIzh I'raiso for Ccrvera.
"I took Admiral Cervera aboard the
Iowa from the Gloucester , which had
rescued him from the dead , and receiv
ed him with a full admiral's guard. The
crew cf the Iowa crowded aft ever the
turrets , half-naked and black with
powder , as Cervera stepped over the
side bare-headsd. Over his undershirt
he wore a thin suit of flannel , borrow
ed from Lieutenant-Commander Wainwright -
wright cf the Gloucester. The crow
cheered vociferously. Cervera is every
inch an admiral , even if he had not
any hat. He submitted to the fortunes
of war with a grace that proclaimed
him a thoroughbred. "
Capt. Evans is intensely proud of his
ship and her men. The Iowa fired thir
ty-one 12-inch , forty-eight S-ir.ch , 270
4-inch , 1,000 , G-pcund , and 1 0 1-pound
shots.
Fearful Havoc on the Vizcaya.
The officers of the Vizcaya said they
simply could not hold their crews at
the guns on account cf the rapid fire
poured upon them. The decks tvere
flooded with water from the fire hose
and blocd from the wounded made this
a dark red. Fragments of bodies float
ed in this along the gun deck. Every
instant the crack cf exploding shells
told cf new havoc. One of the 12-inch
shells from the Iowa exploded a tor
pedo in the Vizcaya's bow , blowing
twenty-one men against the deck above
and dropping them dead and mangled
into the fire which at once starred be
low. The torpedo boat Eiicsson was
sent by the flagship to the help of the
Iowa in the rescue of the Vizcaya's
crew. Her men saw a terrible sight.
The flames leaping out from the huge
shot holes in the Vizcaya's sides lickeJ
up the decks , sizzling the flesh of the
r/ounded who were lying there shriek
ing for help. Between the frequent ex
plosions there came- awful cries and
groans from the men pinned in below.
This carnage was chiefly due to the
rapidity of the American's fire. The
Spaniards say that no torpedo boats
ever came out to attack Admiral Samp-
actual cost of cutting $20. exclusive of
time and labor , which will , cf course ,
swell that figure considerably. Tha
managers of the inino leaner : this piece
of geld to the State for use during the-
Trans-Mississippi Exposition only , but
it is probable that , in view of the com
motion which it is creating among
mining men in the cicy no less than
twenty having been in this morning to
look at the find th y will allow it to
remain en exhibition in the Bureau r-f
Mines for some time after the return of
the exhibits frcin Omaha. Messrs. LOP ,
Lar.gley and White of the bureau are
warm in their praises of the state feel
ing which prompted the donation of
this valuable nugget for the exposi
tion. Another point respecting this 5.-
the fact that the Smuggler-Union is
generally known only as a low-grade
ore prcducer. These pockets , wlrrh
produce specimens similar to the one
at the State House , are numerous , how
ever , throughout the mine , anil as high
as $300,000 is said to have been taken
cut at one fell swoop. In characteriz
ing this specimen Mr. White raid : "It
is the most remarkable loclc gold speci
men ever shown up in Colorado , and n.
is probable that there is net another
like it in t.he country. "
In the Nismo"of the TropT ct.
In Morocco everything 5-- sold in the
name of the Prophet. The -torekccper ,
the auctioneer and even the peddler
calls upon Mohammed or cne of the
saints to aid him in disposing of his
wares. The auctioneer who sells a
slave girl or a nig interlards his talk
with many allusions to the Moorish
deities. In the streets it is no uncom
mon thing to hear such cries as. "In
the name of Mulai Idriss ! Roast chest
nuts ! " "In the name of our Lord Mo
hammed Al Hadji ! Popcorn ! Pop
corn ! " "In the name of Sidua Ali-bu-
Rhaieh ! Melons ! Nice" sweet mel
ons ! " "God is gracious ! Beans ! Fried
beans ! " "There be no might or majes
ty save Allah ! Water ! Water ! Cool
water ! " To the stranger it would ap
pear as if peddler and prophet were
partners in business.
Xo Profanity in .Japan.
There is one peculiarity about ttie
Japanese that is not particularly
known they never utter an oath. The
reason for this is that there is no word
in the Japanese language which is
equivalent to an oath. Even the vast
number 01 foreigners who have gone
to that country during the last ten
years and the thousands of new words
added to the language have not in the
least affected the Japanese in swearing.
In this respect the Japanese stand
alone , for all other inhabitants of
earth can. when they step on a tack ,
use a stronger expression than the
one used in general conversation.
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Mr * . I-f.s'lo In IJiinlnc Agnln.
An interesting news Item to the pub
lishing world is the reorganization anil
iucorporation , on July 1 , of the Frank
Leslie Publishing house , founded in
1855 by Frank Leslie , and since 1
the exclusive property of Mrs. Frank i
Leslie. The president of the new *
company is Mrs. Frank Leslie , wiil j
Mr. Frederic L. Colvcr , who lias man
aged the property for the past three
years , is secretary and treasurer. Ex
tensive improvements will be made in
the printing plant and in all depart
ments of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly this fall.
A Philippine Heroine.
One of the Philippine insurgent lead
ers is a beautiful woman whose life
seems to be charmed. Frequently we
see people in this country whose lives
seem charmed also , but the only charm
about it is that they keep up their
strength and vitalize their blood with
that celebrated remedy , Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters.
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One of the sublimest things 'in the
world is plain tru.a.
Don" ! Tobacco Cpit ana c.-noxe Your Hie A/ray.
To quit tobacco easily and fewer , bo m\K-
. anil vigor. takeNo-To-
eetic. full of life , ntrvo.
Bac , the wonder- rkcr. that makes weak men
.strong- All dru-wis ts. r 0c or SI. Cure Riiarar.-
te 'd. Tlooklet and sample tree. Address
S-tcrhns Ucrncdv Cc . rhlraco or New York.
If you ha7e plelify bf dust it is an
easy matter to blind the public eye.
Important to Mother * .
Tbe maiufiic'ttrcrs of C.istoria have been
compelled to spend hundreds of thousands of
dollars to fimlliir.ze : tha public with the slir-
n-iture of Chas If. KIctchrr. This ha- ; been
neccbsitutrd bv na > on of pirates counterfeit
v-
inthe Crsiom imde mark. This counter
feiting is a crime Lot only airainst the proprie
tors of Castoria , but against the KrowlriK
generation. All persons should be careful to
s'JC that Casioria bears the .signature of Chas.
H. Metcher. if they would guard the health of
their children. Parents and mothTs , In par
ticular , oiisht to carefully examine thn
Castoria advertisements which have heen ap
pearing i'J thU paacr. and to remember that
the wrvpper of every bottle of genuineCastori t
bears tm farsimileslxnasuro of ChaII. .
Fletcher , under who-e supervision It hab i'n
inanufucturod continuously for oxer thirty
years.
The Enblish Ecclesiastical Gazette
tells this story : ' " The dean of the
chapel royal was one day seated in the
synod hall , at Dublin , when a scent
bottle , falling from the strangers' gal
lery , happenr i to alight upon his some
what bald cranium. Rising from hi >
chair he asked permission to make a'
personal explanation. 'My - lord pri
mate. " he said , 'I am always glatl to
see strangers at our debates , and I
feel specially honored by the presence
of women. But' here he held up tV-
scent bottle 'let not their precious
balms break my head. ' "
"Is there any danger of a boa-con
stricter biting me ? " asked a lady
visitor at the zoological gardens. ' 'Not
the least harm. " cried the showu-i.
"He never bitp : be swallows his wit-
ties whole. " Ti'j-Eits.
Never borrow trouble. If the er'l
is not to come it is useless and so
much waste ; if it is to come , best keei.
all your strength to meet it.
It's easy for the man who has no
credit 10 keep out of dpbt.
By working hard , and then you can gc5
rested again. But if you arc tired all tha
time It means that your blood is poor.
You need to take Hood's Scrsaparilla. the
great cure for that tired feeling because *
it is the great enricher and vitalir.er of the
blood. You will find appetite , nerve ,
iroutal and digestive strength in
Hood' s
mpr.va'- C.-catost JIeene.
Hood's PiHs cure nautca. iudigcjtzun. 25 , : .
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