“FiQlitiiifl Dob” Evans Graphically Describes
the Annihilation of Cervera’s
i
Proud fleet.
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The battleship Iowa was the Aral |
•hip to see the Spanish fleet coming
out of the harbor on the morning of i
July J. Somebody on the 'bridge
shouted: “What's that black thing
coming out of the harbor?” A mo
ment later the Iowa was at general
quarters and th" signal was hoisted I
that the enemy’ ships were coming out
A gun was flrpd to attract the atten
tion of the fleet at 9:i;il a. m. "Fight
ing Bob" lCvans, the commander of the |
Iowa, was sitting In his cabin, talking
to hta son, a caiirt on the Massachu- I
setts, who. luckily, bad bren left be
hind In a picket Isiuich when the Mas
sachusetts went tu Onantnrnrao t j coal
at dawn.
('•pi. Krsna' Klnry.
tlapt. Kvans' account of the battle
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
rounded the engine hell rang full spec 1 j
ahead, and I put the helm to starboard
and the Iowa crossed the bows of the j
Infanta Maria Teresa, the flr.it ehl;i j
ru-t As the .Spanish 3ilmJr.il swung to
the westward the ltl-ln< h shells from
the forward turret of the Iowa seemed
to strike him fjiir In the how. aril lb - :
fight was a spectacle. As the squadron
came out In column, the ships beauti
fully spaced an to distance and grad
ually Increasing their speed to thirteen
knots, It was uupefb. The Iowa from
this moment kept up a steady fire from
her heavy guns, heading all the time
to keep the Infanta Marla Teresa on
her starboard bow and hoping lo ram
one of the leading ships. In the
meantime the Oregon. Indiana,
Brooklyn and Texas were doing excel
lent work with their heavy guns. In a
very short space of time the enemy's
uhlps were all dear of the harbor
mouth, and It became evidently Impos
sible for the Iowa to ram either the
first or the second ship on account of
tbelr speed. ,, ,
Fighting «t 2,000 Varda.
‘’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 pouicd into the Infants
Marla Teresa. The helm was ther.
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 the engines were driving it i
full speed ahead. A perfect torrent of j
shells from the pnomy passed over the j
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 rap
idly to the front in an effort to escape.
In passing the Iowa the Colon placed
two C-Inch shells fairly on our star
lioard how. One passed through tne
cofferdam and dispensary, wrecking I
the latter and bursting on the berth j
deck, doing considerable damage. The |
other passed through the side at tne j
water line within the cofferdam, where |
It still remains.
Tli* 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 starbuarl ’
nud she tan on a course parallel with '
the enemy Being thru abreast of the
Almirante Oqueqdo, ut u distance of
I
1,100 yards, the Iowa's entire battery,
including the rapid-fire guns, was op
ened on Oquendo. The punishment
was terrific. Many 12 and 8 Inch shells
were seen t» explode inside of her and
smoke came out through her hatches.
Twelve-inch sheila from the Iowa
pierced the Alrolrsnte Oquendo at the
same moment, one forward and the
other aft. The Oquendo seemed to
stop her engines for a moment and lost
headway, but she Immediately resumed
her speed and gradually drew ahead of
the Iowa end came under tbs terrific
lire of the Oregou and Texas.
Torpedo IlngU Migtitnl.
“At this moment the alarm of ‘tor
pedo boats' was sounded, and two tor
pedo boat destroyers wero discovers!
In (be starboard quarter at a distance
of 4,OOP yards. Fire was at once op
ened on them with the after battery
and a 12-Inch shell cut the stern of one
destroyer cquarely off. As the shell
struck a small torp"do boat fired ba<-k
at the battleship, sending a shell with
in a few feet of my head. I said to
Executive Officer Rogers: “That little
( hap has got a lot of cheek." Rogers
shouted back: "She shoots very well,
a I the same."
Dario* of ttio (Doacoatar.
“Well up among the advancing cruis
ers, spitting shots at one and tben an
other. was the little Gloucester, shoot
ing first, at a cruiser and tben at a tor
pedo boat, and hitting a head wherever
also saw It. The marvpl was that she
was not destroyed by the rain of bhella
In the meantime the Vlxcaya was slow
ly drawing abeem of the Iowa, and for
[he space of fifteen minutes It was five
and take between tho two ships. The
Vizcaya tired rapidly but wildly, not
one shpt taking effect o:i the Iowa,
while the shells from the lov/a were
loaiing great rants In the sides of the
Vizcaya, As the latter passed ahead
of the low.t she came under the mur
derous fire of the Oregon. At this
time the Infanta Maria Tereija and the
A'.mirante Oquendo, leading the ene
my's column, were seen to he heading
for the beach and In flames. Th»
Texas. Oregon, and Iowa pounc ed tlmm
unmercifully. They ceased to reply to
the Are and In a few moments the
Spanish cruisers were a mass of flames
and on the rock* with their colors
down, the Teresa flying a white flag at
the fore.
ICuewy's Crews .lump Overboard.
"The crews of the enemy’s ships
stripped themselves and began Jump
ing overboard, and one of the smaller
magazines began to explode. Mean
time the Brooklyn and the Cristobal
Colon were 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 fired.
Fifty minutes after the first shot was
fired the Vizcaya put her helm to po-t
with, a great burst of flame from the
afterpart of the ship, and headed slow
ly for the rocks at Accoradores. where
she found her last resting place. A3
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 by Admiral Sampson.
Saving the Iteaten *p tnlnr.lv.
"I therefore headed for the wreck
of the Vizcaya, now burning furiously
fore and aft. When 1 was in as far as
the depth of water would admit I low
ered all my boats 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 soon
discovered that the inaurgi tit Cubans
from the shore were shooting on .Men
who were struggling In the water after
having surrendered to ua. I lot me
this iattumhic
Oiately put a step to this, but I could
r.ot 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 Vlzraya and saved
ihrre men from burning to death. The
smaller magazines of the Vizcaya were
exploding with 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 oft by fragments of
shells. Others were mutilated In ev
ery conceivable way.
Itloori In Hi*
"The bottoms of the boats held two
or three Inches of blood In many car,
cs dead men were lying la the blood.
Five poor chaps died on the way to the
ship. They were afterward burled with
military honors from the Iowa. Som"
examples of heroism, or more properly
devotion to discipline and duty, could
r.evrr be surpassed. One man on the
lost Vizcaya had his left arm almost
shot off Just below tho shoulder. The
fragments were hanging by a small
| piece of skin. But lie climbed unaj
elated over the aide and saluted as If
on a visit of ceremony. Immediately
after him came a strong-hearted sailor
whose left leg had teen shot off above
the knee. He was hoisted on board the
Iowa with a tackle, but never a whim
per came from him. (Iradually the
mangled bodies and naked well men
accumulated until It would have bee.l
almost difficult to recognize the Iowa
as a United States battleship. Illood
was all over her usually white quarter
deck. and 272 naked men were being
supplied with water and fooil by those
who a few minutes before had been us
■ ing a rapid-fire battery on them.
Receiving t’apt. Kiilutf.
"Finally came the boats with Capt.
Eulate, commander of the Vizcaya, for
whom a chair was lowered over the
tide, as ho was evidently wounded. The
captain's guard of marines was drawn
up on the quarterdeck to salute him,
aud I stood waiting to welcome him.
As the chair was placed on the deck the
marines presented arms. Capt. Eula'e
slowly raided himself In the chatr, sa
luted me with grave dignity, unbuckled
his Hwordhelt and. holding the hilt of
the sword beforb him, kissed It rever
ently, with tears In his eyes, and then
surrendered It to me. Of course 1 de
clined to receive his sword, and as the
crew of the Iowa saw this they cheered
like wllil men. As I started to tak
Capt. Eulate Into the cabin to let the
doctors examine his wounds the maga
zines on board the Vlxcays exploded
with a tremendous hurst of flame. Capt.
Eulate. extending his bands, sail
-j
f
'Adios, Vizcaya. There goes niv beau
tiful ship, captain!' And so we pass".! j
on to the cabin, where the doctors
dressed his three wounds. In the moan- |
time thirty officers of the Vizcaya 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 cat. The war had assumed an
other aspect.
t'ound Corvorn on tho aloursotor.
“As 1 knew the crews of the first two
ships wrecked had not been visited by
nny cf our vessels, I ran down to them.
I found the Gloucester, with Admiral
Cervcra 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 off and I
requested Capt. Cotton to go in and
take off tile crev/s of tho Infanta Maria
Terms and the Almlrante Oquendo and
by midnight the Harvard had 970 pris
oners aboard, a great number of them
wounded. Kor couragp and dash thee
Is no parallel In history to the action
of the Spanish admiral. He came, ns
he knew, to absolute destruction. He
he knew, to absolute destruction. There
was cne single hope—that was thut the
Cristobal Colon would steam faster j
than the Brooklyn. The spectacle of \
two torpedo boat destroyers, paper
shells at best, deliberately steaming
out In broad daylight In the face of the
Are 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 movemen'. In con
trast to this Spanish fashion was the
cool, deliberate Yankee work. The
American squadron was without senti
ment. apparently. The ships went at
their Spanish opponents and literally
tore them to piece*. Blit the moment
the Spanish flag came down it must
have been evident that the sentim-'nt
was among the Americans, not amoni
the Spaniards.
High PraUe for t*vrr«ra.
“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 of the Iowa crowded aft over the
turrets, half-naked and black with
powder, as Cervera stepped over the
side bare-headed. Over his undershirt
he wore a thin suit of flannel, borrow
ed from Lieutenant-Commander Wain
wrlght of the Gloucester. The crew
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."
(‘apt. Evans Is intensely promt of his
ship anti her men The Iowa tired thir
ty-one 12-Inch, forty-eight H-inch. 27')
4-tnrh. l.Otii), 0 pmmJ. and 120 1-pound
j shots.
Fearful lluroc >«„ iliu Vlseayg.
The officers of the Vtacaya said they
(Imply could not hold tbelr crews at
the guns on account of the rapid fir- !
, poured upon them The de< k* were i
flooded with water from the ft-e hose ,
, and blood from the wounded made this
a dark red Krsgiud.lt of bodies float
1 ed in this along the gun de. k Mvorv
instant the crack of eaplodlng sheila ,
‘ told of new havoc, til# at the 12-1n< h
•hell# ti >n« the low# exploded a tor
pedn In the VIgfjya a bow. blowing
twenty-one men against the deck above
! and drop, ing them dead and mantl'd
; Inis the Are which at on*»' started b#
lew The turps do re ar Blisses was
avnl by the flagship to the help of the
Iowa to the »e>> ire of the Yis ayn't ,
crew. H< r torn siw a terrible sight.
I he flames t< vying out from '.he hag- ,
1 ih. t h'lea to the \ iScyy s's sldea |Uk*l i
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son’s fleet. The Pluton and Terror,
they gay, kept guard every night insido
the harbor.
The Indiana was hit only twice. She
flred no armor-piercing shells except
from the smokelets powder slx-pound
ers. The Oregon was hit three times,
twice by fragments of shells. The Iowa
was struck nine times.
WONDERFUL ORE SPECIMEN.
Contains Tan rounds of Hold and Is
Worth •*4.160.
The finest specimen of quartz gold
ore ever sent to the State Bureau of
Mines, the finest specimen ever seen In
Colorado, and probably the finest speci
men In existence for that kind of ore
was received from the Smtiggler-lfnlon
mine, Tellurlde, 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 8Va
Inches on a side and <V4 Inches thick,
maximum dimensions. Its weight Is
ISVSt pounds, of which, experts say, 10
pounds la pure gold. Tills, at. $18 per
ounce, makes the value of this one
piece of ore $2,100. The cutting re
quired three whole days- Saturday.
Monday and Tuesday and four carats
of diamond dust were uae on it. This,
at the wholesale cost of $5 per carat,
which the lapidaries pay, makes the
actual coat of cutting $20, exclusive of
time and labor, which will, of course,
swell that figure considerably. Tim
managers of the mine loaned this piece
of gold to the Stute for use during the
Trany-Mlaalcnlppl Exposition only, but
it Is probable that, 1:^ view of the com
motion which it Is creating among
mining men In the city—no less than
twenty having been In this morning to
look at the find—they will allow It to
remain on exhibition In the Bureau ft
Mines for gome time after the retai n of
the exhibits from Omaha. Messrs. Lee,
Langley 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 I*
the fact that the Snniggler-I'nlon is
generally known only as a low-grade
ore producer. These pockets, which
produce specimens similar to the one
at the State House, are numerous, how
ever. throughout the mine, and as high
as $200,000 is said to have been taken
cut ut one fell swoop. In characterix
ing this specimen Mi. Wldte said: "It
is the most remarkable lode gold speci
men ever shown up In Colorado, and *<
Is probable that there Is uot another
like it in the country."
In !!»• Nuuif of tIt•» I’rnplirt.
In Morocco everything Is sold in the
name of the Prophet. Th" "oi rUeeper.
the auctioneer and even the peddler
calls upon Mohammed or one of the
saints to aid him In disposing of his
wares. The auctioneer who sells a
slave girl or a rug Interlards his talk
with many allusions to the Moorish
deities. In the streets It Is no uncom
mon thing to hear such t ries as. "In
the name of Mulat Idris*! Itoas* chest
nuts'" In the name of our l.oru Mo
hammed At Hadji' Popcorn! Pop
corn.In the name of SI lua Alt-bn
ithaleh* Melons' Nice, sweet met
on*!" "Hod Is gracious! Beans' Pried
beans!" "There be no might or majes
ty save Allah' Water' Water1 Cool
water* ' To the stranger It would ap
pear a* If peddler and prophet were
partners In busmen
Su rtstsaltl ta laps*
Th< re t* one pe’ttllnnit a •«> it iT*r
Japanese that t* not particularly |
known they never utter an oath The [
lesson fur this Is thn’ there la no word (
In the Japanese langosge wnbh i* j
equivalent is so oath h*ten the vn»t I
number of fwretgtsern whs* hnve gnu* 1
tl that country during the last ten 1
tents sn4 the thousand* of new word* I
added tw the language ha** nut ta the |
teas! *ff*. led the ispauese ut vacating 1
in this reeye*I the Isysn**e stand j
stone f»r nil other inhabitants of [
earth «en. when they *teg »y g i* * I
•**e e stronger vtyttisisn than tb«
ae uved In general toqvefsqtvoq.
>lrs. I fH.l** in Itiininri* Again
An interesting news item to the pub
ilsshlng world is the reorganization an I
incorporation, on July 1, of the Frank
Leslie Publishing house, founded in
1853 by Frnnk Leslie, and since 1880
the exclusive property of Mrs. Frank
Leslie. The president of the new
company is Mrs. Frank Leslie, while
Mr. Frederic L. Colver, who has 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 I^slle's Popular
Monthly this fall.
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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’a
Stomach Bitters.
One of the gublimest thing* in the
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To quit tobacco easily and forever, bo mag
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teed. Booklet and Kumple free. Address
Sterling Remedy Cc . Chicago or New York.
if you have plenty of dust. It is an
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Important to Mother*.
The manufacturer* of ('axtorlu have been
compelled to spend hundred* of thousand*of
dollar* to funiillur.ze the public with the sig
nature of Chan H Kleteher This has beta
necessitated bv r«ason of pirate* counterfeit
in / the Caatona trade mark. Thin lounter
foiting i* a crime not only ucalngt the proprie
tor* of Caatnrl*, but against the growing
generation. All persons should bo careful to
*ee that Castorla bear* the signature of Chaw.
II Fletcher. If they would guard the health of
their children Barents and mothers, in par
ticular, ought to carefully examine tho
Castorla advertisement* which have been ap
pearing in thU puner, and to remember that
the wrapper of every bottle of genuine Coat or! »
bears tne fac simile signature of Cha< II.
Fletcher, under who-o supervision it has b^en
munufacturod continuously for o\«r thiity
year*.
i ne uniuisn ueciesiasticai Gazette
tells this story: The dean of the
chapel royal was one day seated in the
synod hall, at Dublin, when a scent
l>ottle, falling from the strangers' gal
lery, happened to alight upon his some
what bald cranium. Rising from hU
chair he asked permission to make a
personal explanation. ’My lord pri
mate,” he said. 'I am always glad to
see strangers at our debates, and 1
feel specially honored by the presence
of women. But'—here he held up the
scent bottle—Met not their precious
balms break my head.' ”
"Is there any danger of a boa-con
strictor biting me?” asked a lady
visitor at the zoological gardens .“Not
the least harm," cried the showa ua.
"He never bites: be swallows Ills wlt
tles whole.”—Tlb-Elts.
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It’s easy for the man who lias no
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