mrt SUNDAY ,
STODAY SCENES IN HAVANA
Tjploal lefels and Faitlmn In the Oklef
City ef the Antilles ,
GAY LIFE FRINGED WITH MISERY
Ball Flrtil t Mftnqtirritdeii , Dnnclnsj
nil Uninhllnjr In ( lie Shadow * of
Dcnth _ CiiMii Mnkeri
Work In * Overtime.
_ HAVANA , April 12. On week days Ha
vana i * war-mad. On Sunday * the city It
pleasure-mail. The commandment , a. trans
lated by the hotheaded people of this fever
ish city , Is : "Six days ihalt tliou light n.1
do all thy killing ; but the aerentb day li
the day of pleasure ; In It thou h lt have no
war. "
Havana's Sunday Is a day of cock flghts ,
bull flghts , concerts , promenades and mas
querade balls. In these pleasures SfxmUrds
and Cubans , enemies alt , consort together
as comrades without arms. At 7 o'clock on
Sunday morning the Spaniard shares the
coffee with the Cuban , and falls to give the
passing Americano the customary weekday
glare. At the same hour the Americano
takes hla coffee alone , nnJ wonders what
will happen next In this Vesuvius-like city.
From coffee hour at 7 until breakfast at
11 ovcryhoJy attends church ? No ! The
Jteople go shopping , for oil the stores are
opc-n. 'The Spanish EOhllera buy American
trinkets at the American shops to send to
sweethearts In Spain. The American buys
articles for the folks at home , In shopt
tvhero'tho clerks speak not one word ot Kn-
Kllsh. lie pays $7 for a small fan , or % \
for a canary bird , or $3 for a pair of casta
nets , or $15 for a mantilla. Those prices
ere created exclusively for Americans. For
the ramo articles a native viould pay only
half the price. But In Havana , as In all
countries awe the Unite ! States , the Ameri
can la made of money , and Is entirely be
reft of reason In spending IU The Cubsn ,
durlrg the shoppLg hour ? , loiters In and out
of the shops , but buys nothing ; for only
one Cuban In a thousand has money to
pare , anJ he Is en exception if ha has money
to buy necessities/
MISERY OF THE RECONCENTIIADOS.
Meanwhile the rcconccntradca flood , the
A SUNDAY COCK F IOHT IN HAVANA.
troet and beg. Thousand * of outstretched
rnw line the eldewalka or rather the gut-
tens. Thole begging alma uro , In rr.ost
case * , nothing but bone and akin. Starva
tion la the common lot. Some are so nearly
dead that all the food ta Christendom could
not ave their lives. Otbcni need medlc'ue
more than food. All are utterly miserable.
Not oas haa a gleam ot hope. Not ono
knows even partial happlnten , except aa a
omethlng remembered. To a stranger In
Havana , en Sunday , amid all the madne.w
of pleasure , the fact that there Is s > relgrj
of misery is more apparent than ever. On
that day , and , ( or that matter , on all daja ,
the mlaery is Ignored by the average Span-
lard. The Cubans would help If they hail
not already done all and given all In their
power. The Anierlcmi glvo trad give
promptly and liberally. Dut the Spanlarda
continue to Ignore. Uut aoon the American
perceive * the uttar hopeleuneea ot such
cliarlty and Benin what he can afford to the
relief tuna , where he knows It will bo
wisely distributed. In Havana alcae- there
are 25,000 roconccntradw. Of these one-
halt are not only hungry , but starving. The
other half are relieved and cared for by
the fund.
fund.NEGRO'S
NEGRO'S HOUR OF SPORT.
On Sunday the negro hae hu great hour.
K Is the shopping hour Jui-t described. But
the- Cuban negro does not shop. Having
bought hlr mite ot codfish , cornmcal and
coKco and bis bad cigar In the early morn
ing , tie spends the balance of the time before
brcakfaat In alleys and. IJo streets , at cock
fights and , street dancing. A "boss" negro
own * the cocks. A courtyard U chosen as
a ring. The spectators , all negroes , pay one
ccntano (30 cents ) ach to eeo the cocka kill
each other. That 20 cents represents a
negro' * wage , If he Is fortunate enough to
( have work , for a whole day. It Is evident
that the Cuban negro Is a confirmed lo\er of
the coci fight.
After breakfast come the bull flghta ,
Spalu'a national eport. Killing a bull la tea
a ? anlar4 what batting a bate ball ia to
an American. The ( American present at a
base ball gameIs an excited person at best.
The Spaniard present at a bull fight IB more
than excited , more than enthusiastic he la
blood hlrty \ , The place set apart for the bull
flght very much resembles the polo grounds
In New York. Only. Instead of a square.
center jther * U a ring , aa at a circus. All
Havana 1 * there , the Spaniard , the Cuban ,
thecreele. . the negro , the American visitor
men , women and children , The pleasure * of
> tbo fcour are opened with a speech. The
oBccrt of tae army And navy alt IB a box of
a , ro u4 UK , the part of complacent and
conquering1 hwoec. For Cubans are there.
They have a a. wney tor trinket * and no
pennlet ( or tat starving reconcesUadM , ( ml
ln r man * * * to ratio H ta SpaaUn irilm
te * the ( a r blt bvtckweaj.
AT TUB BULL NOHT.
TB * light fccfflBa , . . Ah , ataMt. loatMtly
the Amerlca > crUa ; "Out this U not a fight ;
it is only a ( daughter. ' ' No mutter. The
Spaniard think * differently. He cries :
"Bravo ; trim In another bull. " Finally ,
after the twelve or fourteen horses have
been garni .to death by the four bulls , and
after tlio four bulls have been tortured till
they arc so weak they can hardly etand , the
"roil hero , .the matador , steps In and kllla
the bulls , one after another , by plunging bl
sword through their bodies.
At the last bull fight hero the matador
waa Spain's greatest. H's ' name was Maz-
rlntlnl. If * ho butchers 4n the alaughtcr
houses at Chicago , where they s'ay an
average of ono 'bull per minute , could ace
thlai famoua Mazilntlnl. kill bis bull they
would hte * him , This same Idol of the people
ple , MiziltrtlnJ , returned ! to Spain otter that
so-called bull fight. He .took with him. In
his leather belt , $25,000. And jet nswhero
on the face of GoJ'a earth can BO much
misery , ruin , poverty and starvation be Been
ta in Havana at the very time Its citizens
are paying- from $3 to $12 each for scats at
a Sunday * bull fight.
As soon aa the fight Is over there ts a
rush for the ferry. Back to the city swarm
the pkasurti lovera , mad with the sight of
the slaughtered ihoraes and bulls , wildly
merry over ah entertainment that wjrld
Dimply dltguet the average American.
Through the etreets they pour , scores la
caba , hundreds afoot , toward the Prado , the
plaza and the park. In carnival mood they
paw faouHj after house , In front ot which
bang yellow flags mrked with black Va In
their centers. In < > ich 'of the houses there
are one or more cata of smallpox or yellow
fever. .
THE BUSY COPPJN MAKER.
What carc.-j the plccaure-mad populace ? '
There are plenty of coffins. The coffin
maker U the only mam who Is hard at work
la all Havana on Sunday. He works In hla
own doorway. A number ot cofflna , all
rcade that day , are piled up on one side oO
the doorstep. Still this carpenter works on ,
nailing th'n vine boirds Into shapes 'to fit
the human form. For > by Monday he knowi
that all the colCna he haj made on Sunday
will be lowered Into the ground , each with
It i dciitlned occupant.
The passing crowds grin at him. Ha ! ha !
poor carpenter ! He must drive calls on Sun
day Instead ot seeing Mazzlntlnt kill the
bull ! Poor ma'ri ! T iey sacerely ! pity hliri.i
Now the crowds , after swarming Into Jie
plaza , thotPrado and the parlr , gather'round
the tablcti on the sidewalk In front of the
cafes. EpanUh private soldiers drlak rnigar
and1 water. The officers drink anisette.
Amrlcana call tor lemonade cad Ice cream.
The Cubica lok on , or are treated by their
friends , the enemy , alias the Spanish. All
smoke big cigars o ! various qualities ,
though the majority of them are good.
Seven centa bujvj an Havma perfetco ,
willed In New York would cut 25 centa.
At 7 p. m. dinner that , la , the SpaaUh
officers dl.Te , ths Amerlcacna gorge , the Cu
bans tave a meal , the Spanish soldiers cat.
At tha same time the reconcentradoa file
put the toasters and atarve. And away In
the outskirts of the city you may run
across a camp of innurgentj roasting a
whole pig for their evening meal , oa on the
act-no of which I anil you A tbotograph
with this letter. It belr.z Sunday evening
the Insurgents f el that there to a truce of
a few hours In which they , too , may "cat ,
drink and be merry. "
In tha evening Havana gathers ! n the
theater ? , the mi sic balls , at the opera
and at the. clubs. One of the finest club
housca In the whole world is only a few
l > Vcki from .where 2,000 wom n and chil
dren lie huddled together , too weak to
stand , l/erally : dying ot hunger.
The theater , the opera and the cluba are
attended by thcue whom the bull fight has
not bankrupted. For the poor and penniless
there U raunlc toy the . Military band In the
plaza. As thvwomen ot Cuba seldom attend
the theater they may be en now , Sunday
evening , promenading In the pkua. See a
ueaertta asl jut aur Jy will you OM a
onora Mtm the ) rs c Ia4f atoMT N l tttr
duenna's oyoa are vaan yo . Aftd such cyMl
If the Cnbaa women bad'nothlni buti yci ,
there would be no race on earth who could
compare with them for beauty.
After the theater * and the concert every
body gee home t least , FO It appears to
the stranger. At 11 o'clock the city seems
wrapped In nervous , fitful slumber , The vet
eran visitor knows better. Halt ot Havana ,
maybe , la sleeping. The other half ? Ah ,
It Is Sunday night ; the other bolt may be
found at the masquerade balls. Otherwise ,
who were the hundreds of masqueraders who
have been riding ; and running about the
ytrccts ever since sundown ? do back to the
theaters. The seats on the parquet floor *
bavo been covered with boards , ai It by
magic. Over the seats there Is now a danc
ing floor. The auditoriums have been trans
formed Into ball rooms.
At 12 the balls begin. The floors , the
boxes , the galleries are crowded. By whom ?
The best men and the worst women of Ha
vana. No respectable woman U there. All
the women are In costume and masked. Not
one man Is in evening dress. The music
begins , Cuban music of a strange , weird sort ,
half African. Two bands , one on each nldo
of the theater , play alternately , Some of the
musicians are Cubans , others are negroes.
They make a very big noise and the muftc
and the dancing do not cease for an Instant
from 12 midnight till 4:30 : Mo.-vduy morning.
The dancing weM , it ( < too shameful to
describe.
Compared wltb a masquerade ball In Ha-
vra , the French ball IB New York la tame
and puritanical.
In Havana Monday is an off day. Every
body seems peer.'o-h , tired and thoroughly
out of humor. GILSON W1LLETS.
SOME .VK\V I.\VKNTIt > XS.
The back of a newly-designed brush Is pro
vided wltb a receptacle for the comb with a
PIO ROAST AT INSURGENT CAMP NEAR HAVANA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON1.
flush lid sliding Into grooves to covpr It and
a mirror Is sat In the bottom of the compart
ment.
Milk can be kept cool In summer ID a new
can which has a central compartment extend-
up to the lid. In which there Is an opening
. .tor the passage of ice Into the central tute.
Electricity Is used to operate a new brush
which can be used for many purposes , the
motor being located ins'de the revolving cylln-
dcc on a fixed shaft , while Ida brush Jacket
ta rotatably mounted on the c.baftand , geared
to the motor. tf >
das caanot escape from a new burner after
the flame Is cut off , the Inlet to the bur&er
being automatically closed < b/ the contrac
tion o ! a rod aa soon as the heat of the flame
Is stopped , causing a spring valve to act
and shut off the gas.
In a recently designed turastlle for collect.
Ing tickets a curved arm closes the outlet and
Is locked at each turn of the stile to prevent
the next person piaslng through until ho baa
deposited his ticket In the box , when an at
tendant releases the arm.
For useta the sick room a new table has
ben tlefllLned , consisting of a clamping
bracket for attachment to the side ot the
bed , with an extension 'rod above It , carry
ing a side arm which projects over the bed
and holds a tray In position for use.
Housekeepers will appreciate a new bowl-
ho'.dor. which It formed of a clamp to screw
on the table , with an adjustable three-ecrew
clcnip to graep the top ot the bowl and hold
It co that eggs can bo beaten or dough mixed
wttbout holding the receptacle with one
hand.
hand.Water
Water bottlew for table use are being fit
ted with automatic stoppers which have a
hollow tube to extend Inside the neck of the
bottle and a weighted lever Inside a casing
at the top , which slides a metal gate across
the opening when the bottle la tilted for
pourlag.
Eggs can be tested easily by a new de
vice , consisting ot a casing having holes
bored In the top In which the eggs are placed
wild a light over them , and a mirror in the
bottom of the casing to reflect the eggs so
that a perron looking In the eye-piece can
see If they are clear.
In a now baby carriage the sldea and end. ?
of the body are formed of small metal strips
pivoted together at the ends to fold up , with
the bottom and truck made In sections , which
are hinged together , the whole carriage being
ccatalncd la a spice About as large across as
the wheels when Itla folded.
A bandy Ice cream mold and dtsher Is
formed of a cup with a halt cog-wheel on
the bottom ot the shaft , which extends In-
i-'ldo ' the cup to carry the cutters , which are
revolved by a pivoted rack meshing with tbe
cos , tbe rack and dipper being attached
to two crosied pivoted handles.
A hindy ash sifter recently placed on the
market has a bxlzoatat rod set la a caning
on which a sifter Is mounted , to be etiaken
by a handle extending to the outside ot the
casing , the device being made up of several
A NEQRO DANCE IN ONE OF THE SID E STREETS ON SUNDAY AFFERNOON.
hinged sections , which can be opened to re
move the eleve and ash receiver.
Hand cans are prevented from sticking In
the piece of wood which U being cut out by a
new oiler , which U el in a roccas In the
hicdle and discharge * a amall quantity ot oil
on the blade and into the alot at each down *
ward cut.
Lamps will not explode or take Sr when
overturned It a new attachment ta uaed , con-
elating ot a weighted or spring lever lik IBS
bottom ot tbe lamp , to drop downward ai
eon as the lamp bts ta tipped from tbe
table , a chain being fastened to the lever ta
operate an oxtlngul b r on tfco top ot tha
wick tub *
a tin i
Tell your frloMlt ) that nil thin week
we nro going MMtvc'a : clearance nnlc of
mandolins wo j ye received the agcutf
of such stnndaeikjnnkM as the "llurton , "
"WnHhburn " " Stale " "Mnttrer "
, al"lWiy , ,
etc. , nnd nre1 | $ $ allowing n Inrge as
sortment of alljtbnt. In new as wo must
have room , w&hnvo determined to close
out the older $ yfw and other nmko In
struments ntvjftg-grcat reduction you
should see oinlwindow display thcu
come In nnd Mfe , us nn opportunity to
show you the.jr > 9wucd makes we have
just added Xo * trouble to show tuc&e
'ntt f
goods.
A. HOSPE.
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yonr Hoots from kitchen to parlor from
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every yard of them our sWek Is all
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Don't let the grass grow ( too long )
tinder your feet If your old lawn mower
Is no good get n now one no use feeling
poor not when you can get n whole
lawn mower for ? 2.75 that Includes
even the handle then we have them at
all kinds of prices the width has a great
deal to do with It IM-iuch one Is $7.)0. ( )
Hose alwnya goes with lawn mowers
we have hose at 8c , lOc nud 12c wo
give n guarantee with our lOc hose It's
rubber the 8-cent one Is cotton it's n
good hose , though , for the money ono
thing you tan depend on here Is that
whatever you get It's Just as represented
anil the price Is riglrt-Uullders' hard
ware. '
A. C. RAYMER ,
WE DELIVER YOUR PURCHASE.
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MODERN WRSHIPS ; IN ACTION
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World-Wide Irftareiit in the Outcome of a
Trial of Strength.
SAMPLES OFyHAT MAY BE EXPECTED
dai ' ' <
Unrqnal Sca-FJalit Hetircen Chili and
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' Pent ntiilltliefFitihon * Mnttlei of
tbe Ynlni rvfiil Cnrimicc
on
The outcome of a battle between modern
men-of-war la a matter of world-wide in
terest and speculation. Since the American
civil war revolutionized the naval forces ot
the world , there has been but two contests
from which conclusions as to the value ot
modern fighting ships may be drawn , but
In both instances there were inequalities as
to ships , armaments and crews which ren
dered the outcome unsatisfactory ani-Incon
clusive. & ( odern llne-ot-battlo ships arc
practically an untried quantity. So are tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers , tbe
various types of torpedo : * , dynamlto guns ,
rocket shells and other destructive material ,
known to modern navies. 3o great Is the
Interest to a trial of naval skllt with the
latest equipment that there will be little
regret among neutral nations at the approaching
preaching contest between the United Statea
and Spain- .
The contest cannot .be regarded as an-
equal one. Tue United' ' States Is the su
perior ot Spain In number and equipment
of modern battleships and cruisers. Spain
possesses but one advantage over the United
States , and that Is In torpedo boat dcstroy-
era , tbois sea-going hornets whcae capacity
for destruction U believed to be enormous.
But they are as easily destroyed as the
common torpedo boat. Their success In war
depends on their ability to sneak within
torpedo range of mcn-oif-war. For thlsf pur
pose , however , they are not as effective as
torpedo boats. The latter are much omaller
and their chancesof reaching , unobserved ,
tbo object of attack. Is necessarily greater.
Even If the two nations were on a perfect
equality us to ships and armament , the out-
ccoio of a trial wculd not Ion ? remain In
doubt. Seamanship and marksmanship
would determine tbe contest. "It I * not
ships and guns that determine the victor , "
eald Captain Mahan , recently. "It I * tbo
skill and courage ot tbo crew. " Ho would
not disparage .tho fighting capacity of Span
ish seamen , but knowing American rnen-of-
warsmea by experience , and the Spanish by
htetory and observation , he unhesitatingly
declared that the American was by far ou-
pcrlor to the Span'ard In Intelligence , en
ergy , alertness and decision. In the SpunUh
navy the gulf between the officers and men
Is Immeasurable ; In the American navy there
exists no such gulf. Each man das hh
place and certain duties to perform. Each
strive to excel In their respective stations ,
v.-ell knowing that reward U not dependent
on birth , but or ! courage and devotion to
< * uty. Indeed , Jh6 'supremacy of American
inn M , the men "who determine a naval
b-tt'r. In beyond argument. It Is a demon
strated tact. It Is only necessary to Instance
the target practlvo'ot ' the white squadron
o-i the South Atlantic coast lajt summer.
A canvsa target thirty feet square -HOB
placed on a rattan. ! five ships filed past It
at ranges van Ing from 500 to 2GOO yards.
Various guns uputauC-lDch rifles wore used
and 7 ! ) ptp cent of the shots were put
Kirough the caffMfi. That Is a pretty com
forting samp'.o ( jkmhat ran bo dcae with an
taemy. * J3 {
CAUNAQBJOP A SEA FIQHT.
A bay to between men-of-war of moJern
build and equipment Is something terrlblo
to contemplate , 'ir'neei ' not bo seen or felt
to bo apprecIatcd..lLct us suppose Spain's
one battleahlp , ( tlejlralayo. ) aad tbo Iowa ,
met on the optnv ea. They are evenly
matched. Tbe VUcaya and Oqucndo are of
the same class of the cruisers New York
and Urooklyn. It these six ships ranged up
In battle array the control' would furnhh
the longed-for demonstration ot the value
of two classes of fighting ships now re
garded as tht. perfeftlca ot naval power.
Uut ttio horror * , of such a contest beggars
Imagination. Compared * with It the famous
sea fight between Chilian and . Peruvian
ironclad * oK the coast ot Bolivia In 1879
would r.nk is a sham battle. Yet tbo
carnage.-In { hat ( rn'.cat WM terrlb'.e , nearly
CQ per cent of th Vaen engaged being killed
or wounl d. This wa a single-handed fight
of th Peruvian slngle-turroted ram Huascar
against tnieo Chilian ships tha sea-going
ram Admlrante Cochraoe. th * covett *
O'HIggln * and the armored transport Loa.
The battle w * fought oa the rooming
ot th life ot Oct < Jb4r , 1878 , of the north-
era boundaries of Bolivia. In the beginning
It was a duel between the Cochrcne and the
Huascar. and the first shot wtis fired by the
latter when 3,000 yards distant. It was a
miss , but the second shot rlcochcttlng ahead
ot the Cochrane , entered her unarmored
bows , and after ( -mashing the galley , fell on
deck without exploding. At a distance of
2.QOO yards tbe Cochrane opened flre , and
then It was hammer and cuvtl a veritable
devil's tattoo of bursting shell. One of the
first shots penetrated the Huasear's armor ,
and , exploding , entered tbe turret chamber ,
where It killed and wounded twelve men , and
so jammed thq turret trucks that they were
rendered raelcca for a season. Within half
an hour after the beginning , the ccnnkig
tower of the Huascar was struck by a nhell ,
wtilch exploded and blew Adm'.ral Gran to
pieces , only one foot and a few fragments
of hla body being recovered. He was fightIng -
Ing , as usual , for be had been often under
Ore. with his bead and shoulders exposed
above the tower , and the shell probably hit
him la the waist. The concussion from this
shot killed Lieutenant Diego Fevre , the ad
miral's aid , who waa standing at tbe fighting
wheel. When subsequently examined , no
single wound was found upon bis body.
The deatb of the admit I did not cause
the combat to cease , and one after another
of the officers took command until this de
volved upcn tbe fomth officer. Lieutenant
Pedro. The Cochrane was joined by her con
sorts , and the unequal contest was continued
until It was clearly shown to be lupclcsa.
Deatb and destruction was everywhere. The
ship was a shamble , a mere fighting log ,
belplcss on the water. But even then these
gallant Peruvians refused to surrender.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION.
Tbo destruction on the Peruvian ship was
terrible. Lieutenant Mason ot the United
States navy , In describing the hivoc wrought ,
eays : "Thoro was hardly a square yard of
her upper workn that did not bear marks of
having been struck wild aomc species of pro
jectile. Her smokestack and conning tawer
were nearly destroyed , her boats gene , and
davits cither entirely carried away or bent
out of all shape. Her mat was riddled acid
port chain plates carried away , but , strange
to say , no rigging was cut. Tbe bulwarks ,
poop , forecastle and hatch combings were
jmich Injured. The capstan wan struck and
knocked overboard by a shot. The Chilian
flro miKit have been extremely accurate , a
fact which Is not surprising , as the Huascar
was reduced during the latter part of the
flRht In fact , from the time the Cochrane
took up her position on her quarter to little
more than an armored target. Below , tbe
tceno was much moro terrible. Everywhere
were death and destruction , caused by the
enemy's large shells. Eighteen bodlea were
taken out of the cabin , and the turret was
full of remains of the two sets ot guns' crew * .
"The light woodwork , ladder * and bulk
heads were all destroyed. It was claimed
that many valuable document * were cap
tured. Among tbe ropers found were com
plete working drawings of the Blanco and
Cocbrcnc. The ship's log and steam log bad
disappeared. It IA claimed that they were
burned In the furnaces with many other docu
ments. The total duration of the action was
ninety minutes. During this time the Huas
car lost or had disabled her commander am'
three next senior officers , besides twenty-
eight officers and men killed and forty-eight
wounded out of a crew of about 200. She
had tier steering gear disabled three distinct
times by tbe tncmy'A fire , was net on fire
In eight different places , had bee turret
lammed , her Hunt turret gun disabled cud
her light guns anil Qatllng unmanned. "
BATTLE OF THE YALU. ,
The nearest approach to a trial ot modern
war ships was the battle of the Yalu , fought
September 14. 1S94 , between the Japanese
ard Chinese fleets. The former consisted ot
twelve ships , the latter of ten , and these
Included coast defense vessels , armored end
unarmored crutaers , gunboats and torpedo
boats. The Japanese fought with skill ,
judgment and courage , whereas tbe crews of
the Chinese tfilpa , with ono exception , were
paralyzed with tear and failed utterly In
handll'ig their ships and weapons. Tbo one
exception was the Chen-Yuen , commanded
by PhHo McOlffcn , an officer formerly of the
United Statea navy who had taken service
unler the Chlncso flag. The story of thla
fight , told by Captain McCJIIten lei the pages
of the Ctntury , Is one of the most vivid con
tributions made to tbe literature on the oub-
jcct. During the battle -the Japanese ships
doubled on the line and the Chen Yuen was
caught In a seething volcano of flame and ,
fire.Vo were thus , " he relates in the
Century , "betweto two Arc * . As the prin
cipal squadron turned and altered course ,
the two Chinese Iroaclada turned also , keepIng -
Ing bow * on'to their van , the Chen Yuen
preserving her station and distance from the
flapiblp , as , Indeed , * he continued to do
throughout the battle. The Japanese- will
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preservedi ( heir formation , and that the
Chen Yuen , by her movem nti and : gun
practice , covered the Ting Yuen when In
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vesjjls , and lts five ships steamed around
our two ironclads , pouring In a storm ot
shell. Time and again fires broke out , but ,
with cae notable exception , the flamca were
subdued without muth trouble. Some of the
enemy's ships used melinite sheKs , the
noxloua fumw from which could at cace bo
distinguished from those of ponder.
If * CLOSE QUARTERS.
"As the principal squadroo circled around
us the range varied from 2,000 meters ( nearly
two miles ) to perbars 1,000 meters , or even
IAW. At about 3 o'clock the Matsushlmn
ciO'ed upcn tha Chea Yuen at about 1,700
meters anci we flrecj at her. from foe of our
12.2-luci ) guns , a ste.el.9hbel of five call-
beru' (5x12.2 ( tacbes ) length , haying a burstIng -
Ing ctiarge of Dearly ntnaty pounds of pow-
< Ur. The Japanese flagship was struck by
thU missile , and as a burst of flame aro3e
from her. followed by a great cloud cl white
orcoko , hiding her entirely from view , our
gin a crew yelled their satisfaction. ThU
shell. Indeed , wrought fearful havoc. From
the Japanese report It totally disable ! tbe
llg 13-lmti Canet gun andrawept the decks.
Several charges of powder for this gun had
ben mnnsed o deck , and these , exploding ,
gave the gunncra tx true 'hoist with their
own petardBy this one shell fort-nine
officers and men were Icatantly killed and
over fifty wounded ; the gunnery lleutcMiit
was blown Into the ta , his cap and tele-
accpe bc'ng all trace of him ever found on
the ship.
"The Immediate result of the engagement
was by no moans drcUlve , for the Japanese
fleet hauled off for repairs , and the Dxt day
the Chinese steamed and limped Into Port
Arthur. The \lctory In the end was un
doubtedly with the Japanese , for Iliey had
driven their enemies from the sea and kept
men penned lo a hartor , where subsequently
thfy fell an ea'sy prey. The outcome of it
all was that Japan , by the signal results
of an Indcc'slv ] battle , was able to Impose
the tcrnvs ot peace , ani gained , to some de
gree , the obejcts with which she had begun
the wur. "
M'OIFPIN'S VALOROUS PAJIT.
iCaptaln McQlffln's part In that terrible con
test is detailed by Calvin Dill Wilson In a
recent number ot the Home Magazine. "When
this fight waa scarcely opened , " writes 'Mr.
Wilson , "McQIfCo saw tte navigating lieuten
ant disappear from his position , looking very
pale. Soon after something went wrong
with the training engine ot one of the tur
rets , and the captala was obliged to go down
to the armored place below to set It to rights.
Aa he was going down , some ono caught
'
him by the leg , calling out , "There's no
room for any moro hero. You must Tilde
somewhere else. ' He looked dowc , and saw
the navigating lieutenant ani a dozen more
terrified men In hiding ; 'McGlfQn was BO
angry that he- used physical force upon the
cowardly lieutenant to get him out ot his
way ; after that they let , him flx the en
gine.
"During the tight three of the enemy's
ships , one 04 the jort side and ono on the
starboard , and one right ahead , were con
centrating their fire on Uie Chen Yuen. Aa
the ono on the port side was doing the
most mischief , the men at tbe two starboard
guns wore ordered to turn the guns around \ [
and try to silence the ship that was dolug [
BO much damage on the other side. To do
this they had to fire across the forecastle.
"At this Juncture a lire broke out In the
superstructure over the forecastle. McGldln
ordered a line of hose to ho run out , but the
mon refused to go unless an officer led them ;
this the captain offered to do , and a number
of men volunteered to follow. 'But before
they started to put out the flro he ordered
tbe bead gunner at the starboard battery to
quit firing en the port side , and turn hli
guns right ahead ; otherwise they would fire
upon their own men. When they reached
the forecastle , tbe shot ot the enemy's guns
struck one man after Another. The captain
was 'bending over , pulling up a hose , when
a shot passed between'his legs , 'burning both I '
wrists a > Jd cuttlrg aw'ay tbe tall of his coat ;
a shell hit the tower , and as it burst a pleoo
struck him. Shortly after he had gone to
ward the forecastle , the head gunner to
whom he Tiad given the order to shift the
guns was killed , and the man who took his
place , not knowing that the captain and his
men had gone forward , kept Ills guns di
rected to port , and fired one. The ex
plosion blew them all off their legs , aud
killed several. 'McQIffln ' at tbe same time
was gashed by a shot from the enemy , that
rendered htm unconscious ; he fell upon a
hose that had been cut ba ; ball , and tbe
spurting water revived him.
A PALL , FOR LIFE.
"When ho looked up , ho saw that ho was
directly In front ot tbe other starboard
gun , with his head In line of fire ; he
watched the turnng ( of the gun for a second
or two , and , realizing his danger , throw
himself over the side of the superstructure
to the deck below , a depth of eight feet. He
fell upon hla cheat , with bleed gushing from
his mouth ; be managed to get around Into
the superstructure , and asked two of the
men to carry him further aft , as ho could
not walk. Afterward In relating this ex
perience , be said that when ho recovered
consciousness , and saw the big gun pointed
toward tUffi , aad about to b * Orod , he laid
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to himself , 'What an ass I am to sit her *
and be 'blown ' to pieces. ' lie claimed for
himself no heroic thought or bombastic
reminiscence ot historic battles , -tout simply
'Jilt ho realized that ho would be a fool to
stay where ho was when he could get out
of the way.
"To have seen McQIffln ca his ship during
ttiat fight of "the Yalu would haVe been a
sight to remember forever ; that dauatlca *
spirit rode the forces of battle a * It they
were a steed. He was tha eotil of his ship ,
the spirit t the storm , the Praspero with
lib magic Wand. His body was shattered ,
but his mind kept awake. He wa * so near
the first gun when It exploded that hla
clothing was set on fire , his eyebrows and
hair burned , tils cyen Injured , and although
his cars were rammed as tightly as posslblo
with cottca , the drums of both ears were
permanently Injured by the explosion. H
was unconscious for a time , but a * quickly
es he regained his senses he was on bis
feet and glUng orders. He received forty
wounds , many of them caused by spllntera
of .wood ; be with his own bends extracted
a large splinter from hla hip , ani. holding
hla eyelids open wltb tiU finger , this heroic
irun navigated his ship , which had been
struck 400 times , safely to Its dock , Kldll-
fully evading capture , the Chen Yuan being
the only ono of the Chinese vessels that
came out of that fight with credit. A com
petent authority bos declared that the dar
ing ot McQIffln , tis shown In Uio battle of
the Yalu , has pcsslbly never been surpassed ,
In tbo history of the world.
MAIMED FOR LIFE.
"Tho Japanese offered $5,000 for hla cap
ture , but did not have tbo satisfaction ot
taking him. Uut what he dreaded bad hap
pened ; his nerves , llmba and senses wora
shatteredt After the battle of theYalu ha
went Into a liojpltal In China for a time ,
but finding himself with little promise ot
complete recovery he came to America. Unfortunately -
fortunately he was Indisposed to submit ta
treatment ; ho Insisted on dressing his own
wcrada. Ills body bad the appearance ot a
checker-board , with Its many bruises ; ther *
were btlll hi him bulleta and sp'.lntera ; ho
was compelled to walk with two canea ; hi *
pain was eo great that he spent hflura hob
bling back and forth across Uio floor , say
ing that he was more comfortable thus than
In a sitting or reclln'ng posture. Ills UBO of
language was superb , ani the accounts bo
gave of hU experiences to bis fr'ccids ' , wbea
they could Induce him to talk , were moatt
graphic.
"Tho battle of the Yalu gave young Me-
Qlflln the proud distinction ot belng the only
man of European blood who had commanded
a modem war ship In actual battle. Ha
aid to himself In a jesting way , otter h
cams to this country , 'I am still In tbe ChU
nreo navy ; but I'm not In good standing.
You know It Is cuatomary tbero for a naval
officer , when he lose * a battle , to commit
RUlcldo ; end tbey wanted mo to follow tb * >
cuatoin. but I declined with thank ) . "
McOlffln was a Plttsburg boy , a gradual *
ot Annapolis and a born fighter. He never
knur what fear meant. The history of th *
battle ho fou.tit ao decperatcly illustrate *
the awful carnage ot a eco fight and th *
elements of self-destruction bound up la th *
modem war ship.
