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Title: America's war for humanity, related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty...
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
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Publisher: New York, Thompson
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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aptains indulged in compli-ments through the megaphones, and the Oregon got out its band and thestrains of The Star-Spangled Banner echoed over the lines of Spaniardsdrawn up on the deck of the last of the Spanish fleet. As the American boat came alongside the wreck of the Cristobal Colon thesurvivors of her crew shouted, ■■Bravo Americano!^ while our men re-sponded, ■Bravo Spattiardof The Brooklyn was hit forty-five times during the action, but the shotsfell off harmlessly from her steel sides. The Spaniards concentrated theirfire on the flagship, hoping to disable her, knowing that she had a greaterspeed than any of the other American vessels. The Oregon was struck onlyonce, the Texas twice, the loiva four times, and the New York once. Verylittle harm was done by any of the shots. During the first part of the fighta whole shell from the Cristobal Colon passed over the Brooklyns super-structure, taking off the head of Chief Yeoman Ellis, who was the only mankilled on our ships.
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544 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. The slaughter on the Spanish ships, with the exception of the CristobalColon, was simply frightful. This vessel had been badly crippled during thelong race, and the unharmed American warships had her at their mercy, andmercifully withheld their fire at the last. Only three of her sailors werekilled and thirteen wounded when they ran her ashore and hoisted the whiteflag. Before they gave this token of surrender they opened all her sea valvesand threw overboard the breech-blocks of every gun, even of their Mauserrifles, so that their enemy would profit as little as possible from the victory. The Cristobal Colon, as the fastest ship, was thought to have a possiblechance, if the Brooklyn was disabled, and to it the complement of the wholefleet intrusted their valuables and their last messages. As Commodore Schley was returning from the Cristobal Colon, he camealongside the Texas, and shouted to Captain Philip: Hi, Captain, I want toborrow your chaplain for a

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