Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes . the Texas during the fight of June 22d, and gave high praise tothat vessel for the splendid way in which her guns were handled. Of Captain Robley D. Evans, of the Iowra, the Admiral spoke in glowTingterms. On board that vessel he had been received more as a conqueror thana captive, had been allowed to retain his sword, and had seen the marineguard of the ship stationed to receive him as though he was a visitingadmiral instead of a half-drowned and sadly beaten hostage of wrar. Eulate, captain of the Vizcaya, also spoke in high
Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes . the Texas during the fight of June 22d, and gave high praise tothat vessel for the splendid way in which her guns were handled. Of Captain Robley D. Evans, of the Iowra, the Admiral spoke in glowTingterms. On board that vessel he had been received more as a conqueror thana captive, had been allowed to retain his sword, and had seen the marineguard of the ship stationed to receive him as though he was a visitingadmiral instead of a half-drowned and sadly beaten hostage of wrar. Eulate, captain of the Vizcaya, also spoke in high terms of CaptainEvans, and appreciated the courtesy of Fighting Bob in allowing him toretain his sword, and also for the wTay in wThich he allowed the Vizcayas deadto be buried. After the Spanish flag had been wrapped around the bodiesthe padre of the Vizcaya committed them to the deep, the Iowas guard ofmarines firing three volleys over the dead. Cervera told Commodore Schley that one shell wThich had burst on boardthe Maria Teresa killed and wounded eighty men. GREAT NAVAL BATTLE NEAR SANTIAGO. 137 Captain Eulate, of the Vizcaya, wounded, halt of limb and depressed inspirit, said he had saved his honor, although he had lost his ship. That wasthe wording of a despatch which he had sent his wife after the destruction ofthe Vizcaya. When you think of the odds I encountered, you will see that I couldnot do more than I did, Captain Eulate said. I had only one ship againstfour. My enemies were the Brooklyn, the Oregon and the Texas, and, Ithink, the Iowa was the other. All four punished us severely, but it was theTexas that gave us our coup etc grace—a shell fired from that vessel enteringour port bow and exploding one of the forward magazines. My men stood bytheir guns and fought like true Spaniards. As the Spaniards had lost all their ships and half their number in killedand wounded, and had inflicted no damage in return, there was none to gain-say Captain Eulates claim that h
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