. An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results. adly and wastransferred to the Iowa. On a signal from the New Yorh,which was now coming up, the Iowa proceeded to the samework near the Vizcaya. This rescue of prisoners from theburning ships was the occasion of some of the most gallantconduct of the day, for they were burning fore and aft; someof their guns and reserve ammunition was exploding, and itwas not known at what moment the fire might reach the mainmagazines. In addition to this, a heavy surf was running justoutside the Spanish ships, but no risk det
. An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results. adly and wastransferred to the Iowa. On a signal from the New Yorh,which was now coming up, the Iowa proceeded to the samework near the Vizcaya. This rescue of prisoners from theburning ships was the occasion of some of the most gallantconduct of the day, for they were burning fore and aft; someof their guns and reserve ammunition was exploding, and itwas not known at what moment the fire might reach the mainmagazines. In addition to this, a heavy surf was running justoutside the Spanish ships, but no risk deterred our ofticers andmen; the work of rescue was complete. The loiva picked up38 officers and 238 men from the Vizcaya. The Harvardrescued 35 officers and 637 men. The Indiana was orderedback to the blockade line when overtaken by the Neiv YorJc,and on her way rescued over 200 men from the wrecks of theOquendo and Teresa. Shortly after the chase there was a terrific explosion inthe forward part of the Oquendo, caused by the fire reaching 736 CHASE OF THE COLON BrooKlyrv, Schley). Aarniral Sampsot the magazine. It bulgedout the plates in everydirection. The resultswere altogether differentfrom those on the Maine,and the Oquendo lay thereas mute evidence of theSpanish treachery in Ha-vana harbor five monthsbefore. The wrecks werepitiful sights. As finearmored cruisers as therehad been in the world laycovered with scars andsmouldering. Charred hu-man bodies lying abouttold the story of the fiercefight. Of the Spanish shipsonly the Cristobal Colonremained, and she was theirfastest ship. She had beenso fortunate as to escapethe concentration of firewhich had riddled the othervessels, and by the time theVizcaya was beached shewas at least six miles aheadof the BrooMyn and theOregon. Being thus farout of effective range, itlooked as if she might es-cape. Her funnels belchedout great columns of smokeand her forced draft evencarried flames at time« APPROXIMATE POSITIONS OF THE OPPOS-I
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