Identifier: illustratedhist00russ (find matches)
Title: An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Russell, Henry Benajah, 1859- Thurston, John Mellen, 1847-1916 Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Hartford, Conn : A. D. Worthington
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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f they came anywhere near us,and as they rose from the water and spun round and round,they seemed to be about the size of a barrel, especially if an ob-server happened to be close on the line of their eccentricflight. But all these flying missiles did no serious execution,while our sailors could see through the rifted smoke that thebroadsides poured by our vessels were making some impressionon the Spanish ships. Having passed the line firing the port batteries, theOlympia came around, taking a course back and closer to theenemys ships, and the others followed, a great roaring, smok-ing, flashing, shrieking procession, and, as it passed along,the starboard batteries blazed away at the enemy. The roar of the steady thunder of cannon was terrible.When the fort was pouring its terrific fire upon our ships, itlooked to those on the McCidlocli and the transports as if ourvessels could not possibly endure the fusilade. Heavy shellsand solid shot fell about them like hail from the clouds, and
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PROMINENT AMERICAN GENERALS.Maj.-Gen. John R. Brooke. Maj.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Maj.-Gen. Adna R. Chaffee. Maj.-Gen. Joseph E. Wheeler. THE SPANISH ADMIRALS GALLANT ASSAULT 567 many exploded immediately over the ships. At one time theAmericans were anything but sure of victory, and this wasafter the fire had been kept up for an hour. It looked asthough every gun of the Spanish ships had been turned looseon Deweys cruisers, and the shore line Avas a veritable blaze offire from the batteries. The din was simply indescribable. Tons and tons of shot continued to fall over our ships,whose salvation was the bad marksmanship of the Spaniards.Most of their shots were high, falling over into the bay beyond.This was especially noticeable after the American ships hadswung about and run back nearer to the enemys line. TheSpanish gunners did not change their range except on the forts,where the marksmen were better trained, or had the advantageof a solid platform and a better defense. In the midst of

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