Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser / A Brave Fight Against Odds

as excitement o

aw how serious

e Spanish cruiser, for it was certain th

. All the more reason why we should fight bravely. Le

wered the crew, and a

nd strong hearts count

for action!" wa

stantly carried away. The

ish now, Dan," s

ightin' I'll want. Begorra,

and Young Gl

ng Glory, ready for the fight, wi

saw the Stars and Stripes waving in the breeze,

was coming sl

ened speed, but had no

n with his lieutenant, and the men at th

ship," said o

hi

you ask such a question? The

a quare na

Oh! that's named

e the sad man if he could

an, this is a fine ship,

scornfully, and put a plu

the little

nk of th

of t

oading rifles, and she has between

h, we hav

t's

s ten Spaniards. That's my way of looking at it, so, begorra

lation, Dan walked away with a s

from a seaman, but then Young Glory was a seaman of no common order. Everybody knew that his place

ly one result,"

e, s

ight won't

ink not

heir big guns will put us o

mustn't

e Spaniards are poor gunne

o

she's ope

ack by firing one of her great gu

the mark, and the Yankee sa

ing the order to commence. But

o

n from the

ey can't hit us,"

nd it's almost impossible to

hree inches thick, steel it's true, but what of that.

fight rea

m!

f the great ten-inch rifles would be heard, but these latter guns can only

Young Glo

e Nashville, the largest she was ca

it was a critical moment, and Captain Long knew that if Young Glory

hero had been proved in

operations, with Da

s a poor mark,"

e my o

it's meself would rather be afthe

t make a great general. Now, see here, Dan, if I can manage to hit that turr

n, and he added to himself, "or ye

orking li

d been carried below, badly wound

d infuriated the Irishman, and

s apparently no difference i

each time that it was fired, anxious eyes follow

is last unsuccessful shot. "It's the swell on the water. It's al

Dan, "but those

damage. Several men had narrow escapes from the splinters of the shell. Boats are invariably a source of danger

g was very

at her gunners were getting the range and elevation.

ward, hoping that the noise of the fig

e. The fine American cr

the seamen had been struck by shots fired from the machine

ng G

s,

m you may give us

ng all I

t I

o

ready to fire as Captain Lon

ried the m

Dan, excitedly. "It's your

it was clear all eyes were fixed on the Spanish cruiser. It was

ette was

Men were running hither and thither. They were carrying off the wounded, and others, hastily summoned

ing his fist at the enemy, "but it's that

r word, Dan!" exclaime

hot had put him

in in battle. First blood is ours! Work your

me from a hu

little to say, but listening intently to what was going on, and feeling

he conning tower. He called h

ve on, Mr

like it

does i

get at us with th

ght! Well, that move mus

h cruiser tried to bring its broadside guns into play, so did the

to the cruiser. The din was terrific, and for the most part the two ships were enveloped

ing the fight. Suddenly the Cristobal Colon put on a great burst

oing to

er! Sto

me from all pa

e Nashville was replying. Captain Long was working to stave off the impending di

e only one end, sir," said

n end f

s only one way t

us it will soon be over. They are bound to sink us at thi

ve them t

Young

ly up to

t th

dy, and once we're alongside of the Spaniar

irly took his breath away. It was difficult for him to re