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Fighting in Cuban Waters or, Under Schley on the Brooklyn By: Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930) |
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OR UNDER SCHLEY ON THE BROOKLYN Old Glory Series BY EDWARD STRATEMEYER AUTHOR OF "UNDER DEWEY AT MANILA" "A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA" "RICHARD
DARE'S VENTURE" "OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH" "TO ALASKA FOR GOLD" ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
A. B. SHUTE BOSTON
LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS
1899 COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY LEE AND SHEPARD. All Rights Reserved. Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing & Co. Berwick & Smith
Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
[Illustration: "THE FLAGSHIP BEGAN THE FIRING."]
PREFACE
"FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS," although a complete story in itself, forms
the third volume of the "Old Glory Series," tales depicting the various
campaigns in our late war with Spain. In "Under Dewey at Manila" we followed Larry Russell's adventures on
board of the flagship Olympia during the memorable contest off Cavite;
in "A Young Volunteer in Cuba" we marched and fought with Ben Russell in
that notable campaign leading up to the surrender of Santiago; and in
the present volume are narrated the haps and mishaps of Walter Russell,
who joins Commodore Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn , and sails with
the Flying Squadron from Hampton Roads to Key West, thence to
Cienfuegos, and at last succeeds in "bottling up" Admiral Cervera's
fleet in Santiago Bay. The long blockade and the various bombardments
are described, and then follow the particulars of that masterly battle
on the part of the North Atlantic Squadron which led to the total
destruction of the Spanish warships. Walter Russell's bravery may seem overdrawn, but such is far from being
a fact. That our sailors were heroes in those days we have but to
remember the sinking of the Merrimac , the Winslow affair, and a
score of deeds of equal daring. "The hour makes the man," and the
opportunity likewise makes the hero. Walter was brave, but he was no
more so than hundreds of others who stood ready to lay down their lives
in the cause of humanity and for the honor of Old Glory. Like his two
brothers, his religious belief was of the practical kind, and he went
into battle convinced that so long as he did his duty according to the
dictates of his conscience, an all wise and all powerful Providence
would guide him and watch over him. The author cannot refrain from saying a word about the historical
portions of the present work. They have been gleaned from the best
available authorities, including the reports of Admiral Sampson,
Commodore Schley, and a number of captains who took part in the contest;
also the personal narratives of one man who was on board the Merrimac
at the time that craft was sunk, and of a number who have made the
Brooklyn their home for several years past, and who will probably
remain on the pride of the Flying Squadron for some time to come. In presenting this third volume, the author begs to thank both critics
and the public for the cordial reception accorded to the previous
volumes, and trusts that the present story will meet with equal
commendation. EDWARD STRATEMEYER. NEWARK, N.J., March 1, 1899.
CONTENTS
I. WALTER DETERMINES TO ENTER THE NAVY II. A VISIT TO THE NAVY YARD III. A CHASE AND ITS RESULT IV. ON THE WAY TO THE "BROOKLYN" V. SOMETHING ABOUT WAR AND PRIZE MONEY VI. A GLIMPSE OF THE PRESIDENT VII. A TALK ABOUT SPANISH SAILORS VIII. THE MEN BEHIND THE GUNS IX. COMMODORE WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY X. WALTER SHOWS HIS PLUCK XI. THE SAILING OF THE FLYING SQUADRON XII. AN ADVENTURE OFF CHARLESTON XIII. IN WHICH THE GOLD PIECE COMES TO LIGHT XIV. KEY WEST, AND THE LAST OF JIM HASKETT XV. FROM CIENFUEGOS TO SANTIAGO BAY XVI. THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET XVII. IN WHICH THE "MERRIMAC" IS SUNK XVIII. WALTER'S ADVENTURE ON SHORE XIX. CARLOS, THE REBEL SPY XX. IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY XXI. THE FLIGHT TO THE SEACOAST XXII. THE LANDING OF THE MARINES AT GUANTANAMO XXIII... Continue reading book >>
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