Elsie's Young Folks in Peace And War
Elsie's Young Folks in Peace And War
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It was uncertain at first which way the Spaniards would turn when they had passed the shoals that extend half a mile beyond the mouth of the harbor. If they turned eastward they would have to run into the midst of the most formidable ships of our squadron. If they went directly west they might outrun the battleships and escape. The Brooklyn was the fastest ship on the blockade^ and was also in the best position to head off the Spaniards should they take that course. But it was pos- sible she mi...ght be lost^ as she was no match for the number of the enemy that would be in a position to engage her when she came up to tfaenu Oommodore Schley says that the poc^ Digitized by Google MLSltra YOUNG FOLKB. 149 dbiUty of lodng his ship in that way entered Tery clearly into his calcnlationS; but alBo that in sinking the Brookbfn the Spamards wotdd be delayed long enough for the battleships to come np to them and that then there wotild be no reason to fear their escape. The difficulty was that because the Brooklyn was on a parallel conrse with the Spaniards^ and going in a directly opposite direction^ she would have to make a complete circle in order to chase them; and had they had the speed with which they were credited, that would have put the Broolh kfn out of the fight, one of her engines being uncoupled, and in consequence her speed greatly reduced.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was uncertain at first which way the Spaniards would turn when they had passed the shoals that extend half a mile beyond the mouth of the harbor. If they turned eastward they would have to run into the midst of the most formidable ships of our squadron. If they went directly west they might outrun the battleships and escape. The Brooklyn was the fastest ship on the blockade^ and was also in the best position to head off the Spaniards should they take that course. But it was pos- sible she mi...ght be lost^ as she was no match for the number of the enemy that would be in a position to engage her when she came up to tfaenu Oommodore Schley says that the poc^ Digitized by Google MLSltra YOUNG FOLKB. 149 dbiUty of lodng his ship in that way entered Tery clearly into his calcnlationS; but alBo that in sinking the Brookbfn the Spamards wotdd be delayed long enough for the battleships to come np to them and that then there wotild be no reason to fear their escape. The difficulty was that because the Brooklyn was on a parallel conrse with the Spaniards^ and going in a directly opposite direction^ she would have to make a complete circle in order to chase them; and had they had the speed with which they were credited, that would have put the Broolh kfn out of the fight, one of her engines being uncoupled, and in consequence her speed greatly reduced.
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