The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-27

seems proper to briefly describe here the manner in which
accomplished The larbor Santiago naturally easy
blockade there being bu cnanocuud that It
and the deep extending close mp the shore line presenting
lof my arrival po-,uuc Che full
land there was sufficient light during c night to enable any move
outside of the detected But with the waning
lof the the coming dark nights there opportunity
flor the enemy for hs torpedo boats make attack
upon he bocldiue vessels ID artliucd with fair concu
sheness chat the Murma goo taken into the channel
g. blockade
las follows TO the small ships assigned the duty lighting
e channel Moving TO hc port at distance of from one to
TWO miles from the MORO depending upon the condition of the at
mosphere they threw erchlgh beam directly upon the channel
steadily igbtcncd up
tire breadth and half mile inside the abor brilliantly that
the movements of small boats could oe detected.
Why the batteries opened fire the earchg ship
was always matter of surprise bat they did station
ed close to the entrance OF e port We're hfee picket launches and
picket vessels usually
converted yachand when they available of
Torpedo boats with hs arrangement there was at least certain
y that nothing could Of the harbor undetecd After the
rival the army when the suao forced upon the Spanish ad
m decision vgicncc increased The New York blOcadng
distance miles a batcship
placed alongside the sarchgh ship with her boadde train
ed upon the channel readiness instant Spanish ship
should appear The commanding officers merit greatest praise for
the perfect which they entered into this plan and put it
into execution The Massachusetts who according routine
that morning coal Guantanamo like the others had
spent nights This work and deserved better fate than
TO that morning enclose Information of
pament copies of orders and memomndums issued from time to
time relating to the manner of maintaining the blockade
When AN the work done well, f. difficult discrimi
praise The object of the blockade Ccrys squadron
was fully accomplished and each nd dua bore well his part in
the commodore ina command tine second division the cap
ains of ships their officers and The fire of the baeips
was powerful and destructive and the the Spanish
squadron part broken almost before they had be
yond the Of their forts The fine speed of the Oregon
enabled her TO take front position n the chase and the C0b
Colon did give until the Oregon had thrown l3inc she'll
beyond her This performance adds 20 the already brilliant record
of this fine batlep and speaks highly of tbe skill and Nj
which her admirable efficiency has been maintained during
vice unprecedented i'm the history of of her The
Brookns westerly blockade position gave her advantage IA
the chase which She maintained To- the end and she employed her
battery with telling effect The Texas and the New York
gaining m the chase during he last hour and had accident be
fallen the Brooklyn the Oregon would have speedily oyehaule
the Cristobal Colon. From the The Spanish vessel exhaust
cd her first hurst Of speed the result doubt She fell
in fact far below what might reasonably have been exted of her
Careful Of and distance give her average
mouth until the time
\ the shore Rio 1auqunoof 1874 knots Nhe
Der the New York The brooklyn stopped 10 couple the foT
engine but the chase with pair getting
course rapidly possible an boilers To stop couple u
the forward engines would have delay Of fifteen minutes
\ nllcs in the chase
sel mhe ships struck the Brooklyn often than