The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-21
POSITION OF THE SHIPS
Exact Movements Of the Ships in
the Santiago Battle.
BOARD MAKES ITS REPORT
The Positions and Courses Were Taken
st Seven Different Timss-The Re-
port Ii Accompanied by an
Explanatory Chart

Washington, Oct. 2o.-The report OF
the Wainwright board. convened for
the purpose OF determining the positions
and courses of the ships engaged in
the action at Santiago. July 3rd. was
made public to-day. The report is as
follows:
~. s s. g.. New York. first rate, ma
wy yard. New York. Oct. s. 1898. Sir:
In obedience to your order OF Sept. 2.
1898. appointing US a board 70 point out
the positions Of ships OF Admiral Ger
vera's squadron and those OF the Unit
ed States feet in the battle OF July 3rd,
1898. on Santiago de Cuba. we have
the honor to submit the following re-
port. accompanied by a chart showing
the positions of the ships at seven diff
ferent times. These times, as taken by
the United States ships engaged, with
the Incidents noted, are as follows:
mo. ISIS a. m, Maria Teresa came
out of the harbor. No. $3.50 a. m.
Pluton came out. No. 3-10:15 a. m,
Maria Teresa turned to run ashore. No..
E10:20 a. m. Oquendo turned to run
ashore. No. 5-1O: 80 q. m, Juror blew
UP and Pluton turned to run ashore.
49, - - h"s h1tat ttibtt "
run ashore. No. 7-1o:15 p. m, Colon
surrendered.
THE chart selected by the board for
plotting Is II. o. chart No. ZIG. 1885,
West Indies, eastern chart OF Bahama
Islands. with part Of Cuba and North
coast OF San Domingo. This selection
was made after careful comparison
with all other charts at hand, as the
positions Of the principal headlands and
inlets and the distances between them
on II agree more nearly with the obser-
walton of members of the board than
those given by any other.
The position Of the United States
ships were established by known bear
ings N distances from the Moro at
No. I. with the exception OF the New
York, whose position is plotted by the
revolutions Of her engines during a run
OF IS minutes east from her position.
southeast Of the Moro. 5000 yards. Po-
sition at 2 Is plotted by all ships accord
Ing to the relative bearings from each
other. the operations of their engines
from 9:35 to $3.50, the evidence of the
officers on board them and the ranges
used in firing at the Spanish ships. Po-
sition 3 is plotted from observations of
the officers OF the United States ships
with regard to their nearness to each
other, n relative bearings OF them
selves from the Teresa with ranges in
use at the time the performance of the
engines and general heading of the ship.
Position No. 4. same as No. 3. substi-
tuting Oquendo for Teresa. Position
Nos. 5, 6 and Z are plotted on the same
general plan.
board took each ship separate and dis
cussed her data for the position under
consideration, this data being from
notes taken. In regard TO the distances,
bearing. ranges. etc, full liberty was
given to the report OF the ship under
discussion to bring in any or
data he considered necessary and the
board submits this report with a feel
ing that under the circumstances Il is
as nearly perfect as is possible to be.
SO long after the engagement. Very re-
s~pectfully,
RICHARD WAINWRIGHT,
Lieut.. Com. u. s. N, Senior Member
-. p. Comfy.
Lieutenant u. s. N.
IL. c. HELLER.
Lieutenant L. S. n.
wv. II. SCHULTZE.
Lieutenant ". s. n.
"A. C. HoGDsoN.
Lieutenant U. s. n.
wv. II. ALLEN,
Lieutenant U. 8. N.
EDWARD A. CAPEHART,
Lieutenant u. S. N"
The above report needs the accom-
%paniying chart to make clear wha were
the positions OF the ships during the IA
nous battle OF Santiago on July 3.
Measurements upon the chart showing
h positions OF the vessels at the spe-
cited times named in the report will
give as fair an idea OF the work of the
board as can be made without the char
itself.
Position No I. s:35 a. m.-when the
Maria Teresa came out of the harbor
the New York was nine miles east of
Moro. accompanied by the Hist and
Ericsson. The Brooklyn was three miles
southwest OF Moro. being two and two
tenths miles frt m the shore. west of
the mouth OF the harbor. The Texas
was eight-tenths OF a mile east of the
Brooklyn. The Iowa was one and
eight-tenths miles east and south of the
Brooklyn and the Oregon a a mile
east OF the Iowa. the Iowa being three
miles directly south of Moro. The In
diana was two and two-tenths miles
southwest Of Moro n the Gloucester
one mile almost directly north of the
Indiana and a mile and four-tenths
from Moro.
Position No. 2. $50 a. m.-when the
Pluton came out. all the Spanish YES
sells had come out OF the harbor and
their positions were: Maria Teresa
two and a half miles southwest OF Moro,
and the Nizcaya. Colon and Oquendo. in
the order named. behind the Teresa and
from four-tenths 20 half a mile apart.
The position OF the American vessels
were: The New York had moved up
two n one-tenth miles westward: the
Brooklyn was eight-tenths OF a mile
from the Viscaya. At position No. 9
the Texas first went east a half mile,
swinging toward tho harbor. then turn
ing 10 the left she is. at No. .. a half
mile directly north Of her first posi-
ton. The Iowa was a mile and four
tenths from the Nizcaya, the Oregon
being two-tenths of a mill behind the
Iowa; the Indiana three-tenths OF a mile
behind the Iowa. The Gloucester was
one and seven-tenths miles from h
nearest spanish vessel. the Oduendo.
Position No. 3, 1918 a. m.-Maria Te-
resa turned to run ashore. She was
fire n a half miles from Moro. The
Nizcaya was " and three-tenths