Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
he Was Responsible for Success Of
Landing at Baiquiri.
His ORDERS. ABLY CARRIED out
Detailed Account Of the Operations
of Fleet and Army.
PART TAKEN BY CUBANS

Bay, June 3.-The order of battle issued by
Admiral Sampson, who was almost entirely
responsible for the success of the landing of
the troops at Baiquiri, was as follows:
THE army corps will land tomorrow
morning, the entire force landing at Bal
| quiri The landing will begin at daylight.
Ships stationed to the eastward of Baiquiri
will assist in clearing the way for an unop-
posed landing by fanking out the Spanish
forces at that point. simultaneously with
the Smelling Of the beach and block houses
at Baiquiri, the Ensenada de los Altares
and Aguadores, both to the eastward of
Santiago, and the small bay of Cabanas.
about two and one-half miles to the west
ward of Santiago, will be sheled by the
ships stationed there for that purpose.
"A feint in force of landing at Cabanas
will be made, about ten of the transports
the last to disembark their forces at Bal
qriri-remaining during the day or a great
er part of the Gay about two miles to the
southwark of Cabanas. lowering boats and
making apparent prepare tions for disem-
barking large body of troops.
Part Assigned to Rabi.
"At the same time General Rabi, with
500 Cuban troops. will make a demonstra-
ton on the west side of Cabanas. The fol-
lowing vessels are assigned to lombard the
.,
the Scorpion. Vixen and Texas; at Aqua
dores, the Eagle and Gloucester; at Ense-
Eada de los Altares, the Hornet, Helena
and Bancroft; at Baiquiri the Detroit, Cas-
tine, Wasp and New Orleans the Detroit
and Castine on the western flank and the
Wasp and New Orleans on the eastern
flank.
'All the vessels named will be in their
positions at daylight. Great care will be
taken to avoid the wasteful expenditure of
ammunition. The firing at Baiquiri will
begin on signal from the New Orleans
AT Cabaras it is probable that after a few
minutes. unless the firing is returned, the
occasional dropping of shots from the
smaller vessels will be sufficient but the
samblance Of covering landing should be
aintained.
the ships keeping close in at Aguadores
and Ensenada de Los Altares. The same
rule should prevail at Baiquiri, the point
of actual landing. The vessels will of
course, use their artillery until they have
reason to believe that the landing is clear
They will take care that the firing will be
deliberate and effective.
Texas and Brooklyn to Change Sta
lions.
1.-The Texas and Brooklyn will exchange
blockading stations, the Texas going inside
to be near Cabanas. The Brooklyn, Massa-
chusetts, Iowa and Oregon will keep Wig
liant watch on the harbor mouth The In
diana will take the New Orleans position
in the blockading line east of Santiago de
Cuba anu between the flagship New York
and the shore This is only temporary
assignment for the Indiana to strengthen
the blockading line during the landing and
to avoid any possibility of the enemy's
breaking through should he attempt to get
out of the port
THE Suwanee. Osceola and Wampatuck
will be prepared to tow boats. Each will
be provided with two five or six-inch lines,
nrsA anh rfn fy1, To-,
to take in tow a dozen or more boats.
These vessels will report at the New York
at am. on June %, prepared to take in
tow the ships boats which are to assist in
the landing of troops and to convoy them
to BaiQuiri.
The Texas Brooklyn, Massachusetts,
Iowa, Oregon, New York and Indiana will
send all their steam cutters and their pull
ing boats, with the exception of one re-
tanned on board each ship. to assist in the
landing. These boats will report at the
New York at am. Each boat, whaleback
and cutter will have three men; each
launch five men and each steam cutter it's
full crew and an officer for their own man.
agement In addition to these men, each
boat will carry five men, including one
capable of acting coxswain to manage
steam launch will be in charge of an Off
Ger. who will report to Capt. Goodrich.
Care will be taken in the selection of
boat keepers and coxswans to take no
men who gun pointers oc who occupy
positions Of special Importance at the bat
terieS.
Impedimenta to Be Removed.
Unnecessary oars and impedimenta
should be removed from the pulling boats
for greater convenience of the transporta-
ton Of troops, but each boat should retain
its anchor and chain.
Capt. c. F. Goodrich, commanding the
ST. Louis, will have, on the part of the
navy, general charge of the landing. The
New Orleans will send her boats to report
to Capt. Goodrich upon her arrival at Bal
quiri.
The attention of commanding officers of
all vessels engaged in blockading Santiago
de Cuba is earnestly called to the neces-
sity of the utmost vigilance from this time
forward, both as to maintaining stations
and readiness for action and as to keeping
close watch upon tn harbor mouth If
the Spanish admiral ever intends to at
tempt to escape that attempt will be made
soon"
Landing Without OppositiOn.
General Skaters forces, as this dispatch
| is written are being landed without oppo-
sition to speak of at Baiquiri twelve miles
east of Ell Moro. The landing thus far
has been successful in every respect. 1t
has been covered by naval lombard
| ment.
-Four thousand troops are ashore at this
hour and probably twelve thousand will be
ashore by nightfall. One man killed on
the Texas is the only casualty so far At
o'clock this morning the work of lower
ing the beats from the New York, Texas.
| Massachusetts,, Iowa, Oregon and Brooklyn
began. Forty-eight men went from the
flagship in the steam launch and the cut
tiers.
The Vesuvius, few hours before stols up
| under the eastern hills of Santiago harbor
and landed three guncotton shells in the
| neighborhood of the eastern battery. Three
loud reports. three sharp flashes and clouds
of earth and smoke marked their fall 1t
is believed that one shell did damage to
the emplacements. The western battery
fired two futile shots after the Vesuvius..
Boat Crews Lowered.
Those who watched the operation from
near the flagship had scarcely ceased COM
| mentiIg upon the work of the Vesuvius
before the winches creaked and groaned
as the boats were lowered. Ensign Palmer,
who was in charge, and Naval Cadet
Kautz, son of the late Gen. Kautz of the
United States army. took the fiagshp's flo
tilla over to the auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis
and reported to Capt Goodrich who had
| the general charge of the landing. The
| New York still lay at her regular block
I L.