The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-29

cnce of the Spanish fleet were not ascer-
tanned Immediately. The commodore :
dispatch evidently had not been received
at the department when the secretary :
teieSramS were sent Meantime Admiral
Sampson had made arrangements to pro-
cced TO Santiago with a number of his
vessels. He arrived there June /.
Then follows a historical resume of the
dongs Of the fleet while off Santiago. of
the bOmhlrdment of the forts. of the TAX
'ng of the lower bay at Guantanamo by
the Marblehead and the Yankee. copies
OF memorandums regarding methods of
blockades, kilograms bearing on the pro-
posed army movements to Santiago, etc,
practically all of which is told in official
kilograms. On June the admiral urged
upon the department, as be had previously
done. 10 expedite the arrival of the troops
for Santiago, the difficulty of blockading
the Spanish ships daily increasing.
Anticipated Cervera's Action.
The admiral reproduces the order of bat
tie incidental to the landing of Shaftcr' 5
army corps June 22 when ships were sent
to shell the beach and cover the landing
of the men. In this order the following
occurs:
The attention of commanding officers of
all vessels engaged in blockading Santiago de
cuba Is earnestly called TO the necessity of
the utmost vigilance from this time forward
both as To maintaining stations and readiness
Tor action as to keeping close Wtach upon
the harbor mouth. If the Spanish admiral
even intends to attempt to escape, that at
tempt will he made soon.
HI" admiral here remarks that much
trouble was experienced in landing on ac-
count Of the wandering proclivities of
some OF the transports, which had to be
looked up. The progress of dlsembarka-
ton was rendered somewhat difficult by n
heavy sea, the heaviest during the three
weeks the fleet had been stationed there.
1t appears that according to a dispatch
to Secretary Long. dated June %, the
channel at Santiago not having been OBJ
>tructed by the sinking of the Merrimac.
Admiral Sampson was preparing tor
pcdO attack to hasten the dies trlction of
the Spanish vessels. although be regretted
rCsorting to this method because # its
difficulties and small chance of success.
lie would not do this he says, We're the
present force to be kept there. as it then
insured capture which he believed
would terminate the war. The above
telegram was sent. the admiral explains
with reference to the proposed ttachncnt
of some of our navy ships for servic"
abroad. tThe proposed expedition tC the
Spanish coast) A dispatch from Secre
tary Long shows that this expedition was
to consist of the Iowa. Oregon, Newark
Yosemite. Yankee and Dixie. AMI they
We're TO go TO the Azores for orders en-
route to Tangier, Morocco. The collicrS
We're to join the fleet at the Azores.
Shafter Asks for Help.
On June 80 the admiral received a com
munication from Ma Gen. Shaftcr ar
nouncing that he expected 10 attack San
tiagO the following morning, and asking
that he lSampsonl lombard the forrS At
Aguadores in support of Il regiment Of in
nd 10 trn <
he thought proper at the harhor's mouth,
50 as to keep as many of the enemy here
as possible. This request was complied
with, and on July l Gen. Shafter asked
that the admiral keep up his fight on the
Santiago water front. On July the fol
lowing was received from Gen. Shat.tr:
Terrible fight yesterday, but my line is
now strongly intrcnChed about three fOurthS
of mile from town. | urge that you max"
effort immediately to force the entrance 10
avoid future losses among my men which
ate with less loss of life than | can. Please
telephone answer.
4 reply was telephoned Gen. Shaftar
from Admiral Sampson through Lieut..
Stanton, which said the admiral had BON
bar,lcd the forts at the entrance Of San
tiago and also Punta Gorda battery in
side, Silencing their fire, and asked wh"th-
or he tShafter) wanted further firing on
the admirars part. The explanation vas
made that it was impossible to force IN
entrance until the channel was cleared OF
mines To this Gen. Sha ftcr replied:
1t is impossible for M" TO say when l can
take batteries at entrance OF harb"r. If
they are rs difficult to take as those which
we have been pitted against, il will be some
time and q great loss of life. am at a loss
To see why the navy cannot work under a
destructive fire as well as the army My
loss Yesterday was over so men. BY all
means keep up fire on everything in sight Of
Won until demolished. | expect, however,
in time and with sufficient men, to capture
the forts along the bay
Feared Mines ir the Channel.
Admiral Sampson then says:
l wrote Gen. Shaftcr the following letter.
and began making preparations to counter
mine, and. with the object of arranging an at
tack upon the batteries at the entrance.
visit was arranged to cen Shafter, thai
the matter might be thoroughly discussed
and combined action take place ! had il
view the employment of the marines for an
assault on either the Moro or SoCapa bat
terry while at the same time assaulting III.
defcnSes at the "ntranre with the fleet:
United States Flagship New York Frs:
Rate. OF Santiago de Cuba July y. 1925
Dy Dear General: | have your note of this
morning just received at u 80 An office!
of my stan has already reported to you the
firing which We did this morning. but | must
say in addition 70 what he told you that the
forts which we siIenCed were not the forts
which would give you any Inconvenience IL
capturing the city. a> they cannot fire eX-
cept to seward. They cannot even prevent
Our enhance into the harhOr of Santiago.
pur trouble from the first has been the chan
nel Ia the harhoT which is well strrwn with
observation mines. which would certainly
result in the sinking of one or more of hTr
ships If we attempted to enter the harhor.
and by the sinking 0f Il ship the object of the
attempt 10 enter the harbor would he de
feated by the preventing Of further progress
on cur part.
II was my hope thar an attack on youT
part Of these shore batteries. from the rear.
wnulU leave lis at liberty to drag The chan
mel for torpehoe>
If il is Your earnest desire that We should
rec our entrance vii! at once prepare IL
undertake it. l think. however that our
I, ult If as j possible. fail IN our at
tempt We have in our outfit at Guantanamo
forty C0UltrrmiHiHg mines which | VIII
bring here with as little delay as possible,
aud If We can 'ucrt+vl in freeing the entrance
uf mines by their use | Will enter the harbor.
This work. which is unfamiliar 10 us, will
require considerable time.
Ii is not 50 much the loss Of men as 1t -
the loss Of ships which has until now de-
TERED me from making u direct attack upon
the .,; ships within thG p9r,; si Very trny.
Commauder-in-Chief. |. :. Naval Force.
North Atlantic Station.
July the sorte of Admiral Ccrvera'S
squadron and It's destruction. the admiral
continues. has been made the subicc- OF
ed here This event closes the purely ma
val campaigning. crownng with complete
success the anxious work of almos, exact
" two months"
keane is Summoned.
New York. Oct. 24.-Archbishop
Eeane'S departure for Rome on the Wcr-
ra last Saturday was surprise to
his friends in this country. He had
not intended 10 sail until December when
Archbishop Ireland Of st. Paul was to
have gone with him. His hurried depart
urr. prominent Catholic Clergyman said,
was due 10 the fact that he was sum
moucd 10 Rome To make a report on the
state of feeling in America in regard to
the annexation of the Philippines and the
attitude Of the American people toward
the Catholic church in Cuba. Porto Rico
and other new American possessions.
More Trouble with Indians.
Perry, Ok. oct. o4-Seriou> trouble i
brewing among the Comanches. kioNa