The herald., 1898-07-27
AS SCHLEY TELLS 1T
The Commodore Who Did the Fighting
Praises His Men and Ships

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The following
is Commodore Schley's report:
NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET, SECOND
SQUADRON, u. S. FLAGSHIP BROOK
LYN. GUANTANAMO BAY, July 6, 1885,
Sir:
First-I have the honor to make the FOL-
lowing report of that part of the squadron
under your command which came under my
observation during the engagement with
the Spanish fleet on July 8, 1893:
Second-At 9:35 a. m. Admiral Cervera,
with the Infanta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya,
Ouuendo, Cristobal Colon and two torpedo
boat destroyers, came out of the harbor Of
Santiago de Cuba in column at distance and
attempted to escape to the westward. Sig
nal was made from the Iowa that the enc
my was coming out, but his movements
had been discovered from this ship at the
same moment. This vessel was the farth-
est west, except the Vixen in the blockad-
ing line. Signal was made to the western
division, as prescribed In your general or
ders, and there was immediate and rapid
movement inward by your squadron, and a
general engagement at ranges beginning
at 100 yards and varying to 5000, until the
Vizcaya was destroyed, about 1850 a. m.
The concentration Of the fire Of the squad
ron upon the ships coming out was most
furious and terrific and great damage was
done them.
Third-About 20 or 25 minutes after the
engagement began two vessels. thought to
he the Teresa and Oouendo. and since veri-
fed as such. took fire from the effective
shell fire of the squadron and were forced
to run on the beach some six or seven miles
vest of the harbor entrance. where they
hurnad and bIew IN later The tornado.
boat destrovers were DESTROYED early in tho
action but the smoke was an dense IN tba,r
direction that cannot cav, N what yesSo,
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gun naVins pro'eu vastly ias'er than the
WIN Inc AAas anu aho.hef 'essei' winch
warn III pursuit u 'he Eoioh' "hfch had
'uh ciose III shore' eViueh'iy seeking some
sooo spo' 10 oeach IL she snouIo Tall to
eiuue her pursuers'
Fiith-ihis PURSUIT. continued with in
creasihs speed IN the Brooklyn, oregon and
other ships' ana soon the Brooklyn and the
oregon were "ithlh long range or the Colon
anu 'ne oregon opened nre with ner lS-inoh
guns Ahoihs sneIi close 10 the Colon. A
moment afterwards the brooklyn opened
hre WIN Nor o-incn guns landing Shell
Just aheau Oh her. several other smells were
lreo az the Coion' no" IN range on the
brookiyhs ana oregohs guns. Her COM
manoer, seeing all chance OF escape cut off
anu the destruction awaiting DIS snip, fired
rec gun anu STRUCK her nag at lib p. M.
ana ran ashore at point some nfty miles
west OF santiago narpor' your hagship
was coming up rapioiy at the Tune, as was
also the IeAas ana vixen. A little later.
a1ter you ARRIVAL, the Cristopal Colon, which
had STRUCK 10 Inc Brooklyn and Oregon