The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-08-05


as was done by the ships Of your com.
mand as they closed In ON the spanish
squadron. and ! deem II high privl.
ledge TO commend to you for such act.
Ton as you may deem proper the CAB
l"ntry aud dashlng courage, the
prompt dccisloE aud skilliul handling
OF their respective vessels. Of Captain
Philip, Captain Evans. Captain Clark
aud especially my chief Of stan Capt.
Cook, who was directly under my per-
'onal observation and whose c3olucss,
promptucss aud courage were Of the
highest order The dense smoke of
The combat shut out from view the
'lndinna' and "Gloucestcr,n but ~
these vessels were closer 10 your Tag.
ship, no doubt their part Of the con.
hict was under your immediate obser.
vation.
Eight-Lieut sharp, commanding
the Vixen acted with conspicous cour-
age; although unable TO engage the
heavier ships Of the enemy with his
light guns, nevertheless was close In
q the battle line under heavy Gre
and many of the enemys shot
passed behind his vessel.
Ninth beg 10 invite special atten.
ton TO the conduct Of my flag Lieutcn.
ant, James A. Sears. and Ensign I'd.
ward McCauley, Jr., aids who were
constantly at my side during the en-
gagcmcnt, and who exposed them.
selves fearlcssly In discharging their
duties; and also TO the splendid be.
havlor Of my secretary, Lieut. u. Wells
jr., who commanded and directed the
fighting Of the fourth division with
splendid effect
Tenth would comment the highly
meritorious conduct aud courage In
the engagement OF Lieutenant Com.
mander n. 4. Mason, the executive OH.
Ger. whose presence everywhere over
the ship during its continuance did
much 10 secure the good results Of
this ships part In the victory.
Elevcnlh-The navigator, Lieut. A.
o llodgson, and the division officers,
Lieut. n. u. Griffen, Lieut. W. Il.
Rush, Lieut. Edward simpson, Lieut..
}. d, Doyle, Ensign Charles Webster
and the junior divisional officers were
most conspicuous In every detail OF
duty contributing To the accurate Hr-
Ing OF this ship In her part Of the great
Victory Of your forces.
Twelfth-The officers OF the medical
pay and engineer and marine corps re.
spoudcd TO every demand Of the occa.
sion and were fearless Ia exposing
themselves The warrant officers
lioatswain william l.. Hil, Carpenter
q. II. warfard aud Gunner y. \. Ap.
plegate, were every where exposed In
watching for damage, reports OF which
were promptly conveyed 20 me.
Thirteenth-I have never In my life
served with drawer. better, or
worthier crew than that OF the Brook.
Ign. During the combat, lasting from
p;35 until 1913 p. m. much Of tia time
under fire, they never tagged Tor u
moment and were apparently undls-
turbed by tho storm OF projectiles
passing ahead, ahtern and over the
ship.
fourteenth-The result OF tho en-
gagement was the destruction Of the
Spanish squadron and the capture Of
the Admiral aud some 1900 TO 1900
prisoners with the loss Of several hun
dred killed, estimated by Admiral
Cerverh at COO men.
Fifcenth-Th casualties on board
this.Ahip were; q. II. Ellis, chief yeo-
nun, klllodiJ; Burns. fireman. frat
class, severely wounded. The inariSa
show that The ship was struck nbout
twenty-five times aud that hbe btAru
In all forty-one sears NJ the result oi
'ier participation In the great victory
Of your force on July thcardl 1895.
The spccdcone halllards were shot
away, and nearly all the sigual hal
liaFda. The ensign at the main Jwak
Ao'ahhttsrod thhtiu hAailng II dos o
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piacoGielno, o. bail ii7.Jns sti iaii.
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w Sixteenth con raiuiate you most
sincerity UPON 'thls trtAt victory 10
'tie t1uaaf6h ander your command
andaf an glad T have An opportunity
'to'cdntribAte' In tlit least % d Nttofy
that seems enough for'ah o. us. H''9
4. 5eyenteenthLi have The honor 70
Transmit herewith the report n the
commanding oGictt and hdrawIng m
proale o. tho ship, showing the local
ticn 81 hits ana scars; aIso a memoir
andudfof ammunition expended and The
amount 10 mi her allowances saaA
EghteenthaaSinee reheliIng this
place aud holding tontereati6h With
several OF tho Captains War Capt Dot
late Of tho YistHyA and the'sstond I'D
.colniDandottlic Colon, Commanded CohI
lrerhs. have learned that the SPnnlkli
iAdthlrul's acheIhe wupto iuonccn ttatd
all fire for white ION tiIu giirookiynl