The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The report
Of the Wainwright Board convened for
the purpose of determining the posi-
lions and courses of the ships engaged
in the action at Santiago, July 8. was
made public to-day. The report Is as
follows:
U. S. F. S. NEW YORK. MAYNARD.
NEW YORK, Oct. s, 1S9S.-Sir:
1. In obedience to your order Of Septem.1
Der 2, 1885, appointing US q board to point
the positions of ships of Admiral Ger,
veras squadron and those of the United
States feet in the battle Of July . BSS.
off Santiago de Cuba, we have the honor
to submit the following report, accom-
panied by chart, showing the positions
of the ships at seven difIerent IN tllneS sir
States ships engaged, with the incidents
noted, are as follows:
No. 2, $50 a. m.-Pluton came out.
No. 8, 1918 a. m.-Maria Teresa turned
No. 4, 1920 a. m.-Oquendo turned to run
No. s, 1920 a. m-Furor blew up and
Pluton turned to run ashore.
No. 6, 11:05 a. m.-Vtzcaya turned 10 run
No. I, lis p m.-Colon surrendered o.
The chart selected s BY tie tie i RSard W f9f
Indies, eastern chart of Bahama lslanus,
with part of Cuba and north coast OF gan
Domingo. This selection was mace a., a. .eI
careful comparison with all other charts
al hand, as the positions of the principal
headlands and inlets and the distances &c >
between them on 1t agree more ne, nesi5 ~
the board than those given by any other.
4 The positions of the United states
ships were established by known own o@ No
With the exception of the New York,
whose position is plated by the re sGtt,
lions of her engines during run u az 81!
Ave minutes east from her position SE; x
s of MORO 5000 yards. Position At Z
is plated by all ships ACCORDING 10 t1 tha
relative bearings from each otheF, OK lt ne
onerations of their engines from 9;5o 70
9!50 the evidence of the on1cers on poa iI
49, 3he2Io and the ranges used in firing at the
Spanish ships. Position NO Is pfo'tt "a
from observations of the officers Oh tHo
limited States ships with regard 70 tleIi
nearness to each other ana relatlNe oe pei
ines of themselves from the Teresa VIII
ranges in use at the time, the perIoIi, N
ance of the engines and general heaoHlIhs
of the ships Position NO. same as D. D.
3. substituting Oquendo FOR Teresa -, %
sitfon Nos. 5, s and plotted on the same
sfiiei P 81 plating these positions the
hoard took each ship separate ana us -.
cussed her data for the position uHoeI
copsideration. such data being obtained
from tha report of the commanding
officers, notes taken during the az aet tpa
brCrd In recurring differences OF
oT1ni6n in regard to distances. bearing
ranges etc full liberty was given ~ tlS
representative of the ship under discus Sot s.
sion to bring in any argument or data
he considered necessary, any 9 I!le w. &C.
submits this report with a feeilng tnat,
under the circumstances, 1t is as heaIlS
perfect as possible so long AFTER the en-
gepement Very respectfully,
RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, lieutenant
commander, y, S; N, senior n me Z
L. c. HELLER, lieutenant, =. 8 =.
". II. Schultz. lieutenant, Y; >. N;
A. c. HODGSON, lieutenant. u >, n.
W. Fl. ALLEN, lieutenant: y s. N;
EDWARD a. CAPEHEARST, heuten-
ant, u. S. n.
TO the Commander-in-Chief.
The foregoing report needs the accom-
panying chart to make clear what were
The positions of the Spanish during the
famous battle of Santiago on July 3.
Measurements upon the charts showing
the positions of the vessels at the Spec t5
as fair an idea of the work or the boaro
as can be made without the chart ltseI.
Position No. l, 9:S5 a. m.-When th h
Maria Teresa came out of the harbor the
New York was nine miles away, accom-
panied by the Ericsson. The BROOKLYN
was three miles southwest or MORO, Pc
ing two and two-tenth miles from the
shore west of the mouth of the harbor.
The Texas was eight-tenths OF mile
east of the Brooklyn. The Iowa was one
and eighteenth miles east and south OF
the Brooklyn, and the Oregon half a
mile east of the Iowa, the Iowa being
three miles directly south or MORO. Inc
Indiana was two and two-tenth miles
southwest of Moro, and the Gloucester
one mile almost directly north OF the In
diana and a mile and four-tenths from
Moro.
Position No. 2, $50 a. om.-When the
Piuton came out all the Spanish vessels
had come out of the harbor and their po-
sitions were: Maria Teresa, two ana a
half miles southwest of MORO, and the
Vizcaya, Colon and Oquendo, In the order
named. behind the Teresa, and from four
tenths to half "a mile apart. The positions
of the American vessels Were The New
York had moved up two and one-tenth
miles westward. The Brooklyn was eight
tenths of a mile from the Vizcaya. AT
position No. the Texas first went east q
half mile, swinging toward the harbor,
then turning to the left she was hall
mile directly north of her first position
The Iowa was a mile and four-tenths
from the Vizcaya, the oregon being two
tenths of q mile behind the Iowa. the In
diana three-tenths behind the Iowa: The
Gloucester was one and Seven-tenths
miles from the nearest Spanish vessel, the
Position No. 8, 1915 a. m.-zMaria Teresa
turned to run ashore. She was nve
and a. half miles from MORO. The
VfZcaya was two and three-tenths
miles westward from the. Teresa, the
Oquendo one and two-tenths miles and
the Colon one and four-tenths miles In
advance of the Teresa. The American