The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19
THAT bOTTL|NG UP PROCESS.
ADMIRAL <GHLEY'S REPORT GIVEN
OFT FOR PUBLICATION.
Movements of the Flying squad
Its Departure TO the
nombardment of Santiago -
The WHY'S aud Whcrefores.

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| lows:
| Flying Squadron. I. s Flagship Brook
! lyn. OF Santiago d. cuna. May p. lsss.
| SIR: / have the honor 10 report that
| this squadron sailed from Key West on
| the morning of the 18th lnstan. for Glen
| fsegos Cuba in n+<dience 20 orders from
| Rear Admiral Sampson. In company with
| the flagship were TIE Ma ssachus@tts Tex
! as and Scorpion. I'm route passed the
| Marbiehsad Nashville and Wasp. com
| mnFAical3ng With the last-named vessels.
/ of Cape Antonio We communicated wila
| the Cincinnati and kesuvius scouting.
! SecoDd-On the morning Of the ma ms.
| the squadron stood iu Ter The entrance Of
| C.enfueg0s harhor 70 reconno!ter. and lat
| - n the day passed The entrance twice,
| close IN Az ] had heard the firing If guns
! on the previous afternoon In the direction
| OF the port. and as there was considsra BILE
| smoke observed III the harbor. / was led TO
| believe that the Spanish squadron might
| rave arrived there That day the Dupont
! joined NE with dispatches from Admiral
| Sampson. directing that the blockade OF
| tleEtuegos be preserved and the Scorpion
| Dc sent 10 communicate with the Mime
| apolis and Harvard of Santiago. Also on
| mis- Gay the Iowa joined ihe squadron.
| TntFd-A line ~ blockade was established
| about four miles of shore and al Taght an
| lnsnore line was maintained. consisting
| EaTiouSiy Of the Scorpion, Dupont and CAS-
/ ti!e. the last named vessel arriving on The
/ I'd, conveying the Merrimac.
| fourth-Aiso On the I'd inst. the Hawk
SainI@on, directing ue II move cas- ward
! WIN TIE squadron 20 Santiago. If satisfied
! that the enemy vessels were not il Glen
| iuesos. No, being satisfied a. this time
tnat tAeF were Hot there. ! held my posi-
| ton being furthered strengthened in NY
! opinion by the fact that I was informed
| by the captain Of the British steamer
| A9ula, thar when h LETT Kingston . cal. q
/ gram mad been received On Thursday PEE
cedlng ny arrival oil CIe1tuegCs stating
llat me spanish squadron had sailed from
santiago.
Fffth-The Iowa. Cas.ine and Dupont
took coal from The collier on that 6av ~,
! Iowa particularly needing coal. As she had
sailed from Key West To join this squadron
before completing loadilc and CONSEQUENT
~ wds considerably short
S3Ntn-on he @lth list. the Marhlehe~ld
ken and EagIe joined the squadron ami
5ne Mafbiedcad and T.. gle Were immediate
~ sent 20 communicate WftR the INSURGENTS
| TO he westward OF Clenfueeos. and TO fur,
n'sh them Win ammunition, oJhirg and
9EL@ii.-te: pom Commander McCails re-
ttiTn n he course ot the afternoon. he rta-
poiteI - me that he had obtained Informal
Non ma the Spanish squadron VAS nor In
titnLuesos Dispatches were at once SEM
bE me Dupont 10 Admiral Sampson and 10
Commodore kemy of the dep4r3meTlr IN
d'catlhb that this squadron would move
'oward Santiago IL Cuba.
SfVeuth-Great difficulty has been OK
fefleact-l IN coallng the Texas on account
OF Aer projecting Sponsors. in any seaWay
wiidteVef ami only under the most favor
able conditions can she go aInncsjt}.. a -
I"F- IN anything more Uufayorabla than
absolutely smooth water there j. great dan.
ger 81 INJURY either 10 the Texas herself
~ ~ nv coirTf- IN TINS connection the adj
vantage ar tumble home 10 the side is
very marked. insurtrg great freedom from
ACCIDENTS due to projections on the ships
Mn h-Ater dark on the evening Of the
80 ne 81 'iadron stood To sea. to the east
F Var VITA me brooklyn Massachusetts
ioMA ana me Texas III column. natural or
der, The Mdrblthead Vixen ami E9afa ~,
we outer flank and the collier in shore Of
" t@ttieship- The CasJ,ne vas left al
CieIi4cgos 20 notify the Scorpion IN hrr
return, should she not toe sighed hy ms ~
proceed e. Key West in company.
>.I.tt .:e run 10 Santiago Was marked
ny ram and rough weather 70 s1,cl1 ~, 81.
ttnt th4t the Eagle wa unable - kes, ~,
= sitcd 81 - - - knots ana fell behind so
- :! - 70 seriously delay the squadron
MiHrh was Forced Ia slow 70 a spee3 NJ
Foih foEr 20 i've knots Tor her 10 res-et,
ai,u Ao.c !lfr position A. This rough head
- t@ilt 4Iutd with no apparent prospect
- aiafing, and as The E-ag!e coal suf,rI,.
vas booming dangerously Tow. s1e ~,
sent ~ Port Antonio Tor coal win dfrec-
i t - make the hes, OF her way back %
Ten:h-On arriving on Santias, the co1-
IF hSFumac Wa disabled ny The break
81" -. NJ! -Hteiiadtatr pressure valve
So I'm ANA the cracking OF ths etufI ny h'y
"'s served as a further eInharrasra4rf 60
'-lt squadron aHd source II cons}9rrshfe
aHA-ey a. with the weather CONDITIONS
tl3t had prevailed since leaving Cienfle-
gos = appeared absolutely r,rees...~,' -.
Aoanaon tn~ position OF Santiago and sch
niace wh.~. the veSsel Is rantI -. 80
&9d ta~ Golfers machinery reI,9fr.-f
E.eventb-oG Sautl4co. ne Il p,,,,
ale ana MINNEAPOLIS ,vtro .prfef 80
.."in'.1 ar-1atfs- wifh. Tn Alurea9oi.. re-
'.'"a u AZ Sle only mad suftl.icu+ coal
10 rea b Key Vest and thar n.r rn4r}. i,{.s,-,
"ts lu hat condition tn cs4l et.,,,(
~ we "i.'r tNo scouts Vas alsl much
g. +"ft T. Arrangements wee at once ma,
"4srr'y the Vale was 10 tsw ne e9ifer
i''4 a me 9ert Qlt Det seem favor! ela