The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
ME DEFEAT RCDRVBRl
Il Told in the Reports Of the Vic
torious Commanders,
COMMODORE sCHLEais IoDIsrY.


victory, Declaring 1t "Big Enough
For All Of U.s." and Extols the valor
OF tho Men on the Different Vessels.
Washington. July 27-The reports Of
Gdmiral Sampson. Commodore Schley
and the commanders Of the vessels of
the North Atlantic squadron were
given to the press last night. That
Of Admiral Sampson Is addressed to
the secretary Of the navy. while the
sthers are addressed to Admiral Samp-
son. as commander Of the fleet.
The report Of Admiral Sampson tells
Of the order in which the ships OF his
squadron were ranged and Of the dis
sovery OF the Spanish vessels steaming
nom the harbor. explaining that at the
time he was on his flagship seven miles
from the harbor entrance. en- route for
. conference with General Shafter
Referring to the discovery OF Cervera's =
Acct. he proceeds:
The men OF our ships In front Of the
wort were at Sunday quarters for in
spcction-" The signal was made stimuli
tAneously from several boats, "Enemy's
Ships escaping" and general quarters
was sounded. The men cheered as
they sprang to their guns, and fire was
was opened probably within eight min
Vtee by the vessels whose guns COM
uianded the entrance. The New York
narned about and steamed for the es-
eaping fleet. flying the. signal CLOSE In
awards harbor entrance and attack
uassels,' and gradually increasing
speed until toward the end Of the chase
nh, was making 16h knots, and was
Mpdly closing on the Cristobal Colon.
She was not at any time within the
nrnge Of the heavy Spanish ships, and
nsr only part in the firing was to re-
ceive the undivided fire from the forts
"a passing the harbor entrance and to
IRE few shots at one OF the destroy
-ers, thought at the moment to be at
tempting to escape from the Glouces-
Ter"
He then proceeds at length to de-
sels in his fleet having this to say OF
she Gloucester:
THE skillful handling and gallant
fighting of the Gloucester excited the
admiration Of everyone who witnessed
IL and merits the commendation OF
the navy department. She Is a fast and
antirely unprotected auxiliary. vessel
the yacht Corsair-and has a good bat
terry Of light rapid fire guns. She was
lying about two miles from the harbor
entrance, to the southwark and east
ward, and Immediately steamed in,
opening fire upon the large ships. An
ticipating the appearance OF the Plu-
ton and Furor. the Gloucester was
slowed, thereby gaining more rapidly
a hi0h pressure Of steam and when
the destroyers came out she steamed
for them at full speed and was able
70 close at short range, where her FIRE
was accurate, deadly and Of great vol
dne. During this fight the Gloucester
was under the fire OF the Socapa bat
terry. Within 20 minutes from the time
they emerged from Santiago harbor the
careers Of the Furor and the Piuton
were ended, and two-thirds Of their
people killed"
After describing the destruction Of
the Marir Teresa, the Almirante OQuen-
do and the Vizcaya he has this to say
OF the rescue of the crews from the
sinking vessels:
The rescue Of prisoners. including
fhe wounded from the burning Spanish
vessels, was the occasion Of some of the
most daring and gallant conduct Of the
day. The ships were burning fore and
aft their guns and reserve ammunition
were exploding, and 1t was not known
at what moment the fire would reach
the main magazines In addition to this,
= heavy surf was running just inside Of
the Spanish ships. But nothing deferred
our officers and men until their work
Of humanity was complete"
The report details with rigid exact.
NESS the work Of the different COM
Uanders, speaking Of the admirable
Judgment" Of Captain Chadwick. of the
New York, in pushing the sinking Cr1s-
tobal Colon toward shore to prevent
her sinking in deep water, and Of the
Of the Cristobal Colon to the
Brooklyn. The only direct reference to
Commodore schley is as follows:
Commodore Schley. whose chief OF
STAFF had gone on board to receive the
surrender. had directed that all their
personal effects should be retained by
the officers. This order did not mod |
Fly"
Commodore Schley. after reporting
The work OF the different vessels, an
plauds the work of many officers on the
various ships, naming each one, and
proceeds: ,
have never in my life served with a |
traver, better Of worthier crew than
that Of the Brooklyn. During the oom-
Dat. lasting from 1855 until lis o. M. |
much Of the time under fire, they never
fissged for a moment. and were ap-
parently undisturbed by the storm OF |
arotectiles passing ahead. astern and |
aver the ship.
The casualties on board this ship |
were: G. II. Ellis. chief yeoman, killed:
J. Burns, fireman. first class, severely |
wounded. The ship was struck about |
IS times.
Il congratulate you most sincerity |
apon this great victory to the SQUAD
ron under your command, and ! am
glad that had an opportunity to con-
tribute in the least to a victory that
seems big enough for all Of u.s."
Captain Evans. OF the Texas, has this
10 say OF the work Of the men OF his
ship In the battle:
The officers and men nj this .hi,,