The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26
SECRETARY LONGS
ANNUAL REPORT.


are ianding places fva CT x.x nautical E1s.e@
fhst there insurgents probably vii be found
and not the Spanish. From the surToaEd-
tng heights can see every vesxel Ia pori
Ynent whether enemy is there. Could nos
sQradron and also the Harvard coal from
Nerrimac Ieeward Of ta1s cruz, S5na4vts
channel. or Mote. Ha.ti2 Inc dsparin,ant
VIII send coal Immediately 30 Mole Re
s sss without delay s''1''0' a. @ Toso
rat II O, m, two hours after RECEIVING
tbs dispatei from the department Com
n,odore schley signaief 10 the squadron,
dan You fetch into the port OF Key Yves,
with coal remaining Report by signal
Al noon the Harvard left. carrying his re-
plt to tbs departments dispatch. as follows:
!. "Kings,on. MAY 8. lsss. :
= Secretary Navy. Washington:
1zerrimac engines eis.A5leqt - 9easyf an
been unable absolutely 10 coal the Texas
Marbiehead, Broeklyu from collier, all CIV
isSying Kew wesi' Tae Eyookiyn alone has
more than sufficient coal 10 proceed 20 Key
West; car not rsgna.H of Santiago present
state squadron roal account Impossible 20
coal iseward capa cruz IN the summer. ali
owing TO southwegteriy winds.
Much Ia be regretted. can nor obey orders
forced 10 proceed for coal 10 Key West by
WY Of Yucatai passage. Can not asesr-
tain anything respec,lf.g enemy positive:
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cable to hold. SCHLEY.'
LATER IN the. day. the squadron mean
time Having again moved westward, tEe sig
nal Stop was made To the flying squadron.
after which the Texas and Marh!enead went
alongside the Nerr.mae and eoaled- The
squadron was at that time Distant about
forty miles to the southwark ami westward
OF Saptisgo.
ssThG flying squadron remained aers until
1:l2 o. m Of .he Zsth, when signal was
made 10 return In the direction OF Santiago.
This course was kept until little after
dark when the squadron stoppe- for the
night about ten miles To the souihwsrd or
Santiago. with tae Marbiehsad scouting Two
miles inside the squadron.
tEariy on the morning Of the 18th Span
ish man-of-yar, the Crist1bal Colon. ws.s
seen lying at anchor inside the barber en-
trance and later second man-of-xar ana
two smaller vessels. AZ 10 a. m. Commo-
d0re 6chiey cahied that Crevera's squadron
was Al Eaatiaao On the morning OK the
3Ofh with the Massachusetts,. Iowa and New
Oftesxs~-h exchanged fire with the ships
inside the harbor and the forts at range
OF abou. 100 yards.
~On June Admiral Sampson arrived on
santiago and found Commodore schiey's
s0s,adron In column 10 the westward OK the
mouth of the harbor. Immediately upon
the concentration OF these two forces at
SantiaEu close and efficient blockade was
established, Admiral Sampson In command.
The harbor MAS closely guarded day ana
niknt BY our sfsips In a semi-circie. Power
ful search-lighis were thrown upon Its en-
trance during the dark a plan or attack.
bv which our vessels were 70 close IN at
once apon any OF the enemy's coming out,
WAS provided for In standing orders. Tn
Jine 8 an attempt made 10 close the
harbor by sinking across It's entrance the
collier Merrimac. This attempt, Though u's-
successful In its object, was daFingiy exc
rlted. Il Is new one OF tie weit-snown
historic marveis OF naval adventure and en-
terpr.se, In which Naval Constructor Hob
sob aud bis men won undyiag Tame.
Destruction of Cervera's Fleet.
con the morning OF July g. an interview
having been prsarranged between Gsn.
slaftsr and Admiral Sampson, The latter.
in. the flagship New York, left the Meet
for Saboney When the flagship was about
fonr miles east OF her bsockadiug station,
ami about seven miles from the MORO. the
sfAnish squadron seen steaning out
OF the harhor entrance. This was al 80
a. M The vessels of the hiockadiag squad
ron were. as sisuai in their designated posi-
tis,s,s. making a ssm.clrcle abou. the har-
Dor entrance. counting from the eastward
In the following order Indiana. Oregon
the New Yorks place being between these
twp-Iowa Texas and Brooklyn. The Mas
sachusetse had gone tnat morning 10 Guam
tanarno for coal The Gloucester and Vixen
lay 10 the eastward and westward Of the
harbor entrance, close To the land. The
torpedo boat Ericsson was in company with
the iag ship.
admiral Cerveras squadron came out
Of the haxbos in the following efdes: In
fania Maria Teresa, Nszcaya. Cristobal
Colon. Aimirantc oQuen,so. and The torpedo
boat dessroysrs Pintoa akd ha,ror. The
New York turned and steamed for the
"a ftsyt,, ,R,., sta - 81. 10.
toward the harbor entrance and attack YES
sels but our ships had ALREADY. in accord
anea with standing orders. al once engaged
the Spanish shpa with the utmost spirit
ana vigor. and in the course OF 4 run
Mag aghi, WHICH continued until lao y.
m. the latter wers completely destroyed
and sttnk. and the famous victory. with it's
splendid credit - officers and men. was
won. The casualties on oar side were one
nan killed and ten wounued, most ~ them
IN the drum of the ear by the rorC assian
caused by the guns. our shiTS suffered no
injury OF any account. Admiral CeTxera
about seventy officers. and gesi men were
m:tie prisoners white aeou. $50 Spanlar,ls
were killed drowned and t6o wounded
Tshrse estimates are probably considerably
below the actual NUMBERS Mary ~ the
enemy were rescued from their sinking
shffs by cur men. The tsslsouevs. except
the officers. who were sens 10 Annapolis.
kept IN Camp long. CO Srsyrys island in
the harhor 81 That cstys untu they were
released During this tsme they were fea
ard clothed and comfortably cared for
There was little sickness and The woundes;
and aiilng soon recovered under coed treat
meat
Gen. Skaters nlscourfesy.
Gen. Skaters refusal - recoSaiza the
navy, In The surrender 81 Santiago IS
shown IN tha following;
''on Jaly 3. a, 9,0 a. ~ Admiral Sanp-
son sigrasei - Gen. shaftcr;
las commanders -chlef ~ chs naval
forces engaged tn 3alnS operations | ex-
pet 10 To represented IN sHy capfervns.e
heta to arfanso tac teFaas az surrender Of
Santiago. including the surrender 90 tina
shipping aHa She haFtsof Qusstsol,s sr,s IN
So9ved ~ Importance % tash branches OF
the service.
'"rhls WIS replied e at . % H. ~. * Gen
Shaffer, as follows.
81 shall be g,at g. have va ra,,~t.s4,,,s,
h't asiic'a't 81 lst yan kpoS t'onferenrf
may take phase "a. an& hoilF