The times., 1898-07-19
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WAR

Havana. k
February 10-De Lomes resignation ac-
cepted in Madrid
February 15-United States battleship
Maine blown up in Havana: 266 sailors
killed.
February 25-United States cruiser
Montgomery ordered to Havana.
March S-Fifty million dollars voted by
! Congress for the impending war.
March l2-Spain offers Cuba nominal
| independence.
! March Ex-senator Proctor tells of hor-
! rors on the island. Cubans refuse Spain
/ offer.
March 20-Board of Inquiry reports that
! the Maine was blown up by an external
! mine.
/ March 25-Commodore Schley placed in
command of the flying squadron.
| March 2S-President Mckinley sends re-
! port of the Board of Inquiry and a mes
sage TO Congress without comment.
! Spain's report says that the Maine ex-
plosion was internal Congress objects to
| delay.
| March 2S-Resolutions declaring war and
recognizing Cuban independence intro
| duced in both houses OF Congress and re-
ferred to committees.
April 3-The Pope appeals to Spain to
compromise.
April S-Powers bring pressure to bear
upOn Spain, DuI Tue SON6FHHEnl refuses
TO give up Cuba
April Seen. Lee and Americans leave
Cuba.
April 1-President Mckinley sends his
Cuban message TO Congress-
April ls-Congress adopts ojint resolu-
| ton authorizing immediate armed inter-
vention in Cuba.
April 20-President Mckinley signs the
joint resolution and sends an ultimatum
TO Spain. The Spanish minister at Wash
| lngton asks for his passports.
April 2i-Spain refuses TO receive the
ultimatum and gives Minister Woodf0rd
his passports
April 22-War begins with the capture
by the Nashville of the Spanish steamer
Buena Ventura and the New York's cap
ture of the Pedro. Havana harbor de-
clared in state Of blockade
April 23-President Mckinley issues a
call for rs. 900 volunteers
April A-Spain's decree favoring pri-
watering regarded as a declaration of
war.
April 25-President Mckinley asks and
secures declaration of war States are
calied upon for their quota OF troops.
sherman resigns American SQUADRON
sails from Hong Kong
April 26-Engiand proclaims her neu
traiity and contends that war began
when Spain gave Waodford his passnorts
April 2I-MatanZas fortifcatIons she'll
ed and silenced by the New York Gin
cinnati and Puritan.
April 9-Spanish feet leaves Cane
Verde Islands. Cruiser New York ST.
lences forts at Cabanas. Cuba
April 9O-Auxiiiary cruiser Yale safe in
New York harbor
May l-Commodore Dewey DESTROYS the
Spanish feet at Manila Bay Twelve
Spanish vessels were burned or sunk
SndniSh loss
mate: Killed. 500: wounded. TOO. No Amer
lean vessels were DESTROYED. and no
Americans were killed; eight were
wounded.
May 4-Rioting in Spain Rear Admiral
Sampson sails from Key West Battle
ship Oregon and the Marietta sail from
Rio Janeiro.
May 5-Arms for Cubans landed by tug
Leyden. assisted by the Wilmington.
May S-The American Government de-
cideS to send large force to invade Gu
ba and 5000 troops TO assist Dewey
May ll-Cruiser Charleston ordered TO
Manila. Major Gen. Merritt appointed
military governor of the Philippines
May 12-Spanish Cape Verde squadron
arrives at Martinique. Torpedo boat
Winsiow and gunboats Wilmington and
Hudson attacked by Spanish gunboats
and batteries in Cardenas Bay Ensign
Bagley and four of the winslow's crew
were killed, and the town of Cardenas
was shelled. First American loss OF the
war. .-uras.
May 13-Rear Admiral Sampson reports
that ne bOmbarded the forts at San Juan.
Porto Rico. Two American sailors were
killed and six were wounded. Commodore
Schley's flying squadron sailed from
Hampton Roads
May 1i-Report of skirmish at Cienfue-
gos during which the cable was cut.
sailor on the Marbiehead was killed and
five others were wounded. Spanish fleet
reported at Curacao. off Venezuelan
coast.
May 1s-Spanish cabinet resigns. Span
ish fleet leaves Curacao.
May 17-Spanish fleet at Jamaica. New
Spanish cabinet formed.
May 1S-Cruiser Charleston sails for
Manila.
May 19-Sampson and Schley at Key
West. Cervera at Santiago. Battleship
Oregon joins the cruiser Harvard off
Martinique.
May 2I-American fleets sail from Key
West. Monitor Monterey ordered 10 Mr.
hila Merritt starts westward from New
York.
May 2i-santiago cable cut by cruiser
ST. Louis and tug Wampatuck
May 25-President Mckinley calls for
1900 more volunteers, Transports City
of Pelin, City of Sydney and Australia
start for Manila with $500 trooDs
May 2-Cabinet votes to adopt Pres-
dent McKinley's suggestion 10 invade
Cuba ia once. Governor General Merritt
al San Francisco.
May S0-Commodore schley reports that
he has seen Spanish warships in San
tiago harbor British steamer Restormel
captured bv the ST. Paul.
June 1-Bombardment of Santiago de
Cuba Qualifications by combined forces of
Sampson and Schiey. Great damage to
Spanish forts. Spanish cruiser Cristobal
Colon damaged by a shell from United
States battieship Massachusetts.
June 3-United States collier Merrimac |
sunk a entrance to Santiago bay by Ma |
val Constructor r. P. Hobson and seven |
men, who were captured by Spaniards. |
Last cable from Cuba cut by United |
States steamer Dolphin
June limited States gunboat Marietta. /
which accompanied battleship Oregon from |
San Francisco. arrives at Key West |
Death of Capt Charles V. Gridley. of |
United States steamer Olympia
June G-Sampson reduces fortifications |
at Santiago harbor entrance sinking
Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes Chief |
Aguinaldo and Philippine insurgents rout |
Spaniards near Manila. capturing 2.O00.
June dynamite cruiser Buffalo at |
Hampton Roads. Monitor Monterey and |
collier Brutus sail from San Francisco for |
Manila. Sampson bombards forts at |
Guantanamo bay. Cuba
June 10-United States steamer st. Lou
is captures British steamer Twickenbar,
with 3.2o9 tons of coal for Spanish fleet.
June n-Lieut. Col. r. W. Huntington's |
battalion of marines landed at Fisherna,
Point. Guantanamo Bay, on June 10 was |
attacked by Spaniards. During guerrilla +
fighting for thirteen hours four Ameri |
cans were killed Spanish loss unknown