New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-07
THE YANKEE IN PORT.
GENT HERE BECAUSE OF SUSPECTED
YELLOW FEVER CASE.


Placed UNDER QUARANTINE BY THE hbAi'1h
oFF1cER-HER EXPERIENCES SINCE SHE
SAILED ON MAY q
The auxiliary cruiser Yankee came INTO po.' 80
terday direct from Southern waters Inc iio' "e"'
the men aboard had of the destruction OF Cer'eias
feet was received from the newspapers taken
aboard at Sandy Hook. The vessel was ofoereu W
this mort from Key West account OF suspected
case of yellow fever aboard. T. c. lie Naliey,
one Of the New-York Naval Militia. was taken III
with what was thought 10 be appendicllls' anu ITO
was taken to the Key West Hospital and subjected
10 An operation Pertonits set IN from the oper-
alton and caused his death The cause OF death nov"
PER was said TO be yellow fever THIS and the report
~ another case of the disease al Key Nes' ieu ,'e
Navy Department to order the Yankee North III
stead Of permitting her to return 10 'ie Ouol"
coast. -,
,.tor tho Yankee anchored the Health Oficer's
boat Governor Clover went alongside and placed
her IN quarantine as the result OF iniorina'oh loi"
the Health officer at Key West ConHit"ue'
willard H. Brownson said. however. that the
health OF the officers and crew or w men Oh '"o
New.york Naval Reserve excellent The stay
OF the Yankee is uncertain. but will be prolonged
over q week. anyway.
The record of the vessel since she left this port
contains some interesting Incidents. she saI!ed on
Nav % to jo.n Admiral SIMPSONS fleet OH SAN
t,aco On May 80 she engaged in target practice,
during which was killed and another
was wounded. On the morning Of June she arrived
at Mole ST. Nicholas. and that night Jolheo 'he
fleet Off Santiago In the night the NeW-orlednS,
near to which the Yankee was lying ssnaleu
that torpedo-boat was approaching. and the ere"
kyere called 10 quarters and the New-Oreahs ana
the Yankee began to blaze away with their rapid
fire guns at the supposed enemy II there was I"
torpedo-boat there was no further evidence OF H.
beyond what the New Orleans reported when the
oIar frat morning
were discovered in the vicinity. but II was thought
that they belonged TO those which were hTed al
the Merrimac before she was sunk at the harpor
entrance The Yankee continued with the fleet
until June G. wnen the bombardment o: some or the
Santiago forts took place She dashed right TO the
front and occupied the second place In the limo.
between the New-York and the New-Oreans. Lit
tie danger seemed 20 from. the Spanish shells,
come OF which went over her. but most Of them
fell short The shell that fell nearest in the fight
struck the water a hundred feet short. From $50
a. m to 10 a. m. while the engagement lasted. the
Yankee used 179 5-inch shells and IA 6-pounder
shells. On June the Yankee, with the Marble
head kept guard inside OF Guantanamo Bay while
the ST. Louis lay outside and cut the submarine
cables Santiago and Mole ST. Nicholas Where
the Stars and Stripes were afterward raised at
Camp McCaa was blockhousc which the
Yankee demolished with her shells while driving
the Spanish away. While the cable was being cut
a Spanish gunboat came down little river which
empties into Guantanamo Bay. to drive off the ST.
Louis. which was the only one of the three she
saw. and which she had driven OF before. AS she
started for her at full speed and at time
opened on her with their batteries and forced her
10 fee.
on June the Yankee went with dispatches TO
Noe St, Nicholas yeiinf there at night on the
10 the fleet. considerable apprehension was aroused
Sate Te o On her %a
ing all lights as wide berth as possible she being
enveoped in darkness. II was later discovered that
Panther. the Scorpion and other vesseIs OF the
on June 10 the Yankee went 10 Port Antonio with
dispatches. and on the llth having learned OF the
chance Of getting rich prize in the spanish supply
steamer Purisima Conception, she looked for her
along the north coast 5a Of Jamacs and @ hp
the intended victim had not gone TO sea yet She
12h. and sailed for Cienfuesos to lie in wait for
the Pursima Conception. on the 18Th. while lying
OF the harbor which af.erward proved be a
Spanish gunboa,. The Yankee. without waiting for
Sesr Tbe sunboat hotly retnTnsd the fire and the
while the Spanish fire utterly futile beyond
n. sc aS 0 the p5boa tai M tho to hare
Dor 10 join another which had showed preparation
do so. The Yankee having worsied the enemy
withdrew out Of range of the guns OF the forts 1t
shots OF the Yankee had been so telling in their
f sasS6r that the s aSd to be into tn
the ensagement the ONLY casually which occurred
OF a named Kennedy. The Yankee returned TO
the feet off Santiago the 10th and the 18th
and 18th was coaling at Guantanamo Bay, and on
On the 10Th 1t learned with anything but
pleasant feelings that the rich prize. the Purisima
Conception. had succeeded in getting into Glen |
her in the harbor. and the Yankee cleared .or
action She drew in close to The entrance and began
Smelling the FORTS after which she got enough
TO see the desired prize in the harbor and began |
TO train her guns on her A gunboat in the harbor |
got In front OF the merchant vessel and poured her
fire on the Yankee, but the fire that returned
while the Purslma Conception taken behind |
some small Islands where the Yankees shells could |
not reach her: As the fire Of the big guns from |
the fort directed against the Yankee. making
II possible for stray shot TO strike her she with
drew.
On the 18th trip was made 10 the Isle 0, Pines |
bano. and supplied Havana with fish were captured !
The fishermen had run into shallow water on the ap- ,
proach OF the Yankee, so parties were out in |
every had disappeared except two men The |
sloops were towed out to sea and sunk nv
The Officers of the Yankee are:
Commander WILLARD II. BROWNSON
Lieutenant JOHN HUBBARD. executive orcer
Lieutenant WILLIAM g. CUTLER ma gator
Acting lieutenant. WILLIAM - DUVcAN Jr
As.ins isaisna@t: JoiiSM hARNARD
xc,ns ensign ensign C TIAM pc " AI RM2
Acting past assistant surgeon. JOHN r. MCGOWAN
Assistant paymaster. HARRY Z. BRIsc0E
Acting assistant engineer EDWARD s. VAN WART
First iieutenant J; IL pENDLETON. L. S NJ c.
Mate. Is. A. BENSON
1t Is expected that the Yankee will 20 with Com
modore Watsons fleet across the ocean 10 attack |
the Canaries and the Spanish coast.
BLAMES THE NEWARK'S COMMANDER.
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