The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-30


affair reached Key West and told OF
the killing of Reagan, marine on
the Marblehead, and the wounding of
five others, while cutting the cable in
Cienfuegos bay, in small open boats,
under hot Spanish fire. The Marble
head, Nashville and Window took
part, razing the Spanish defenses
there.
May 15th-The flying squadron
reached Charleston, S. C. Rear Ad-
miral Dewey reported the capture Of
the Spanish revenue cruiser at Manila,
and that he could still hold the bay.
May 16-The Spanish fleet left
Curacao, and Admiral SIMPSONS
fleet was reported of Cape Haytien.
The Spanish cabinet resigned, and
Senor Sagasta was charged with the
formation of new one.
May I8-The Oregon was announc-
ed as safe by Secretary Long, though
her exact location was not revealed.
May Io-Spain's Cape Verde fleet
was reported to have reached Santiago
de Cuba. Commodore Schley's fleet,
which reached Key West Wednesday,
was expected to leave for secret
destination.
May 2Ist-It was announced that
the monitor Monterey would be sent
from San Francisco to Manila.
| May 22nd-The cruiser Charleston
sailed from San Francisco for Manila,
via Honolulu.
May a3rd-Troops were embarked
on tine transport City of Peking at
San Francisco tor Manila. The Brit
ish steamer Ardanmhor was brought
to Key West as prize, but afterward
released.
May 24th-Admiral Cervera's fleet
was reported bottled up IN Satiago
harbor by the American fleets. The
Oregon arrived at Jupiter, Fla.
| May a5th--The President called
for $1,000 more volunteers. The
transports Australia, City of Peking
and City of Sydney, with 2,5oo sold
iers, left San Francisco for Manila.
May 26--Commodore Schley re-
ported by cable that he was off Santa
go and that he believed the Spanish
fleet to be in the inner harbor.
May 28-The cruiser Columbia
was damaged off Fire Island by COLI
sion with the steamer Foscolia, the
latter sinking.
| May 29th-Commodore Schley re-
ported fighting the Spanish fleet or
part Of it in Santiago harbor.
| May 3oth-General shaffer was
: ordered to embark $1,000 or more
troops at Tampa. Santiago was
thought to be their destination.
| May 3Ist-Spanish reports were
received of the bombardment of San
tiago forts May 31st by Commodore
Schley. The steamer Florida re-
ported landing in Cuba on May 26th,
$50 armed men with large supplies
| June Ist-Details were received of
the bombartment of the Santiago forts
by Commodore Schley on May 3Ist,
with the Massachusetts,, Iowa ard
New Orleans. Moro Castle was in
jured, and the Spanish flagship, Girls
tobal Colon, which was near the
mouth of the harbor, was also damag-
ed. No American ship was touched,
nor was any American injured.
June 2nd-The house of Represen-
tatives passed an urgent deficiency
bill, carrying nearly $IS,ooo,ooo for
war expenses.
| June 4th--Admiral Sampson report
ed that Naval Constructor R. P. Hob
son, with volunteer crew of seven
men, had on June 3rd sunk the coll
ier Merrimac in the Santiago harbor
channel, shutting in Cervera's fleet.
Hobson and his men surrendered and
were made prisoners. The senate
passed the war revenue bill by vote
of 48 to 28.
June 5th-Capt. Charles v. Grid
ley, of the Olympia, who was on his
way home from Manila i'll, died at
Kobe, Japan.
June 6th-Further bombardment
of Santiago and the landing of 5000
American troops near Santiago were
reported. The house sent the war
revenue bill to conference, non-cor-
curing in senate amendments.
| June 7th-Admiral Sampson re-
ported having silenced on June 9th,
the Santiago Notifications without in
jury to American ships. The cruiser
Charleston was reported as having
reached Honolulu May 2oth. The
monitor Monterey and collier Brutus
left San Francisco for Manila.
June Sth-Spanish reports came
from the bombardment of Caimanera,
Cuba, by five American ships. Cap.
tain General August, at Manila, re-