Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
BOUND 70 SPANS COAST.
Commodore Watson Placed IN Com'
mand of the Eastern Squadron,
to Sail for Spain.
WILL WAKE THE ECHOES AMONG THE DONS
The Newark is Flagship, the otneF '
sells Being the BattieshiPs Iowa anu
Oregon /; the Cruisers Yosemite Yankee
and Dixie and the Golfers Scandal
Abarend and Alexander.

WASHINGTON. June 27.-The navy
department at 11:15 a. M. posted the
following bulletin:
Commodore Watson sails to-day IL
the Newark to join Sampson, when ne
will take under his command an
armored squadron with cruisers ana
proceed at once off the Spanish coast
Also the following bulletin, showing
the makeup of Commodore Watsons
squadron. 1t is designated the eastern
squadron, and is as follows:
The Eastern Squadron.
Flagship, Newark; battleships, Iowa
and Oregon; cruisers, Yosemite, Yam
kee and Dixie, and the Golfers Scan
dia, Abarenda and Alexander. The
advance will be made at once from
Santiago.
The bulletin also showed the follow
ing changes in designation of the dlvi-
sion of our war vessels:
North Atlantic Observation-Disclosures
Sampson, commanding.
First Squadron-Commodore j. A.
Howell, commanding.
Second Squadron-Commodore w. S.
Schley, commanding.
Naval Base-Key West, Fla, Commo
dore Remey commanding.
The decision of the administration to
send a squadron of warships to Spain
was not made hastily. For the past six
weeks the matter has been under
consideration and strong element,
thoroughly acquainted with the prac-
tice of the Spanish government in
keeping the great mass of the public
ignorant of the actual state of affairs,
has contended that the only method of
bringing the war home to the people OF
Spain would be to send an American
squadron there to harass the coast, cut
off shipping and lombard fortified
towns.
The Governments Object in Attacking
The Spanish Coast.
No attempt is made to deny that the.
government is Influenced in ordering
this movement by a desire to check the E,
progress eastward of the Cadiz fleet.
1t was not believed that the Spanish
admiral could be guilty of the folly OF
uncovering his own home ports in this
fashion, but inasmuch as he seems dc
termined to do SO, the naval strategists
could not do less than take advantage
of the magnificent opportunity thus
afforded to strike crushing blow at
Spain, and thereby, perhaps, save much
time and loss of life and money in the -.
conduct of the tedious campaign in
Cuba.
The Outcome of Official Advices.
The determination to send this
squadron against Spain was the out
come of official advices reaching the
state and navy departments as to the
progress of Admiral Camara's squad
ron. These advices give list of the
Spanish ships now nearing the Suez
canal, which differs somewhat from
the list given in the press dispatches
and by Lloyds. The official list is as
follows: Pelayo, Carlos v, Audaz,
Osada, Proserpina, Patricia, Rapido,
Buenos Ayres, Isla de Pany, Colon,
Covandonga and San Francisco.
The Cadiz Squadron at Port Said
The additional information comes
from on1cial sources that this squadron
is at Port Said, and expects to take on
board 10000 tons of coal before entering
the Suez canal. Such a heavy coalino
will take some tirae. 1t discloses also
that the admiral expects to make "A long
sail, and is doubtless headed for the
Philippines, point which the officials
here doubted at first.
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