New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-21

N advance Of the Teresa. being one and seven
from and directly in the line OF tho oQuendo. seven
ten,hs OF mile from the Colon and one and two
two miles from the Texas and two and six-tenths
miles from the oquendo. the nearest spanish vessel.
and WAS just mile directly south OF Morro
POSITION NO. T.
At 1890 a. m. the Oquendo turned 20 ashore.
Only five minutes elapsed from position No. Q. All
vessels had been running westward without ma
teral changes In their positions. The Colon had
run and three-tenths miles the Vzcaya about
tenth OF a mile less and swerved 70 the left. bring
ing her 20 within End one-tenth miles OF the
Brooklyn. The Iowa the same distance hut
almost directly Gstern, and the oregon was one
and three-tenths miles from the vizcaya. but fur
Their TO The Iowa eght-tenths OF a
mile from the Oquendo the Oregon nne-,enths o.
a mile from the same vessel and both somewhat IN
advance OF the doomed Spanish ship The Indiana
had advanced eight-tenths OF a mile and was two
nearest snanish ship The New-York had ad-
yanced nearly mile. but was not yet abreast ts OF
and was now well west 0! MORO. but five miles
east o. the Oquendo.
POSITION NO. s.
At 1920 a m the Furor blew up and the Pluton
turned TO run ashore. This is ten minutes later
than position No. l. The Gloucester had run 1T
tie more than " miles. and was four-;enths o,
mile from the F.for and but little further from the
Pluton The New-York had run and two
tenths miles ara was three and three-tenths miles
from the Furor the neares, Spanish ship. and TWO
and two-tenths miles south and a little ives, OF
MORO The Colon had run two and ninetenths
miles and the Vzcaya two and seven-tenths miles
The Brooklyn had run TWO and three-tenths mics,
V.zcaya and one and sx-tenths miles from the
Colon. which running nearer the shore me
one and a half miles from the Vizcaya and about
the same distance from the coon IN oregon The
Iowa was two and four tent his miles from ire ore
gon. The Indiana was two and half miles astefh
" '"0 POSITION NO 6.
At HOS a. m. the vizcaya turned 20 run ashore
In the thirty-fve minutes the Nizcaya had sailed
about seven miles and of the mouth OF the
Asseradno River. The Colon had run five and
half miles further. and more than that dis
lance in advance OF any OF the American vessels
The Brooklyn was one and three.tenths miles dis
tant from the Vizcaya and slightly behind her'
The Oregon was and a half miles from the
vizcaya. but near the shore and somewhat more Dne
astern OF the enemy. The Texas was Two ana
seven-ten;hs miles from the vizcaya and directly
asern Of the Oregon The Iowa was '' Wtca anu
two-tenths miles directly astern OF me NN T
The New-York five miles behind the iowa.
in advance Of her. The Indiana was nearly four
miles behind the Iowa
POSITION NO. I.
A, 115 o n the Colon surrendered In the two
hours and ten minutes from the last position given
I
| rba Colon had run twenty-six and a half miles
! erd was off the TarGuino River. The Brooklyn was
the nearest American vessel. She had sailed tweh-
ty-eght and half miles and vas three ana i our
/ and a half miles from the Colon and more ihshors
| than the Brooklyn. The Texas was Inree dnu
four-,enths miles behind the Oregon Inc Ne"-
| Yo-k was nine and half miles from the Colon
! None Of the other vessels had come up save the
! VIven which was abreast Of the New ork INES
little vessel in the beginning OF the neht stehIitu
| ONT 70 sea and sailed westward on course hoou.
willie
! Spanish ship. 49,. 49, coar,sh
| vessels sailed on not more IMAM tHiee-
| tenths OF mile apart until the Oquendo ran
! TIE Colon kept nearer the shore their courses
| beine about seven-tenths OF a mile apart Up 70
the time the OquendO went ashore the Io"d,, 'Ite
Indiana the Oregon and the Texas saieo on
courses within three-tenths OF ni''e "a Txoe me
the Iowa being the nearest ana me irAas 80
furthest from the course OF the spanish snPs
The Brooklyns course was three-,ehtns 70 90 be
! mile outside that Of the Texas. Inc SWINE 70 nv
rgh, which the Brooklyn made az the beginning
! Of the engagement shows an oval four oi
( mile across She crossed tho courses OF the IthdH
the Oregon and the Indiana twice VINE ma ,,
| the turn but before these NesseIs hdI toIe .otra
| .raro The course OF the New-Nork after passing
No was nearer the shore than any other nlteo
states vessel except the Gloucester, ana Hlhe pc
| bind where the Oduendo turned TO run ashore s,le
| Doesad insid the or the spanish NeSSriS
To- niles west OF the Vizcaya disaster she crossed
! the Cocn's track. but followed very cosSy 5n'
coure. Of that vessel until the latter sufreh1eIeu
The Iowa the Indiana and the Ericsson old TO-
% further west than where the Nlzca!a RAJ
| eebo-a The Gloucester stopped by the Maria
Teresa and the Oquendo as Old also me hls,t ~,
latter vessel was not able - Keep pace WIN Wy
. ! New-York and the Ericsson the vessels SEC va
with at the beginning OF the oa''e