The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-30
The Big Aggregation Of Schooucrs
Still Patrol Cuba.
ClENFUEGOS BLOCKADE ABANDONED.
lntention Is to Find and Destroy the
Spanish Fleet.
NO CONFIDENCE IN cUBANs.
Captain Chester Believes that the
Spaninrds Now Have All the Arms
Landed by Americans.


Copyrighted 1893. by Associated Press)
of Cicnfuegos, Cuba. May 20 CORES |
pondence Of the Associated Press)-The |
squadron assigned to special duty. which |
has found It's name from It's first neuclus
OF the Flying Squadron" left Key West
Thursday. May 10. 1t consisted of the
armored cruiser Brooklyn, tho flagship. |
under the command of Captain Francis A. |
Cook; the b9ttleship Massachusetts COM
manded by Francis j. Higginson the bat
tlsship Texas. commanded by John w. !
Phillip, and tho Scorpion q converted |
yacht. commanded by Lieutenant Adolph |
Mark.
Commodore Schley's orders were to pro-
coed to Cienfueeos. where he would be
Joined by the Iowa, then taking coal at
Key West; tho Marblchead and Nashville. |
and two torpedo boats. The Iowa. first
class battleship. commanded by Captain
Robley D. Evans; the Marbehead, third
rate cruiser. in command of Commander
Bowman II. Mccall. and tlle Nashville.
third rate cruiser. in command of WASH
burn Maynard, together with the torpedo
boats and perhaps some of the fast gun
boats II was believed, make an onyiable
squadron.
Less than two hours mi, fran XIV Voc,
and while running to tho southwest, the
cruiser Marb!ehead was seen going to the
northeast. She signalled that she was
running into Key West for coal half
hcur later the converted yacht Wasp WAS
sighted and the Scorpion at command of
schley'a orders. was sent ont 10 intercent
her aud get news She ranortnl TINT ina
blockade at Cienfuegog has been nracti-
cally abandoned nv tho small anaf MT
Lad done such splendid work there bav-
ing received the United States govern
ments notice that the Snouish neet u-oa
supposed to be heading In that direction.
She also reported that the Nashville had
blown out one of her s,arboard high
pressure cylinder heads. ana was steaminp
slowly for repairs There had bcen no ar
ing at Clcnfuegos since the eable cutting
The Wasp was allowed IN nrocood
The squadron took an nleven-Irnot sno.,
and after the ahlps wer,. cleaned o,tt ~ ~,
dit by taking in coal, active prenarations
for battle were made the decks ho,I,.
stripped for action and th,, main hatt.r;o.
loaded Al O'clock thin Noshviuo naas,a
the squadron in hsIllng distance houna To-,
Key West. She sienalled her n,,,oher ana
destination and u,,s ,,1,, s,,,'naa ""i''e' "'i
ON Fridoy morninm aPo'',,
Just in sight OF Cane SAN An,onio u,,,t M
smoke OF the'steamers waa ,node out ~, ~
horizon. call TO the guns and ,o n pn ,"s
for action awakened the preatcst ontb"a,o
asm among the officers and men ana 800,
disappointment was manifested when Ma
strangers were made out to be ,bn Ir,t,n ~"
States cruiser Cincinnati ana tba dvnan,i,s
cruiser Vesuyius. Cantain Cbes,or 10 ~. w.
Cincinnati comc aboord tt wnoo,, VI guy
10 Commodore scblev yovs s,'p,',,,, y ''ht
their patrol work about tho orast r VI
had not seen the snnninh neo, or .' ny
cation Of IL 10 Csn,,in 80 y, duy 'nn l
of the Cincinnati eaid ,hat ho t',, e"ps'' ~
10 be of no utilItv to a,ter',, ~ , n''1cNen IL
tIorr of war an ma go. ~, ~ 'auu nluni-
troons also for absoin,,i, M, a we lahhrd
cnnIh he ~ ~ aoso,u''y no dependence
sistancc lie hsl,s,ad ~ nav" ,, sen.s Tor as,
amm,,nitio, o,ro,S,. .naI 'ne arms ana
In no hards -, st ,ahueu were already
rn,i and tha v.., ,ap sp'n'sh, nc Clncin-
rsf .oai '''u'''s ii' ''r Fey West to
SATURDAY a. r o.o,oo,.
s,,,h,ed az oVIocN Nlehtuesos WAS
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