The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-28
|SON HASSTAR1ED
Isnodorc Left on the N:wark
10 Join Sampson.
kpNHAND A POWERFUL FLEET
Il, Ne Will Proceed to the
Spanish Coast.
hssHIPS IOWA, OREGON
Users Yosemite, Yankee and
|. .ud the Golfers Compose
IN. Attacking Squadron.
EssHIPS IOWA, OREGO,

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l,,s.on, June 27.-At HIS o'clock
! navy department. posted the fol-
tulletn;
.,sore Watson starts in the New
nIp Sampson. when he will take
\. Command an armored squadron
1,issvs and proceed at once to the
coast.
,,rv department has posted the fol-
mretin, showing Commodore Wat
,uairop. 1t is designated the East
Is as follows:
ngship Newark, battleships Iowa
,.ou cruisers Yosemite, Yankee ana
"a the golfers Scandal. Abarenda
SANDER. The start will be made at
i Santiago.
Alngton, June 27.-Commodore Wat
k,ua reach Admiral Sampson by
aay morning or perhaps earlier. for
Evsrk, having been recently repaired,
swift warship.
operations before Sampson are of
ssr that will admit OF the employ
d the most advantage OF the big mon
hi bOmbardlng purposes and cruis-
4 eunboats as Dlockading vessels.
start will be made from off Santiago
soon as the squadron can be made
and this, fortunately owing to the
likeness Of the naval mobilization.
in very short time.
n 4 no intention OF weakening the
blockade by the withdrawal OF
kcaore Watson with his flagship. To
l, this Secretary Long has ordered
kelore Newell 10 proceed Immediately
leel of Havana TO take the post va
M Commodore Watson.
kuoiore Watson is at present in com
II the coast patrol fleet and he Will
snA Of the fleet with hinl--that IS
h larger yesspls-to reinforce the
Ii Of the Cuban coast, and should
Ccban waters by the end of the weeh.
uyal war board was in session all
pa. They had before them conf
l kilograms from Admiral Sampson,
,hom thew had been in close commu-
.I.nz- L.
As a result OF the conference the
vas able 10 announce the compost
' ea whole squadron. the best all
ship is undoubtedly the Iowa. She
1895 tons, with a speed of lG ~
Her battery Is made up of forty
ns altogether, SO that she is a float
FTess in herself Four of these guns
kelys-inch ealibre. mounted in tur-
81. ~ to,,.. 49, ~ a,t 80 ~ 5um'
h six-pounders and four actin guns.
Iowa has splendid armor protection
belt Of fourteen-inch steel. seven
u inches broad and her vitals with
;se backing and coal protection.
Oregon is q sister ship of the Indi-
rd has just earned a worlds record
cruising battleship by making the
40 from San Francisco to Key West.
sttery is heavier than the Iova's in
ltr four big turret guns are thirteen
I alibre, but inferior in the matter of
distribution.
battery in other respects than the
pms is similar to the Iowa's Like
'ss, she is fitted with torpedo tubes.
ss
flagship Newark is what is known
Effected cruiser, having protected
She was built in 1890 and recent
Eive repairs made At No~fo,,, baye
nf Z splendid cruiser with a speed
cs 10 Ia knots Her steaming
= 1000 miles on $40 tons of coal
knots.
cruisers Yosemite Yankee and
rere recently of the Morgan 1ine
between New York md co,th
kan ports The, 'orh anu SCUM
q steel vessels Of 75oo tons ooh
nave been transformed into evcel-
ssisrs, first by tho addition Of sood
Ha and of fve.;n .mb "uui,io1 a VI sooa
stond by the addIt,on ~ h IL SUI
Fsld armor over he 49, vi 80 ~ VI
iollovlng is the comnos,tio, ~ Tho
" squadron. Tho nommander IN
Commodore J. G watsnn. tatt,e ;"
captain r u Evops. battle
Eeson, Captain Cbarlas ~ %,.rt.
Newark. Can.ain Nbor. G pan,
Fuiser Yosemite Co,nr -, y ", n1 "
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