New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-28
p,TTLE OF JULY THIRD.
orFJCIAL STORY ALL TOLD.
r,r<S CHADWICK. TAYLOR AND
pui1JP AND LIEUTENANT-COM-
uAVDER WAINWRIGHT RE
nnRT OK THE EIGHT.
PORT on THE FIGHT.


ter, On ,a.,n3sd IN Admiral SIMPSONS report were
were rrnuc 10 day. The first report is that OF
ma, ma, chadwick Of the New-York
Cap'"' = Flagship New-York Grst rate),
Playa del Este. July l. 1888.
,.,-s,I have the honor to make the following
-. =, he part taken by this ship in the action
reH,N so, during and following tho sortie Of
o. - Ccrveras squadron
Adn"", Tho snip had started at 80 o'clock for the
Se'o" ,.,s,r AT sboney. the Commander Chief
A"P appoin trnent with the General commanding
ha'..s - 4 few minutes after the crew had been
me s'." CHARTERS for Sunday inspection, firing was
e"' I'D a ship was seen leaving the harbor en-
! n The helm was at once put over the crew
- - general quarters. signal CLOSE IN toward
'sl'r 40 entrance and attack vessels made.
'Is 4yen 10 spread all fires. and the snip
orr" or b,ck for the encm. whose ships were seen
"'s.ssf,lv coming out az a high speed The nag
80, r,f,rta Maria Teresa was first: then another
9-.-s8 cruiser OF the same class (Which turned
h. The Vizcava) followed by the Cristohal
-, an ormorod cruiser che Oquendo) ana the
80 ~, dosfrovors Furo- ard Puton.
x. Tho nearer ships had immed 'ately on
- ard nv the time were off tie eHtranc"
- 80. aa-ship. was already afre ana was soon
sbors. the Indiana and the Gloucester were acl!Ve-
- .,gacad with the torpedo-ooaiS' TINS s'HP ''Vu
emo 3lnch shells Al the one nearer ire pol'
t..r she was already headed and seemed al
-, - return 10. but she already prac,i-
W. M, ri the nch: The boiler Of the more ad-
iced one hal blown up. showing vast column
- condensed steam. During the time me batteries
npose line of FIRE We had crossed close TO- repent
.1ly fred upon US. hut without effect NO return
,ras made 10 this fire a shon from the west bat
,s-v fell within two hundred yards OF the snip
,.rao We were over four miles 20 the westward ana
mo had ,ho.gh; ourselves entirely out OF range
This shin stood on. leaving the Gloucester "H'ch
rad shown herself capable. 10 look aver ''e
survivors in the torpedo-boats. BY thls time
sacond cruiser was ashore and burning Uhe Al
rran,e O1uendo, while the third, the \lzcaEd'
a,a the Cristob1l Coon were still steamins rapiGy
westward The Indiana was now signaHed III
M n return to her bockadng position 20 100"
to- ANYTHING which might he there. shortly inc
y,,,ava turred shorcward. smoke began 70 ISSUE
from her after part and by the time thaf she
was ashore on the reef at Acerraderos Nf'eeh h''s
west Of Santiago she was amaze Inc ioN '
sirroled a little before that she had surrenderea
sr6 stoned Of this place where she gave nucn
o.s,s,o,cA IN the rescue Of the Vzcaya's people.
CHASING THE COLON.
r,rr,A-Ttis ship stood on in chase % the Cristo-
h,l Colon with ahead Of US the Brooklyn. the ore
eon. the Texas and the Vixen. the Oregon oeihs
much nearer in shore Of the two headmost SHIPS
hu, not in gunshot We were rapidly increasing
our speed .,
Fifb-It vas evident, however. that the Colon
crew left quarters ana went 10 dinner
siv.b-Ahoi,, 1256 o'clock the Oregon opened fire.
and some % her shells observed 70 strike be-
vond the Colon This made her capture fore
gone conclusion. and shortly after ! O'Clock she
turned in toward shore and soon struck her colors
She HAD been beachcd at small inlet known as
RIO Tcrouino BY the time arrived boat was
alongside her from The Brooklyn. and Captain
Cook the boarding officer came alongside this ana
repor,ed This ship then sent boat 70 take pos
session the commanding officer going IN the BOAT.
was received by the commodore Of the s1uadon'
the captain. Captain De Navio Don Emilio MoIeu'
and Captain De Nsio OF the first class. Don JOSE
de Paroles Chacon (Which latter had been civil
Governor OF Santiago. and had only just been at
tached the squadron. arranged for the transfer
G. the crew and officers division 10 each ship
prssent and the engineer force 10 be left aboard
While aboard. however. the Resolute arrived. and
Il was arranged to transfer the whole number 70
her
SEVENTH had taken with me the fleet surgeon
an engineer. and the carpenter. to examine and
make secure everything necessary. Inc engineer
reported 10 me that she was making water aft
had previously had soundngs taken and found
EXIT feet AZ the bow and seventy az the stern, SO
that but a small portion Of the ship was ashore
returned as quickly as possible 70 the flagship n
report the situation The oregon was signalled "a
take charge. ard tie men were fastened on board
4 number sent also from the ship.
THE SEA VALVES LEFT OPEN.
Our work Of closing watertight doors. : G. was
however Of no avail. large number Of sea valves
had been treacherolsly opened. and the valves 50
broken as to make II impossible 70 close them the
ship thus slowly settled At 10, o'clock she came
6Ao.t and came out into deeper water The ofhcei
IN charge Lieutenant Comm ander Cogswell, hac
let 70 an anchor but II clear tina: II she went
down In water Of the depth in which she was she
could never be recovered. this ships stem was
PLACED against her quarter. and later Inc belne
taken from our own bow 10 hers. the Colon was
forced .ashore. II by this time dark. but by
using q searchlight We were enabled 70 force thf
ship on the beach the chain being paid out at th'
same time she sank IN o very moderate depth Of
water. and Il is very probable she may be saved.
Eeh,h-A, i p m. the flagship returned 70 San
t2go. leaving the Texas and the Oregon In charge
o. the prize
Nnth-Though the ship not able to come Z
action with any % the larger ships on account o
her distance 10 the eastward, every nerve wa
strained 10 do so. and all was done that could b
done. our speed had rapidly increased, so that W.
we're going sixteen knots at the end. We were
Immediately astern while all Others were consider
ably 70 seward. We were thus in position tC
prevent possible doubling 10 the rear and escap
10 the southeast.
Tenth-The officers and crew. they always ha"
done. acted in the most enthusiastic and commend
able manner They have worked into so compiet
system that the ship Is practically instantaneous
ready for action. and while (alD are deserving o
conmendation and credit. l think 1t no derogsuo'
from the deserts of others 20 particularly nam
Lieutena Commander Potter. 20 wnonl' as eE
ecutive officer. 20 much Of the ships ehciency
due and Chief Engineer Mcconnell. who mas KEEP
the machinery IN the admirable order wnich ma
enabled al all times to develop the ships fu
speed. Very respectfully, T. E. CHADWICK,
Captain T. S. Navy. commanding.
Tho Commander-in-Chief. U. g. Naval force
North Atlantic Station.