The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-28

Madrid, May 27.-General Blanco's
cable from Havana, says that Admiral
Cervera's squadron is still at Santiago,
hat the bulk of Admiral Sampson's
squadron is blockading that port; that
Commodore Schley's squadron is
watching the Yucatan passage; that
the American vessels have left Glen
fuegos and that the American fleet of
bIockaders remains in sight of Havana.
General Blanco's dispatch says that
the torpedo boat destroyer Terror from
Martinique, has arrived at Fajardo, on
the east coast of Porto Rico. She in
tends to go to San Juan, but found four
American warships cruising in front of
the harbor and changed her course.
A dispatch from Havana, says Cap
tain General Blanco has received infor-
nation that nearly 80 American YES
sells we're seen in front of Cardenas.
The impartial reiterates today that
Admiral Cervera is at Santiago de
Cuba, which port, it says. possesses
advantages over CienfuegOS.
Chicago, May pa private cable to
the Associated Press from a reliable
person in Port au Prince, Hayti, dated
May %, asserts that he had positive
information that at that time Admiral
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Santiago de Cuba
London, May 2S.-A dispatch to the
Financial News from Kingston, Jamai-
co. says: The master of the fishing
schooner Jane, which has arrived here
reports having picked up a yawl con-
tanning two reconcentrados who had
escaped from Santiago de Cuba. He
says they told him that Admiral Ger
Vera's squadron was in the harbor, that
the vessels We're coaled and Victualled
and were ready to sail, when the Ca
dir squadron arrives next week and
breaks the blockade
NEWS REACHES WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 27-There is rea-
son to believe that the naval officials
tonight received a dispatch from Admit
raj Sampson, although at 1870 p. m: no
bulletins had been made public
SCHLEY'S MOVEMENTS.
Off Cienfuegos, via United States
Gunboat Hawk, Monday, May 23.-(De-
layed in Transmission. Filled Jack
sonville. Fla. May rs pm.-The ar
rival of the gunboat Hawk, a convert
ed yacht, put the flying squadron this
morning into a state of foment and
anticipation. She brought news that
the Spanish squadron, under Admiral
Cervera, for which Commodore Schley
is looking, was at Santiago de Cuba.
Commodore Schley made immediate
preparations to go in pursuit of the
enemy, but, as the ships were some
what short of coal, he had to wait in
a state of great Impotence while the
battleshiD Iowa. took on 500 tons and
the other ships $50 each.
This coaling was conducted with the
aid of the collier Merrimac, which ar
rived at o'clock this morning, in COM
pany with the gunbcat Castine. The
squadron is tc leaNe this afternoon in
a chase after the Spaniards, and it is
hoped that Commodore Schley viii
find them bottled up in the harbor of
Santiago.
The flying squadron is now one of
the strongest aggregations of fighting
ships ever gathered together. 1t con-
sists of the Brooklyn, flagship; the bat
tleships Massachusetts. Iowa and Tex
as, the cruiser Marblehead, the gun
boat Castine and the torpedo boat Du-
port Il has q plentiful supply of coal
and can stay for a long time at sea.
The men are not only anxious, but
eager TO figh,, and they express great
satisfaction at learning the where
abouts of the enemy
A close examination was made of the
harbor of Cienfuegos last night, but
nothing was seen which, in Commo-
dore Schley's opinion. would warrant
an attack. Some concern is felt for the
Scorpion, which left here last week to
take dispatches to the cruiser Mime
apolis at Santiago. The dispatches of
Commodore Schley are in cipher and
cannot be read if captured.
SQUADRON DID NOT FLY.
Tuesday-stin OFF 'Cienfuegos-I am
sending this by one of the Associated
Press dispatch boats. The flying
e-ro1roo ,roc ycfufor9ad this T71prDiUcr
by the addition of the cruiser Marble /
head and the gunboat Eagle. 1t was
lying off the harbor and the arrival of
these two vessels may assist in the !
of the question what is con-
cealed in the harbor, which lies at the
end of a long and tortuous channel /
narrow enough in places to prevent an /
entrance being made by a fleet, eX- |
cept in single column. The informa- /
ton given by refugees is that there are |
q mines laid in this channel, all con- /
tact mines When they were originally /
laid the intention was to set them off /
by electricity, but there was some fail /
ure, and they were changed to explode |
by contact 1t is also said there are /
16 gunboats of the enemy in the harbor 4
and many thousands of Spanish troops !
on shore.
A clear view Of the harbor is now |
available from the American ships, and /
it is said the Spanish fleet is far in /
side.
This would be a much more advan-
tageous place to land supplies and /
troops than Santiago, because of the .
fact that there is a railroad with Ha- (
vana, while Santiago is cut off by the /
A strict censorship Of news relating /
TO future movements of the squadron 1
has been established by Commodore !
Schiey.
The cruiser Marblehead landed 5000 I
rounds of ammunition for the insur
gents today CTuesday). and knocked (
down a block signal house of the en-
envy.
MUCH TIME LOST.
London. May ga dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Kingston, ia
maica, says: Despite the most ener-
setic search the whereabouts of the