The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
She Was Nine Miles Off When the
Spauiards Came Out
THE BROOKLYN WAS NEAR THEM
The Chart Shows the Relative Posi-
tions Of All the Vessels OF Both
sides During the Engagements
The New York was Three
Miles OF When the Fu-
ror Blew Up.

WASHINGTON. oct 20-The report or
the wainwright Board, convened for the
purpose Of determining the positions ana
courses Of the ships engaged in the action
at Santiago July Sd. was made public to-
day. The report is accompanied by
chart. showing the positions Of the ships
az seven different times. The first part
Of the report gives the time OF day al
which the Spanish vessels left the haroor
and also when they were destroyed. The
norton Of the report dealing with the
pos,tions of the ships is as follows:
NINE MILES OFF.
Position No. l-9.c5 a. M.-When the
Maria Thorosa came out Of the hdroor
The New York was nine miles cast "l
Moro. accompanied by the Hist ana TT
recson, the Brooklyn was three 4ili-s
southwest of MORO, being TWO ana t"o-
tenths miles from the snoIe' Wes' o4 1l'1
mouth of the harb0r. The Texas wis
rioht-tcnths of a mile east OF the Brook
I'm. the Iowa one and eishi-tenins
miles east and south OF inc
Erookvn and the oregon half nile
east of the Iowa the Iowa being tnree
miles directly south Of Moro. The IN
diana was two and two-tenths mics
southwest of Moro, and the gloucester
one mile about directly north OF the IN
diana and q mile and four-tenths from
Position No. $3.50 A. M-When the
plutou came out an the Spanish vessels
had come out of tEe harb0r and the.r
positions were: Maria Teresa, TWO ana
one half miles southwest OF MoTo the
Vizcaya Colon and Oquondo in the order
named behind the Teresa, and from Ioui-
tenths to half mile apart
BROOKLYN NEAREST
The positlon Of the American vessels
were: The New York had moved up two
and one-teuth miles westward. The
Brooklyn had started north. sworved 10
the northeast and toward the mouth OF
the harhor and was turning east on tae
swing shc made 90 the right and ai ounu
TO the westward course. she was eieht-
tenths Of mile from the Nizcaya at pos
ifion No. @ The Texas first went east
o half mile, swinging toward the haroor'
then turning 10 the left she IS at No. Z, q
half mile directly north OF her first posi-
ton. The Iowa moved by varying
course northwest and was mile and
four-tenths from the Nlzcaya; the oregon
being twO-tenths Of milo behind the
Iowa. the Indiana three-tenths behind the
Iowa
The Gloucester's first start was a half
I ilIllr AlAfANiN Nf etf AAHtAA Nt+r tttt ftf
swinging TO the right had advanced TO-
ward the Spanish ships being one and
/ seven-tenths miles from the nearest the
/ OQuondo.
THREE MILES OFF
Position no. 3-i0:l5 a. M.-Maria Te-
reea turned TO run ashore. She was IL
miles from MORO The NiZcaya was
/ $40 miles westward from the Teresa
! the Oquendo ! l-l0 miles and the Colon
| 40 miles in advance OF the Teresa.
T,be American vessels were as follows:
| The New York had come within miles
| of MORO. being southeast Of that point
( tbe Rrooklvn had made her swing 10 me
/ westward, crossing her track ana was
/ 1-2 miles south and west Of the Teresa
/ and $40 miles directly south or tho
! colon. ] l-l0 miles and little beA.nd lne
| Nizcaya. $40 miles and little I'D ad-
vance OF the Oquendo. The Texas was
! 2-1O miles from the Teresa, a little be-
hind and 4-l0 miles from and Dehlnu
! the next Spanish ship. the OQuendO Ihe
/ Iowa was LILO miles from the Teresa
and a little closer IN. but not quite as ldr
v,ast as the Texas The oregon had
! nuued ND an passed the Texas and Iowa
/ being a little further inshore than the
| Texas and "A little further out than the
/ Iowa. She was IN advance OF the itreed.
/ being 80 miles from that vessel t-lo
! of a mile from and directly IN the Inc
of the Oquendo, 7-l0 of mile from the
! colon and ! 3-l0 behind the Nizcaya Ihe
| Indiana was miles from the Texas ana
5-lo miles from the Oquendo, the near
est spanish vessel The Gloucester had
/ moved up Clio OF a mile and was just
mile directly south Of MORO.
BROOKLYN OK HAND.
q "a
| turned TO run ashore. Only i've minutes
/ elapsed from position No. 3. All yes
/ sells had been running westward without
! any change In their positions. The Colon
! had run / $40 miles, the Nizcaya about
tenth of a mile less and swerved 10 the
| left bringing her 20 within ] l-lo miles
/ of the BROOKLYN The Iowa was the
same distance but almost directly astern,
| and the OREGON was $40 miles from
! the Vizcaya, but farther out 10 sea. me
| Iowa was $40 Of a mile from the Oquen-
do The OREGON 9-l0 of a mile from tho
| same vessel and both somewhat IN ad-
vance OF the doomed Spanish ship. Ihe
! Indiana had advanced $40 OF mile ana
was clio miles away from the Oquendo'
/ the nearest Spanish snip. Ihe Ne"
York had advanced nearly a mile but
was mol yet abreast of Morro The
/ gloucester had run over miles and was
now well west Of Moro but five miles
east of the Oquendo.
STILL OUT OF REACH.
Position No. 5.-l0:5O-Furore blew UP
and Pluton turned 20 run ashore. This is
Ten minutes later than Position No 4.
/ The gloucester had run little more than
! two miles and was 4-lQ OF mile from the
| Furore and but little further from the
! Pmton. The New York had run 2-lO
| miles and was $40 miles from the Flu
! rore. the nearest Spanish snip and 2z-lO
/ miles south and q little west OF Moro.
The colon had run $40 miles and the
Vizcava 40 miles The Brooklyn had
run . $40 miles and was 2-lo miles from
! The Vizcaya and 6-i0 miles from the
! colon, which was running nearer the
shore. The Oregon had sailed l-2 miles
| and was l-2 miles from the Vizcaya and
! about the same distance from the Colon.
/ The Texas was ! 2-iO miles astern Of the
oregon, i-lO miles from the oregon The