The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-19
Il Proved So in Our War
With SpaniardS.
DATE OF GREAT EVENTS.
me thirteenth Of the Month Has
Figured Only Once.
EIGHT IMPORTANT FRIDAYS.

& NEW YORK. Aug. 1e.-lSpecial. 1-The
Thirteen club of this city, which includes
IN It's objects the dissipation Of the super
stition by which Friday Is regarded as an
unlucky day as we'll as that which holds
10 to be number Of bad omen, has drawn
attention 70 the fact that the peace proto-
col was signed on Friday. Had the his
tor1an Of tho club analysed the chronology
Of the war with Spain he might have dis
covered that Friday was . good day for
Amcrioens from the beginning to the end
OF che contest. Besides It had more than
twice III share Of important Incidents.
According to chronology Of this wars
most Important events, printed two or
three days ago In this city, there were Just
81 days that we're deserving OF special at
sention botweon and including the blow
inR up of tho Maine and the signing Of
tbs PROTOCOL. II all the days In the week
had proved Of equal Importance, each
would have been entitled to about ~
mentions. But, according to this chron-
ology. Friday osfne to the front eight
kimos. or more than twice as eften rs 1t
VA entitled to. And each of the eight
fridays was lucky day for Uncle Sam.
EigAs Iuportsnt Fridays.
Il wns on Tridxy, April %, that Presi-
dent Mckinley iesned his blockading proc
lamation, and IL was on that day also
that the nrst prize OF the war was taken
by the United States. Attention has here
tofors beon called 10 the fact that this
prize was named Buena Ventura, wnicn 10
Spanish for good luck.
On Friday, April 30, Cervera's deet left
tolo ovsx4u md fsSVA
and its bottle shaped harbor, where de-
rtruotion was waiting at the hands Of
sampson, Sohley, Evans, Philip, Clark
ana the other naval fighters doing duty
In Cuban waters.
On Friday, June 3, Naval Constructor
Hobson ran the collier Merrimao into the
mouth Of Santiago hsrbor, thereby soaring
Ceryora and his men half to death, even II
he didn't succeed In corking tho bottle abb
,olutcly according to his carefully arranged
programme.
On Friday, June 10, MoCalla's marines
~rere landed ON the shores OF guantanamo
bny.. whsrs they gave the first tangible
nro1fs 70 the world that Americans are the
sort Of fighters who shoot always advanc-
ing" and never turning back.
On Friday, Juno ~, Camara's feet left
Cndiz ostensibly destined for the Philip
pines. though really fated to navigate In
the direction of those islands as far as the
Suez canal only.
On Friday, June "a, the rough riders
under Wood and Roosevelt made their
memorable advance at Guasimas and
showed for the second time the inability
OF American lighters to retreat, no matter
how hot tho flre to which they are SUBJ
jectcd.
On Friday, July I, the decisive land
battle Of the war was fought under Gen.
ersIl Skaters directions by Generals Law
son and Kent, with General Joe Wheeler
very much In evidence, though no was
really 90 iii that he should have been abed
in charge of doctors and nurses.
On Friday, Aug. 12, the protocol was
eiencd and the blockades lifted, 90 that
Friday goes down IN history as the day Of
tho wars ending AZ we'll as its beginning.
sunday, Thirtsen and wednesday.
Sunday was . great day in respect OF
important events, since 1t was Sunday,
May 1, that Dewey destroyed the feet at
Manila In q few short hours Of magnifi-
cent flQhting. II was on Sunday, July 3,
that Cervcra's g feet was destroyed OF San
Hiaro by ffRhting that was quite as mag
nifoent, and itwss on Sunday, June IL,
that Toral surrendered the city Of Santi-
esq. ,.,,u..,,.. -.
currod on the 18th day OF the month from
the boeinning to the end of the war, and
it wes not connected directly with fighting
either on sea Or land. [t was on Juno 18
that President Mckinley signed the war
revenue bill.
Next to Friday Wednesday holds the
plaoe OF honor with regard to number OF
notable events. II was onc Wednesday,
Anil 90, that President Mckinley, after
many delays, sont his ultimatum TO Spain.
IL was on Wednesday, April 27, that Ad-
,nfral Sampson bonn barded Matanxas and
really ''opened tho ball. !"
II was on Wednesday, May 8, that En-
sign Bagloy was killed by Spanish shell
on board the torpedo boat winslow of
Cardenas, and IL was on that day, too,
that General Merritt was ordered to pro-
esd TO Manila
II was on Wednesday, May 25, that the
eecond call for 75, 900 volunteers was given
out and $500 troops set sail from San
Francisco for Manila
IL was on Wednesday, Juno 22, that
General Skaters troops began disembark-
ing q Baiquiri and Siboncy near Santiago.
IL was on "Wednesday, July 20, that Gen.
srAl Leonard X. Wood was made military
governor Of the province Of Santiago.
rhursdays and Other Big Days.
There wcre four big Thursdays. On
Thursday, May ~, Sampson bombarded
San Juan, Porto Rico; on Thursday, May
~. Ccrvcra bottled himself up at Santiago
on Thursday, July z, President Mckinley
sIened tho Hawaiian annexation rcsolu
fIops and ordered the Philadelphia to gs
20 Honolulu and raise the American flag
On Thursday, July 2s, the city Of Ponce
Rbrto Rico, surrendered itself TO th'
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