The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-08-05
scHLEY's REPORT.
Commodorc's Version Of right In which
lie Figured Prominently.

lie Figured Prominently.
Washington, July e7.-The following
is Commodore Schley's report;
North Atlantic Fleet, Second squad
ron. United States Flagship brooklyn,
Guantannmo bay, July o, 1865:
Sir First have the honor 10 make
the following report OF that part OF
the squadron under your command
which came under my observation dur
ing tho engagement with the Spanish
fleet on July ,, 1925;
Sccond-At 2:35 n. m. Admiral Ger.
vera, with the Infanta Maria Teresa,
Nizcayn, Oquendo, Crlstobol Colon and
two torpedo.boat destroyers, came out
OF tho harbor of Santiago dc Cuba, In
column at 500 yards distance and at
tempted 10 escape TO the westward.
Signal was made from the Iowa, that
the enemy was coming out, but his
movements had been discovered from
this ship at the same moment. This
vessel was the farthcst west. except
tho Vixen, In the blockading linei sig'
nal was made 10 the western division
as prescribed In your general orders
and there was immediate and rapid
movement inward by your squadron
and general engagement at ranges
beginning at iiOO'yards aud varying To
900 until the viEcaya was destroyed,
about 1850 a. IN. The concentration
OF the fire OF the squadron ON the ships
coming out was most furious aud ter.
rife, and great damage was done
them.
Third-About twenty or twenty-five
minutes after the engagement began
two vessels, thought to DO the Teresa
aud oqucndo, aud since verified ~
such, took Gre from tho effective shell
Ere Of the squadrons and were forced
TO run on the beach some six or seven
miles west Of the hhrbor entrance,
whore they burned and blew up later.
The torpedo.ooat dsstroycrs were de.
stroyed early In the action. but the
smoke was No dense Ia their direction
that | cannot say to what vessel or
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four,h-The vizcaya aud Colon, per-
ceiying the dishster to THAR consorts
continued At full speed, To the west
ward TO escape and were followed and
engaged in running fight with the
Brooklyn, Texas, Iowa aud Oregon VA
III 1880, when the vizcaya took ne
from our shells. She put her helm TO
port and with heavy list to pert,
stood In shore and ran aground at Ac.
eerraderos, nbout twepty'one miles
west Of Santiago, on fire and where
she afterwards blew up during the
night Seeing that she had struck her
eolors and that several vessels were
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