The age-herald., 1898-10-21
Time .Oi Movement Of Each Ship Care fully Noted and Recorded.
BATTLE. DESCRIBED IN DETAIL
Brooklyn Was the Nearest Vessel to the Cristobal Colon When the Ship
 Surrendered-New York Was Nine and Half Miles Away.

the purpose of determining the positions and courses of the ships engaged in the action at Santiago July 8, was made public today. The report is as follows:
 Flagship New York, Flrst-rate, Navy Yard. New York, October s, 1S9S.-Sir: In obedience to your order of September 2, 1898, appointing us a board to plot the po- sitions of the ships of Admiral Cervera' s squadron and those of the United States fleet in the battle of July 3, 1898, off San tiago de Cuba we have the honor to sub init the following report, accompanied by chart showing the positions of the ships at seven different times.
 2. These times, as taken by the United States ships engaged, with the incidents noted, are as follows:
 No. (9:S5 a. m)-Maria Teresa came out of the harbor
 No. 2(9:50 a. m.)-Pluton came out.
 No. Q015 a. m.)-Maria Teresa turned to run ashore.
 No. QO:2O a. m)-oquenda turned to run ashore.
 No. Q0;3O a. m.)-Furor blown up and Fulton turned to run ashore.
 No. 6. Q1:O5 a. m7)-yizcaya turned to run ashore
 No. Q:15 p. m.)-Colon surrendered.
 8. The chart selected by the board is H. o. Chart No. 716 1885, West Indies, part of Bahama islands, with part of Cuba and north coast of San Domingo. This selection was made after careful comparison with all other charts at hand, as the bays and in lets on them agree more nearly with the observation of the members of the board than those given by any other.
 Position of Vessels
 4. The positions of the United States ships were established by known bearings and distances from the Morro at No. 1, with the exception of the New York, whose position is plotted by the revolutions of her engines during run of 45 minutes east from her position, s. E. 1-2 s. of the Morro, 5000 yards Position at g. is plotted by all ships according to their relative bearings from each other, the operations of their engines from 9:35 to $50, the evidence of the, officers on board them and the ranges used in firing at the Spanish ships. Posi- tion No. 3 is plotted from observations of the officers of the United States ships with regard to their nearness to each other and relative bearings of themselves from the Teresa with ranges in use at the time, the performance of the engines and general heading of the ships. Position No. A. same as No. 3, substituting Oquendo for Teresa. Positions Nos. 5, 6 and are plotted on the same general plan.
 5. Before plotting these positions the board took each ship separately and dis cussed her data for the position under con- sideration-this data being obtained from the report of the commanding officers, notes taken during action and the evidence of the members of the board. In recon cling differences of opinion in regard to the distances, bearings, ranges, etc., full liberty was given to the captain of the ship under discussion to bring in any argument or data he considered necessary and the boards submits this report with feeling that under the circumstances it is as near ly correct as possible so long after the en- gagement. Respectfully,
 (Signed)
 RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, Lieut..
 Commander U. S. N., senior member;
 S. M. COMLEY, Lieut.. U. s. N, w. S. SCHULTZ, Lieut.. U. s. N, A. C.. HODGCON, Lieut.. U. s. N w. H. ALLEN, Lieut.. U. $. N. EDW. CAPARDE, Lieut.. U. s. N. "To the Commander -in-Chief." |, Accompanied by Chart The above report needs the accompanying chart to make clear what were the position of the ships during the famous battle or Santiago of July B. Measurements upon the chart showing the positions or the ves- sells at the specified times named in the re- mort will give as fair an idea of the work of the board as can be made without the chart itself
 Positian 1-9:3O a. m.-When the Maria Teresa came out of the harbor the New York was nine miles east of Moro, accom- panied by the Hist and Ericsson. The Brooklyn was three miles southwest of Moro, being two and two-tenths miles from the shore, west of the mouth of the harbor The Texas was eight-tenths of a mile east of the Brooklyn. The Iowa was one and one-eight -tenths mile east and south of the Brooklyn and Oregon half mile east of the Iowa, the Iowa being three miles directly south of Morro. The Indiana was two and two-tenths miles southwest of Morro and the Gloucester one mile almost directly north of the Indiana and mile and four-tenths from Morro. Position Mo- 2-9:50 a. m.-When the Pluton came out all the Spanish vessels had come out of the harbor and their positions were:
 Maria Teresa two and a half miles south- west of Moro, and the Vizcaya, Colon and Oauendo in the order named behind the Teresa and from four-tenths to half mile apart The position of the American ves- sels, the New York had moved up two and one-tenths miles eastward. The Brooklyn had started north, swerved | to the northeast and toward the mouth of the harbor, and was turning east on the | swing; she then made to the right and around to the westward course she was eight-tenths of mile from the Vizcaya. | At position No. 2 the Texas first went east