New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-01
GRAPHING FOR THE CABLES.
LOG OF THE ST. LOUIS TELLS THE SToKf
OF SEVEN DAYS OF CRUISING.

OF SEVEN DAYS OF CRUISING.
The following is the log of the United States
auxiliary cruiser st. Louis from June ii 10
juno Is
Saturday. June ll-Hove to or Santiago de Cnpa
waiting for daylight. then went Into the pay zap
tain Goodrich visited the Admiral. and reported
seizure OF the Twickenham. and he ordered En-
sign Payne and prize crew to proceed with her 10
Key West Captain Goodrich returned or board
with instructions TO leave with dispatches for Mole
81 Nicholas At | y. n left. The weather Is fne-
air rs degrees water. 70 degrees. Midnight or
Mole St Nicholas cable-shp in company for CUBA
sighted.
Sunday Jure l2-Anchored az Mole -. Nicholas
$50 A. m Lieutenant Catiin went on shore with
dspatche and sent them off by cable Three r.
m went on shore at this place. which Is situated
very pre,tly at the foot Of range OF mountains
and has about five hundred inhabitants. The Gov
ornor and his staff dressed in all SORTS OF
quaint uniforms. and the people in the town seem
to do nothing but lie about idly. and cannot In
agine what they live upon-a few chickens. goats
donkpys and sheep. and heaps Of small lizards.
The houses are built of wood. roughly put to-
gether with small and fat roofs. The United
States navy Is using this town. Mole St Nlchoi'S'
M present on account OF its through cable con-
necion. Colonel James Allen received cable instru-
ments and material Captain Goodrich cable as
patches. etc We proceeded at $50 p. m for Guam
tanamo.
TO ESTABLISH COALING STATION.
Monday June l3-5 n. m.-We arrived at Guan'a-
ramo and put Colonel Alien board the cable
ship Colonel Allen is going 10 grapre for the
ahes and connect them. tho United states ac-
count only We found some ten ships In all. ana
marines about seven hundred strong. landed al
Fishers Point. takinG charge. throwing UP earth-
works and landing guns to mount The ih'eo
States steamships Texas. Marblehead Dolpnin an"
other craft were patrone. They have had soy
eral skirmishcs with the Spaniards. who ar" carry
ing a guerilla war.
The Admiral intends making this coaHng an"
dispatch station for the fleet Several golfers nav"
already arrived and are now coalin3 the SNIP
a m-We left for Santiago and arrived ther" al
1910 Captain Goodrich went on board the hagshp
New York conferred with tho Admiral. returned on
board at | D. m. with orders TO proceed to "N.h-
tanamo and Mole ST. Nicholas. Arrived =. m
Guantanamo. Mole -. Nicholas 1880 Lieutenant
Catn landed WIKI cable dispatches for washing
ton. Weather beautifully fine
q Tuesday June Observation-Disclosures 'atin
returned on board with dispatches for the feet and
marines a; Guantanamo and the Admiral at San
trgo Proceeded NJ $50 for Guantanamo Colonel
Alien came m board and reported that the cable
connections were getting along satisfactorily ana
looked forward to having them in working or"er ID
a day or ;wo Sixty Cubans arrived here yesterday
and one hundred were expected to-day. , a. m
w.. proceeded fc- Santiago Il3O-On the flagship
Now-York
LOOKING FORWARD FOR EXCITEMENT.
Captain Goodrich went on beard with dispatches
for III, Admiral The fleet formed In line. APP
preaching iowntd the entrance. We then looked
forward to some excitement Captain Goodrich re-
turned on board Ak D. m with instructions 70 w
10 II, X up ,he cable running around the island 10
Havana. Have been busiY crapp ing for Il all the
afternoon within half milo q; shor". VI 2.p D. m
~ hauled sranQhnGs without success. We were
.f.-a sfarf Al
and saw Them distinctly. ~ p IN We were III
Wednesdsy juno i5-At 6 a. m. We are preparing
fer graphing cable. AZ .. IN. moved snip TO po.
si,ion - .et 60 erapres II a. m caught, IL 10
other. Noon Al hands 70 dinner and rest during
The h"ot Of H Gay p fqr fBrap
i,et taking tneir position for the uisht. p. M
ncr,'s scarchirhts. also the St Louis, To cnab
hrr 70 ge' clos" inshOre without beng seen. A.
let 50 grapnel and commenced graphing fjr cable,
are constantly signalling 20 each other. Midnight
Weather nnc with gentle breeze blowing and stars
shining brightly.
COMMANDMENT or FORTS.
Thursday. June 10 80 A. m Supposed to have
Erappled cable and broke grapnel wh,le hauling IN.
thereby letting II go again. About a. IN. moved
some distance on shore TO lay TO until daylight.
4. IN -B,itir SHIPS and cruisers commenced bom-
harding the iorts Of Santiago. keeping IT UP until
about M, then naulod of into position for the
on June Is force OF marines and Cubans At
tackled the enemy. who we're routed for the time
Forty bodies were found one Lieutenant and *.
teen privat"s w"r. captured The blockhouse was
partially destroyed n" well rom "nlrh th"y gc'
their water supply destroyed and the heHograph
XII ed and four wounded two marines wounded and
twenty three marines overcome by the heat but
the front and al. led the enemy
The enemy Is beng reinforced By troops from
quenty sent TO destroy the fort and capture the
sunboat used in transporting men. spy has
ogna ch' adpse To- ne anco %t S
the effect that three thousand troops were pa, on
Thursday. June Ii (continucdDThe crew during
The day have been preparing t%y grarplrs Tor me
were slowly steaming In position on Santiago fiar-
Dor for the night. tire 81. Louis for tn" 6rappnng
s sRf 'h is hSSs IN Closer and cspr ' on 6oi until
about a mile Of the forts. =. m. graphing WITH
out success. midnight. fine
PICKED Up TWO CABLES
Friday June Il (mornincl- Sti'l graphing: a m.
ceased without finding the cable. Several Span
inrds were seen close to the beach to the westward
with fire IT. occasionally firing at the Vixen. sta
toned or that point. which she returned with com
pound interest. About BIS two batte-shps began
hiring. Noon Admiral sampson came on board To
preparing grapncls for graphing cable after dark,
sr p nh t r,be 70 tse west o. santiaro Harbor
o. m. the St Louis is steaming slowly into po-
At about p m we lowered the grapnel, three
miles to the east Of Santiago Harbor. The oregon.
the Iowa and the Brooklyn are covering IN" harbor
and forts with their searchlights; II p. IN. the
Vcsuvius fred three projectles at the forts; re-
suits not heard go
hundred fathoms OF chain. wire and rope hawsers
attached were hauled and found. on reaching the
for.castIe that two cables instead ~ one were
picked up Then the cheers rose up from m" ~.
Iouis's crew and conveyed the good news before
the signalling could give II to the Admra.. mus
commemorative May IS. month ago, when the
81 louis cut the cable successful under Are from
The MORO western and eastern forts and the NOR
tar battery Caspar Point.