The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
SPANISH WAR.
A Diary of the Chief Events of the
Great Conflict.

SPANISH WAR;
A Diary of the Chief Events of the
Great Conflict.
JANUARY.
p gattleship Maine ordered e to Havana sy1a
killed by the Spaniards.
FEBRUARY.
7. The De LONE letter made public.
IS The U. S. battleship Maine wrecked
by explosion in Havana harbor; 266 Of
the officers and crew killed.
MARCH.
TO- The s5O,OOo.oOo defense bin became .
law.
L6 Senator Proctor addressed the senate
on the situation in Cuba.
sS President submitted the report Of the
Maine board of inquiry to congress.
APRIL.
T. Joint note from Great Britain, France,
Germany Russia and Italy presented
toAthe president.
3. Gen. Fitz-Hugh Lee left Havana.
Il. The presidents message on asking for
to congress.
Gen. Lee testified before the senate for
egn relations committee.
10. The Cuban Intervention resolutions
passed congress.
Ultimatum sent to Spain.
20. Senior Bernabe, the Spanish minister,
received his passports and left Wash
ington
81. Minister Woodford handed his pass
ports by the Spanish government.
SIMPSONS U. S. squadron blockaded
Cuba.
First marine capture of the war. the
Spanish ship Buena Ventura, in the
gulf of Mexico.
"a The president called for 125.ooo volun-
teer troops.
~
ident that state of war began on the,
21st.
26 England proclaimed her neutrality
and declared that the Spanish-Ameri-
can war began April q, when Spain
gave the u S. minister his passports.
%. Part of Admiral SIMPSONS feet bonn
barded the Spanish works at Matan-
zas, Cuba.
Spanish steamer Guido, from Spain with.
money and supplies for the troops in
Cuba, captured by the u S. monitor
Terror.
20. Spanish squadron under Cervera sail
ed westward from St. Vincent
MAY.
l. Dewey's battle at Manila.
5. The French steamer Lafayette cap
tured while attempting to run the
Havana blockade.
II. First engagement in Cuban waters;
gunboats Wilmington and Hudson and
TORPEDO boat w 1QSlOW against lOElS DIT
Cardenas; Ensign Worth Bagley OF
the Winslow killed.
u. Admiral Simpsons fleet bombarde6
San juan Porto Rico
Is. Spanish fleet reached Martinique.
The flying squadron sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads for Cuban waters.
10. Cervera's squadron reached Santiago.
rs. President Mckinley issued a second
call for troops, asking for 5000 volun-
teers.
rs. Steamer Florida landed on Cuban soiE
the largest secret expedition of the
war.
{ 81 Commodore schley's fleet bombarded
the forts at the entrance to Santiago
harbor.
g. Lieut. r. P. Hobson, u. s. N, ran the
collier Merrimac into the channel of
Santiago harbor and sank her.
8. Bombardment of Caimanero, on Guam
tanamo bay.
TO- 600 u. S. marines under Col. Hunting
ton landed at Guantanamo bay and
hoisted the stars and stripes on Cuban
soil
Ii. Col. Huntington's marines attacked by
Spaniards at Guantanamo; killed,
among them Dr. John Blair Gibbs, g.
noted surgeon of New York city.
13. Gen. Skaters expedition from Key
West sailed for Santiago.
H. U. S. marine corps defeated the Span
Spanish loss 200 killed and wounded.
II. Sampson again bombarded the forts
at Santiago, with the exception Of
Moro Castle.
%. Skaters troops and armament landed
at Daiquiri, near Santiago.
"a. Heavy skirmish of Roosevelt's rough
riders with Spaniards at Savilla, near
Santiago.
JULY.
/. Desperate fighting by Gen. Skaters
army at Santiago.
Battles at Ell Caney and San Juan hill,
Cuba.
8. cervera,s fleet destroyed off Santiago
after escaping from the harbor by the
fleet under Commodore Schley; Span
ish lost heavily in killed and prisoners.
Gen Shafter demanded the surrender of
Santiago: truce declared between
the armies
10. Bombardment of Santiago by the guns
of the army and SIMPSONS warships.
II. Santiago surrendered to Gen. Shafter
by Gen. Toral; about $4,000 Spaniards
grounded arms.
25 Gen. Miles force landed at Port Ponce
Porto Rico.
Cen Merritt reached Manila harbor.
81. Spanish attack on American lines at
Malate. near Manila, repulsed.
AUGUST.
g. Terms of peace officially announced.
A. Gen. Shafter reported over 1000 sick,
3,UUU OF Inem FEVER Cases. OTueTeu 10
move his army to Montauk Point.
z. Spain accepted American terms Of
peace.
II. Spanish attack at San Juan. Porto
Rico, repulsed.
Il. Peace protocol formally signed at
Washington.
1S Manila surrendered to Dewey after q
bombardment by the American fleet,
followed by an army attack upon the
Spanish trenches.
SEPTEMBER.
9. American peace commission complet-
ed, consisting of Senators Gray of
Delaware, Frye of Maine and Davis
Of Minnesota Secretary of State w.
R. Day and Whitelaw Reid.
OCTOBER.
/. First joint conference of the Ameri-
can and Spanish peace commissioners.
IS. Stars and stripes raised over forts
and public buildings at San Juan,
Porto Rico