The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-19

Summary Of Important Naval and Other Operations
as Reported Each Day to Us by Wire


At again. We announced departure from this wa column
take effect with the of last week We have since thought
that crapbook summary of the big events of the would be
fitting for readers to
February batteshp blown up by mine in Hav
ana harbor, with loss OF officers and 264 men,
April Mckinley authorized by Congress intervene
in Cuba with United States military and naval forces
April 2President forwarded utmatum to Span and Span
ish Minister Immediately withdrew from Washington
American Minister retired from Madrid.
April 23-Th call for 5000 volunteers
list for two years Volunteering began at once
April 2-Sampsons having Key West Matan-
batteries were sheled by his flagship and others
April 2Admra Cerveras Spanish feet left Cape Verde for Gu
ba-four armorclad cruisers and three torpedo boats
May Admiral Dewey commanding American Asiatc squadron
destroyed entire Spanish fleet in Manila bayll vessels
1-Spanh Cardenas engaged Ensign Worth
Bagley killed. First American death of the
for several hours
May l9-Cervea Santiago habor and few days
later became bottled up by scheys flying squadron
May 2575000 troops called for Troops $500 sent from
San Francisco to Dewey at Manila.
MAY 3Forfatons mouth of Santiago harbor frcely bonn
barded by Simpsons battleships.
June 3Asssant Naval Constructor Hobson with of
the Merrmac past the Spanish forts and sank her, at Santiago
June 10 Six hundred marines land Guantanamo under fierce
fire. several being killed but raise the flag and hold their ground
12-The Fifth Corps Bgadier General Shafter command
sailed from Tampa for Santiago arrived 20h
17-Camaras Spanish feet left Cadz ostenby for Philip
pines. Put back after passing through Suez canal
June % troops disembarked sbony and Baqu
Santiago under hot muskey fire from distant hills
June Roosevelts Rough Riders attacked from ambush Six
teen killed but Spaniards repulsed
July 1.-The pitched battle the 700 Americans attack
10000 enrenhed Spands routing them 23l killed 1864 wounded
July feet forced by the result of the 1st
upon the American warhps led by Schy and utterly destroyed
July 4The principal island of the Ladrone Guam the Pac
hc seized Charleston reinforce Dewey
July President Mckinley signed Senate resolutions annexng
the Hawaiian Islands to the United States.
july Lnares being wounded
rendered all eastern Santiago and Spanish army to shaer
July 25Genera Miles landed Guanica Porto Rico and
ceeded through the island practically without opposition
July 26Span through the French Ambassador to this govern
men asked on what terms she would be granted peace
July 3OTerms offered Cuban independence of Porto
Rico and Ladrons retention Mana others for agreement
August Span through French Ambassador accepted American
conditions of peace
and discontnuance of hostiies peremptorily ordered
August 13Dewey unnomed of all this because of distance,
tackled Manila by land and and captured two hours
4Dewey dispatched cruisers to Ioo and Cebu
pedite their surrender.
August Dewey believed also have vessels to Port
Royal to capture Spanish gunboats hiding there, and
5-To another cruiser up the Spanish
steamers running between Labuan and 1loilo
August 6-Consul Widman says will be impossible recall
ships three weeks Meanwhile Dewey fighting right along
August Amean Commissioners announced for the
ryng of the peace conditions Cuba and Porto Rico
We now release department present FORM reopen
correct may pasted away for reference time and with
preserve the following condensed from the New York Journal
Dewey Harvard yale the
North Atlantic squadron and wanted to know how such titles
had happened be given He told that they
honor of the American seats of learning
Oh of understand all that said the Admiral and that
be the style I've got couple of Spanish ships and I'll just
Technology the other the
Philadelphia College of Physicians and Surgeons