Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-30
scHLEY EXPECTED TO FIND HIM AT
CIENFUEGOs.
WAITED FOUR DAYS FoR, HIM
LOATH TO BELIEVE THAT HE WAS
NOT ALREADY THERE.
Did Not Credit the First News From
Santiago That the Spanish
Fleet Was in That Harbor
-IncideAfs af the - At,
Cruise. go

Correspondence Of the Associated Press)
OFF cIENFUEGOS. CUBA, May o.
Copyright. 1888. by the Associated PressD
The squadron assigned to special duty
which found its name from its first nucleus
''the flying squadron" left Key West on
Thursday, May 19. It consisted OF the ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn. flying the COM
modore's flag Of Winfield Scott schley,
and under command of Captain Francis
A. Cook: the battleship Massachusetts,,
commanded by Francis J. Higginson, the
battleship Texas, commanded by John w.
Phillips, and the Scorpion, converted yacht,
commanded by LieutsnAnt ConnAandsr
Adolph Manix.
Commodore Schley'ssordeps were to pro-
ceed to Cienfuegos.- where he would he
Joined by the Iowa. then taking .eoal Ut
Key West, the Marblehead and Nashvfi,e
and two torpedo boats.ie The Lowe sArst
class battleship. in coramAnd OF Captain
Robert Evans. the Marbleheed, third rate
cruiser. in command Of Commander Bow
man H. McCalla, and the NASH
willie, third rate cruiser, IN command Of
w dSnDuTu mdyudEu. to6ShAch hAS
torpedo boats and perhaps some fast gun
boats, It was believed, made an inyineible'
squadron. -ss.-. -.
Less than two hours out from Key West.
and while running to the southwest. the
cruiser MarbleheAd was Seen going 20 the
northeast. She signaleds hat she fvas rum
ming into Key West for coal. A half hour
later, the converted yacht Wasp was
sighted and the Scorpion, at Commodore
6chley's ORDERS was sent out to intercept
her and get news. She reported, that; the,
blockade at Cienfuegos had been practically
abandoned by the small fleet tfat had doEe
such splendid work there, having received
the United States governments notice that
the Spanish feet was supposed 'tp be head
ing in that direction. She also reported
that the Nashville had blown out one OF
her starboard high pressure cylinder heads,
and was steaming in slowly for repairs.
There had been no firing at Genfuegos
since the cable cutting episode. The Wash
was allowed to proceed. 1's-z
The squadron took an eleven-knot speed
and after the ships were cleaned of the
dirt made by taking on coal. active prepar~
atoms for battle were made, the decks
being stripped for action and the main bait
teries loaded. At o'clock the Nashville
passed the squadron. within hailing dis
tance. bound for Key West. She signaled
stonnaa ,'s ~
On Friday morning, at 8 o'clock, when
just in sight Of Cape San Antonio light,
the smoke OF two. steamers was made out
on the horizon. A call to the guns and to
prepare for action awakened the great
est enthusiasm among officers and men,
and much disappointment was manifest
when the strangers vern made out 10 he
the United States cruiser Cincinnati and
the dynamite cruiser yesuyius. -
CAPTAIN Chester. Of the Cincinnati. came
aboard the Brooklyn and 40 Commodore
echley gave a summary of their patrol
work ahout tbe COAST. They had not seer
tbe snantsb aeet or anv ind,cat,ons of n
70 Contain Coo,, the, cantain- ~ the Ctn.
cfnnati said thaf he believed A. to ha nj
M ,,ttpt,y 20, .tt.r,t to lava ,,,,,it,o,, !,
-,ar m The coost ,,n,es. nc Iondad tro,n,
slso for abeol,,te,v M danandence conIS
\. nIaced uror the ,rsurgent. ~ o.s,.t.
anca He believed that the arm, and am
,,unit,on olraody landed were in tha band.
~ the Snanisb Maceo the -,nsurver+ lead
~ hsa ~ shnr,, ON, ,nterast t,,' tSs -, =
tar hu, had cI.,r,ed to h.ys ihoa,, ;,.r,t
ID hacou.a comn,un,cet ttnn. cont hin, a,
ereot r,.k ~ ,iso .,era not of8c,.IIy .d
Dressed Th. cInc,nnat, md ves,,yi,s isf
fnr Koxy fn
On sot,rdan ~ n.o,oor r,or,,.,,. mo,
.,s...S s,,raau ,,orn,n, =. 1.so' S.,ool.
-htis q. hraaL,os, to-nado hoat NO,
.aen raor tha entr.rc. ~ tha harhor
Thar. ,,as ,,,,nr col, tn, .ener.I ono :
ta-s h,,t tha hnat d,sannaar,ns hr.asfa.
- .oss,,,aS A., n,o,ppi, ,ha .r,aIra- =, ,
...a,,ar x,as &C.. 20 ~. rnr.hMast
s.a,.aS q. =. .ha .o,,sae haat ~ ~,
p.,.s S,.n..ah.. 90, .ha sa..
.,asa ....s r o.
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~ e.. s,.,.a,,a. .. s,ass =,
the opsMsh neel, ainousn 'ne sno.e Sal
.eres aenahy .seu .ue opanisn nag
soup =, -. .asy was seer On snoae e "a q
oae poA" wv NV a..emp. "as .naue " -.
W lnen.' az noon sne iva ssu VIZ VIZ
IA stsn' anu 'oiueu tue equauon. Sonl
"ooore Scniey ano"eo .he men 70 cneei
ana rlsnuhs ooo anu ms spienoio oa'
ueshp were cneereo 10 Inc .ecno. In
iowa announced that tne Marpieneae
Castine ana collier Merrlmac would o
here IN the morning. AT O'CLOCK Comme
core ocniey look ms squaorcn. now mos
formidable aggregation OF ships, and ra
close into Cien1uegos narbor. discoVerin
that there were no warships there. bt
only lew schooners ana small gunboaf
1t Is the Spanish squadron I'm lookin
for" said the nghting commodore, IAN
not few almost ruined Spanish subject
in Cuba" and SO not shot was fired.
At o'clock the scorpion was sent ava