Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26
DETAILS AN ACCOUNT OF THE WAR;
r.,,, sam ia. Up Ills sleeve for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ships are
building.

u..h,nrton. Nov. 25.-In the report
,hs secretary OF the navy Just
- publlc. Secretary Long says
s'... my las, annual report the navy
s,s for the first time since Its feha-
Ani,,tlon. been put TO the supreme fes'
- var. Years OF patient, persistent
,.,t,,pa and development had brought
!, 4, a polnt Of high efficiency. which
,.,uitsd in the unparalleled victories
:, Manila and santlago-viciories
,nirh have given the names OF our
naval commanders Worldwide faine'
and added an additional page TO the
,s,rlous naval history " our country.
'on January 2th the Maine was
ordered to Havana. CUBA. rms We
~ ar.t visit OF a vessel OF the united
s,,.ss navy 20 any port In Cuba ior
Veal years. although the necessity
a pfoiecting American interests maze
~. r.csence OF our fiag In Cuban ports
desirable.
THE MAINE TRAGEDY
n, February 18th. at $50 y. m. this
.aiI. bat.leshlp was blown up IN Hn-
-, hlrbor, and 266 lives were lost.
Tbs news " this appalling catastrophe
wa communicated N the iohowlns
sWaipe G,own IN In Havana harbor
n P.40 tonight and destroyed, MANY
sounded and doubtless more Killed
or drowned. Wounded and others on
hard spanish man-of-war and Ward
line steamer. Send lighthouse tenders
tom Key Wesl for crew and the Few
Pieces ~ equipment above. No one has
rlothlng other than that upon HIM
public opinion should he suspended un-
m further report. Al officials believed
10 be Hivpd. jenkins and Merritt not
yet accounted for. Many spanish ON
csfs. Including representatives " Gen.
Hanco, now with me to express sym
piihy."
This Judlcloua telegram did much 20
secure In the public mind n dispaSsion-
ate view u the disaster. a board OF
inquiry. appointed 20 report 10 the de-
partment the cause o. the explosion.
proceeded to Havana and begun rs IN
yssilgltiun February siat. After an
exhaustive examination ~ che wreck.
and after taking the testimony Of wit
nssses and II experts, the board re-
pi-tel on she 2ist ~ March that the
Maine had been destroyed by the ex.
ploslon N a submarine mine. but that
/, Wa unable 90 nv the responsibility
upon any person or persons q, was
widen. that the cause ~ the disaster
must have been from the outside.
EMERGENCY BILL.
on the 9TH OF March Congress uarsci
ne emergency hill apprOpflating 49,
eo0o0 Tor national defense. and the de.
pirlment % once took steps 10 secure
AUXILIARY vessels. ON the 18th % March
a board was appointed and directed 60
make thorough examination % such
vessels 49, might be desirable for puf-
ohisc. Purchases wcrr made upon the
recommendation Of the board. the vcA-
rsis BOUGHT were at once sent 60 the
dndrni navy yardH and private yards;
NJ changes necessary 20 NJ them for
naval purposes were pushed forward
with the utmost dispatch. and the pur-
chase ~ ammunition. guns. ana all
classes of naval war material went
flyldly on.
NJ bureaus Of the department had.
vs. xist f1fethouTht, prepared them
r,A even facility In che way of men.
supplies ammunition. information and
dHllt and AZ early aH April 18th. four
weeks bffore Admiral ccrvera'a fleet
ffach,i Cuban waters, the navy OF the
rniiid States was ready for the out
i hnak ~ husiiliiies. The North ATTAIN
&c nfei a. Key West covered Cuba. the
ryltg squadron ~ Hampton Roads
Gsi rrady 20 defend our own coast
o. % threaten that Of Spain. ana the
Atatlc squadron at IIongkong only
4
Alsilil,cs,
OREGON SAILS.
On she is,h of March tho Oregon
ltil San Francisco Nr Callao, Peru,
A9ul stih she arrived at 100 Jnnclro,
hiaril, a. which point the department
aivstd the commanding officer OF the
d-glanuun " war and the sailing
y he spanish fleet from che Cape de
Nsiis Islands IN April Goth. She ar
ntei N jupaer Inlet, Florida. on the
iih DAY ~ May. IN good CONDITION, ind
haly Tor service, aud was ordered IA
Ny West, where after coaling she
tok her place with the bloekadins
tluaiiun and bccam. a part OF the
rmmani M Admiral Sampson.
On April 2lat Congress declared war
heaf'Almlral Sampson. In command
" 'he North Atlantic nect. which had
beeh "lraged during the five 81
~ prccrilng morihr In gunnery and
tactical prncnce IN FLORIDA. was al
one" ordered Ia blockade that part OF
we northern coast OF Cuba extending
rom carienaa 10 Bahia Honda. Al
~ !. m., on April ssnd. the admiral
sailed On that errand.
MUST CAPTURE or DESTROY.
On She slth OF April the following
msglam vas sent by che department
Il
ms Aalauc squadron:
Var has commenced between the
nmlti states ana Spain. Proceed /,
vac fhilpplne islands. Commence OPP
aaets az once. particularly againsI
@ spanish iicet. You must capture
s,ds ~ destroy. Use utmost en-
On NE 9th this squadron, composed
he OLYMPIA tnagl. baltimore
i.lle 3, fe,rel. Concord, hos
", pa Mcculloch. sailed from
VI ual, China. ON the morning o
cay ~ y entered the har'bor Of Ma
-, sue 'essilliy passing the forts an,
~ Nc'"lses guarding the entrance /.
taN, ana destroyed the SplnlAl
80 'ilsr the guns " the fort at Ga
n" Inc ltelna Christina. Castli
49,, Don Anionlo De uihoa wer,
Nh ne Don Juan de Austria
-, 9e Lnznn. LEILA De cuba. Den
g. Lesa: Marques del Dueno. u
a., Neisc, and isla de Mln
wrs fansporD were burnt. and tn
,eys.., Nlpldo ana Hercules an
Adrts S,nal launches were captured
ri"i,'sN Dewey has contracted Tor tn
as ,., and this work l. now i
n,,, ne srnnlsh Lore as given IN the re
M. on Admiral M0ntllo. was. includ
All nue. a the arsenal. ISL men kille
ous a. 'Ahled Not man was lost I
"a 70 ana but nine slightly wound
~ aimase was done our ships.
NOODLES CAPTURE.
MY IN Jrne the Charleston
Prs,p Htd previously sailed from sa