Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-27
SIMPSONS BLOCKADE ORDER


Washington, July Among Che
pnpgm Included lu Admiral slmps,n's
report were the order COZ battle. d.. boo
followed 'n iha event ~ au .aelr,mcnt
ana various regulations Go Do. OBJ rived
in maintaining the blockade. as FOL.
lows:
U. $. Flagshlp New York. Frat
Rate.
The fi'ot on Santiago a. CubH viii be-
The fleet ~ Santiago DO cuba Will b.
organized during the operations against
that port ana the Spanish squadron
al follows
First squadron. under the personal
command u Commandments
New York. Iowa. oregon. Sew Orleans
Mnynowcr Porter.
Second squadron. under command ol
Commodore schley- brooklyn. Mnasa.
chuHutta, Texas. Marhlchrad. Vixen.
Vessels Joining HuHtqurnIly WllI b.
assigned hy tho commandments
. Tho vessels Will blockade SANTIAGO d.
cuba closely, keeping about six miles
from thr MORO ln The day time and
closing In ~ night the lighter yra-
sells wen IN shore. The nrat squadron
port ana ihH second squadron nu tho
west side. 10 the cnDmy tries to escape
tho HhlpH muHi close and engage aH
soon IH possible and rudyuYuf o. sink
bis vessels CO., force him o. run ashore
DO The channel 10 De- not considered
that Che shore batteries arc If Huno.-
yut power iu do any material injury
90 hlr'rHhlpa.
Do smooth weather mr vessels win
coal un station M Withdrawn tl coal
elsewhere or fnr other duty. ihn block.
aiding vessels un either sIdH viii cover
The angie thus lrf vacant
Memorandum so. lH=AuUr careful
confederation " The various f-h.mrs
NJ maintaining au effective blockade
NJ Santiago DO cuba 40 night which
have boon advanced, I have decided
upon the full1Wlnr which viii be-
maintained until further ordrrs.
Tho weather permitting. three
picket launches, detailed from tho
ships NJ he squadron oauh evening WIN
occupy positions ONE mile from 100.
Muiro, one 90 thv eastward. one 10 the
westward and one 40 The hirh1r en-
trance.
ON a circle drawn within a radius
" two miles from the MORO will be-
stationed three vessels. me Vixen 10
rho westward. from ono-hif mile 90
Que miles from tho shores iho Sulnrr
eastward. between uuH-hllf milo and .
ono mile from ih. shore. The remaining
vessels WIIl retain The positions ale .
ready ncUupiad' but they win take tH-
preIll ears 90 keep within a four mile /
circle
an vessels may turn their engines /
whenever desirable tn krru them Iu /
readiness fnr immediate use and while I
HU doing. may turn lu small circle. ]
but without losing proper hearing Ut |
distance.
The signal f5r tha enrmy win be- two |
rHi lEhfH fired .r succession N tho /
enemy s 70 torpedo boat the two rcd I.
urhfH win hH followed hy q green light /
would plIl attention tU fhH absolute I
necessity Uf CLOSE blockade NJ this ]
port especially go u'rht ana loo bad
weather lu tho day time. n clear the
distance HhIll poo b" nrHutrr Than six
miles - nIrht. FOO No. thick weather
not moro than four miles The end 90
be- attained iuHiln0s the risk M tor
pril attack and that risk must be
Tha s.cara NJ the Spanish vessels
Al this iunGtuTe would hD q serious
blow 10 our prestige and a speedy end
Attention s called o. the provisional
signals established hy general order No
Memorandum SO. ii-puriur the
dark hours uf ihH u'rht solrch-llghts
viii BE- used HH follows
Tho Iowa. oregon ami MlHachusftts
viii t4k. turns VI two hours each
30 90 %. m. rfc.-Iu Keeping one search .
ileht directly nn thg hIrh1r entraue.
mliut1iuus carefully during that time
sh.Ir HIHHIHlIrF petitions. Should "a
y.es-Us Urht fl.l, Che next IN order VIII /.
az once 'lk. 1p ne duly; .,,..