The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-27
COMMANDERS REPORT.

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ae A,aDa' Cana' 'duy Id, lSsS.
Elf: l have the hehor ITO make the
ft"ipowahs report upon tine battie with
lana the OBSTRUCTION OF the Spanish
ssauadhnn commanded 10y Admiral Ger
'Vera' OH sa'Haaee de CUBA, On Sunday.
jury D. 1888.
me ehemvs @esseis came cut fof the
Gharnor between s:S5 and 10 a. m. file
SheAd OF the column appearing around
Cay smith at A:hl md emerging from
1.-THE channel five or isix minutes dater.
The positions of the vessels Of my
command Off Santiago at That nornent
were No f,,,ows. Tho aorst,,-, Man,
VIVID, .,,,os fonr lii. 10. - -. -.
a. ..., -, ~u
e o'"','"' onN "ooo' seVeh hihes
ulo'h the -Aanpor entrance. she MAD
started Tor Slboney, where l intended
TO land, accompanied by several Of my
staff, and go to the front to consult
with General Shafter. A discussion M
tbe sitn.+,on ora a ,,,o~o aef,,s,a M
.....,
1S." ' "a .Ae opei@
Aioh0 pioposeo hao peeh rehoefeo hec-
cesary by the unexpectedly strong re-
sistance of the Spanish garrison Of
Santiago. had sent my chief of staff
on shore this day before TO arrange an
tntprvtev WITH caner.I s,,fto- ,,.,,o
IA ~, .,teer,,,,. 80, -. -
- 20 , p'o.
eo". "i>'e ai'a..fseiifehes u 20 70 MS
neHaQuartehs' ana my Hasship was in
the position mentioned above when the
epanish squadron appeared in the
channel. The remaining vessels were in
or near their usal f,loc3xadine pesftinns
distributed In a semi-ctrrle ahont the
harbor. entrance counting from the
eastward 10 westward. in the fol,owing
order: The Indiana about a. mile and a :.
half from shore: the Oregon. the New
York's .place between these twn. the !.
Iowa, yEexas and Brooltlyn. the latter
two miles from shore, west Of Santi-
8go. The distance of the vessels from \
the harhnr- entrance was from two and
one half to four miles, the latter being 1
the limit of day blockacinp distance.
The length of the arc formed by the i
ships was about eight miles, The
Massachusetts, had left at a, m. for
Guantanamo for coal. Her station was
between the Iowa and Texas. The aux i
iliaries Gloucester and Vixen lay close |
to the land, and nearer the harber |
entrance than the large vessels, the !
Gloucester TO the eastward, and the |
Vixen to the westward. The torpedo
boat Ericsson was in company with the |
fla gstip, and remained with her dur
ing her chase until ordered to discon-
time, when she rendered very efficient
service in rescuing prisoners from the
halrnmg Wzcaya. enclose a diagram
showing approximately the positions Of
Inc vessels as described above.
The Spanish Vessels Appear.
The Spanish vessels came "a pitfly out
Of the harbor, at a speed estimated at
from eight to ten knots and in the fol-
lowing order: 1nfanta Maria Teresa |
,fagship), Vizcaya, iCristobal Colon i
and the Almirante Oquendo. The dis
.ance between these ships was about
100 yards, which means that, from the
lime the first one became visible in the
lppar reach of the channel until the
asst one was out of the harbor an in
erval of only about Y minutes ELAPSED.
Following the Oquendo, at a distance
II about Il 200 yards. came the torpedo
,eat destroyer Phiton, and after her
he Furor, The armored cruisers as
apisily .as they could bring their Euns
o bear, topened'a vigorous fire uponsthe
he channel shro,,dea In Tho sr,olo ~
heir puna
frbe ,man NJ our sb,n, Il, f,o,t 80 A.
ort wsre at ,snnday '.,o,,,rter, TOW IT,
r,aot,,nn Tbo .,.,n a, u,o. a., etc.,
,nen,,sbv sror ..a,,ero, bo.ts ."I,,a,,,,,,,
hins eacan,non ond oanara, o,,.r.o.s
,as sounded -rbe man cb.ared a.
nov snrang IN ybeir .,,,s .na e. -
ras opensd ,nrobahlv ,yitr,n ,a;ght ~
to. bv Tho yesssIy who.a a,,ns 49,,
n nded the entrance nh, Ma,., vi,
,rneH n how a M utaon,aa .fo, t,o IN
,ninr f,est rvina tha siana, ..c,ns
,r,ord. harhor e,,ra 49,,
lie |
,eed INIT, tow.rd ,ha end - 49, ahnae
y. vo. r,aLtn. 1sm L,a.. 49,
n,dIy c,os,nr ~, ~. Cr;.ts,aI $50
he WAS rot .t INV ti,na ',.t,,i,, ~.
noe NJ the beavv snan,sh st,,,. 10
~ onIv nart In tba if,ri,r ,,,oa -. aN
t,,o .ha ,,nd;,,,aod er. fr,r, a.. -.
rnassiny tho ba entronoa 80 80
"a q fau shots a. ono - 49, aea 80 W
@ tbousht a. ~. ,,,r,,,o,.
y, ,t,ng "a esc,na fro,,, tho S,o,,
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The Spanish vessels upon clearing 6
g h,rbor. turned tn rho westward in 4
lun,n, increasing their speed to the
II power of their engines. The heavy !
ockading vessels, which had closed in J,
wards the Moro at the instant of the
emy's appearance, and at their best
eed, delivered a rapid fire, we'll sus- y