El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-04
THE SQUADRON ENGAGED.
Strength of the COmbatantS and the
Roster of the American Fleet

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The following from the Dallas News
shows what ships composed the two
squadrons engaged in the battle of
Manila, and also the officers WHO were
on the Amer can fleet a. the time:
The United States ships.
Olympia, frst-class projected cruis-
err, $3.50 tons, launched 1892, speed p
knots, battery four S-inch lilies, ten s.
inch rapid fire guns, four cen 6pOund-
ers and four machine guna.
Baltimore, second class, 1900 tons,
speed 2O.6 knots, battery four S-inch,
six 6-inch rifles, four 6-pounder rapid
fire, two 3-pounders, two 1-poupders,
two l s inch, two l. -inch and two ma
chine guns.
Boston. second-rate, 31S9 tons, speed
Is knots, battery two inch, six 6-inch
rifles, four 6-pOunder rapid-fre, two
3-pounders, two 1-pounde 8, two l.S-
inch, two 1.4-inch, two machine guns.
Raleigh, second class, speed 10 knots.
battery one 6-inch and ten 5-inch
rapid-fire rifles, eight 6-pounders, four
1-pounders, two machine guns.
Concord, third-rate, 100 tons, sp ed
II knots. battery six g. nch, two g.
FOUNDER rapid-6re, two 3-poud rs, one
l-pounder, four machine guns.
Petrol, fOurth-rate, 800 tons, speed
13 knots, battery four 6inch guns, two
3pounder rapid-tire ard four machine
guns.
McCulloch, revenue cutter.
Nan Shan, collier.
Zairo, supply vessel.
The Spanish ships Reina Marina
Christiana, $3.50 tons, built in 1886,
speed seventeen knots, battery six 6.Z-
inch HOnOrits guns, two 81 inch and
three 22-inch rapid fire rifles, six A
inch and Two machine UurS
Castillo, 3342 tons, built in 1881,
battery three 5.9-inch Krupp rifles,
two 5.7-inch. two 3.3-inch. two rapid
fire aud two machine guns
Velasco, 1852 tons. battery three So
inch Armstrong rifles, 2.7-inch Homo
ritas and two machiue guns.
Don Antonio de Ulloa and Don
fourteen knots, battery 4.7-'nch Homo.
r.tas, Pinch rapid fire, two l 5-icch
and two machine guns
Gen. LEO and Ell Cano, gun vessels
524 tons, built in 1885, speed IL 5 knots.
The Gen Lezo has two Honorita rifles
of f. Finch caliber, one 3. 5-incb, two
small rapid fire and one machine guu:
the Ell Cano, three finch guns, two
small rapid fire and two machine
guns
Marques del Duero dispatch boat,
500 tons. one smooth bore 6.2-inch cali
Der, two 4.7-inch and one machine
gun,
Isla de Cuba and the Isla de LuZon
are both small gunbosts. They are of
1000 tons displacement and carry four
4,7-incb HonOritas, two small guns and
two machine guns.
Isla de Mindaroa, Compania Trans
Atlantica Of Cadiz, armored as cruis-
ers, length 1868, beam 42.3, gross tons
4l95, speed ID 5 knots.
Roster of the Asistic squadron:
Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey,
com mander- n-chief; Lieut.. T. NJ.
Brumby, flag lieutenant: Ensign H. 81.
Caldwell, secretary.
Olympia, fagship-Captain, Charles
V. Gridley: lle1teraut commander, S.
G. Payne; lieutenants, G. G. Calkius,
V. S. Nelson, G. S. Morgan, w. G
Miller, S. M. Strife; ensigns, M. M.
Taylor, F. B. Upnam, w. H Scott, A.
G. Kannahan: medical inspector, A.
f. Price; passed assistant surgeon, j.
E. Page; pay Inspector, D. A. Smith;
chief engineer, J. Entwistle; assistant
E D. d. Laney, J. F. Mar
shall, Jr.; chaplain, J. B Frazier: cap
tain of marines, w. p. Biddle; gunner.
l.. j. G. Kuhlwein: carpenter, w. Mac
donald; acting atswain, E. J. Nor
colt.
Ohlteu oGStes steamer II ilelSn-Cap-
tain, j. b. Coglan; lieutenant comman
der, F. Singer: lieutenants, w. Winder,
B. Tappsn, II. Rodman, G. B. Morgan;
ensigns, F. L. Chadwick. P. Babin;
surgeon, E. II. Marsteller; assistant
D. N. Carp inter-; passed assis- |
tant paymaster, S. r. Heap; chief en-
gineer, F. 81. Bailey; passed assistant
engineer, A. S. Hal-tea assistant en-
giueer, ]. r. Brady; first lieutenant of |
T. G Treadwell; acting gun
ner, G. D tombstone; acting carpenter,
I. E. Kiley.
United States steamship Boston
Captain F. Wildes; lieutenant COM
j. A. Norris; lieut. nants j. |
Gibson, W. L. Howard; ensigns, S. S. |
Robinson, l.. FL. Everhart. j. E. bod |