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maximum speed 202 knots. She has an
30 feet long and 10 or II inches thick
Her turrets have 9-inch steel armor; con-
ming towers Pinch armOr. Her protected
deck is from to 3 inches of steel. Her
armament is two l1-inch HOntOria guns,
| mounted singly in turrets, one forward and
one aft, ten. 51O-inch guns, five on each
beam, the forward and aft ones being
sponsoned; eight 6-pounders, ten 1-pounders,
eight Nordenfeldt machine guns, two
Maxim machine guns, six torpedo tubes
and two submerged torpedo tubes. She
Almrante Oquendo-Armored cruiser
built of steel, double screws, two turrets
etc. Her tonnage armOr and armament
IN every respect are similar to that Of the
Vizcaya.
Infanta Marie Teresa-Armored cruiser
built Of steel; $3.50 tons displacement. This
cruiser is also indentical with the Vizcaya
Cristobol Colon-Armored cruiser built of
steel; twin screws; two covered barbettes,
fore and aft two tunnels, one military
mast. Length 32S feet displacement 6S40
tons, speed 20 knots Her armOr consists
of a complete nickel steel belt feet 8
inches wide, s INCHES thick. The armor
protected deck is from to s inches thick
coming Tower inches. All the guns have
shields. Her armament is two 1O-inch guns,
ten 6-inch guns, six 4.7-inch, ten 6-pounders,
ten 1-pounders, two Maxim machine guns,
four torpedo tubes. She has a compile
ment of 500 men.
IerrOr ana neutrality-suspicious. deStrOyerS
lately added to the Spanish navy. having
been built at Clyde bank in 1896 They are
of steel with three tunnels and one mast;
length 800 feet, displacement 800 tons
speed % knots, armament two 14-pounder
quick fires; two six-poUnder quick fires; two
one-pounder Quick fire. Each destroyer
mounts two 14-inch torpedo tubes on deck
and carries 81 men.
The Plutro is another formidable mod
ern destroyer, but her exact dimensions
and armament are not available at the
navy department.
The men reported killed and wounded
during Admiral SIMPSONS bOmbardment
of San Juan yesterday are designated as
follows on the muster rolls of the navy
| departments:
Frank Wdemark, seaman on cruiser New
York. killed. Born in Finland; next of kim
Gustave Erickson, father, A. Ado, Finland
He had declared his intentions of becoming
! citizen. Length Of service about eight
Samuel FeItman, ordinary seaman on
cruiser New York, leg broken. Born in New
York city; next of kin, Joseph Alexander,
81 MilIet street, New York city; natiye-bOrn
citizen, service about one year and five
months.
Raymond c.. Hill, apprentice, second-class
on battleship Iowa. slightly wounded Born
in Coventry, England; next Of kin. James
Hill, 40 Ward street, Paterson, n. j. Nat
uralized citizen, service about one year and
ten months.
John Mitchell. seaman on battleship Iowa.
slightly wounded born in ConStantinople,
tons declared; services about two years and
eight months.
These names are taken from press dis
patches, as the navy department has not
given out an official list Of the names.
New York, May 13.-A special from ST.
Thomas says the casualties on board the
United States fleet in the bOmbardment
Of San Juan were as follows:
SEAMAN FRANK KIDEMARK of the
New York
The wounded were:
Samuel Feltman, leg broken.
-Four other seamen on the New York.
Marine NJ. @. Merkel, elbow broken.
Seamen r. c. Hill and John Mitchell
NJ. G. MarkIe is marine and is not borne
| on the naval roll.
Washington, D. c.. May 13-At 1920
o'clock this morning the navy department
received the following dispatch from Ad-
miral Sampson. 1t is dated st. Thomas
May u, and is as follows:
portion of the squadron under my COM
mand reached San Juan this morning at day
| break. No armed vessels were found in the
port. As soon as it was sufficiently light I
| commenced attack upon the. batteries de-
tending the city. This attack lasted about
three hours and resulted in much damage
| TO the batteries and incidentally to q por-
| tion of the city adjacent to the batteries.
| The batteries replied to our fire, but with
| out material effect. One man was killed on
| board the New York and seven slightly
wounded in the squadron. No serious dam
| age to any ships resulted. SAMPSON.
Admiral SIMPSONS statement that he
attacked with only portion of his fleet
is taken to indicate that he did not find it
expedient to take the entire squadron into
the harbor, though it is not believed he has
separated his fleet.
| The navy department officials were at a
loss to know how his dispatch reached st.
Thomas until the Associated press dis
patch announced the presence of the Yale
| at st. Thomas.