The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-01
Rapid City Black Hlls] South Dakota Friday, July 1893

termlned to do so, the naval strateglsts
could not do less than take advantage of
the opportunity afforded to strike
crushing blow at Spain and thereby,
perhaps, save much time and loss OF life
and money in the conduct of the tedious
campaign in Cuba.
The determination to send this squad !
ron against Spain was the outcome OF
direct official advices reaching the state
and navy departments as to the progress
of Admiral Camara's squadron. These
advices give the list Of the Spanish
ships now nearing the Suez canal,
which differs somewhat from the list
given in the press dispatches and by
Lloyds.
Official List of Fleet.
The official list is: Pelayo, Carlos V,
Audaz, Osada, Proserpina, Patriota,
Rapido, Buenos Ayres, Isla de Paney,
Colon, Covandonga and San Francisco.
The additional information comes from
official sources that this squadron is at
Port Said and expects to take on board
10000 tons of coal before entering the
Suez canal Such heavy coaling will
take some time. 1t discloses also that
the admiral expects to make a long sail
and is doubtless headed for the Philip
pines, point where the officials here
doubted at first.
The squadron is the most formidable
in total tonnage, strength of individual
ships, armor and guns.
The main reliance of the fleet is in
the Pelayo, the Carlos V. and the two
new torpedo boat destroyers, Audaz ailo
Osada The others are auxiimies and
cruisers.
AS there are only two armored ships
in the lot Admiral Dewey's fleet Of pro
tacted but unarmored ships probably
Will take care Of this Spanish squadron.
With the Monterey added he could Ger
tzinly do SO.
Outranl1s Spanish Squadron.
The eastern squadron, which the
United States will send against Spain
far outranks this Spanish squadron, the
Iowa and Oregon exceeding the Pelayc
and Carlos V. at every point, while the
other vessels are far superior ship for
ship to those of the Spanish squadron
with the single exception Of the two
Spanish torpedo boat destroyers. When
- 5he American fleet sails for Spain it WI!
! take with it complete information as tt
:. the entire stretch of Spanish coast, witb
v detail maps Of every harbor and it's for
51icatlOnS.
,f One short telegram received by Gen
eral Greeley from one of his signal corps
a officers with Shafter was all that cams
Il TO the department. last night. Thnt re.
lated to the management Of the tele
q graph and contained no news There
4 fore it is assumed that General Shafte,
"a is simply carrying forward his plans 0.
70 bringing forward his troops from the
seacoast and concentrating them al
points Of vantage On the heights SUI
rounding Santiago. His army is not tt
give battle until every precaution tina
:. prudence can suggest has been taken t'
assure the success Of the movement, fo
none better than General Shafter appre
,iates the moral advantage that wou,;
ID accrue to Spain from even a Temporal,
II. check Of American arms at this time,
N Camara Ordered to Proceed Through Suea
MADRID, June 28.-1t was announced
L, here this afternoon that Admira
. . Camara, in command of the Sparjs|
y. squadron now at Port Said, had bee
:. =. ordered to proceed through the Sue
=, ,anal with the warships under his cor
-, trand.
PoRr SAID, June 2S.--Upon the a.
" ~ plication of the United States consu
here orders have been issued forbidden
- The coaling at this port Of Admiral Cs
~. mara s fleet until further orders.
in Another German Ship at Manila.
W. HONG KONG, via Paris, June 2S.-Th
tn tr7iser Princess Wilhelmina left Naga:
Xxi for Manila on June l5 This make
ry ;he fifth German warship in Mani]
Sh ,av The collier WnOtan German