The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-21

The New York had advanced nearly mile
but was not yet abreast of MORO. The
Gloucester had run over two miles and was
now well west Of MORO but five miles east
of the Oquendo.
Position No. 5 1880 a. m.-The Furor
plew up and the Pluton turned to run
ashore. This is ten minutes later than POI
sition No. 1; The Gloucester had run
little more than two miles and was four
tenths of a mile from the Furor and but
little farther from the Pluton. The New
YORK had run two and two-tenths miles and
was three and three-tentls miles from the
Juror, the nearest Spanish ship, and two
ana tWo-tenths miles south and little west
OF MORO. The Colon had run two and
hlne-tenthS miles and the Vizcaya two and
seVen-tenths miles. The Brooklyn had run
two and three-tenths miles and was
and two-tenthS miles from the Viscaya and
one and six-tenths miles from the Colon.
which was running nearer the shore. The
oregon had sailed two and half miles and
and about the same distance from the Colon.
The Texas was ono and two-tenths miles
miles from the Oregon The Indiana was
one and one-half miles astern of the Texas
Position No. 6. 1:05 a. m.-The Vizcaya
turned TO run ashore In the thirty-five min
utes the Vizcaya had sailed about seven
miles and was off the mouth of the As
seradero river The Colon had run five and
one-half miles farther, and was more than
that distance in advance of any of the
American vessels. The Brooklyn was one
and three-tenths miles distant from the
Vizcaya, but nearer the shore and some
what more astern of the enemy The Texas
was two and seven-tenths miles from the
Vizcaya and directly astern of the Oregon.
The Iowa was three and two-tenths miles
directly astern of the Vizcaya. The New
York was five miles behind the Iowa. The
Ericsson had kept along with the New
York ali the time and was at this position,
one-half a mile in advance of her. The In
diana was nearly four miles behind the
Iowa
Position No. Z, Ills p. m.-The Colon sur
rendered. In the two hours and ten minutes
from the last position given the vessels had
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lon had run 2612 miles and was off the Tar
quinO river The Brooklyn was the nearest
American vessel. She had sailed 2Sls miles
and was 3 4-1O miles from the Colon. The
Oregon was Az miles from the Colon and
more in shore than the Brooklyn The Tex
as was 4-10 miles behind the Oregon. The
New York was 9la miles from the Colon.
None of the other vessels had come up save
the Vixen which was abreast of the New
of the fight, steamed out to sea and sailed
westward on course about pa miles from
that of the nearest Spanish ships.
The traces of the chart show that the
Spanish vessels sailed on courses not more
than three-tenths of mile apart until the
Oquendo ran ashore. Then the Vizcaya
er the shore, their courses having been
about seven-tenths of mile apart. Up to
the time the Oquendo went ashore the
Iowa, Indiana, Oregon and Texas sailed on
courses within three-tenths of a mile of
each other, the Iowa being the nearest and
the Texas the farthest from the course of
the Spanish ships The Brooklyn's course
was from three-tenths to one-half of mile
outside that of the Texas. The swing to
the right which the Brooklyn made at the
beginning of the engagement. shows an
oval four-tenths of a mile across She
crossed the courses Of the Texas, Oregon
and Indiana twice while making the turn,
but before these vessels had gone over
them. The course of the New York, after
passing MORO, was nearer the shore than
any other United States vessel except the
Gloucester, and mile behind, where the
Oquendo turned TO run ashore, she passed
inside the courses of the Spanish ships. Ten
miles west of the Vzcaya disaster she
crossed the Colon's track, but followed
very close the course of the vessel until the
latter surrendered.
THE Iowa Indiana and Ericsson did not
go farther west than where the Vizcaya
ran ashore. The Gloucester stopped by the
Maria Teresa and Oquendo, also did the
Hist. The latter vessel was not able to keep
pace with the New York and Ericsson. the
vessels she was with at the beginning of
the battle