The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-03
WAR RE-FOUGHT.
An Official Statement
Regarding the
Navy.
w CERVERA Jared.
lnish Vessels We're In
No Condition for
Quick Sailing,
Y CE7vERA Jared.

Washington, April 1.-The bureau of
naval intelligence of the navy depart
ment has issued the last of the series
Of Sketches of the Spanish American
war by Commander jacobson Of the
German protected cruiser Ger. The
last of these interesting series deals
with the condition of the Spanish ships
after the battle of Santiago. This por-
ton of the sketch contains number
of observations regarding the technical
effect of our gunire which will interest
naval officers.
The most interesting observations to
the layman are those upon the strategy
or lack of il displayed by Cervera. The
Spanish admiral having been ordered
to leave the harbor to remove the main
object Of the attack upon San
tiago, Commander jacobson says
his position was most difficult. He did
not dare make the attempt at night
and so decided to go out in broad day
light
1.-THE whole crew." he says, fell
victim to this fatal decision. Instruc>
lions for the sortie and the western
course were issued. The admiral was
entirely convinced OF the lmpOsslDllly
of defeating the enemy or Of reaching
another Cuban harbor, even if he
should succeed in steaming right
through the hostile fleet. 1t is to this
feeling of helplessness and impotence,
more than to anything else, that l at
tribute the defeat. The Spanish ships
harbor without even attennfinpr 10 Al
tsclr the hiocI,adiney fiaet when a fav-
oraI,la 0rnortITnitv nresenfed itself or
axer, of barrassino. If
Tha rvIo tornedo boat desrrovers were
,of rsad for the niIrnnse for which they
vra,,e intended This Inactivity and lack
III initiati,,a r71}st have bad a very
dan,oraIizin, erect IN tI,e officers and
man
n NO add "a tbis tho car+ain know.
Iedge mar the onnosine forces were
n,meh stronger if viii he readily under
stood that the idea of general 1ieh,
after coming ont Of tbe barbor en-
fTance vas he onIv accantahie one es-
necially in view Of the nnssibilitv Of
hssr1i3ga - tbe Sims tberebv wondering
t,,f,,1 ,I1sea,.,,ioe9l,Ia ard a,ren+I1aII,, res
e,1ine he crews
From tho very, moment that This feel
5inp .7f ir1notenSa took nossession Of the
{ pie| and LODI tp he a hove TpHap-
lions Their fate nsychoIoeicallv sneak
inc vas sa9led We do NOT mean TO
1isnara[ra Their vaIor and tanacifv in
tba 1,ide+ ~ +ta boetiIa fire. hTt ON
the ofher hand if is G1Iira natural that
the admiral seeing That everything
was haDpenfng as he had foreseen. was
the one who set the example of run
nine his sbins ashore All the other
commanders followed this example.
on the American side the situation
was inst the reverse Admiral Sanan-
sons fleet was fuIlv conscious of lis
power. The blockade was beine. con-
Quoted i'm accordance with carefully
nrensred DIans as were also the ar
rangemeuts in case of the enen1v's at
tempt to escaDe. Frequent ENGAGEMENTS
with the Spanish forts had given com
fnnanders and crews that calm, ass1lr-
4. ance il, tho J,a,,d1ine. of tbsj,. r,ea,lo1e
which guaranteed Success. The long
blockade service exhaustfne and mo-
notonous. hardly Interrupted by anv
-, 49,, ~ 80 - ~ S-,,,it -
str,Ine. Tho nerves r. the bicybest nitch
ana eyervbodv was anxious for fhe end
IA conoe
suddenly fine enemy attempts to es
cane All the nassions that had been
eTaoIdcri1a 11nder tbe ashes broke forth
The welcome opportunity for settling
accounts With he enemy had come al
last and Win . villa Tusb the American
I95t anu Nttn d ~ uSit III ~ a.
Ha+ re- b ne,g inc The american fire
owing IN 10 avritepoent or tba person-
nel 80 +ka sreot dietoncae vas nroj1-
sbi,t ,-l+ 80 efsacti,-a. Int yv57aI the
SnsrigI ,d,,5irai turned IN v.astu,ar5
and The otbar sI7ins followeI him In
moral s,1nar,ioritv NJ 4meriranS re-
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