Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-29
NEWS Is CONFIRMED
Admiral Reney Officially Notifies
Navy Department Of linking
Of Cruiser 70 emite
Chains Parted During Typhoon
and the Ship Drifted sew.
snty Miles.
Steam Launch Engulfed and Crew
Of Five Drowned Miscel-
laneous News.

steam Launch EnSuilou duu OIoW
Of Five Drowned-Misce
laneous News.
Washington. Nov. 2s.-Remey cables:
."CaviteThe captain of the transport
Sherman reports total loss of the Yose-
mite Noverber IS. The chains parted IN
a typnoon and she drifted to sea and
sank seventy miles off Justin. A collier
went to the rescut. A steam launch
crew Of Ave are lost. Shall send Kempff
to Guam tomorrow to ascertain the sex-
tent OF the disaster and transport the
Yosemite crew to Cavite.'
Washington, Nov. 29.-The sinking OF
the United States auxiliary cruiser Yo-
semitic off the coast Of Guam, during q
typhoon Nov. rs, is confirmed In q pri-,
Syate dispatch from Manila. received
here last evening. The dispatch adds
that Ave of her crew We're drowned
Official confirmation is lacking, but at
the navy department the report is cred
tied. What inclines department officials
Ito credit the report Ia the known fact
that the Yosemite's anchorage was In q
particularly dangerous spot. Being un-
able. on account Of her draft, to enter
the harbor of San Luis d'Apra, she had
to lie six miles off shore, and was ex-
posed to the perils of rocky shoal and
an unusually crooked channel.
The presumption here is the report
OF the disaster was taken to Manila by
the war department transport Sherman.
Under an arrangement with the naval
officers war department transport
calls monthly at Guam to deliver mail
matter intended for the people there,
and az the Sherman left San Francisco
about the fret OF the month with the
expectation Of stopping at Guam, 1t is
thought the officers learned of the wreck
and reported it on her arrival at Manila.
According to the naval register. the
Yosemite was manned by eighteen Of
ficers and 267 men, but in her capacity
as station ship not all of these We're re-
iquired, and undoubtedly a. part OF them
We're ashore engaged in duties at the
naval station. This probably would be
| true of her commander. Seaton Schroe-
der, who is also governor OF Guam. and
who probably left the active command
of the chip to the ranking lieutenant,
Augustus N. Mayer.
I The other officers accredited to the
/ ship by the register are Lieutenants w.
L. Stafford, Albert Moritz, B. B. Bierer,
\ Ensigrs A. w. Presley, II. L. Collins.
IA. N. Mitchell and +. T. Evans, Assist
ant Surgeon F. NJ. Furlong, Assistant
Paymaster p. w. Delano, Captain L. P.
! Reynolds and eight warrant officers.
i The Yosemite has been the station
4 chip at the island OF Guam since the
days Of the Spanieh war. She var q
i sixteen knot cruiser, of 6,119 tons dis
! placement, and was provided With
main battery of ten 5-inch rapid-hre
4 guns a secondary battery OF SIX O.
4 FOUNDERS and two Colt rifles Her mea 9
j urements We're 3sl feet in length by Il
feet extreme breadth. She had NEAR
draft of 20 feet inch.
The Yosemite was formerly the Nor.
gan lire steamer FL Sud, plying between
:, New York and gulf ports. She was pur
chased by the government Al the be
fginning of the war with Spain. III
navy department. having fitted her out
:. manned her with a picked crew and sen
her TO join Admiral Sampson's fleet OF
ICuba.
On June 25, 1885, she relieved the aux
hilary cruiser St. Paul at San Juan. Por
I Ito Rico. While she wac on guard ther
/ the Spanish war ships Antonio LOPEZ
!. Isabella H.. Alfonro Kill. and Coneh
! tried to drive her from her blockadin
: position. She cleared for action and al
g tackled them In the face of a close rang
: lire from MORO Castle, at the entranc
: of the harbor.
Her attack routed the spaniards. TT
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