Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14
COAL SUPPLY.


tons on board. Will leave ST. Paul here,
viii require $500 tons Of coal at Key
West"
COAL SUPPLY.
The coal supply OF the vessels Of the
flying squadron at noon on May
q was sufficient to have enabled them
to steam at ten knots per hour The
Brooklyn, for III days Iowa, ~ days
Massachusetts,. 10 days. Texas ca
days; Marblehead Sh days; Vixen, III
days or to have remained on blockade
duty Oft Santiago de Cuba The
Brooklyn, for &c days; Iowa. 16 days
Brooklyn, for 20 days; Texas 10
days; Marbehead, days; Vixen, 20
days, and then steam TO Gonaives,
Ilayti, or to Cape Cruz, Cuba, TO coal
At that date the flying squadron was
accompanied by the collier Merrimac,
containing 450O tons of coal. The
amount Of coal required TO completely
mn the coal bunkers Of all the vessels
Of the flying squadron on this same
date was 2i50 tons, The conditions OF
wind sea and weather from noon on
May IS, to June /, were favorable for
taking coal from a collier at sea off
Santiago de Cuba,
COALED FROM THE COLLIER.
The Iowa, Castine and Dupont coaled
at Cienfuegos from the collier Merri-
mac ON May 20, and the Massachusetts
and Castinc on May "a,
The Texas asked permission to coal
first on May %, and was refused by
Commodore Schley who ordered the
Iowa to coal first and the Massachu-
sets second. The Texas was ordered
70 coal from the collier on May "a, but
the order was revoked as the Massa-
chusetts was alongside the collier, and
the commanding officer of the collier
deemed II unsafe TO place his vessel
between two battleships, The Texas
and Marblehead coaled at sea, off San
tlago, with GOLFERS, May 81 and 2S; the
Massachusetts, and Vixen on May 20;
the Brooklyn and Iowa on May 80; the
Brooklyn, Texas and Marblehead on
Nay 81,
At 1885 p. M, May %, Commodore
Schley signaled to the 81. Paul. IF
Sampson comes here tell him half Of
squadron out OF coal and collier en-
glnes broken down" At l0;lj p. IN.
May q, Commodore Schley slgnaled to
the Texas: 1.-THE more coal you take
IN this smooth weather the less you
will have to take in Hayti."
LEFT SANTIAGO uNGUARDED
Commodore schley made no effort to
ascertain whether the Spanish squad
ron was In the harbor of Santiago; he
left said harbor entirely unguarded
a 90 las 10 ~ IN a
May o. and guarded only by the scout
81. Paul from p, m, May n, until
about p. m. of May rs.
The flying squadron arrived off the
harbOr of Santiago de Cuba, seven
iailes south OF MORO, at p M, May
IS, and established a blockade. The
distance from Cienfuegos TO Santiago is
3l5 miles Commodore Schley did not
proceed with all dispatch from Cienfue-
COS 10 Santiago de Cuba.
NO EFFORT TO DESTROY COLON.
Early on the morning Of May 80, the
Cristobal Colon and other vessels of the
Spanish squadron We're discovered at
pnchor I'm the harbor OF Santiago,
about 200 yards from the entrance,
40 attempt was made by Commodore
Schley on May % or May 30 to cap
tdrc or destroy these Spanish vessels.
Al 1880 p. m. May 80, the cruiser
New Orleans and the collier Sterling
Joined the flying squadron
AT 1855 A. m. "'oy 81. Commodore
Schley shifted hi, a1 to the Massa-
chusetts. AT lie D. m. the flagship
Massachusetts, 81 ~ sl
'"rhe Massachu ctto, New Orleans
and Iowa will ~ IN after dinner TO a
distance of 1905 Yards and fire at
Crlstobal Colon with eight twelve and
thlrteen-inch guns. Speed about ten
knots
At 1870 p m. the three vessels desig-
rated steamed, in column, toward the
entrance to the harbor Of Santiago,
heading 10 the eastward, at about ten
knots speed. The ships passed the
harhor entrance about 1000 yards dis
tant from the MORO. firing at the Colon
and the shore batteries at ranges vary
ing from 1000 to $500 yards, All pro-
jectles fell short.
When the ships had passed 10 the
eastward OF the entrance the flagship
turned OF shore, followed In success
ci-n by the other ships repassed the
ontrcnce and fired as before, but at
ranges varying from 5000 TO ll.OOO
wards. Some OF these proiectiles fell
near the Colon.
The fire was returned by the ships
IN The harbor. and by the land batteries.
but no large guns were used by the
batteries. Several proiectles passed
over our vessels, but no Injuries were