Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-12-15

it contained 4350 tons of coal The amount of coal require t9 completely fll the coal uunkers oi III the vessels of the fYiRs squadron on this same
 date was 2159 tons. The condition ef
 wind. sea and weather from noon on
 May 26 to June 1 were favorable faf taking coal from collier at sea off Santiago da Cuba.
 The Iowa, Castine and Dupont coal ed al Cienfuegos from the collier Mel- rimac on May 223, and the Massachu- estts and Gastine on May 24 Tho Texas asked permission to coal first on May 23, and was refused by Con- modore Schley, who ordered the Iowa to coal first and the Massachusetts second. The Texas was ordered to coal from the collier on May 24, but the order was revoked. as the Massa chusetts was alongside of the collier. and the commanding officer of the cci- Tier deemed it unsafe to place his ycs. sel between two battleships.
 Tho Texas and Marblehead eoalea al sea off Santiago from eollier3 May 27l aud 2S, the Massachusetts and Vix= en on May 9, the Brooklyn and lowe on May 20, the Brooklyn. Texas al,4! Mafblehead on May 3l.
 Al 55.:s3s55 D. m May = Commodore sehley ssnaled to the St. 5lea'1l "if sampson comes here tell him hals of tIte squadron out of coal, and eoll;e1 engines broken down. At 10:45 D. m May .. Comomdore Schle Signalazl to the Texas: "The more cea you take in this smooth weather the lesss you will 9a'se to take in Hay5i.'.
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 N 9o ae th9e, vessels des i@aatad steamed in ea Hmn toward | tfe st#z.= to tasze=#= sb6r df s5=la- tia.o. haading t9 t'@ eastward. Il aaH tt l#s9Hss #s3e=53. The ships passed iHe hafber- -enA anee about 7.- 990 wards otsfan5e rom the Moro. frines at tha eeae8 aad the shore but telies with =fapsas 4aryiez, from aa4 yazas aeaa= vsad All pro iectfle5 fell a55t
 When the s... Gad passed to the eastwar1 ef tbe atraaae the flagship tslnea off ehaza. followed in suces- son by the othe ships, repassed the entrance and fired as before. but with fanses varying frem 9eoe yards to t.o09 yards some of these proiec tics fell neer the Colon The fire Was returned by the ships in the har 9os and hy tle land batetries. but no large et:2s were used by the batteries. Several pfojeetiles passed over OUT vessels. but 10 injuries were sustain ed The flying squadron did not with. afaN 1t night from the entrance to saalfaso ha4bor te I distance at sea. The blockade Was maintained at n ayeraEa dtst5rca of about six to five mics from th harbor entrance dur iue the day and probably somewhat norae during the nfe5tt two yesselsfa performed niehe{- Guty at night. two