The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-14


squadron was not IN the barber at Cicn.
fucsos, rcjolned the squadron at 1850 p.
m. and reported to Commodore schley the
Information obtained.
Then Commodore Schley wrote dispatch
to the commander In chief in which he
stated. Il shall move eastward tomorrow. +"
He also wrote a dispatch to the com
mandant Of the naval base at Key West in
which be stated. las II IS not found prnc-
ticable 70 conl tho Texas from tue collier
here where there Is 80 mn n swell, ] shall
proceed tomorrow OF Santiago dc Cuba. be-
Ping embarrassed however, by the Texas
short coal supply and her Inability 10 coal
In the open sea. shall not bc able to re-.
main on that port on account ~ the gen.
cral short coal supply Of tho squadron. so
VIII proceed to tho vicinity of Nicholas
Mole. whore the water Is smooth and can
coal tho Texas and other ships viva what
may remain in the collier"
No work was. apparently Ia progress on
the Notifications Of Cicnfuccos while com.
'nodorc Schlcy was m that port.
No efforts were made by Commodore
Schley Ia Communicate with tho Insurgents
To discover whether the Spanish squadron
was 10 the hurbor of Cicnfucgos prior 10
the morning Of MAY -
Si.nHi lights were displayed on shore nj
night May - and ~ but Commodore
S'hl"y mad NO Information which enabled
him 70 Interpret thcm
Before sailing from Cicnfucgos Comma
dorc Schlcy received reliable information
That ships could he roalcd 100 tho vicinity
of Cape rru~c aud in Gonaivcs channel
q, n,o "Si"S '''I1'"1' WIN ln' exception
W 'h' 'asiih' sailed from Ficnfurgos about
y, ~ % "n' - 'ol''' midnight owing
'"'''-' ''' '"I""'' commandment
49,, '''S,' "''' WIZ" "'''E "hi'h r..
u" 9l'','
veg ~ '"' "'"' was 'r'S" from inc
''S'N '''' ne "'''n't was 0aa ana the Sea
VIE "'''E ''' sunni Vessels lho squadron
''N" "" vs. spec" q" 'n""'' the Eagle to
remain with lt
~" Way ~ ''o weather improved TIL"
N''.' ''.''' Fl" ''' "'N'" ana became
"-'' '"" ''' son 'h'N"'a'"h.
81 D." y. ". ''m"''"fr N'h'ey SOM ihc
i,'2'' 0" Port Antonio 20 coal aud then 20
return in hey West
VI h""n "h May ~ no Faelc had SUN
''"' ''a' Z" Stream TN knots per hour FOR
't'' DAYS
''' ~. N'. 'N' ~ 'H'"h stopped HHHli
TWENTY-FIVE mites TO thu souhvulI Of rho
nor. az S.rIi.p, and .. t.
- a., I''"'" "N 'H'
'''"r Ni'N''l"i~' Aio nhd ST. Paul.
AZ %. u Nav % the cngina. or ib,
collier Nfrrriplgr v-crc +,,,,.,..l,
.tt., ."P'''''' "7-
'.''''' i'"I ut ~" n. "a "f Nav - <'rr
was ah'" to mike six knot, rba tr.lc,,
natis or the engines v.,r, .r.,,i..., ..,
,,.b Il, no ''''"'" '' hh"-
w" "'A -0'
The Yale lowed the Norrmqr vuIln dis.
Rhlcd
-ty,- .
"'"''""i'E oIH'rr ny tho ST. Paul
VISITED Tho Hagshsi Ron ohodirrcc In sigu,,I
took With hin, Cuban ,,f. 49,
.cop,crr,,;,,. -. '"' ""' Hdd
W" N''h "wm"u"t" SChlry.
"Hlnodtre Srhlcv had no couVcrs9tiou
with tho senior con,ro,rdi,~ en-
.cout. ,,,t ,tf,f.., W inc
''"'" IL" p'NltiNc lhfotlna
unH from the scouts regarding tho Spaut-I,
squadron.
A. 80
w r. ~ May "a. 'ammodorN Schlcy
'nHhScd tho course " the aging snundrnr
TO Tue Westward aud elgualcd 10 bls
SQUADRON, "dcstlnation Key West via son,h
sac or cuba and Nucatan channel as snnu
rs collier Is ready speed nine knois"
the squadron proceeded westward eight.
con miles, StOuUN a lt-i,