The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-10

lLL--iiitiLi u lie NlL4tS SItuLulc-A Will
The Iowa. Illinois Albany and Chicago.
He captured MayasUez without re-
;istanCe d go this morning and i'm
; Ilediately mined the harbor The
Nashville and the Eagle subsequently,
entered the channel and reported that
{ the Atlanta and San Francisco had last
teen seen off Ponce and that they
perhaps had been oyertaken
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ADMIRAL Summers victory was due te
the careful execution OF his plans ~
trinidad he Greeted the white squadron tt
! proceed TO a point within a circle WITH
. radius of 20 miles, the center Of which
/ was latitude 10 and longitude Is. The
white squadron was reported to Admiral
+ Hi=ginscn. commanding the blue or op-
/ T.osing squadron at clock in the after
noon OF December 5,h. Admiral Summers
+ objective point was Mayaguez, Guayanilla.
| Fonce. Ensenada, OF Culebra.
/ Under the rules the white squadron
! y orlI win if il entered the port selected
! and worked for one hour laying mines
before the arrival OF a. blue. squadron
| f.ttv per cent. superior, or if it entered its
Fasbor and completed the work of mining
before the arrival of a blue squadron
Goutie its strength.
DECEIVED THE ENEMY
While at Trinidad ADMIRAL Simmer
found that Admiral Crowinshield. con-
r,,itrdtng the European squadron. with
| which the South Atlantic scua dron com
hined. had prepared a plan Of procedure
similar to his own Having ascertai7ec
Il c.,
ana Eagle were slow. Admiral CROWN
s;1.eld suggested that upon the arrival Of
the squadron within the curve these YES
seIs be detached and ordered to proceed
Gep,oyed as scouts. by the nearest coeirss
TO a point one hundred miles south of th.
eastern end of Porto Rico. and then NORTH
10 point twenty miles southeast o.
Ponce. in order TO deceive the enemy
as to the wherea bouts and intention OF
tns remainder of the squadron.
No LIGHTS SHOWN
+! The white sQua iron sailed from Trinidad
the morning of December oth. The Iowa
/ Albany. Illinois and Chicago. forming ar
! inGgnted column. left the remainder ot
| I've squadron and steamed at The rate OF
| twelve knots an hour to latitude i.ta'
I
ar o'clock III the faternoon OF Decenltes
! 9TH The four vessel, tneIi steamed nortt-
III line with the islands. The creates
care was exercised TO prevent discovery
| NJ. lights We're shown and only small REQ
| arE! blue flags We're used. The nag officers
tii, their night signalling by whistles and
t shielded lights There was clear weather
/ throughout the run An especially cars-
| fal watch was kept December eth. when
| " four vessels were due north of Cuis-
| bra Island, which Admiral Sumner sup
| p5sed TO b., the center Of the north ard
| south line OF the blue scouts. In order
| to avoid these scouts Admiral Sumner kept
| ever 2Gg miles away from the land. On
| r,eccrrlbar sth the Iowa. Albany. Illinois
al.i Chicago ran parallel with the north
] shore OF Porto Rico until directly north
of the Mona Passage. when they turned
t. the south. with the intention OF making
( Sant0 Domingo. sailing along the shore
~ that island and making dash across
7 tEs Mona Passage under forced drausht
10 ATayaSIez.
( When entering the Mona Passage at,
! O'Clock this morning the squadron stopped
{ for i short tirle- No Blue scouts We're
! sighted until dawn glowed in the east.
I then the Olympia. Cincinnati. Detroit ard
( Montgomery were seen.
SAFE IN THE. H-eREOR.
I lIi preparations for mining the harbor
! had been made when the four vessels Of
] the White Squadron dropped their al.
I cAcrs in M,,yl2Uez flarbor- at twentyfour
/ minutes past this morning The last
] vessel to arcnor was the Chicago. Boats
+ were lowered at once. and the mining OF
+ the channel was finished; n thirry-four
( minutes Upon the appearance OF. the
/! White Squadron, the Hist discarde green
| ana r..ll signals. and attempted 70 escape
I NJ. effort was made to prevent hey. The
{ o,.,er scouts OF the Blue Squadron. rc1--
Z ine; capture. hastened away 10 search COZ
/ : niral FIigginson- The commander .uf
i the Blue Squadron was last reported az
/ ViecreZ Island whre ha Will be advised
| OF Admiral Summers victory
/ CONGRATULATIONS ECHANGECy
i After th.. four vessels OF rirs w nf:>
i SQUADRON were in the h;.rhor Admiral
/ Crow1rshield sienalled the s"i!owin: mes.
( sage 10 Adrnira Sumner
! Congratulations upon your great s,n.
! cess 10 which hold navigation cnrtr:h-
/ utec.'
i To this Admiral Summer rep'isd.
THANK y-ou: accept my cong,'a tu:;.ti,aS
/ ,.r,on the beautiful way II which you
| mined the harho..
t IL IS expected that Admiral Sumner Will
/ sai! tonight for Cutebra Island. where he
/ yrilI transfer his dag. Admiral Dewey viii
then organize the feet: Admiral Higsinson
+ will have command OF the first squadron
MI Of the batt!eshns Will he Ir. the second
( division which VIII be- under command &c
f Admiral Crowinshie;d The second squad
/ ron. to include all the cruisers. viii be