Show the th Off official iclal report of captain sampson to secretary long th 11 droblyn Dro clyn stood the brunt of the fight at first but was all ir joined joined d by the other ships performances of the Broo brooklyn lilyn and the gloucester particularly commended 1 11 b n v li 1 ani I 1 lias made pub lic he th 1 ii 1 ts th of admiral sampson end the i niini adeis 8 of tile of ills his fleet f th dt of thu tho spanish fleet it A santiago july j it is ii a most nt as it dots nau lounts conc concerning einIng kiich th n him ILI baui 11 it elsion I 1 I 1 lie ho report la is d cited off ban tia da ro 0 o do de ceiilia july ii to daiy L ug ng aud and is as fol bollons loia sir ir dirst I 1 hate hae tho the honor to mikette ni alto tle fol following loIng report upon tho the battle mi 1 the of tile bilat tall squad su adion ton commanded ly by ad miral it off santiago de cuba on bunday i econe tho the enemy a vessels carne came 1 out of ambor hill bor 0 9 15 ayi 10 a in ili till licad head of the column plu ar in ii bt at 9 jl and I 1 cinti mug gilig nig flow aiom tho the channel five ol 01 faix iiii nil tei later abird 1 llie lie positions of the vessels is of in ill command comra tind off santiago lit at the mo mint wic wt i e flagship Ilag ship new lork ork foil carlof cast of liet hei blockading bloc kadina station an I 1 about seven miles from the ha gaibor I 1 bor e entrance ent a tran ranco co she had stalled tea for siboney N where here I 1 intended to land ac ii bj several of my stair and go to the front to consult with general shafter for a discussion of the situation and for a more definite under standing between ab of the opt operations rations pio proposed posed which had been rendered necessary by the unexpectedly strong re resistance of the spanish garrison at Banti igo I 1 had sent my chief of staff on shore the day defoia to arrange an interview with gen shatter shafter who has been suffering front from heat prostration I 1 made all to go acad quarters qu artera and my flagship flaat hip was in the position mentioned above when the spanish squadron appeared in the channel the remaining in or benr their abdal blockading positions flint dist in a deml circle about the tha gaibor conn counting ting flom tile the et eastward ard in tile following oi older der the rhe indiana about a mile find and a half atolli the hie tho the isea 1 ew I 1 arks ork a place let t en tache tv two 0 the iowa I 1 atas I 1 as and lt n tile the lami tio aiom the shore filidore west of I 1 aci I 1 1 lie distance of tile the ves sola front from UK gaibor entrance was floell tiland two and one half to four milet tho the latter b ing tin limit of day blockading g distance rhe length of are arc formed by the ships at as about eight miles jha 1110 massachusetts had bad left at 4 a in ill fot foi for coal her station anns os act eeik the lowa iowa and lebbs I 1 cy n the gloucester and lay close to the land anil and to the entrance than the la I 1 clr vessels tile the gloucester dlou cester to the tha and the vixen to tho ewest west baid at 1 I tho tha I 1 eielson was in company with the and leina ined with her ill lug the chase until ordered to discontinue hen she sha rendered vety eff efficient lelent service in riseling ris euing prisoners filin tile the bernina bur nina I 1 on en close a showing allowing appi dimate ly the positions lions of the vessels as aa de above bourth rhe spanish vessels came rapidly out of the bai gaibor bor at a sliced estimated ut at ivora from eight to ten knots and in tile the following order infanta ailts matia teresa flagship vidaya Vi caya 1 cristobal colon I 1 and the Al oquendo the distance between these ships was mas about yards which means that from the tinte the first one became visible in the i reach of the tha channel until the it I lilt t it one N was as out of the harbor an interval of orly about twelve mint tea elapsed following the oquendo at a distance of about 1200 yards came the torpedo boat destroyer pluton find and after her the furor the armed cruisers cru isern as rapidly as they could bring their guns to bobear bear opened a vigorous clr fire upon the blockading vessels and emerged from the channel shrouded in the moko from rom their gaub fifth alitt alia men of our ships la in fro front nt of the port were at sunday for inspection ibe bagdal was made bously i vessels ve asels a ships caping ca and general quarters quarter was sounded the men cheered as they spilling bpi an g to their guns and tre was waa opened probably within eight minutes nii miteB by tho the vernela whose gu guns as colum commanded the entrance the bev york turned about and att it amed forthe for the escaping fl flet fleet et flying tj taiti la labignan bignal close Int IQ oaid har harbor boren en and attack and bradu ally increasing speed until toward dowat d tile the end of the chiase bho wee was in malting alting six teen and one half kanoti and NN vaa as rapid ly closing ou tho the cristobal colon Shewa bhe was snot not at any time tima athin the range of tile the heavy spanish ships and her only part it in the firing was wa to jec the undivided fire from froin the forts forta in passing the harbor entrance and to ali file e a few fhoos at one of the era though at the mon moment jent tile the IlL destroyer was mas to escape from the gloucester sixth the spanish ih vessels upon als dewing the harbor turned to the westward rd and increased their speed to the tull ml po power berof of their engines tb heavy vessels which had closed cloned la 14 toward the tha morro at the instant of fit the enemy a appearance and at their esic speed bleed delivered a rapid fire well stilita BB laining inIng and destructive which speedily Pee dlly avei helmck and silenced allen ced tile the fire the initial sneed of the span ani lards arda carilou tan led thain rapidly past the esseln and tho the battle developed into a chase in which the klyo and texas teas had at the tart the lie advantage of position ahe brooklyn n maintained this leal until the oregon teaming steaming aith ith amazing from the of tile action took first fart rhe iowa sad nd indiana had dona clone good work d not having the spead of tile other wei a directed by mo me in succession at about the tha time tile the vizcaya was beached to drop out of the chase and alli resume blockading stations sta tlona these rescued ninny mally prisoners ahe vixen fl that the nish of the spanish would put lier her bet between weeti two fires rna raa outside of her own col 11 4 j A 1 X 04 CJ A W itt COMMODORE COMMODOR 11 W fl 8 commander barond hero nil Equa squadron dron north atlantic ribot dmn and remained there during the battle and chase seventh the skill skillfully full handling and gallant fighting of the I 1 I 1 won the tha of every everyone one wh wb vt witnessed it and weri merits ts of conini enda tion of tho the navy delai ament bho la a fast and entirely tin unprotected auxiliary vessel the yacht Lot koncana and has ft a battery of liht rapid fro fire riina guns she mio wits running about ta two 0 milem from tho the harbor en terance to tile the east eastway witt d and immediately out ming upon the largo large ships tho the at ap pe pea aranco of the vinton tind and furor tile the gloucester was wai stowed gaining luoie aridly a ailigh ples uio sulo 0 of f and ana when the came out she breame I 1 for ghetu bliem at tuu full speed and was waa ablo able to close to short range rai iffe where hn bit alic aa becu rate deadly and ot of great volume during this fight the glou astel was under tho the fre fire of the bat butr tery within twenty ini minutia froin the time they god ged fi aiom oin santiago harbor tho ciu aers of tile the furor aud and the pluton platon beia ndel indel i thirds of their people hillel rhe guior N w as an all I 1 munk hunk in ili tho the surf tho the plutos bank lu in deep gatei a few minutes later the piol ably sult suf tred fired much injury front from tho fire of the second try batteries baUo rieB of the battleships lova loia indiana and the texas yet I 1 think clink I 1 n vur alry consi able ator in their tapi pt 13 was tho cra nt caubo of tb the Glouceste rs lattery battery after the of the destroyers tile th gloucester did ex celent burvice in landing and tile clow of the tha in lucanto fan to mirla maria teresa RUSH OIT OF 61 anair aho method of erf tilo nty mb t umsted lupten bythe by alie da kill all steering in ut ilio birino ili anlin ral in for ret remove novel I 1 all tactical doubts or difili und and made plain the duty of every united states vessel to close in ili and engage ila the pursuit of oath the danli wil und effa aly done A As fa alit bily tile firsti ush of tile tha bli anish squadron adron curl cart lod led it past A I 1 number lumber of blo ling billis which could I 1 not immediately work up tip to their best beat speed but thoy they heavily in bassin ube ilio infanta marla and the alie wem probably provably ably set on oil fro liy by Bhella shells lied blied dur lag ing the first fiatt on en minutes of tile tha on en it nis afterwards learned that the infanta marn marli tevera a tire ira main had been cut by one of our chota anil and that blie bho was unable to the ire with laio at go volu volumes mets of i ising from their lower decks afta aft these thesa vesslen gave it p both fight figh t and flight and ran in on the lit biach ach the tita marli I 1 leissa edesa at about 10 ll 11 a ni in at Nl nul alx ix and one half miles front santiago sant ja harbor arbor entera enter ace sace sad tho the ado at about 10 1030 30 a va a tit entla avitt in gonzeles even bales feora M the aorl T |