Show Cristobal Colon" nnd the Alminmte Oquendo The distance between these ships was about 800 yards which means that from the time the first one became visible in the upper reach o t e channel until the last one vtt!i out of the harbor an interval of only a out twelve minutes elapsed Follow-n- g the Oquendo at a distance of and not having the speed of the other ships were directed by me in succes sion at about the time the Vizcaya was beached to drop out of the chase and resume blockading stations These vessels rescued many prisoners The could not Immediately work up t their best speed but they suffered heavily in passing The Infanta Marla Teresa and the Oquendo were probably set on fire by shells fired during the first fifteen minutes of the enOfficial Vixen finding that the rush of the of gagement It was afterwards learned to Spanish ships would put her between that the Intanta Maria Teresa’s fire two fires ran outside of her own col- - main been cut by one of our shots had about J cne remained there daring the and that she was unable to boat dSye Iluton and1‘" extinguish battle and chase au e the fire With large volumes of smoke Furor The armed cruisers as Seventh— The skillfull handling and rising from their lower decks aft these rapidly as they could bring their gups gallant of the "Gloucester” vessels fighting The Brooklyn Stood the Brunt of the to gave up both fight and flight 1 bear opened a vigorous fire upon won the admiration of every one who and ran in on the Fight at First But Was the beach— the Infanta blockading vessels and emerged witnessed it and merits of commenda- Maria Teresa at about 10:15 a m at Speedily Joined by the Other ances from the channel shrouded in the tion of the Navy department She is a Nimanlma six and one-hamiles from smoke from their guns of the Brooklyn and the Gloucester fast and entirely unprotected harbor 1 ifth The men of our Santiago enterance auxiliary and the ships in front vessel — the Corsicana and has Almirante Oquendo at about 10:30 a yacht of the Commended Particularly port wer at Sunday "quarters a battery of light rapid-fir- e guns She m at Juan Gonzales seven miles from for inspection” The signal was made was running about two miles from the the port simultaneously from several vessels harbor enterance to the eastward and Ninth — The Vizcaya was still unThe nary department has made enemy’s and ships escaping" der general the fire of the leading vessels the immediately steamed out firing upon public the reports of Admiral Sampson and quarters and my flagship was in the quarters was sounded The men the large the ap- Cristobal Colon had drawn ahead ships position mentioned above when the cheered as Anticipating the commanders of the vessels of his they sprang to their guns pearance of the Tluton aDd Spanish squadron appeared in the ana tire Was Furor leading the chase and soon passed befleet of the destruction of the opened within probably the Gloucester was Spanish channel stowed thereby yond the range of the guns of the leadminutes by the vessels whose fleet at Santiago July 3 It is a most more a The remaining vessels were in or eight gaining The Vizcaya rapidly high pressure ing American ships guns commanded the entrance important document settling as it near their usual of steam and when the destroyers was soon set on fire and at 11:15 she blockading The New York turned about and came out positions does many points concerning which she steamed for them at full turned in shore and was bleached at distributed in a about the steamed for the escaping fleet there has been a misapprehension harbor and flying was able to close to short Accerraderos fifteen miles from Santispeed entrance counting from the the The report is dated off Santiago de sigual "close in toward harbor en- range where her fire was accurate ago eastward in the following order: The trance burning fiercely and with her reand attack vessels” and graduCuba July 15 addressed to serve of ammunition on deck deadly and of great volume Indiana about a mile and a half Secretary already ally increasing speed until toward the Long and is as follows: from shore the Oregon During this fight the Gloucester beginning to explode When about New the end of the — chase Sin First I have the honor to York s she was making six- was under the fire of the Socapa bat- ten miles west of Santiago the "Indibetween these two the teen and f make the following report upon the Iowa place knots nnd was rapidWithin tery Texas and Brooklyn twenty minutes from ana” had been signaled to go back to the ly closing ou the Cristobal battle and the destruction of the latter two Colon time the they emerged from Santiago the harbor entrance and at Accerra-derou- s miles from the shore west She was not at any time within the harbor the Spanish squadron commanded by Ad- of careers of the Furor and the Iowa was signaled to "reThe distance of the vesof the heavy Spanish ships and miral Cervera off Santiago de Cuba on selsSantiago the Pluton were ended and sume blockading s from the harbor entrance was range station” The her only part in the firing was to of their Sunday July 3 1808 from two and killed The Furor Iowa assisted by- - the Ericcson and to four miles receive people Second— The enemy's vessels came the latter being the limit of day block- forts in the undivided fire from the was bleached and sunk in tlie surf the the Hist took off the crew of the out of the harbor between 9:35 and 10 passing the harbor entrance Pluton sank in deep water a few Vizcaya while the Harvard and distance The length of arc and a m the head of the column appear- ading to fire a few shots at one of the minutes formed by the ships was about later The destroyers prob the Gloucester rescued those of the eight destroyers though at the moment the ing around Cayosmith at 9:31 and miles suffered much injury from the Infanta Maria Teresa and the Alml- ably emerging from the channel five or six The Massachusetts had left at 4 destroyer was attempting to escape fire of the secondary batteries of the rante Oquendo from the Gloucester minutes later a m for Guantanamo for coal ITer This rescue of prisoners battleships Iowa Indiana and the — The including Third— The positions of the vessels of Sixh vessels Spanish Texas upon I the a think very considerstation was between the "Iowa” and wounded from the burning ships yet the harbor my command off Santiago at the mo-- - Texas clearing turned to the west- able factor in speedy destruction was the occasion of some of the most meat were: Flagship New York and VixenThe auxiliary Gloucester ward and increased their speed to the was the fire their close at range of the daring and gallant conduct of the lay close to the land and full power of their was four miles east of her blockading engines The heavy Gloucester's battery After rescing The ships were burning fore and day nearer to the harbor entrance than the aft station and about seven miles from the blockading vessels which bad closed the survivors of the their guns and reserve ammunition vessels the the larger Gloucester destroyers to the In harbor entrance She had started for toward the Morro at the instant Gloucester did excelent service in were eastward and the Vixen to exploding and it was not known Siboney where I intended to land ac ward The Ericcson was in the west- of the enemy's appearance and at their landing and securing the crew of the at what moment the fire would reach company best speed delivered a by several of my staff and with the fire to Infan rapid Maria the main Teresa and remained In addition to magazines flagship with go to the front to consult with General her and destructive which BUSH OF SPANISH SQUADRON a this was the chase surf until during heavy to ordered Shaf ter for a discussion of the situarunning just inspeedily pverwhelmed and silenced the — The method of side of the Spanish ships discontinue atEight when she rendered Hut no risk escape tion and for a rfore definite undervery Spanish fire The initial speed of the tempted by the Spaniards (all efficient service in rescuing deterred our officers men until and steering prisoners Spaniards carried them standing between us of the operations from the in same direction and in for- their work of humanity was the at rapidly past enburning Vizcaya I complete the blockading vessels and the battle proposed which had been rendered close a mation) removed all tactical doubts diagram showing approximateCHASK OF THE COLON the by into a chase developed in which the or difficulties and made Pessary of tha unexpectedly strong ly the positions of the vessels as dethe X Tenth — There remained now of the Spanish garrison at scribed above ZfC?00 Brooklyo and Texas had at the duty of every United Statesplain vessel to Spanish I had sent my chief of staff Fourth — start the advantage of position The close in and ships only the Cristobal The Spanish vessels came immediately engage in Colon but she was their best lore the day before to arrange an maintained this lead until the Brooklyn and pursuit of each ship The task fastest vessel Forced rapidly out of the harbor at a speed the Tlew with Gen Shafter who situathe Oregon steaming with amazing was has estimated at from eight to ten knots by promptly and effectly done As tion to hug the Cuban coast her speed from the commencement of the uffenng from heat prostration and in the only already stated the first rush of the chance of order: Infanta action following wa by superior and took first plaee The Iowa escape goto hi head Tereaa i (flagship): Vizcaya J aad Spanish squadron carried jit past a sustained Indiana done speed When the Vizcaya lumber of bl "‘ng sjips which went ashore the Colon was about The Report Captain Sampson Secretary Long ‘"Pf i ui Ships-Perform- lf semi-cirel- e one-hal- two-third- one-ha- lf well-sustaini- X-- Sgo ’ If you are dissatisfied with the size of piece or with the quality ox the chewing tobacco you arc using- fffjr te U gret 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