Show S I 1 S HEARD eliom his report on the naval duel with cervera made public 1 1 1 I 1 J I 1 I 1 N 9 I 1 commends in in particular the skillful handling 1 1 and gallant fighting of A the 1 4 al ll 11 I 1 Is 7 brooklyn struck more frequently than any an I 1 t of the other vessels hard work to j bestow praise where so many 1 deserve it rapid fire batteries did great I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 work I 1 july the tha navy de made public the reports of 0 admi admiral sampson commodore capt clark ot of tho oregon arid ana capt 0 ans of 0 tho the iowa OR on tho the battle of july ard 3rd which resulted la in the be destruction of 0 squadron they ire are is as follo follows wol i united states stales flagship now new york tork first rate oft off santiago aeo de cuba cuba july 15 1693 sir I 1 bavo bava the honor to make the he follows lar ay iy report upon the battle with the destruction of the spanish squadron commanded by admiral cervera vera off santiago Sint laso tie de cuba on oil sunday july 3 issa second the ilis sint enemy vessels came out ot of the harbor harbar between 38 mid and 10 a tn ro the head bead ot of the column appearing around Cay at sl and emerging from the channel ave or dix minutes later third the position ot of the vessels of 0 my command off santiago at the moment were Flag flagship glOp nw now york w was four our miles east cant ot of her blockading elation a and about beven mile from the harbor entrance she had bad started tor for siboney where I 1 intended to land accompanied compa nied by several ot of roy my staff eia tt and go to the front to consult av with ith gen she shatter tier tor for a discussion of 0 the lion ind and for a more definite under standing between us ot of the op operations bons lerL ed proposed had been rendered necessary by the unexpectedly strong resistance ot at the spanish garrison garr laon at santiago I 1 had bad sent edit my chief of stox on shore the day before to a an go on an interview with gen shatter r W who ho has boa been suffering from heat beat prostration I 1 made arrangements to so go to his headquarters anti and roy my flagship was lit in the position mentioned above when the spanish squadron appeared in the channel cb anDel POSITION or OF SQUADRON the ilia remaining vessels were la in or noar nar their usual positions distributed tn a circle about the tha harbor entrance counting irom from the eastward in n tho the following order tho the indiana about it a nillo mile and a half front from shore the orason 0 all the vew new borks place be between these two tho the iowa texas and brooklyn tho the latter two ratios miles from the shore chore west of santiago the distance of the he yes sels from the harbor entrance was waa from two and one half to tour four miles the latter being the limit of day blockading distance the length of arc formed by the ships was about eight miles the massachusetts hail had left it at 4 a rn tor for guantanamo for coal her nation was wa q between the iowa and texas the auxiliary gloucester ind and vixen lay close cloeo to the land and nearer to the harbor entrance than the larger ve vessels the gloucester to tho the eastward and the vixen to the westward the ericcson was lit in company with tha th flagship and rom allied with her during the chase until ordered to discontinue A when she rendered very efficient servi service in rescuing prisoners from the burning vizcaya I 1 enclose a diagram showing a approximately 1 proximately roat sity the positions of the ves vessel as aa described above SPANIARDS MOVING fourth the spanish vessels came rapidly out of the harbor at a speed estimated at from to ten knots and in the following order In infanta tanta maria teresa flagship nagah lp Vl vizcaya acaya cristobal CriB tobal colon and the Almi almarante rents oquendo 11 the distance between thaws ships hips was about tw hoo yards which means that from the time ill the first brat one became visible tn in the upper r reach of the channel until the last one was out of the harbor an interval of 0 on only ly about twelve minutes elapsed following the th oquendo at a a distance t about IM ta yards yard came the torpedo 0 bolt boal detroyer destroyer pluton ind and after her the furor the annad orul sert Is as rapidly as ill they Y could bring their guns to bear opened opened it a vigorous are upon the blocked blockading ing vc eels and emerge from tim the C channel han n et shrouded emearld 1 in the smoke from their runs firth the men of our ships tn in front olt of the port were at sunday quarters for the signal was made simultaneously trim from several AreaL vessels els geierm quarters Quart cra was waa sounded the men cheered as they sprang to their guns mid and are was opened probably within minutes by the vessel whose WHOM runa commanded the entrance NEW TORK TURNED ABOUT tho new york turned about mind and steamed tor for the ea cApIng flet fleet t flying the ligmal close in toward harbor entrance and attack and grada silly increasing speed until toward th the end at 0 the chase chabe she nhe won was making sixteen nud and one ode halt knots and was waa rapidly closing on the Cris cristoba tobt colon she was waa not at any time wit bill the range ranee ot of the heavy spanish and her ant only y part in the iho was waa to rece receive lAe the undivided fire from the inn 8 in n passing ui the harbor entrance and t to 0 fire a few shots at ono one of th the destroyers dett though at the moment the destroyer dee troyer was attempting to escape from the gloucester sixth the spanish vessels upon clearing Cle arlOff the tae harbor turned to the westward and increased their speed to thu the tull power of 0 their eng the heavy awer bloe a aiding vessels 11 ble le had clotted d in toward the morro at the instant of tho the appearance and at th thola e ir best beat speed delivered A a rapid ore fire w ellous ell ous BU saintil and destructive which speedily a overwhelmed and silenced the spanish firu the int initial lind speed 0 of the arda car carried them rapidly past the blockading vessels and thill battle developed into a chose chase in which the brooklyn Dro oklyn and texa ll 11 had at the start the advantage oi of position the brooki brooklyn maintained this ihla lead until the iho oregon with amazing speed from rom the commencement or of tho the action look took first place the iowa and indiana tied had done good work and not having tho the speed 0 or tho the other ships were directed by me in succession at about the time tit the vizcaya was beached bea clied to drop out or oc tile the t beabe and resume blockading stations these ves sets rescued n anany L Y prisoners tho the findan g tn that hat the rush of tho the would put her bar between tiao alrea ran outs out fildo I 1 do of her own cot col I 1 LIMA and remained remal ned there during the battle and chase 1 I 1 THE THC gloucester seventh handling emd and gallant Kii llant fighting of i itic gloucester lion A on ili ine admiration of 0 every edw one who wao at n atness d it find and merits the conin tanda j lion of 0 the the navy department she Is A fast and entirely unprotected auxiliary vessel the yacht Cor alcana and has a battery of 0 light rapid fire guns she was running about two miles from tile the harbor entrance to the east eastward ivard and immediately steamed out firing u upon on the large ships anticipating the ine ftp ap bearance pe arance of 0 tiie the pluton platon and furor the gloucester was toad to cd thereby ruining gaining more rapidly a high pressure e of steam ond and athen w hen the destroyers came out she steamed for the them ill ELL at full I 1 speed and wai haq able to clean to short range where her fire was waa accurate deadly mid and of great volume during this fight the gloucester was under the fir anre e of the socapa battery within twenty ty minutes from the time they emerged from santiago hari hard bor bar the careers of at tile the furos furor and the pluton were mere ended and two thirds of their people killed the furor rolo was beached and sunk in the surf the pluton vank bank in deep water a few ewi minutes later ater the dest destroyers probably suffered much injury from roin tho the hrs fire of 0 the secondary batteries of the battleships iowa indiana Indi ant ind and the texas yet I 1 th ink Is a very consider able factor in their speedy destructions destruction was tile the fire at close range of the Glouceste rs es battery after rescuing the survivors of the destroyers the gloucester did excellent gervice ll in landing and securing tho elio crew ot of the i infanta maria teresa I 1 4 RUSH HUSH OF SPANISH SQUADRON eighth the tha method of oc encabo at tempted by the spaniards all steering in tho the rame direction and in formation removed all tactical doubts or ties and made plain the duty of every united states vessel to close in and immediately engage in the pursuit of each ship the task nas rasi promptly a and rid effectively done As already stated slated the first rush of 0 the spanish S squadron carried it past rh 1 hl a burn nurn number her of blockading ships which le could not immediately work up to their best speed but they suffered heavily j tn in passing the infanta marta maria teresa i and the Onu endo were proa bly seta oti on fire by shells tired during the firra fifteen rn ot at the engagement it I 1 was afterward learned that the 1 in I ri fanta maria tere Te aas ire fire main had been cut by one ot at our first shots ind and that she was waa unable to extinguish the lire with large volumes ot of smoke rill ing from their lower decks aft the these vessels gave up both fight and night flight and ra ran n in on the beach the infanta maria teress teresa at about 30 10 15 a in at Ni manima esix and one halt half miles f from rota santiago Sant laKO harbor entrance find and the al AI merante oquendo at about 10 30 a in at juen juan gonzales seven miles froni from tho the port GALLANT CONDUCT OF I 1 CANS 1 I ninth the was waa still under the fire ot of the leading vessels the cristobal colon had drawn ahead lending the chase and soon passed be yond the range of the guns gong of the lead alN j ing american Amerl can ships the vizcaya i was soon set beet on tire lire and at 1116 1115 she turned in shore and was beached at I 1 I 1 Accerra deros otteen fifteen miles from ago burning fiercely fler cely and with avith heijel serve ft at ammunition on deck already to explode when about ton milca west ot of santiago the India indiana nall had been signaled to go BO back to th the e harbor entrance and at Accerra de deros ro 8 the th Il iowa lown waa ties signaled to ren re mime me blockading station the iowa toted by the Er erichson iceson and thol the hint took off the ilia crew of the viz caya allo the ll harvard arvard and the gloucester rescued those ld it the in tanta fanta morla maria tor teresa c sa end and the alanl 1 j I 1 rante this oquendo rescue of prisoners include Inc including ludi rig the wounded dom the burning ships shins was the th occasion of 0 some of the most daring and gallant conduct of the day tho the ships were burning tore ore find and atti 1 their guns and reserve an ammunition were nere exploding and it waa aires not no kanom knonz A at what moment the are atwould reath reach the maln main magazines in addition to this a heavy surf nas is running side aide of 0 ill the spanish fth ships but no risk deterred dete ired our officers rg and men until their work of humanity was complete 1 CHASE of THE COLON A tenta e remained now 0 the tha 1 Stian leh ships only the Cris cristobal lon ion but she jhc ww was thel best and faija daiil as at t vessel forced by the situation a hug hue tiro tile cuban const coast flat on only aban A of 0 escape aun UH by superior r a aidt Y 1 rallied speed wien whon the a i as atcho litlie e the colon at as N 3 im ag if nix mx miles ahead of 0 the r 11 EY 1 tho the oregon but her spurt a ur t dav 1 hd and the american Amerl cau bill billa 5 w now gaining upon tier her if behana h I 1 k J in brooklyn Broo Hlyn abid tile the Oi egoh I ca ai i texas vixen and NO now Y york 1 1 was aas ovide evident sit from the briele fc 4 new york that all the i it 1 1 71 ships cre gradually cra dually ovi s so chasel and that bill bb had no ceif an N recall I 1 al at 12 EO oabe the beok yn ya and if is r gon eon opened fire ind and got their thi the hay shells 8 beyond itar and it at ilo she bhe gs gamp t ip is without tiring firing another shot eliutt 1 li town hei bet color colura and jar jan ashore a flaw torti blehl I 1 11 lis Is f 1 A ling alago a capt cook of or L tiie the b L I 1 bf 1 at k 11 went 0 ou 0 boat blaid d to I 1 the erli while lila life boat was waa nion gaide I 1 came up in the neu c york reveled bli report and placed tile the 0 1 n charge of 0 the to ivr a r I 1 if and directed thu this r ai P lie be berred to tile hio lies its vh ili E I 1 A I 1 slid had the anis schley chuao chief of 0 staff catl on board to receil tile the durso d 1 r directed that all their person personal a jet PA should be retained by bf the lines this order I 1 old not me d it y aj t 1 jl SJ I 1 this the hallil hl lil ii 1 I lon ion JN it not ja III aured by I 1 I 1 i t P oba I 1 1 IF i not much 11 I 1 ui LO a I 1 i ih iiii h all hy ran aidis I 1 1 Is Is h beach was ho go i p ih h in ill if rt by the ihu working 0 th ih but h tee ice malveo valm w wre re opened id d ikin acon tr lr I 1 n pure arum h ind 4 df b pl 1 11 II if 0 arti the he bank a i it 1 b ELM am evident that ln c uld i if b it p pt ghe v pushed ll 11 sd io by the he new york tork bodily upon bench y V new at yorks acm stem bels bellig alig placed ardace a ofle alast lor hw 10 for ahlf purpose ryogi I 1 if hip chic byu by capt all and in bulck with admirable judgment tind hank in it final water an and it M may 8 y bo be sned tied Halit this hla not be been en d done 0 a ho he rould have gone dunn duan in deep water ikid nil would have been to IL a certainty a cotal otal loss 1088 i I 1 regard this complete and tit victory over the tit 0 spanish izi lanish bjoro or 0 s its tile the finish findell of bev in ial r ka tit n ardi ardion folla and close block hiir it so stringent anti and cf clive during hr he night ight A that the wag deterred de deter terrel rl rom rant making hw attempt to escape at light ight and acly elected to junk inane ahe 0 attempt in daylight da light that burn such aas tin the case I 1 was waa informed by the officer of 0 ilia cristobal solon BLOCKADE OF ITAR BOll twelfth lt it seems cloper to briefly des describe here the he manner in which this was vas accomplished the lint gaibor bar of 0 santiago ah naturally aay easy to blockade thea ethcie L being but one cn tiance and that a ore one and the deep water extending close up to the choie line pie enting no difficulties of 0 navigation outside ot of the cn en tiance at the time of my arrival before the port june ast 1st at the moon VM lu its tull full and there woi was sufficient light buting the nig ato to enable any movement outside ot of jah the entrance trance rn to be ba detected but bui with nith the anang aning ot of lh the moon anil and the coming of dark nights flights there was opportunity for or the enemy to escape or tor for his hie torpedo boats to make an attack upon p the blockading vessels veas cla I 1 was avas certain with inith conclusiveness that tile merrimac did not obstruct it I 1 IL etoie lefoie maintained the blockade as aa 11 to follow to a to tile the little ships was assigned the duty in turn of 0 lighting the channel imo moving V inc UP asp to the port at a distance ot of front from one to two miles from the morro dependent upon tho the condition or of the thoy abrew a beam directly upon tile channel and held it steadily l there this lightened i up the entire breadth of the i for halx half a nale inside or of the entrance ent ranco SO ao that the movement of 0 mail boats boalo could be detected NEVER NEVEK FIRED why the never opened |