| Show t ‘I Cristobal Colon” and the Ahnirante and not haviug the speed of the other could not Immediately work up ts Oquendo The distance bet ween tiieso were directed by me in succes- their best Bpeed but they suffered ships ships was about M)i yards which sion about the time the Vizcaya heavily in passing at The Infanta means that from the time the first was beached to drop out of the chase Maria Teresa and the Oquendo were one became visible in the upper reach aud resume blockading stations These probably set on fire by shells fired durof the chanoel until the last one wus vessels rescued many prisoners The ing the first fifteen minutes of the enout of the harbor an interval of only Vixen finding that the rush of the gagement It was afterwards learned about twelve minutes elapsed Follow- Spanish ships would her between that the Intanta Maria Teresa's fire ing the Oquendo at a distance of tvvo fires ran outside put of her own col- main had been cut by one of our shots about 1300 yards came the torpedo-boa- t umn and remained there during the and that 6he was unable to extinguish destroyer I’luton and after her battle and chase the fire With large volumes of smoke the 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 fighting of the “Gloucester'’ vessels gave up both fight and flight Brooklyn Stood the Brunt of the Fight at First But Was to bear opened & vigorous fire upon won the admiration of every one who and ran in on the beach — the Infanta the blockading vessels and emerged witnessed it and merits of commendaMaria Teresa at about 10:15 a m at Speedily Joined by the Other Ships —Performances from the channel shrouded in the tion of the Navy department She is a Nimanima six and f miles from smoke from their guns of the Brooklyn and the Gloucester fast and entirely unprotected auxiliary Santiago harbor enterance and the I ifth — The men of our ships in front vessel — the yacht Corsicana and has Almirante Oquendo at about 10:30 a the port were at Sunday of Commended Particularly “quarters a battery of light rapid-fir- e She m at Juan Gonzales seven miles from guns for inspection” The bignat was made was two about miles from the the port running simultaneously from several vessels harbor enterance to the eastward and Ninth — The Vizcaya was still un“enemy’s and der the fire of the leading vessels the ships escaping” The navy department has made pubgeneral immediately steamed out firing upon quarters and my flagship was in the quarters was Bounded Cristobal men The Colon had drawn ahead the lic the reports of Admiral Sampson and large ships Anticipating the apposition mentioned above when the cheered as they to the chase and soon passed betheir of sprang guns pearance the I’luton and Furor leading the commanders of the vessels of his Spanish squadron appeared in the and hre tas opened probably within the Gloucester was the fleet of the destruction of the range of tho guns of the leadstowed thereby yond Spanish channel minutes by the vessels whose American eight The Vizcaya ing more fleet at Santiago July 3 It is a most ships a gaining rapidly high pressure The remaining vessels were in or soon was entrance the on and set guns fire commanded at 11:15 she of steam when and the Important document settling as it near their usual destroyers The New York turned about and came out she steamed for them positions turned in shore and was bleached at does many points concerning which distributed in blockading at full e a about the steamed for the escaping fleet flying speed and was able to close to short Accerraderos fifteen miles from Santithere lias been a misapprehension harbor entrance from the the sigual “close In toward harbor encounting The report is dated off Santiago de eastward in range where her fire was accurate ago burning fiercely and with her rethe following order: The trance and attack vessels” and serve of ammunition on deck already gradu- deadly and of great volume Cuba July 15 addressed to Secretary Indiana about a mile and a half ally increasing until the toward When about During this fight the Gloucester beginning to explode Long and is as follows: from shore the Oregon the New end of the chasespeed she was making six- was under the fire of the ten miles west of — First — I have the Santiago the “IndiSocapa bathonor to York’s place between these two the teen and had and ana” knots was been Within rapid- tery make the following report upon the Iowa Texas signaled to go back to twenty minutes from and Brooklyn the ou the Cristobal the Colon harbor entrance closing and at Accerra-derou- s the ly time from battle and the destruction of the latter two miles from they emerged Santiago the shore west She was not at any time within the harbor the the Iowa was 'of careers the Furor and signaled to “reSpanish squadron commanded by Ad- of The distance of the vessume s range of the heavy Spanish ships and the Pluton were ended and station” The miral Cervera off Santiago de Cuba on selsSantiago blockading from the harbor entrance was her only in the firing was to of their people killed The Furor Iowa assisted by- - the Ericcson and part 3 1898 Sunday July from two and to four miles receive the undivided fire from the was bleached and sunk in the surf the the Ilist took off the crew of the Second — The enemy's vessels came the latter the limit of day blockbeing forts in passing the harbor entrance Fluton sank in deep water a few Vizcaya while the Harvard ' and out of the harbor between 9:35 and 10 The length of arc and to fire a few shots at one of the minutes ading distance a m the head of the column appear- formed later The destroyers prob- the Gloucester rescued those of the by the ships was about eight destroyers though at the moment the ably suffered much injury from the Infanta Maria Teresa and the Alming around Cayo&mith at 9:31 and miles was to destroyer fire of the secondary batteries of the irante Oquendo attempting escape emerging from the channel five or six The Massachusetts left at 4 from the Gloucester had This rescue of prisoners including minutes later battleships Iowa Indiana and the a m for Guantanamo for coal Her Sixth — The Spanish vessels upon Texas the wounded from the burning ships I think a considerThird— The positions of the vessels of station was between very yet “Iowa” and clearing the harbor turned to the west- able the was the occasion of some of the most in their factor destruction my command off Santiago at the mo- Texas speedy The auxiliary Gloucester ward and increased their speed to tho was the fire at close range of the daring and gallant conduct of the day ment were: Flagship New York and Vixen close to the land and full power of their engines The heavy Gloucester’s battery was four miles east of her blockading nearer to lay After rescing The ships were burning fore and aft harbor the than the blockading vessels which had closed entrance the survivors of the destroyers the their guns and reserve ammunition station and about seven miles from the larger vessels the Gloucester to the in toward the Morro at the instant Gloucester did excelent service in were exploding and it was not known harbor entrance She had started for eastward and the Vixen to the westof the enemy's appearance and at their landing and securing the crew of the at what moment the fire would reach Siboney where I intended to land ac- ward The Ericcson was in company the main magazines In addition to Infan to Maria Teresa companied by several of my staff and with the flagship and remained with best speed delivered a rapid fire and 'destructive this a heavy surf was running just inwhich to SPANISH RUSH OP SQUADRON go the front to consult with General her during the chase until ordered to speedily pverwhelmed aad silenced the — of the Spanish ships But no risk side atSbafter for a discussion of the situa- discontinue method The of escape Eight when she rendered very fire The Initial speed of the our officers and men until deterred Spanish tion and for a rhore definite under- efficient the tempted by Spaniards (all steering service in rescuing prisoners carried them work in their of humanity was complete Spaniards same direction forat in the and between rapidly us past of the operations from the burning standing Vizcaya I en- the blockading vessels and the battle mation) removed all tactical doubts which CHASE had been OF THE COLON proposed rendered close a diagram showing approximatea into in chase or which developed the difficulties and made the the — plain Tenth There remained now of the japWessary by unexpectedly strong ly the positions of the vessels as deBrooklyn and Texas had at the duty of every United States vessel to 4(it&nce of the Spanish garrison at scribed above Spanish ’ start the advantage of position The close in and immediately engage in Colon shipsshe only the Cristobal jTa&tiago I had sent my chief of 6taff but was Fourth — The Spanish vessels came Brooklyn maintained this lead until the pursuit of each ship The task fastest vesseL Forced their best and on shore the day before to arrange an rapidly out of the harbor at a ‘ by the situaspeed with amazing was the Oregon Interview with Gen Shafter who has estimated promptly and effectly done As tion to hug the Cuban coast her only at from eight to ten knots speed from thesteaming commencement of the already stated the first rush of the chance of escape was by superior and suffering from heat prostration and iu the following order: Infanta action took first plaee The Iowa Spanish squadron carried It past a sustained ugements to go to his head Marina Teresa J (flagship) : speed When the Vizcaya Vizcaya and Indiana ba done good work lumber of bl ”ng sfiips which went ashore the Colon was The Official Report of Captain Sampson to Secretary Long the ono-hal- semi-circl- one-ha- lf two-third- one-ha- lf -- well-sustaini- ' ‘ about r 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