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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1898
Page
7
A partial OCR fragment references Cuba and Spain with military terms. It mentions crossing lines and breaking cans, but the overall event and context remain unclear. No identifiable persons, organizations, dates, or places are determinable from the readable segments.
Rear Admiral Sampson with New York Oregon Mayflower and Porter joins Commodore Schley off Santiago de Cuba joining forces to blockade the Spanish fleet. Monitors remain off Cardenas while the combined squadron plans immediate action with 12 fighting ships listed including New York Brooklyn Iowa Oregon Massachusetts Texas New Orleans Marblehead Dolphin Mayflower Vixen and Porter.
News from Haiti and Port au Prince report the Merrimac sinking to block the harbor in the Cuban battle. The small force attempted a dash through the channel but failed, with six sailors lost as part of the attack. Reports discuss timing and confusion amid ongoing bombardment near Santiago de Cuba.
Washington reports navy officials believe the collier threw the harbor entry to trap the Merrimac. The maneuver linked to Admiral Sampson and timed to test mines, with eight Spanish prisoners named as the war’s true heroes. Officers Miller Gilmer Blakely Luby and Crank identified by home states. Farallon arrival notes Sitka grand jury indictments against John A. Smith for extortion and bribes.
The Massachusetts Iowa New Orleans and Vixen engaged Spanish forces at Santiago harbor led by Admiral Cervera. The battle damaged Morro and Cristobal Colon while shore batteries fired in vain. Vesuvius is expected to attempt to clear harbor mines enabling a further assault by Schley.
A Washington dispatch reports 75 000 troops will be stationed at Chickamauga as a permanent camp the largest in the United States Most of the troops drafted under the second call will go there for equipment organization and drill
From San Francisco to Key West reports confirm Hawaii annexation expectations. Officers at Camp Merritt prepare to deploy troops to protect US interests, while General Merritt coordinates the Philippines expedition. Ships for the invasion fleet are being secured, with Florida ports as primary embarkation points. The battleship Oregon completed a historic long voyage, receiving a rousing fleet welcome and celebratory salutes.
Washington reports a protocol agreeing on topics for an international committee. Officials expect Behring Sea disputes to end with a complete suspension of pelagic sealing, though no formal surrender was decided during talks.
The tug Record of the Inman fleet was run down and sunk in the Duluth ship canal just before midnight. Three crew members died, Captain John Bricklet, Elmer Cook, and engineer George Riggs. The remaining crew escaped, and the article notes moonlit and starlit visibility observations.
Seattle officials report the schooner Jane Gray sank after a leak in a gale about 590 miles west of Cape Flattery. Of 61 aboard May 19 bound for Kotzebue Sound, 34 perished. 27 survived in a launch reaching Rugged Point, Vancouver Island, after drifting 80 hours. Survivors include Job Johnson and C J Reilly. vessel was 107 tons, built 1887 in Bath Missouri, owned by McDougall & Southwick of Seattle.
General F D Grant took the oath as brigadier general at Chickamauga National Park on June 8. Judge Harris of Rome Georgia, an ex Confederate, administered the oath in a ceremony witnessed by a large crowd. Grant expressed satisfaction at serving under a distinguished former foe and a loud shout followed.
A Santiago dispatch reports 14 US vessels including the Iowa, Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Texas and New Orleans bombarded Santiago Harbor. Fire targeted Punta Gorda El Morro and Socapa batteries and the Cristobal Colon. American ships withdrew at dusk. signals to insurgents observed. Spanish defenses tightened. port pass rigged to close or open the harbor.
News from Port au Prince reports the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon leaving the harbor to face a furious American naval bombardment as 14 ships including the Brooklyn Iowa Massachusetts Texas New Orleans and Columbia fired from the bay entrance. Cuban troops massed nearby. Torpedo boat Porter seen at Mole St Nicholas.
Madrid June 3. Public attention centers on the Bank of Spain whose failure to assist the government could halt the war. A long procession formed outside the bank as people queued to exchange notes for silver fearing discounts. If runs continue, silver stock may run out forcing a forced issue of small denomination notes.
Secretary Alger submits a letter to the speaker detailing war aims and a plan to deploy 70,000 troops to Cuba. Twenty thousand to start immediately with the rest to follow as preparations allow.
Thomas W. Keene known as the tragedian died at a New York hospital after an appendicitis operation. At his bedside were Mrs. Keene and his brother and sister William and Margaret Eagleson. Born Thomas W. Eagleson, he lived at Four Corners Staten Island and left a widow a son and a daughter married to actor Edwin Arden now in Paris.
In Key West Judge Locke ordered condemnation of 2400 tons of coal aboard the British steamer Restormel captured off Santiago harbor May 21 while attempting to reach the Spanish fleet. The steamer’s case resumes tomorrow. explosion in a paper factory in New York caused total plant destruction with heavy damage. no deaths reported, several injured feared to die.
Paris reports a new decree published June 3 extends minimum tariff benefits provisionally to various American products. The action expands tariff coverage and affects trade terms between France and the United States.
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