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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1898
Page
2
The Aberdeen Herald offers a wide range of notes on naval feats, public figures, and social commentary. It includes jokes about Admiral Dewey as a tenor, remarks on the Oregon voyage, press satire, and reflections on war, diplomacy, and cultural quirks with numerous named people and places.
Dr W Long Chapman, a surgeon on the Caelic, was in Hong Kong when the American squadron appeared. He presented a rabbit’s foot and a four leaf clover to Admiral Dewey and Captain Gridley. They wagered for the charms and attached them to their water chains before action.
The article notes F Marion Crawford condemning Italian taxes, linking them to agricultural decline and looming bankruptcy. It also examines a Town Supreme Court ruling on insanity pleas, proposing a trial-for-insanity procedure, and explains why multiple Morro Castles appear in dispatches, clarifying their local geography and naming.
A concise comment on how certain women extend emotional labor beyond ordinary expectations, noting social pressures and personal impact without targeting individuals.
Elihu Thompson towed sternwheelers Gamecock and Staghound for Alaska when hogchains parted and seas wrecked the vessels. Decks filled, holds flooded, 57 passengers evacuated into the sea. five thousand spectators watched as the ships limped into Astoria, $125000 in damage reported.
The report details heavy Spanish fire delaying American advance near Siboney as Colonel Wood and Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt lead followed by First and Tenth Cavalry. About 16 Americans killed and 60 wounded or missing, with Spanish losses likely heavier. 87 dead Spaniards found so far.
Five members of Torrey's rough riders from Cheyenne died in a rear end railway crash near Tupelo on the Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham line. The Seville sleeper, carrying Colonel Torrey and staff, was demolished but all but the colonel survived. Troops rushed to free the wounded and extinguish a fire as wreckage and timbers crushed many in a central coach. The Talbot torpedo boat departed New York for Key West with Norfolk stop en route.
Report from Playa del Este Guantanamo says Spanish forces may abandon Caimanera due to starvation and retreat to Guantanamo. A wind powered clock in Brussels is noted as never wound by human hands.
New York reports the auxiliary cruiser Prairie has orders to sail at full speed to Key West from Tomkingville, with departure planned for Provincetown on June 28. The armored cruiser Katahdin departed for Hampton Roads followed by the cruiser San Francisco and the colliers Southern and Southern.
Roosevelt's Rough Riders and regulars attacked about 2,000 Spanish troops near San tiago de Cuba. The brief battle left twelve Spaniards dead and at least 10 Americans wounded, with several officers seriously hurt. General Young led the expedition as Wood commanded the Rough Riders.
Hamilton Fish Jr., a young New Yorker of high standing, was among the dead. He served with Roosevelt's Rough Riders, comes from one of New York's oldest families, and is the son of Nicholas Fish, grandson of the late Hamilton Fish, a Grant cabinet secretary. He is a banker residing in the city.
Washington report notes Captain Capron son of Allyn Capron First Artillery among the killed. He was a second lieutenant in the Seventh Cavalry and recently promoted to captain of volunteers. A New York infant is condemned to live under the name Walter Appson Schley Dewey Cullen. Denver dispatch: First Lieutenant George L. Bryan of the First Cavalry wounded at San Diego, age about 44, previously military adviser to Colorado governor. Five is cited as China’s sacred number with multiple references.
Washington June 27 officials say Spain plans to send the Cadiz fleet to the Suez Canal to attack Dewey in the Philippines. After Santiago falls, Sampson may split forces for a swift flying squadron and a second battleship squadron to sweep the Spanish coast and bombard targets with ships like the Iowa Oregon Massachusetts Texas and Brooklyn.
A garbled passage mentions Oshk Harbor boat, Amer One Spa, and a firing incident. It references testimony, charges, and a court context with names like Torres and Wil. The broken text suggests a disputed event at a harbor area with legal proceedings pending.
Washington June 27 Trusted government sources say the Cadiz squadron sails eastward observers note it sighted near Pantelleria two days ago and expect Port Said by Tuesday or Wednesday. Officials doubt the canal can handle Spanish armor and fear the Monterey with Brutus may reach Manila soon as naval officers brace for possible attack.
The queen regent signed a decree suspending the cortes causing an adjournment amid uproar in the senate and crowded deputies chamber. Reporters noted omissions in yesterday’s official report and the chamber adjourned without throne cheers. In Cuba, a flag of truce was laid to locate Merrimac prisoners. Captain Conas reported Hobe son and his men confined in a 12stago town and all well. The University of Chicago expelled over 1 million dollars in 1897, including most of it from faculty families.
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