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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1898
Page
8
London voices erupt over impending war as figures like John Burns and Sir John Columb express anti war and strategic doubts. They discuss Spanish fleet moves near Cape Verde and anticipated American Cuba attack timing after a wartime declaration.
The April report states a deliberate cut south of Fort Taylor on the Key West Havana cable. The double armor shore-end line was opened and the conductor severed, weighing about fourteen tons per mile. Repair crews have restored the line.
Reports from Washington describe the mobilization of sixteen thousand regulars assembling at Chickamauga Tampa New Orleans and Mobile. Officials discuss volunteer forces and possible action against Spain with focus on Havana and the Gulf coast deployment.
The proclamation date was postponed to tomorrow at earliest as states quota debates continue. A Lone Star line report shows Cuba imported 41,800 cattle last year and meat shortages aid blockading goals. Military orders move Twenty-fifth Infantry under Colonel Burt to Mobile, while Captain Duvall reports on southern coast defenses. Citywide enthusiasm and flag displays mark inauguration mood as troops travel by rail. civilians cheer along routes and wait for camping at Chickamauga.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on April 20 cavalry and artillery units from across the country converged on the Chickamauga camping ground. Major General Brooke and his staff from the Department of the Lakes arrived from Chicago to assume command, meeting him near the city outskirts.
Reportedly the army and navy could strike Havana as soon as war begins. It is believed that 16,000 troops sent to Cuba will be enough to capture the city.
Washington April 20 The United States will enforce McKinley s ultimatum by sending the North Atlantic and flying squadrons to Cuba and Porto Rico. Captain Sampson will blockade Havana and other Cuban ports while Schley s squadron targets Puerto Rico. Neutral nations will be informed of port entry rights and merchant departures. Sampson s fleet may reach Cuba Saturday forenoon and Schley by Monday. Smaller vessels will be dispatched to seek and destroy Spanish ships when ready.
The plan calls for one protected cruiser and four auxiliary ships to form a Gulf patrol squadron with headquarters likely in New Orleans to guard the Mississippi levees. The cruiser Newark, flagship of the South Atlantic station, remains the most available vessel for assignment to the South.
Democratic ward contests spread from now to May caucuses with many wards showing one sided lines. Leaders avoid battles as city machine remains content with status quo. Ward 1 Nolan leads while Ward 2 Kennedy fields a fight and Ward 23 McDonald Cronin lead rival delegations.
Fifty friends of J Spang gathered at 18 Merchants Row last night to present him with a costly white marble clock engraved for the occasion.
A Philadelphia North American remark notes Spinners has finally begun working and appears to be leading a group of street laborers as a supervisor. The exchange highlights his shift from unspecified activity to organized labor leadership.
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