Gunner Hariman's Tale of the Terror Battle Off San Juan
Gunner Hartman recalls the St. Paul firing on the Spanish torpedo boat Terror near Morro Castle. A fifty pound shrapnel shell from the five inch gun tears through Terror’s aft engine room, killing the engineer and wounding others as the destroyer sinks ashore. The crew celebrates a decisive hit and vows accuracy in future actions.
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Charlies Hartman
St. Paul
San Juan
Terror
Gunner Hartman
Santiago
Morro Castle
Isabel
Morro
Powelson
Sigsbee
Prisioners On St Louis and Naval Aftermath At Newport News
The St Louis arrives with Admiral Cervera and other prisoners under strict parole. Health inspectors and officers survey the ship while prisoners are guarded. The Spanish admiral remains ill and unresponsive, and the crew awaits the next steps as officers report and landings are planned on Seavey’s Island.
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Santiago de Cuba
Sam
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Seavey's Island
Removal of Spanish Officers From Portsmouth Brief
Spanish officers to be moved to Annapolis while soldiers and sailors remain prisoners at Seavey’s Island in Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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Annapolis
New Hampshire
Seavey’s Island
Santiago's Naval Battle as Seen from the Vixen
Official account from the US steamer Vixen describes the pursuit and engagement with Admiral Cervera's squadron off Santiago de Cuba on July 9. The chase included the Cristobal Colon and Vizcaya among others, with heavy fire exchanges, eventual pursuit toward Azucarradores reef, and the Colon’s surrender signal thwarted by misread signals.
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Santiago
Associated Press
Santiago DE Cuba
Port Antonio
Jam
United States
Vixen
Morro Castle
Brooklyn
Cristobal Colon
Cabanas
Guayacabon
Oregon
Bayamita
New York
Vizcaya
Texas
Colon
Rio Tarquino
New Yorks
GERVERA IN DEMAND AS SUMMER ATTRACTION
Admiral Cervera and his Spanish squadron officers are sought by hotels in Portsmouth Newport Narragansett Pier and other resorts as summer guests. Ships at Charlestown Navy Yard report no unease about the prisoners of war and plan their transfer to Annapolis to remain near Washington.
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Goodrich
Navy Yard
United States Service
Cervera
Admiral Cervera
Eulate
Annapolis
Portsmouth Marine Barracks
St. Louis
United States Army
Santiago
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary Long
Payne
Post
Cristobal Colon
Schley
Colon
Wounde
Paine
Admiral Carpenter
Phillips
Fremont
P Post Office
Ensign Palmer
Scav#y
Piscataqua
Santiagh
Medan
Oregon
Gloucester
Iowa
Texas
Brooklyn
Sampson
Vizcaya
Wainwright
Chaplain Jones
Congregational Church
Sherman Hoar
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Newport News
Cuba
Almirante Oquendo
Infanta Maria Teresa
Portsmouth
Newport
Narragansett Pier
Long Branch
Atlantic City
Manhattan Beach
Santiago de Cuba
Charlestown Navy Yard
Howison
Havana
Campos Not Yet for Peace in Cuba Autonomy Debate
Madrid July 10 Marshal Martinez Campos said peace talks between Spain and the United States are premature. He backed reforms for Cuba since 1869 but rejected autonomy noting poor results from island war and late grant. He denied concern over Admiral Cervera’s loss and affirmed loyalty to Spain and the Queen Regent.
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Madrid
Marshal Martinez Campos
San Sebastian
Cuba
Senor Canovas
Campos
Admiral Cervera
Spain
Captain Evans recalls Vizcaya surrender near Santiago
At off Santiago July 9 Captain Evans described acts aboard the Vizcaya after destruction. A wounded crew faced surrender as Iowa sailors cared for 272 naked men and thirty officers, while Captain Eulate saluted, kissed his sword, and surrendered it.
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Santiago
Vizcaya
Iowa
Evans
Towa
United States
Eulate
Tain
Madrid Amid War Pessimism Grows. Peace Talks Urgent
July 10 report says Madrid officials acknowledge deep pessimism as the war drags on. Cabinet leans toward pressing for peace negotiations while blockade and American fleet actions loom. Officials fear besieged forts cannot hold without supplies.
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Madrid
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Portsmouth, N. H
Marine Barracks
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Silber
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Juan Gonzales
Furor
Pluton
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