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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1898
Page
5
In Dewey Massachusetts the Sixth Regiment departs for Washington with a large crowd in attendance. A notable episode sees Colonel Bogan and Adjutant Kelley gifted horses by friends, while a tramp arrested on suspicion of spying is given clothes and $4 after identification by Colonel Bogan.
The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, 991 officers and men, will travel via Baltimore tomorrow to Falls Church for encampment. They seek permission to leave trains at Mt Royal and march to Camden with a Baltimore escort. A prior 1861 riot marked by deaths and injuries is recalled. Mayor Malster aims to host an elaborate luncheon if allowed. march through Washington is also sought.
General Brooke completes the first provisional army corps in the Chickamauga area with three divisions and brigades. Units include Twenty-first Kansas, Twelfth New York, Eighth Massachusetts, and regiments from New Hampshire Missouri and Pennsylvania. The Army of the Gulf command passes to Brooke. Second Massachusetts Regiment arrives. One death reported from heart failure during march. arsenic poisoning plot denied.
A compromise price for the ferry boat East Boston has been offered to the Navy Department and will likely be accepted. The vessel is to be used in the defense of Boston.
President McKinley resists delaying pressure and orders immediate landing of U S troops in Cuba. Sampson and Schley lead armored squadrons from Key West toward Santiago de Cuba to combine forces for a decisive battle with Spain. Spanish fleet at Santiago evades and maneuvers in Caribbean as U S expects to blockade and close in.
Short Stay at Santiago May 20 report suggests Cervera’s squadron may have touched at Santiago to communicate by cable and then departed. Naval officials think a later sighting could be at Cienfuegos.
Madrid dispatch notes Admiral Cervera eluded two American fleets by moving from Santiago de Cuba to safety. The plan to seize sea command failed as the blockade proved nominal and Allied forces scrambled to respond to his breakout with four cruisers and a few destroyers remaining unpursued.
Over forty cases of ammunition were found today on the Spanish steamer Argonauta captured early in the war. Lieutenant Colonel Cortijo Weyler's brother in law was aboard when taken. he and other Spanish soldiers are prisoners at Fort McPherson Atlanta.
News from Washington reports Santiago de Cuba under threat from both land and sea. Insurgents cut supplies while the Spanish fleet adds strength. the 60,000 population city anchors two railroads, deep harbor, and cables to Madrid Jamaica Hayti. Fortifications are aging. Morro Castle guns exist but were not mounted until recently.
In Key West May 20 naval officers deem Manila a separate episode and expect a great fleet confrontation soon. San Juan is a memory and Cuban coast skirmishes are seen as preliminary. Admiral Cervera’s squadron reaching Santiago de Cuba adds urgency as American ships accelerate coaling and provisioning.
Arkadia arrived from San Juan Porto Rico after the bombardment. Captain Lloyd said 15 to 20 Spaniards were killed about 60 wounded. Many houses damaged one fort destroyed and two guns dismounted. Some steamers in port were damaged.
Washington May 20 With the North Atlantic fleet at Key West and the Spanish squadron at Santiago de Cuba Acting Rear Admiral Sampson is expected to divide his command into three divisions. One division will include Indiana Oregon Iowa and Massachusetts with Puritan and Amphitrite as support ships. A flying squadron will carry New York Brooklyn New Orleans Minneapolis and fast cruisers aided by scouts. The blockade division will comprise smaller cruisers gunboats monitors and torpedo boats.
The Spanish Cape de Verde squadron finally reached a Cuban port and is believed to be in Santiago Bay with Morro Castle guarding the narrow entrance. Admiral Sampson reportedly has no coal while Commodore Schley and Sampson efforts center on intercepting the fleet before it can resupply and sail toward Havana.
A short, opinionated remark argues hives are not life threatening but cause misery and profanity. It asserts Dean's Ointment offers immediate relief for this and other exasperating diseases of the Gkine.
Portuguese dispatches describe Sampson and Schley converging on Santiago if Spain remains in harbor. McKinley pushes for immediate Cuban occupation while France and Germany show suspicion. Args include Aragon and Valencia troops boarding in Barcelona for the Philippines. Otis leads 8000 troops from San Francisco. Three arson suspects arrested at Chickamauga with arsenic. Sealandia chartered for transport. Sixth Regiment heads to Virginia.
A large flag raising at Church Green near Bedford Lincoln Summers bans will start at noon. Martland's Fifth Regiment Band will perform patriotic airs as leaders including Mayor Quin cy Postmaster Thomas and General A P Martin speak. Colonel James H Hickey will MC with Preston Keith Hickey to raise the banner. Governor Wolcott declines due to illness. Senator Lodge invited but unavailable.
The day began mild with 64 degrees at 4 am and climbed quickly to 79 by 11 am, tying the highest reading of the day. By 3 pm the mercury fell to 82 then eased to 80 at 4 pm as a light northerly wind shifted. forecasters expect no 80 degree mark today with an easterly wind and less cloud cover.
A Boston chapter of the Order of the White Rose grows more active with a goal to restore European thrones. They argue the rightful English ruler should be Prince Louis of Bavaria and that Prince Rupert of Bavaria is the heir to the English throne.
Boston leaders of the Order of the White Rose advocate Don Carlos replacing Queen Regent and King Alfonso. They argue the war with the United States exposes Spain’s vulnerability and favor Carlist success, hoping to restore the Bourbon line with support from the army and navy.
A large audience attended Chelsea High School Battalion last night at Armory Hall for drill and dance. Major K J Lagomarsino led 150 cadets as Company C won the competitive drill, with Company A second. Individual honors went to Private Robert Lawrence of Company B, Junior Squad. Corporal George E Willcomb secured Senior Squad prize, while Private Lawrence again earned honorable mention. Judges included Colonel Marston, Major Trask, and Captain Pevear.
A blaze in the Dow Snell building in Toledo last night caused heavy damage to the plant of the Toledo Bee. Walls collapsed at 1 a.m. and several firefighters were reported buried in the ruins.
George Sevadkins, 56, lodger at 116 B Street South Boston, was arrested yesterday by Station 6 for drunkenness and died at City Hospital at 2 AM. Found unconscious in his cell at 10:15 PM, Dr O Callaghan said he suffered a stroke. No hope was entertained.
Harvard University last night hosted a lecture by President Charles W. Eliot on enlistment and the moral motives for war. Dr Blake of Harvard spoke on army medical exams and Professor Hollis on naval life, urging students to consider their peaceful preparations before choosing soldiering as a vocation.
A Hibernian night in Jamaica Plain on Sunday May 29 under Division 51 A O H features a parade with Suffolk county divisions and a talk by Hon. Thomas J Gargan. Visiting divisions report to Col Charles McCarthy at Centre and Perkins streets at 7 pm Jamaica Plain cars serve the meeting site. Parade begins about 7 30 pm.
Richard C. C. James, 55, died at his home 83 Middlesex Street at 5 pm under peculiar conditions. He was working in the yard when he felt a tingling sensation in his fingers and collapsed while attempting to reach a chair.
A night collision at Fort Taylor involving the patrol boat Sarasota and the pilot boat Blanche led to the Sarasota sinking but caused no loss of life. The report came from Key West on May 20.
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