Toral Surrenders Santiago Ending Eastern Cuba Crisis
General Toral officially surrenders Santiago and the entire eastern district to the United States. The Nos. Fourth Corps troops in Santiago Guantanamo Caimaera and Guaya are included. American generals Miles and Shafter coordinate commissioners to repatriate Spanish forces to Spain and set terms. Transportation and yellow fever isolation become key post surrender concerns.
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Santiago
Toral
United States
Guantanamo
Caimera
Guaya
Santiago de Cuba
Sagua, Y
Ia Las Palmas
Acerraderos
Cuba
Alger
Dry Tortugas to Host Yellow Fever Quarantine Network
Bush orders transfer of Dry Tortugas to the marine hospital service. Garrison of colored troops given 24 hours to move to Key West. Dr. Wyman to reestablish quarantine and receive all yellow fever cases from ships from Santiago. No vessel may dock elsewhere until quarantined at Tortugas. a cable links Tortugas and Key West.
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Cubs
Army
Marine Hospital Service
Key West
Wyman
Santiago
London writer blames English gunnery for Dewey squadron praise
London dispatch reports Dun ningham Graham former MP and Westminster Gazette contributor writes to St James Gazette claiming Admiral Dewey s squadron showcased English gunners lured from the Chinese fleet by promises of 500 dollars monthly. He urges Parliament scrutiny.
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London
Dunningham Graham
Westminster Gazette
St. James
Admiral Dewey
Graham
Invasion of Porto Rico Ordered and Troops Movements Planned
General Brooke is ordered to Washington for final orders on the Porto Rico invasion. The expedition is arranged with embarkation details set, except for Santiago withdrawals. Troops will depart Tampa within a week, per the War Department. No further Cuba troop deploys except two immune regiments from New Orleans and Galveston.
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War Department
Porto Rico
Cuba
Cvill
Brooke
Washington
Santiago
Tampa
New Orleans
Galveston
Miles At Front With Sampson And Shafter
General Nelson A. Miles arrived off Santiago Bay aboard the Yale and held consultations with Admiral Sampson and General Shafter. War department officials reliefs see Miles as potential commander in fact as well as in name, though Shafter remains in command while able.
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Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Santiago Bay
Yale
General Miles
Admiral Sampson
Miles
Playa del Este
General Shafter
Santiago
War Department
Navy
Army
United States
Washington
Shafter
Bitter feud over credit for destroying Cervera's fleet
Reports from Santiago say strong rancor exists between Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley over who earned credit for destroying Admiral Cervera's fleet. Sampson barred Schley from telegraphing his version to Washington after the Sunday victory as the Spanish fleet tried to flee. Gossip runs through the fleet and Sampson supporters rail at Schley for the Brooklyn being struck repeatedly.
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Sampson
Schley
Cervera
Santiago
Admiral Sampson
Commodore Schley
Admiral Cervera
Washington
New York
Brooklyn
Sagasta Tenders Resignation and Cabinet Plans
Madrid report states Senor Sagasta went to the palace to tender his resignation and the cabinet's. He advised the queen regent to appoint a new cabinet, likely including more military figures. A full or partial cabinet reconstruction is expected, with ministers in council to discuss the audience's outcome.
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Madrid
London Times
Senor Sagasta
Peace prospects in Madrid labeled by newspapers
A Madrid cable notes broad discussion of peace with the United States. The Conservative party says Spain would accept peace if Cuba fronts the cost, but would choose war if the U S demanded Puerto Rico the Philippines or a huge indemnity beyond Spain's means.
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Madrid
United States
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Government Orders Removal of Submarine Harbors Mines
The secretary of war ordered the removal of all harbor submarine mines after cabinet deliberation. Protests from merchants against continued mining had blocked entry and exit of ships at dawn and dusk. Engineers will explode the mines while leaving switchboards and attachments, enabling quick reinstatement if needed.
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Secretary of War
United States
War Department
Revenue stamp duty on bills of lading clarified
Washington dispatch reports Assistant Attorney General Boyd says carriers must issue and affix a one cent revenue stamp to bills of lading or equivalent receipts. Failure to do so carries penalties up to $100 for the carrier, while the law taxes the carrier rather than the shipper.
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Washington Dispatch
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Boyd
Captain Gridley’s Ashes Arrive in Chicago Box
A plain wooden box bearing the ashes of Captain Charles W. Gridley arrived in Chicago on Tuesday en route to Erie Pennsylvania, former commander of Admiral Dewey’s flagship Olympia. No escort accompanied the urn.
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Chicago
Charles W. Gridley
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Chicago and Erie Railroad
Erie
Casualties of Bombardment Reported at Santiago
War department dispatch from General Shafter lists casualties in the first division after Sunday shelling at Santiago. Killed: Captain Charles W. Rowell and Private Peter Nelson. Wounded: Lt. N. J. Lutz and Privates Charles Jenks Charles Lentki Nelson Gilbert Jr.
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Shafter
Santiago
War Department
Adjutant General
Washington
Charles W. Rowell
Peter Nelson
N. J. Lutz
Charles Jenks
Charles Lentki
Nelson Gilbert, Jr
Twenty-first Infantry
Spanish Captives Landed From Cervera Fleet In New Hampshire
A Portsmouth special reports 692 Spanish sailors from Admiral Cervera s squadron brought ashore to Seavey s Island barracks under guard. Cervera and nine officers are prisoners, with 125 marines guarding them. Many are wounded or in ragged clothing, some too weak to stand, and all march to barracks then many to hospital amid no jeers from onlookers.
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Portsmouth
N. H
St. Louis
Santiago
Admiral Cervera
Seavey
Cervera
Greeley
Lieutenant Greely
Lady Franklin Bay
Commodore
Schley
Marine Guard
Cristobal Colon
Colon
Shells Fell Short in Santiago Bombardment
Dispatches from Santiago report that at 9 30 Monday morning the Newark opened fire on the city with 8 inch guns after range shots. The New York Brooklyn and Indiana took turns over two hours. Shells mostly fell in the bay with little damage until a final shot struck a powder store in a prominent church causing a huge explosion. The extent of damage is unknown.
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Santiago
United States
Newark
Signal Corps
New York
Brooklyn
Indiana
Only One Ship Can Be Saved From Cervera Squadron
A board of survey examining the wrecks of the Spanish ships reports that only one vessel can be saved. The Infanta Maria Teresa, former flagship of Admiral Cervera, is identified as the sole survivor potential.
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Board of Survey
Cervera
Infanta Maria Teresa
Grecian Brings Cromartyshire Crew Back After La Bourgogne Disaster
The Allan Line steamer Grecian under Captain Nunan, from Glasgow, to Halifax to Philadelphia with Cromartyshire survivors arrived in Philadelphia Monday. An officer condemned the crew as cowardly noting 50 percent of the crew were saved vs 10 percent of passengers and lamenting only one woman among 200 rescued.
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Cromartyshire
la Bourgogne
Allan Line
Grecian
Nunan
Glasgow
Halifax
Philadelphia
Fourteen Yellow Fever Suspicions at Santiago Camp
The War Department reports fourteen suspected yellow fever cases among quartermaster and marine personnel near Santiago. Isolation hospitals will treat the sick with immune staff as officials plan to stamp out the outbreak. A White House conference and a Miles dispatch indicate intensified efforts and concern over deteriorating conditions.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Santiago
War Department
Pope
Shafter
Camp McCalla
White House
Miles
Fatal Powder Explosion at Pompton Plant Kills Eight
Two blasts at Laflin-Rand Powder Works in Pompton New Jersey Tuesday morning killed eight men and injured twenty. The first explosion occurred in the gun cotton house, followed by a second in the nearby drying house. Three men in the mixing room were blown to atoms, Chief Engineer Craig died in the boiler room, John Phillips was decapitated near the mixing house, and the foreman of the drying room perished. Several Italian workers digging a trench were also killed. William H. Emmons, a private in Company I, Third New Jersey volunteers, was among the seriously injured.
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Laflin-Rand
Pompton
N. J
Craig
John Phillips
William H. Emmons
Company I
Third
New Jersey Volunteers
Madrid turmoil over Sagasta cabinet seeks peace option
The Madrid special reports ongoing crisis as ministers meet in council to resolve retirement and leadership struggles. Conservatives refuse to take office and liberals demand a clear liberal leader. Sagasta says no decision on peace yet asks what remedy exists besides making peace.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
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Neuson A. Mixes
Accerradores
Sagua
Palma
Crank
Dewey
Gen. Miles
Sagasta
Gridley
Santiago City
Laflin- Rand Works
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