Battle of Santiago Nets Key Naval Strike at Morro Fort
Washington dispatches credit Commodore Schley with a decisive action at Santiago de Cuba as American ships batter the Morro fort and repel Spanish fire. The Massachusetts and other vessels open with thirteen inch guns while Cristina Colon resists. the Spanish flagship sustains heavy damage with no American loss. Reports from Key West note the troop ship Alfonso XIIIt captured by St Paul near Cuba, fueling rumors of its cargo and a possible rush to Santiago.
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Schley
Atlantic
Santiago de Cuba
Morro
Cervera
Kingston
Jamaica
Marblehead
Santiago
Cristobal Colonaay
Brooklyn
Massachusetts
New Orleans
Morro Castle
Texas
Spanish Auxiliary Cruisers Reported Off Key West
In American waters near Key West two Spanish auxiliary cruisers are believed present. A Detroit ship chased a suspicious black-hulled steamer at night but it escaped. Also, Matanzas fortifications near Pedro light were attacked by tugboats Uneas and Leyden, with minimal damage and German gunfire from the fort.
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Key West
Detroit
Ney West
Matanzas
Tuga Uncas
Leyden
Matanzas Harbor
Pedro Light
Uneas
Fort bombardment leaves fort destroyed after twenty eight shots
The report notes Mietugs withdrew after a furious bombardment with twenty eight shots. Spanish losses are believed to be ten or twenty dead, while implications arise about annexing Hawaii. The administration may move to seize Tawaui under war powers even without a congressional resolution, with assurances from the Hawaiian government.
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Hawaii
Tawaui
Monitora Rebuilt at League Island Navy Yard
Rebuilt Civil War era monitors at League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia now have modern appliances and rapid fire batteries to augment their effective big guns at close range.
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League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Daring Merrimac Channel Run Sinks Collier at Santiago
Admiral Sampson reports the Merrimac plunged into the harbor throat with seven volunteers led by Lieut Hobson to block the Spanish fleet. Ensign Powell aided the rescue under Morro Castle while batteries opened fire. The daring act, praised as a naval milestone, secures the channel though Hobson and crew were captured. Military mobilization continues with 125000 planned, excluding several states and territories from quotas.
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Santiago de Cuba
Richmond P. Hobson
New York
Ness
Powell
Morro Castle
Lieut
Hobson
Cushing
Albemarle
Lebson
War
Dobson
Sampson
Schley
Vesuvius
Santiago
Bank in Danger as Spain Faces Financial Collapse
A Madrid dispatch reports Spain teetering toward forced paper currency as a run on the Bank of Spain grows. Banks exchange only small peseta notes for silver or dollars, with merchants拒 rejecting notes and money changers charging discounts. The government seeks loans while mint capacity limits rise, hinting at a deep financial crisis with potential war-time repercussions.
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Spain
Bank of Spain
London
Madrid
State Department
Washington
Porto Rico
Last Cable Severed Isolates Spanish Forces in Cuba
Cable communication between Captain General Blanco and Madrid has been cut by severing the last lines, isolating Spanish forces in Cuba. The action is a war measure with no expected complications. Commanders noted the necessity of cutting cables within the three mile limit.
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Blanco
Madrid
Cuba
Spain
Cabies
Ines
Alger seeks 53 million for volunteer force equipping
Secretary of War asks Congress for 53,879,368 to pay and equip 75,000 volunteers called by the President through Jan 1, 1899. Items include pay 14,000,881 subsistence 2, etc, regular supplies 2,500,000 horses 1,000,000 barracks 1,500,000 clothing 18,060,000 contingencies 50,000 engineer equipment 23,000 signal 87,000 civilian assistants 20,000.
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Secretary of War
Congress
Quartermaster’s Department
Regulara Placed on Shore Near Punta Cabrera During Cuban War Action
Kingston dispatch reports 5,000 U S troops landed near Punta Cabrera west of Santiago de Cuba joining 3,000 insurgents under Gen Calixto Larera. Naval gunfire from Admiral Sampson’s fleet aided the operation as heavy siege guns accompanied the force. Spaniards in Santiago total 25,000, with 9,000 regulars, 5,000 volunteers, and city troops.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Punta Cabrera
Santiago de Cuba
Calixtolarera
National Guard
Cervera
Guantanamo
Helguin
Manzanillo
Linare
San Pablo
Santiago
Morro
Socapa
Linares
Punita Cabrera
Sampson
Gridley Dies in Kobe After Manila Bay Command
Captain Charles W. Gridley, commander of Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia at Manila Bay, died Saturday in Kobe Japan. A Navy Department dispatch from Paymaster William W. Galt aboard Raleigh reports his death while on a voyage to the United States. The Navy has no record of wounds sustained at Manila Bay.
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Dewey
Manila
Charles W. Gridley
Olympia
Manila Bay
Kobe
Japan
Navy Department
William W. Galt
Raleigh
United States
Gridley
Illness dispatch says Olympia commander condemned for invalidation
An official dispatch from Admiral Dewey dated May 27 reports the Olympia's commander condemned by a medical board and invalided home. Captains Gridley and Paymaster Galt, healthy, leave Hong Kong aboard the Occidental and Oriental.
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Dewey
Olympia
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