Spanish Fleet Destroyed Near Santiago Harbor After Bold Escape Attempt
News recounts Admiral Sampson's fleet overpowering Cervera's squadron off Santiago de Cuba. The Cristobal Colon, Oquendo, Vizcaya, and others were sunk or beached. about 1,300 Spanish prisoners, including Admiral Cervera, were captured. One American sailor killed, two wounded. the battle described as a decisive US victory with minimal American losses.
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Washington
Navy
Sampson
Secretary of the Navy
Smowey
Cervero
Cristobal Colon
Santiago
Infanta Maria Teresa
Oquanda
Vizcaya
Cervera
George H. Ellis
Brooklyn Sampson
Orr
Caribbean Sea
Cuba
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States Navy
Uberty
Fleet battles and ship movements in a Pacific clash
In a chaotic naval scene the Brooklyn and other warships overpower Spanish vessels near Hitrage, forcing remaining ships westward toward a base at Cristobal Calo after prior battles destroyed ships including the Oregon Massachusetts Indiana Texas Gloucester and more in the flotilla.
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Cristobal Colon
Town
Indiana
Dragon
Massachusetts
Texas
Brooklyn
Gloucester
Morro
Cervera
Colon
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Cristobal Calo
Oregon
Bitter Fight at Santiago Hurts Many as US Forces Capture Outer Defenses
Reports from July 2 describe brutal combat before Santiago where US forces, pressed by 106 degree heat, captured El Caney and Aguadores, with casualties around 460 to 1,000 killed or wounded. General Shafter sought hospital ships and supplies as he planned the storming of Santiago.
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Playavet Hark
Cuba
Mole
St. Nicolas
Hayti
Santiago
United States
William BR. Shafter
Shafter
Washington
Lawton
el Caney
Pando
Linares
el Onney
Aguadores
Guama
Sampson
Morro Castle
Jamaica
San Luis del Caney
Guantanamo
Wasntseron
War Department
Battle impressions as Shafter seizes El Caney and San Juan
Soldiers studied the fighting figures and the war's impressiveness grows for those recalling five years. Veteran officers anticipated Shafter's advance and argued that a thousand casualties on day one would be a fair price for the gains at El Caney and San Juan.
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Shafter
el Caney
San Juan
Help for Shafter bolsters Cuba relief by sea
July 5 dispatches from Wasunotoy note hurried reinforcements to Gen. Shafter despite lower current needs. The St. Paul cruiser sails from New York with one Ohio regiment to join Admiral Sampson at Santiago. Canton based President's Own Eighth Ohio Infantry to embark for Cuba.
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Wasunotoy
Shafter
War Department
New York
Admiral Sampson
Eighth Ohio Infantry
Charles W. Hurd
Charles Dick
McKinley
Canton
St. Paul
Santiago
Cuba
Tornado hits Hampton Beach causes massive damage and loss
Hawevon New Hampshire July 5 a tornado struck Hampton beach at 8 15 damaging cottages and hotels. It blasted boats and horses while tearing roofs and uprooting trees. The skating rink near Leavitt’s suffered the worst losses with 75 to 125 killed or injured. A yacht carrying nine people had five drown.
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Hawevon
N. H
Hampton Beach
Whittier
Leavitt's
Frank Mudd
Dewey dispatch confirms Ladrones occupation byUS troops
A navy department ciphered cablegram reports Admiral Dewey confirming AP dispatch that American troops occupy the Ladrones. It notes Leyte surrendered with 12 army and navy officers and 14 men aboard, and mentions her armament. Manila health and debarkation conditions praised. Drowned at Noel Missouri is Ex-City Engineer D A Ellis after fishing trip.
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Leyte
Manila
Noel
Kansas City
Kan
D. A. Ellis
Ellis
Indiana
Orrin J. Peterson
A. W. Peck
End of Santiago Surrender Demands Intensify
Maj. Gen. Shafter demanded the surrender of Santiago de Cuba at noon, with Linares refusing. Foreign consuls urged evacuation of 31,000 foreigners under U S protection, a move American forces refused. News from Admiral Cervera quoted about preferring to lose ships at sea to surrender.
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Cananla
Cervera
Nean
Santiago de Cuma
Washington
Shafter
Linaren
Santiago
Col. Dorst
Linares
Wheeler
United States
Madrid
Spain
Associated Press
Pallas
Alert
Maria Teresa
Sampson
Kingston
Jamaica
Orr Sastiago No
Cuna
Iowa
Spanish fleet enters Suez Canal amid growing battles
July 5 report from Pont Sam notes Admiral Camara's squadron including Pelayo and several ships entering the Suez canal. British consul intercepts news and dispatches reach Manila about Dewey. Weekly casualties rise to about 1,800 with 800 cases treated locally. hospitals overflow. independence day celebrated in several southern cities.
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Pont Sam
Camara
Pelayo
Carlos V
Patriota
Rapido
Buenos Ayres
Isla de Panay
San Francisco
Isla de Luzon
San Augustin
San Ignacio de Lo Oe
Suez Canal
Messina
Sicily
Hose Koya
Dewey
Manila
Shafter
Dare
Suarren
Anny
Jamaica
Vicksburg
Miss
Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
South
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Winfield Scott Schley
Cer Vera
Ias
Ligur Morton
Tick
Wainwright
Wainright
Deatruc
Ion
Oquendo
Charles BE. Clark
Robley D. Evans
Caryera
Juragua
Port Said
Hong Kon
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