War Casualties and Losses in Brief Accounts
A summary notes American and Spanish casualties in the war, with Americans suffering fewer losses than Spaniards. It mentions notable engagements from April to May, including the bombardment of Matanzas, the New York's action at Cabanas, Dewey's Manila victory, and the deaths aboard Winslow and in Cardenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanzas
Conves
Shortleis
New York
Cabanas
Havana
Dewey
Manila
Vicksburg
Marblehead
Nashville
Windom
Cienfuegos
Maynard
Cameron Winslow
Robert Volts
Herman W. Kueehneisted
John Davis
John T. Doran
William Levery
Sampson
San Juan de Porto Rico
Iowa
Indiana
Terror
Amphitrite
Detroit
Montgomery
Willipatuck
Porter
Frank Widemark
Sittle Amphitrite
Cardenas
Cam- NwGre Schley
Santiage
Morro Castle
la Zocaja
Punta Geeda
James Sampson
Vlurn
Nlonez
Sanchez
Vrizar
Perez
Garcia
Cal- Hivert
Bay
Guantanamo
Oregon
Lenney
Panther
Col. Huntington
Vixen
Dolphin
D Lattle
John Blair
Bbs
Richmond
Charles Smith
Soliloquy of Brer Eagle recounts Seville Heights battle losses
The report details gallant marine actions and multiple fatalities including Sergt Maj Henry Goode and Private Tallman among five wounded, plus Cuban casualties. It notes Sampson's bombardment at Santiago, Shafter's landing at Siboney, the rough riders charge, and broad casualty figures for both armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Goode
Tallman
Sampson
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Solon P. Kennedy
New York
Joyal
Shafter
Cuba
Siboney
Rough Riders
Tenth Cavalry
First Cavalry
Sevilla Heights
Allyn IX. Capron
Hamilton Fish
Marcus D. Russell
Maximiliano
Corp. White
Doherty
Crow
Alexander O. Brodie
McClintock
Thomas
Maj
Bell
Ixnox
Byram
Texas
Frank JB. Blakely
Scene on the Highway Near Ponce Porto Rico War Casualties
Report recounts naval and ground actions around Ponce and Guantánamo during the Santiago campaign. It notes American casualties including several officers and sailors from the Nashville Marblehead and other ships, and Spanish losses with figures from multiple engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Konlouris
Bancroft
Cortes Bay
Corporal Swanson
Wilson
Porto Rico
Lee
Maines
Vara del Rey
el Caney
Toral
Navy
Cadet Boardman
Cape San Juan
Army
Navy Department
Spain
Cuba
West Indies
Guam
Guahan
Philippines
Ponce
Spaniards in Havana favor annexation of Cuba by United States
A New York Herald correspondent reports strong sentiment among Spaniards in Havana after peace articles favoring annexation. Wealthy Spaniards fear disorder under other rule and prefer U S governance to protect interests. Cuban financiers and social élite share fears of radical elements disrupting pacification. Plain people widely favor joining the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
New York Herald
Havana
United States
Spain
Grand Review At Camp Thomas Draws 40 Thousand Spectators
Forty thousand people witnessed the grand review at Camp Thomas with Snodgrass Hill crowded and vehicles lining miles. The early crowd waited as the spectacle unfolded, delivering the impressive military panorama they anticipated from the last Camp Thomas review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Thomas
Chickamauga
Snodgrass Hill
Camp ‘L'Homas
Illinois and Minnesota Steel Firms Plan Consolidation
Illinois Steel Company and Minnesota Iron Company agree to form a new corporation with 29.5 million dollars in capital. Illinois stock will hold 45 percent and Minnesota 55 percent. Roswell P. Flower H. P. Rogers P. M. Flagler H. P. Porter and Marshall Field are listed among Chicago interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Steel
Minnesota Iron Companies
New York City
Minnesota Iron Company
Ilinois Steel Company
D. H. Bacon
W. L. Brown
Illinois Steel Company
H. H. Rogers
Minnesota Company
Roswell P. Flower
H. P. Rogers
P. M. Flagler
H. P. Porter
Marshall Field
Chicago
Misery on board transport Mobile reaches Montauk Point
The transport Mobile, crowded with 1600 soldiers, arrived at Fort Pond Bay in poor conditions. Dr. Magruder found severe overcrowding and widespread illness aboard 300 men seriously ill. Ten died en route as rations and hospital provisions failed to comfort the sick. The ship’s sanitary state was fair but space inadequate for the sick and well alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Montauk Point
Fort Pond Bay
Magruder
Madrid Officials Plan Court Martial Over Manila Surrender
A Madrid dispatch reports anger at the Manila surrender with urgent orders from Hong Kong not to surrender. Generals Augusti and Jaudenes are to be court-martialed for failing to hold out and delay the protocol signing. The government emphasizes preventing Manila's fall to strengthen Spain’s negotiating position in the peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaudenes
Spain Holds That Capitulation Of Manila Has No Effect
Spain maintains that Manila capitulation after the protocol signing does not end the peace talks and does not imply surrender of the entire Philippines. The government expects negotiations to extend. Also noted are battlefield deaths, Cortes assembly in September, a battery accident in Puerto Rico, and other brief items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Philippines
Madrid
Manila
Chronology of the War Abridged Timeline 1898
A detailed chronology tracing events from U S S Maine's orders to Havana through the 1898 peace protocol. It lists battles ships captains campaigns blockades mobilizations declarations of war and the surrender of Santiago and Cavite with key dates and actors such as Dewey Sampson Hobson Shafter Cervera Aguinaldo and McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Cuba
Lieut. Hobson
Merrimac
Santiago
Senate
Calmanera
Shafters
McKinley
Caimaanera
San Francisco
Manila
Commodore Watson
Congress
Hobson
Cuba
Cape Frances
Cape Sruz
Goen Shafter
Camara
Port Said
Shafter
Cervera
Alfonso XII
Mariel
Dewey
St. Louis
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Sampson
Toral
Manzanillo
Miles
Porto Rico
Nipe
Jorge Juan
Calixto Garcia
Cavite
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Guanieco
Day
Guantanamo
Ewers
Ernst
Conmo
Pennsylvania
Cape Sant Juan
United States
M. Cambon
Spain
Schwan
Mayaguez
Spain. Regime 12.—_M. Cambon
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Reinholdt Richter
Ward Thomas Levalley
White Plains
N. Y
Key West Hospital
George H. Ellis
Brooklyn
Eulate
Reina Mercedes
Acosta
Harvard
Alphonso XII
Winthrop Chanler
Wm. Astor Chanler
Peoria
Palo Alto
Guanica
Gidon Barrett
Massachusetts
Yauco
Guayama
Asomanta
J. P. Haines
Hormigueros
Grand Review H.ld
BIG Concerns
Cortes
McComb
Ballington Booth
American Salvation Army
England
Russia
France
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Cumberland County
Irene
Tex
Texas State Horticultural Society
Lone Star State
California
Gov. Barnes
Oklahoma
Fort Reno
London
Manchester
Clay
Laurel
Sitka
Alaska
Whale Bay
Buranoff Islands
Candide D. Perez
Bourgogne
Sable Island
U. 8
Maine
C. D. Sigsbee
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Senor Luis Polo Y Bernabe
U. S
Shard
North Atlantic
United States Senate
Ident Melkinley
Inj
Stewart l. Woodford
Senor Polo Y Bernabe
Washington
Pedro
Pet
En- Bo
Commodore Dewey
Hong Kong
Cape Verde
Cabanas Forts
Yale
Paris
Topeka
Falmouth
Marietta
Sde Janeiro
State Department
Gussie
Tampa
Worth Bagley
Winslow
Admiral Sampson
San Juan
Port de France
Martinique
Gussle
Schley
Curacoa
Sagasta
Curac
Camp Alger
Falls Church
Key West
Florida
Santiato de Cuba
Columbia
Foscolia
Honolulu
Hawaii
Dr. Feb
Dr. Muay
Reina Cristina
Castilla
Velasco
Austria
Quiros
Villalobos
Infanta Maria Teresa
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Cristobal Colon
Furor
Pluton
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