Move On Havana Fall Campaign Planned for U S Army
A Washington special reports a fall campaign against Havana with a 150000 man force under Miles as commander in chief aided by Shafter Brooke Lee and others. Shafter's corps to rest in the United States after pressing the Cuba theater while others move to Santiago and preparations for Porto Rico are weighed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Files
Miles
Aid
Shafter
Brooke
Lee
United States
Santiago
Iifth
Havana
United
Shatter
Fifth
Tank Point
L. I
Porto Rico
Non. Shafter
Sea Girl
N. J
Spanish Officer's Version of the Fight at Santiago
An official Spanish account from Capt Mashrohon on the Maria Teresa describes the battle of Santiago Bay. He details the Brooklyn and Texas exchanges, the Maria Teresa taking critical damage, the admiral’s cabin hit, and the ship beached after heavy fire. He notes heavy Spanish losses and compares them to American losses, expressing disbelief.
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Verson
Santiago
Portsmouth
Mashrohon
Maria Teresa
Brooklyn
Texas
Lowa
Vizcaya
Oregon
Lieutenant Stone Deafened by Eight Inch Gun Detonation
On the naval relief steamer Solace Lieut Harrison of the Oregon suffered complete deafness after an eight inch rifle fired near his position. He stood briefly with his head outside to breathe when the shot rang out, the concussion rendering him insensible for hours and causing lacerations to both ear membranes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Solace
Lieut
Harrison
Oregon
Europe to be impressed by Watsons fleet aims
A Washington correspondent argues the eastern squadron to Spain serves a broader purpose to impress Europe with the US ability to form a disciplined squadron strong enough to command respect and deter interference. The piece suggests the administration seeks strategic leverage over naval powers rather than direct port assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Washington
Spain
Europe
United States
Destructive shelling preps Havana campaign plan
Describes U S troop build up for a Havana campaign led by Gen. Miles with Shafter Brooke and Lee. Details 150000 men including 50,000 new volunteers and 160,000 existing troops, 2000 Camp Alger and Chickamauga forces, and insurgent activity. Mentions Puerto Rican campaign and aims to press on Holguin and Manzanillo if health allows. Also outlines naval strategy to attack Spanish fleet and ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Vitis
Coppinger
Fourth Corps
Tampa
Santiago
Vies
Maryland
Florida
Georgia
Holguin
Manzanillo
Senor Quesada
Miles
Yellow fever in Santiago camp deemed mild by dispatch
A dispatch to Adjutant General Corbin reports 306 new fever cases at the camp near Santiago and only four deaths, none due to yellow fever. War authorities remain confident that yellow fever cases are of mild type among hundreds of fevers observed.
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Santiago
Corbin
Dynamite Shells by Gunpowder Process Proposed
William S. Isham of Mexico proposes a method to fire dynamite charged shells from artillery using gunpowder, with shells bursting on impact. He claims success, supported by letters from General Berriozabal and Gen. Powell Clayton. Ordnance officials were skeptical but testing continues. Spanish Mauser rifles may replace Springfield arms for volunteers. Gen Shafter reports expulsion of New York journalists over posters saying Remember the Maine.
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William S. Isham
City of
Mexico
Ordnance
War and Navy Departments
Isham
Gen
Berriozabal
United States
Powell Clayton
Ordnance Bureau
Shafter
War Department
Santiago City
Maine
Spaniards land as pitiful sight at Portsmouth
Spanish prisoners captured by the American navy at Santiago arrived in Portsmouth New Hampshire on Sunday and were taken ashore the next day. They stood in line barefoot in duck trousers and jumpers, many with unkempt beards and ragged clothing, a thin hungry group viewed more with pity than anger by onlookers.
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Portsmouth
Santiago
N. H
Seavey’s Island
St. Louis
War News In Brief From Across The World At War
Insurgents and Americans operate independently in the Philippines while heavy sentences are imposed on sentries at Chickamauga. The auxiliary cruiser Eagle sinks the Santo Domingo off Cape Francis. Aguinaldo fights for annexation to the United States as the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy is converted to a collier. Dewey tactfully handles the Germans. 500+ workers push the Yorktown at Mare Island. Minneosta repairs underway in Charlestown. Havana reports worsening conditions and shark meat deemed a rarity. Most South American nations side with Spain. dry dock No.3 at Brooklyn can house the largest ships. The Red Cross feeds Santiago as yellow fever declines. Toral’s caution earns him mock praise. Panama is refitted as a transport. Maryland to present Schley with a sword. Cameron offers his coastal estate for a military hospital. A Caribbean weather bureau will serve all nations. Pythians’ active war endowments voided. Oregon fires 1776 shells at Santiago. McKettrick, Schafter’s son-in-law, led the flag-raising at the Santiago palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Chickamauga
Eagle
Santo Domingo
Cape Francis
Aguinaldo
United States
Nictheroy
Admiral Dewey
Yorktown
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Mass
Minnesota
Havana
Spain
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Red Cross Society
Santiago
Toral
Panama
Gov. Lowndes
Maryland
Commodore Schley
Frederick County
Don Cameron
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Caribbean Sea
Cervera
Oregon
Toral to be tried over Santiago surrender
Madrid reports say General Toral will face court martial for surrendering Santiago to the Americans. Officials deny government authorization, while Captain General Blanco rejects responsibility for the capitulation and ministers doubt troops outside Santiago joined the surrender. The case goes to the supreme military council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Toral
Blanco
Santiago
Amer
Icans
Supreme
Mijitary Council
ALP
Cuba
Treatment of wounds avoids blood poisoning in war
Surgeon General Dr Van Reinpen reports no cases of blood poisoning among wounded at Fortress Monroe. Field treatment emphasizes bathing wounds with bichloride of mercury, antiseptic gauze, and sterilized gauze with no lint. Mercury is said to kill germs and promote rapid healing, with clean, nonpus forming wounds among 450 injured men.
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van Reypen
Navy
Fortress Monroe
Manzanillo Bombarded by Seven American Warships
Seven American warships bombarded Manzanillo in Santiago province on the western coast. The Spanish gunboats Delgado and Sparaja resisted and were set on fire by shells. they burned to the water’s edge. Many Spanish sailors were killed in the explosions.
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Pando
Manzanillo
Santiago
Sparaja
Picture of Dejection as Cervera Arrives at Portsmouth
A correspondent describes Admiral Cervera among the Spanish prisoners aboard the St Louis when it docked at Portsmouth New Hampshire. The admiral appears brave but humiliated, tallied by a gray beard and a long blue Serge uniform borrowed from Lieut Commander Wainwright.
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Cervera
Portsmouth
N. H
St. Louis
Admiral Cervera
Santiago
Villamil
Wainwright
Gloucester
Goodrich
Slapped Shafter by a Persistent Reporter
Sylvester Scovel, a newspaper reporter, earns an unenviable distinction as the only civilian to slap Major General Shafter during his hour of triumph. The incident marks a daring and reckless act by a fearless press correspondent.
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Sylvester Scovel
Assault on general during flag hoist at Santiago palace
Scovel attempted to push through orders toward the palace roof as the Stars and Stripes were raised in Santiago. After the ceremony he confronted Gen. Shafter, striking him in the face with an open hand. He was arrested immediately, and could be subject to drumhead execution under wartime rules.
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William McKettrick
Santiago de Cube
Gen. Shafter
Scovel
Santiago
Toral
Baracoa
Annapolis
Guantanamo
Yoral
McKibbin
Fifteen Soldiers at Camp Alger Poisoned by Hash
Fifty five men of Company A 22d Kansas Infantry at Camp Alger were poisoned by hash meat cooked in a tin lined kettle. Corroded kettle spoiled the meat. Surgeon Duncan diagnosed a severe ptomaine poisoning. Fifteen men are seriously ill and not expected to live.
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Camp Alger
Company A
22D
Kansas Infantry
Duncan
Manila Ready to Surrender Empress Advices Indicate Willingness
Advices from the Empress of India suggest Manila is ready to surrender. Military officials are seen as willing to haul down the flag, while civil and church authorities oppose capitulation. Output of smokeless powder for the Navy Department climbs with the ordnance bureau receiving over 8000 pounds daily for the big guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
India
Navy Department
Ordnance Bureau
Starvation Ravages Spanish Soldiers in Havana
Refugees from Havana recount dire suffering as famine and disease strike Blanco's troops. Deaths mount among the poor while Spanish soldiers roam streets begging for food, targeting wealthier households as hunger spreads through the city.
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Blanco
Havana
Expedition Reaches Gomez After Cuban Coast Battle
Reports from the south coast of Cuba say the first attempt of the Florida and Fanita to land troops for Gomez sparked a sanguinary fight. Captain Nunez, brother of Col. Nunez, and several others were killed. The Fanita fired on Spanish artillerists who retreated to the woods, and landings were later made at Las Tunas.
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Tunna
Cuba
Florida
Fanita
Gomez
Nunez
Col
Las ‘Unas
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Manila Bay
Camara
Far East
T. T. Jeans
Iritish
London Illustrated News
Reina Cristina
Cavite
The
Cor
Omal
J. C. Watson, Oder
Eastern Squadron
Captain McKettrick
Seral Pandq
Gen. Toral
McKinley
Ambassador White
America
Azcarraga
Naval Academy
Three Bells
Pilgrim
Dixie
Key West
McIiiley
Irene
Dewey
Charleston
D. C
Porto Thico
Spanish Transatlantique Company
Mayflowe
Newfoundland
Halifax
Secretary Long
Garcia
Castillo
Newport News
Lieut. Hobson
New York
St. Paul
Rexareiae
Irvine
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Ambrose Christopher
Salisaw
I.T
Arrowhead
Waterman Canon
Cal
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