court of inquiry, 76; at Manzan- | Milligan, Chief-Engineer Robert illo, 353; at Cabañas, 280 Marquis del Duero burned at Manila, 179
Martin, Paymaster John R., of the Boston, at Manila, 191 Massachusetts, 57; defects in, 58; at Key West, 86; in the flying squadron, 88; held at Hampton Roads, 196; at Key West, 211; ordered to Cienfuegos, 212; sails to the south of Cuba, 221; goes in to attack the Santiago forts, 232; in the attack on Santiago, 254; helps sink the Reina Mer- cedes, 351, 352; escorts trans- ports to Porto Rico, 357; at Ponce, 358
Matanzas, blockade of, 129; de-
fences of, 133, 134; bombard- ment of, 134, 139 Mayflower in the blockade before Havana, 129; joins Sampson's fleet, 235
Maynard, Captain Washburn, of the Nashville, at Key West, 86; at Cienfuegos, 141 Men behind the guns, preparation of, for their work, 99; types of, 138 Menell, Captain J. P., of the Scor- pion, at Guantanamo, 261 Merrimac, collier, joins the flying squadron, 221; made ready for her entrance into Santiago Har- bor, 243 et seq.; her crew, 244 ; her mission accomplished, 245
et seq. Merritt, Assistant-Engineer Dar- win R., lost on the Maine, 75 Merritt, Major-General Wesley, in command of the forces sent to Manila, 344 Metal, amount thrown by both squadrons in the battle of Santi- ago, 337, 338 Miantonomoh, guns and armor of, bought abroad, 46; ordered to Key West, 86 Miles, General, arrives at Santiago, 357; sails for Porto Rico, ib.; success of his expedition, 358 et seq.
W., of the Oregon, his fine rec- ord, 215; kept steam up in the Oregon ready for a dash, 294; goes into the stoke-hole of the Oregon to lend a hand, 320 Minneapolis, 60; in flying squad- ron, 88, 226
Mirs Bay, Dewey assembles his fleet at, 156, 157 Missouri, the, 377 et seq., 381 Monadnock, sent to Manila, 346, 348
Monitors, new ones ordered, 384 Morrillo Castle, at Matanzas, 134 Morro Castle, at San Juan, 200,
203; at Santiago, Hobson and his men confined in, 250 Montague, Chief Master-at-arms Daniel, one of the Merrimac's crew, 244
Monterey, goes to Manila, 347, 348
Montgomery, cruiser, 50; at San Juan, 196, 198, 205 Montojo, Spanish Admiral in com- mand at Manila, 158; loses his flag-ship, 169; transfers his flag to the Isla de Cuba, ib.; ex- pected to meet Dewey in the open sea, 185; an interview with, regarding his ship, 186, 187; his report on the loss of life on the Spanish side, 189 Murphy, Coxswain J. E., on the Nanshau, transport, with Dewey's Merrimac, 244 squadron, 156
Nashville, at Key West, 86; off Mariel, 129; captures the Ar- gonauta, 136; overhauls the British cruiser Talbot, 137; as- sists in the cutting of the cables at Cienfuegos, 141, 142 National vanity, danger of, 43 Naval Academy, a wider use of, suggested, 386 et seq.
Naval militia, their good work in the war, 256, 286
Naval officers, value of their writ ings in educating public opinion, 28
Naval strength, its dependence upon ship-building facilities, 47 Navy, new, beginning of the, 27 et seq.; building new ships un- der false pretences, 27; results of the Rodgers report, 28; diffi- culties to be overcome, 32; our first steel ships, 34 et seq.; cruis- ers and battle ships, 43-60; plans for ships bought abroad, 44; imperfections in, 45; home- made steel provided for, 46; the Maine one of the first important ships, 47 et seq.; the New York and other cruisers, 49 et seq.; battle-ships, 54 et seq.; power of, not appreciated by Spain, 60; new ships building, 266 et seq. Neville, Lieutenant, at Guantana- mo, 266
Newark, flag-ship of the Eastern Squadron, 355; at Manzanillo, 364
Newcomb, Lieutenant F. H., at
Cardenas, 144 et seq.; goes to the rescue of the Winslow, 152 New Orleans, joins Schley at Santi- ago, 232; ordered into line for an attack, 232; in attack on Santi- ago, 255; her effective fire, 256; at Baiquiri, 280 Newport, ordered to Key West, 87; on the blockade, 129 New York, 49; contract for, signed, 50; plans of, 50, 51; her mili tary masts, ib.; armament of, 52; launched, 53; her official trial, ib.; her fine performance, 53, 54; at Key West, 86; captures the steamer Pedro, 128; before Havana, 130; at the bombard- ment of Matanzas, 134; returns the fire at Cabañas, 139; starts for San Juan, 196, 197; takes the Terror in tow, 197; in battle line, 198; casualties on, 206; in the attack on Santiago, 254 et seq.; away from the fleet on the morning of July 4th, 293; returns and joins in the chase of the Colon, 328 et seq.; fires on Santiago, 353; her narrow es-
cape from being blown up by the Porter, 385 et seq. Niagara, transport, 196 Nipe, raid on, 356 North Atlantic Squadron, at Key West, 86; disposition of ships for blockade duty, 129 Norton, Assistant Engineer H. P., ordered to assist in designing new ships, 32
Ohio, 377 et seq., 381 Olympia, sails for Manila, 156 et seq.; in the battle of Manila, 163 et seq.; struck by Spanish shells, 189; in the attack on the city of Manila, 348
O'Neil, Captain Charles, his good work at the Washington gun factory, 92; his improvements in guns and powder, 378 Oregon, battle-ship, 57; errors in,
58; her remarkable run from San Francisco to Key West, 213–220; joins Sampson's fleet, 235; in the attack on Santiago, 254; goes to Guantanamo Bay, 261; before Santiago, July 4th, 293; kept her steam up expecting a chase, 294; fires a gun announcing the com- ing of the Spanish fleet, 296; in the battle, 301, 315, 316; her race after the Colon, 320, 321; member of the Eastern Squadron, Osceola, her adventure with the 355; defects in the type, 370 New Orleans, 138; at Manzan- illo. 353, 360 Panama, captured by the Man-
Panther, takes marines to Guan- grove, 139, 140 tanamo Bay, 261
Paris, American liner, transferred to the Navy, 91 Patterson, John F., purchaser of the Virginius for the Cuban Junta, 15
Pedro, prize captured by the New York, 128
Pelayo, Spanish battle-ship, 281 Personnel of the Navy, high stand- ing of, 28; act concerning the advancement of the, 42
Petrel, leaves for Manila, 156 et seq.; in the battle, 175; called the "Baby Battle-ship," 176 Philip, Captain John W., of the Texas at Key West, 86; at San- tiago, 254, 255; shells the Socapa battery, 280; "Don't cheer, the poor devils are dying," 307; gives public thanks for victory, | 323
Phillips, John, on the Merrimac, 244
Pillsbury, Captain John E., of the Vesuvius at Santiago, 257, 258 Pizano, Spanish man-o'-war, at Co- lon, 17
her unfitness for blockade duty, 130; at the bombardment of Ma- tanzas, 134 Purissima Concepcion, sunk at Manzanillo, 354 Quesada, General M., 15 Rainy season in Cuba, the dangers of, 127
Raleigh, cruiser, 49; sails for Ma- nila, 156 et seq.; in the battle, 175; ammunition expended by, 185
Ransom, George B., chief engineer of the Concord, at Manila, 191 | Rapid-fire guns, value shown at Manila, 170; at Santiago, 341 Rapido, captured at Manila, 179 Reconcentrados, the, 4; Spain's
promise to relieve, a sham, 63 Rees, Executive Officer Corwin P., with Dewey, 163
Pluton, sunk at Santiago, 302, 303 Ponce, capture of, 358 et seq. Poor, Admiral, at Havana, 9, 14 Porter, on the blockade of Havana, 129; ordered to San Juan, 196; ready for battle, 198; joins Samp-Reid, son's fleet, 235; nearly torpedoes the New York, 385 et seq. Porto Rico, occupation of, 357 et seq.
Potter, Lieutenant-Commander William P., of the New York, on the Maine court of inquiry, 76 Powder, the great value of the smokeless kind, 378 et seq. Powell, Cadet Joseph W., in charge of the launch sent to pick up the crew of the Merrimac, 244, 246; with the survey party at Cabáñas, 289
Powelson, Ensign W. V. N., his discovery regarding the condition of the Maine, 82
Prairie, overhauls the Alfonso
Prisoners of war, those taken in Spanish ships expected to be shot, 132
Prize money, naval officers would have the dividing of, abolished,
Prizes, capture of, 128 et seq. Protocol, the, signed, 364 Purcell, Captain J. L., of the Os-
ceola, 138; at Manzanillo, 360 Puritan, ordered to Key West, 86;
Captain, of the Kansas, his attitude toward the Virginius,
Reina Christina, destroyed at Ma- nila, 168, 169
Reina Mercedes, sunk at Santiago by the Massachusetts and the Texas, 351, 352 Reiter, Captain G. C., of the Pan- ther, 261
Resolute, at Santiago, 301 Restormel, captured by the St. Paul as she was taking a cargo of coal to Santiago, 226, 227 Roach, John, builder of the Chi- cago, Atlanta, Boston, and Dol- phim, 4I
Roberts, Don Lopez, Spanish Min- ister at Washington, 10; his re- ply to Secretary Fish, II Robeson, Secretary of the Navy, his influence in retarding naval progress, 33
Captain Frederick, member of the board for the purchase of auxiliary ships, 88 Rodgers, Admiral John, head of the board appointed to consider the needs of the Navy, 27 Rodgers Board, the, 27; results of the report of, 28, 31; recom-
mendations by, 33 et seq.; value of the new navy, 36 Roelker, Past-Assistant Engineer L. R., ordered to assist in the designing of new ships, 32 Roosevelt, Theodore, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, his ener- getic preparation of the Navy for war, 67
St. Louis, American liner, trans- ferred to the Navy, 91; helps in the cable-cutting at Santiago and Guantanamo, 237, 238
St. Paul, American liner, trans- ferred to the Navy, 91; at Key West, 211; sent on scout duty, 212; joins the Flying Squadron, 226; takes the Merrimac in tow, 228; guards the entrance of Santiago Harbor, 236; blockades San Juan, 283; her fight with the Terror, 283 et seq. Sampson, Captain W. T., of the Iowa, member of Maine court of inquiry, 76; his "Naval De- fence of the Coast," 150; plans for an assault on Havana made by, 127; his search for Cervera, 194; ordered to San Juan, 196; his ill-assorted fleet, 196, 197; transfers his flag to the Iowa, 198; formation of his squadron, 198, 199; sends up the signal for attack, 200; the bombard- ment, 203 et seq.; his ships not fully manned, 206; his slow re- turn to Key West, 211; goes to the Nicholas channel in search of Cervera, 212; his order to Schley regarding the blockade of Cienfuegos, 221; notifies Schley that the Spanish squadron is probably at Santiago, 222; sends further order to Schley to go to Santiago, 223; hurries to San- tiago, 234, 235; his plans to hold the Spanish fleet, 239 et seq. ; or- dered Schley to sink the Sterling in the harbor, 243; decides to use the Merrimac, ib.; bom- bards Santiago, 254 et seq.; his report of the engagement, 256;
disposition of his fleet on the morning of July 4th, 291 et seq.; leaves the fleet to visit General Shafter, 293; joins in the chase of the Colon, 328 et seq.; bom- bards Santiago again, 353 Sands, Captain J. H., of the Co- lumbia, escorts transports to Porto Rico, 357
San Francisco, Spanish steamer, towed the Colonel Lloyd Aspin- wall to Havana, 10
San Juan, supposed to be the ob- jective point of Admiral Cervera, 196; the city from the sea, 200; bombardment of, 203 et seq.; would have surrendered if the attack had continued, 206; block- aded by Admiral Sampson, 282 Santiago, cutting of the cables at, 237, 238; blockaded by Admiral Sampson, 239-258; bombard- ment of, 254 et seq.; mines in the harbor, 275; disposition of the fleet on the morning of July 4th, 291 et seq.; the destruction of Cervera's fleet, 297 et seq.; bombarded by the fleet, 353; surrender of, 350 et seq. Sargeant, Lieutenant Nathan, on the auxiliary navy board, 88 Saugus, 14
Schley, Captain W. S., in command of the Flying Squadron, 88; or- dered to Cienfuegos to look out for Admiral Cervera, 211, 212; sails for the south of Cuba, 221; arrives off Cienfuegos, 224; convinced that the Spanish squad- ron was in the harbor, 224, 225 ; leaves for Santiago, 226; his un- expected order to sail for Key West, 227; makes no effort to learn whether Cervera was in Santiago Harbor, 228; complains of difficulties in coaling, 229; ordered to remain at Santiago, 230; takes his fleet nearer shore, 231; steams back to sea, 232; steams in to attack the forts, 232; his report of, 234; declines to meet the Vizcaya on even terms,
312; his chase of the Vizcaya, | Silvee, Color-Sergeant Richard, 316 et
Scientific American, quoted on the number of shot-marks on the Spanish ships, 341, 342 Scorpion, converted yacht, goes to the assistance of the Nashville, 138; with the Flying Squadron, 321; sent to Santiago for news, 224; at Guantanamo Bay, 261; at Cabáñas, 280; at Manzanillo, 353
Scott, Ensign E. P., at Manila, 181 Scott, Lieutenant H., throws a tow-
line to the disabled Winslow, 152 Search-light, test of, at Santiago, 351
Secondary batteries on our first bat- tle-ships, 56
Sentinal Delgado, shot to pieces at Manzanillo, 354
Severn, United States ship, 14 Shafter, General, leaves to take possession of Santiago, 275 et seq.; delayed by reports of a strange fleet, 276 et seq.; wanted the Navy to force Santiago chan- nel, 292
Sharp, Captain A., of the Vixen,
at Santiago, 254; at Cabañas, 280
Sheathing for ships, need of, 341 Shufeldt, Commodore R. W., mem- ber of Advisory Board appointed by Secretary Chandler, 32 Sicard, Rear Admiral, appoints a board of inquiry to investigate the destruction of the Maine, 76 Sickles, General Daniel, United States Minister at Madrid, calls on Sagasta in the Colonel Lloyd Aspinwall case, II, 12; his final demand, 13, 14; recalled on ac- count of his demands in the Vir- ginius affair, 22 Sigsbee, Captain Charles D., of the Maine, 67; his despatch regard- ing the destruction of his ship, 72; transferred to the St. Paul, 211; reports capture of the Res- tormel, 226, 227; his fight with the Terror off San Juan, 283 et seq.
raised the Stars and Stripes at Guantanamo, 261
Smith, Charles, master of the Vir- ginius, 18
Smokeless powder, the great value of, shown, 256
Snow, Captain A. S., overhauls the Alfonso XII., 352
Solace, hospital-ship, 92 Spain, early origin of the war with, I; fortunes made by her officials in Cuba, 2; cruelty of her sol- diers, 5; thought we wouldn't fight, 26; attitude toward our efforts in Cuba, 64; contempt for the United States shown, 8, 24, 69, 70; treachery of, re- vealed in the Maine case, 82, 184; her financial condition at the beginning of the war, 85; her opinion of our Navy, 85, 86; stub- born in defence, 103; ignorance of our power, 126; her rule in Cuba, 156-162; her squadron at Manila, 183; gunnery of her troops at San Juan, 206; loss at Santiago, 339, 340; end of her power in America, 343 Spook Fleet," the, 276 Steers, Henry, ship architect, member of Advisory Board ap- pointed by Secretary Chandler,
32 Stickney, J. L., correspondent of the New York Herald, com- mended by Dewey for service at Manila, 181
Subig Bay, strategical advantages of, 158
Sun, the, quoted on the battle of Manila, 188
Supply, store-ship, at Guantanamo Bay, 261
Sutherland, Captain W. H., of the Eagle, reports a strange fleet, 276, at Aguadores, 280 Suwanee, in the attack on Santiago, 254; at Manzanillo, 360 Swinburne, Captain William T., of the Helena, captures the Miguel Jover, 131; at Enseñada de los
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