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Title: America's war for humanity, related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty...
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
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Publisher: New York, Thompson
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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: The squadron will pass near Salinas Point and then steer about east topass just outside the reefs off Cabras Island. The column is to be formedas follows: The Iowa, flagship; Indiana, Neiv York, A77iphitrite and Terror.The Detroit is to go ahead of the Iowa, distant 1000 yards. The Wampa-tiick to keep on the loiva^s starboard bow, distant 500 yards. The Detroitand Wainpatuck to sound constantly, after land is closer, and immediately tosignal if ten fathoms or less is obtained, showing at night a red light overthe stern and at daytime a red flag aft. The Montgomery to remain in the rear of the column, stopping outsideof the fire from Moro and on the lookout for torpedo boat destroyers. If FortCanuelo fires, she is to silence it. The Porter will take station under coverof the lozva on the port side. The Niagara to remain westward, off SalinasPoint. While approaching a sharp lookout is to be kept on the coast betweenSalinas Point and Cabras Island for torpedo boat destroyers. When near
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320 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. Cabras Island, one-half mile to one mile, the Detroit will rapidly cross themouth of the harbor and be close under Moro to the westward, screened fromthe fire of Moros western battery. If the old guns on the north side of Morofire, she is to silence them. These two cruisers are to keep on the lookout,especially for Spanish torpedo boat destroyers coming out of the harbor. The Porter., when the action begins, will cross the harbor mouth behindthe Iowa and close under the cliff to the eastward of the Detroit^ and torpedoany Spanish cruiser trying to get out of the harbor, but she is not to attackdestroyers. The Wampatuck w\\\ tow one of her boats with its mast shipped, flyinga red flag, and having a boats anchor on board the tug so arranged that shecan stop the boat and anchor at the same time. She is to anchor the boat inabout ten fathoms, with Fort Canuelo and the western end of Cabras Islandin range. There will be two objects for attack, the batteries o

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