1899 Story Of The Captains - Personal Narratives Of Naval Engagement At Santiago

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This is probably the best article I have ever seen on the Spanish American War.
1899 The Story Of The Captains - Personal Narratives Of The Naval Engagement Near Santiago De Cuba, July 3, 1898, By Officers Of The American Fleet by the following officers:
Captain Robley D. Evans of the Iowa
Captain Henry C. Taylor of the Indiana
Lieutenant Commander R. Wainwright of the Gloucester
Captain J. W. Philip of the Texas
Captain F. A. Cook of the Brooklyn
Lieutenant E. W. Eberle (with a note on Cervera's strategy by Captain Clark) of the Oregon
Captain F. E. Chadwick of the New York
Lieutenant H. P. Huse of the Gloucester
Chaplin W. G. Cassard of the Indiana
With illustrations including photographs taken on the day of the battle on the Iowa, Indiana, Gloucester, Texas, Brooklyn, Oregon, New York and Hist.
Sections & illustrations are as follows:
The Iowa At Santiago by Her Commander, Captain Robley D. Evans (Fighting Bob Evans) with illustrations of:
Read Admiral William T. Sampson
Captain Robley D. Evans
Captain Evans declining Captain Eulate's offer of his sword
Spaniards from the Vizcaya captured by Cubans
Adios Vizcaya - (Captain Eulate's farewell to his ship)
Burying the Spanish dead
Explosion of the Vizcaya as seen from the Iowa
Captain Don Antonia Eulate - Commander of the Vizcaya
The last of the Vizcaya
Admiral Cervera's reception on board the Iowa
Admiral Cervera visiting the Spanish wounded on board the Iowa
The Indiana At Santiago by Her Commander, Captain Henry C. Taylor with illustrations of:
Captain H. C. Taylor
The Search Light In Action
The Fighting Top of the Indiana during the opening of the battle
The Indiana After The Fight
Captain Don Victor Concas of the Infanta Maria Teresa
Senor Don Juan Bautista Lazaga, Commander of the Oquendo (drowned)
The Lieutenant from the Austrian Cruiser on the Bridge of the Indiana
The Spanish Wrecks
The Austrian Man of War Kaiserin Maria Theresa supposed to be a Spanish ship coming to the aid of Admiral Cervera
The Cuban coast near Santiago showing also positions of the Spanish vessels wrecked in the battle of July 3, 1898
The Gloucester At Santiago by Her Commander Richard Wainwright, Commander, USN with illustrations of:
Richard Wainwright, Commander, USN by Cecilia Beaux
Map of the action of the Gloucester in her engagement with the Spanish Torpedo Boats
Admiral Fernando Villaamil
The Gloucester closing in on the Spanish Destroyers
The sinking of the Furor
The sinking of the destroyer Furor as seen from the Gloucester
The Gloucester's boats rescuing the survivors of the Furor
Lieutenant Wood bringing Spanish prisoners about the Gloucester
Senor Don Pedro Vazquez - commander of the destroyer Pluton
Senor Don Diego Carlier - Commander of the destroyer Furor
Admiral Cervera coming on board the Gloucester
The Gloucester boat under Lieutenant Wood rescuing the crew of the Oquendo
The Texas at Santiago by Her Commander, Captain (now Rear Admiral) John W. Philip with illustrations of:
Rear Admiral John W. Philip in the uniform of a Commodore, USN
Search Light captured from the Vizcaya no on the Texas
The narrow escape of the Texas from collision with the Brooklyn
Captain Philip on the flying bridge of the Texas watching the Colon during the chase
Group of sailors on the port turret of the Texas watching the Colon at which the Oregon has just fired
Forward superstructure of the Texas showing wrecage cause by the concussion of the ship's own guns or by Spanish shot
The Brooklyn at Santiago by Her Commander, Captain Francis A. Cook with illustrations of:
The Armored Cruiser Brooklyn
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
Captain Francis A. Cook
Commodore Schley at the conning tower during the engagement
Crew of the Brooklyn cheering the Oregon as she fired at the Colon
Captain Don Emilio Diaz Moreu - Commander of the Colon
George Ellis - Chief Yeoman of the Brooklyn - the only man killed on the American side of the engagement
The Colon after the surrender
Notes On Cervera's Strategy by Captain Charles E. Clark of the Oregon with illustrations of:
Captain Charles E. Clark - Commander of the Oregon
Cpatain clark and Naval Cadet Overstreet watching a shot fired by the Oregon at the Colon
Crew of the Oregon's starboard forward 8 inch turret during the chase of  the Colon
The surrender of the Colon
The crew of the Oregon returning cheers from the Texas after the Colon's surrender
The Oregon's amateur band playing on the turret after the surrender of the Colon
The New York At Santiago by her Commander, Captain F. E. Chadwick, Chief of Staff with illustration of:
The four burning Spanish vessels as seen from the New York
On The Gloucester After The Battle by Lieutenant Harry P. Huse - Her Executive Officer (XO) during the battle
Rescuing The Enemy by William G. Cassard, Chaplain, USN - attached to the Indiana
A Historic Scene On The Texas by T. M. Dieuaide, War Correspondent
Contains 69 pages counted fronts and backs.  Not all of the illustrations in the article are shown in the photos above.
This article was removed from an 1899 bound volume of The Century Magazine by your seller.  The bound volume was:  The Century Magazine Volume LVIII May - October 1899 and the article was removed from the June 1899 issue.
Pages measure 6.5" x 9.5".
Shipped by USPS Media Mail.  Sorry, no international shipping.
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