Schley and Santiago; An Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet Under Command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898
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Schley and Santiago; An Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet Under Command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898

Schley and Santiago; An Historical Account of the Blockade and Final Destruction of the Spanish Fleet Under Command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898


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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1902. Excerpt: ... Copyright, by W. B. Conkey Company. "Admiral Cervera and his son were rescued" (xxxii) yards of the New York a set of flags, which at first officers and men alike on the Brooklyn hoped to be a message of congratulation, but which proved to be a terse command, "Report your casualties." "Report your casualties," repeated Schley, turning on his heel and walking over to the other side of the bridge, a pained expression on his face; and up to our signal masts went the flags, "One dead and two wounded." As if in direct contrast to this curious attitude of Sampson's flagship, Commodore Schley immediately began sending messages of thanks and congratulations to the vessels which had been near him during his great emergency. To the Oregon he had wigwagged: "Thanks for your splendid assistance. If it hadn't been for you we might not have been here." To the Texas he sent the words: "You did glorious work. Thank you for keeping with us." And to the little Vixen, a converted yacht which had kept along with us, he signaled, "Thank you for trying to keep near us. You might have been of great assistance." And in response to each of these messages there came from each of the ships spoken cheer after cheer, all of which were answered by the men on the Brooklyn. Somebody raised a broom at our masthead on one of the pennant halyards, and the crew of the Oregon followed suit and then gave three cheers for Commodore Schley. On the Texas the men all lined up on the forwarddeck and at request from somebody aboard-- I presume Captain Philip himself--gave three cheers for Commodore Schley. The little Vixen circled around us three or four times, her crew yelling themselves hoarse for the Brooklyn, for Schley, and for the victory. But from the New York there came never a sound of joyfulness and never a cheer. O...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781458846907
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 82
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1458846903
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 163 gr


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