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

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,