During the Spanish – American War in 1898 , he commanded '' St. Louis '' and '' Newark '' , and received the surrender of Manzanillo , Cuba , following that city 's bombardment 12 August . In the years following , Goodrich commanded '' Iowa '' , '' Richmond '' , '' Minneapolis '' , and '' Puritan '' at sea and served as Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard ( 1900 ) and the Portsmouth Navy Yard ( 1903 ) on land before his promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral 17 February 1904 and his appointment for 3 years as the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron . After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake he went with his fleet to San Francisco to help extinguish the fire , especially by spraying water on the flames from ships anchored in the port . After duty as commandant of the New York Navy Yard 1907 to 1909 , he retired 7 January 1909
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Caspar F. Goodrich