sentences:  Originating the Coast Signal Service in 1898, he then served as Director.During the Spanish–American War in 1898, he commanded the USS "St. Louis" and "Newark", and received the surrender of Manzanillo, Cuba, following that city's bombardment on 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.