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i BATtm AT DIOIWBZft 141001 141001IWn ceb IWn today snow and rpucb coldef coldefto to morrow a fj i i Mp MVOL VOL IIXIXNO 105 NEW YORK SATURDAY DECEMBER 11 tD01colIl loot hI Te Sura Sig PrIIo PthHn and Publl1al PtthUhfnQ Amclallo PRICE TWO CENTS CENTSr AIIAINSTSCIILEY AIIAINSTSCIILEYOoiiit AGAI ULEf ULEfG Ooiiit nrt Gona OOliOll1llS lllS Him onNoorlY onNoorlYHvolY ORB1Bory Ml Coml ComlDISOBEYED HonntDISOBEYED DOlliltDISOBEYED DISOBEYED ORDERS ORDERSffas Was as VacfllaliDi Ydi1ti DOatoir and aajLactefl andLacked au auLokod Lacked Enterprise EnterpriseDEWEY EnterpriseDEWEY EllteriseDEWEY DEWEY MILDLY DISSENTS DISSENTSConrl DISSENTSCourt DISSENTSCourt Court Says Scbley Did OI Not Proceed With WithAll WithAll WithAll All Despatch to Santiago SantiagoNOR SanUaiONOR SafttIaZoNOR NOR TO CIENFUEGOS EITHER EITHERHide EITHERMade EITHERMide Hide No Effort to Atcirtiln Presence of ofSpanish ofSpanlsb ofSpantsh Spanish Fleet FleetTttf FleetOpinion FleetTb Tttf Tb Opinion or the th Court Ii That at Rchley RchleyBhoold Behleyloald Sehteybould Bhoold Hare Proceeded With Itb All AllDttpatch AllDeapatob Allfleipatch Dttpatch to ClenraegM and nd Nantlaco NantlacoShould 8anUaco8hoaldNot SanUago4hon3dNot 8hoaldNot Should Not Have Delayed the Sqn llquad llquadroD qusdFun dron ron for the Eagle EalloHbould Hhonld Not nave naveMade HaeMade J1voMade Made Retrograde movement Itlovellltnt8bonld Itlovellltnt8bonldUae Should ShouldIlare UTe Promptly Obeyed Department flepartmentaOrdershoud DepartmentOrders nepartlllentOrden8bould Orders Orden8bould Should nave Endeavored to toCapture toCaPture toCapture Capture Spantih Ve VNel ieli at Anchor AnchorNear AnlhorNear AnchorNoar Near Entrance to Santlaco Harbor HarborDid IlarborDId harborDid Did Not Do HU Utmost to Capture CaPturer er Destroy the Colon on May 81 81Camed 81CaDIt 3LCated Camed Brooklyn to Lose Ix ie Dlitanoe Dlitanoeand nlttanDIIaDd Dlatanoomd and Potltlon UOD WIth ltb Spanish Vrttelt fIIel In InMaktn InJlaklalr InaklnlheTirni Maktn Jlaklalr aklnlheTirni the Turn and earned the Texai Texaito Tezutock Tewte to tock Back acJc Her Uoctaei IogI to Avoid Id CoUI CoUIdoa CoUIeBId COUIinDId doa inDId DM Injoctlee oe to Hodff fl dgion on in Pub PubI PubI I UAtBK I Only Onl Part of rretpondenee CorrNPODdlllDeWu rretpondeneeWM WM lna meCrate rate and NUleadtoi la IDporta Re Report Report port on Coal Supply and Coaling Fa FacUltlei Fa FaeUIUNJI1I PacUIUesIIL eUIUNJI1I cUltlei Hli Conduct In Battle Praised PraliedWASHIKOTON PraledWUmHOTON PraisedWAaJmfOToP WASHIKOTON Deo IS lSRear Rear Admiral AdmiralWinfleld AdmiralWinfield AdmiralWinfleld Winfleld Scott Bchleya appeal appea for vindica vindication vindication indIeation tion by hit hi brothers in arnw has ha resulted resultedin in general pnlOral condemnation of hi liii conduct conductIn In tho Santiago campaign by the Court of ofInquiry oCInqulfT ofInuII7 Inquiry composed of Admiral Qeorgo QeorgoD OeorlODewey GeorgoDewey Dewey wey and Hoar Admiral A Bon 8nbarn Bonliam nham liam and lUmsay R4m In their finding findingand IIndlnlland flndingeand and opinion submitted to the Secretary Secretaryof of tho th Kavy avy to today iay tho th theo a three high rank ranklog rankInl ranktog log offlcrrH unanimously hold that Admiral AdmiralHchloyV Admiralhly AdmiralHchbya HchloyV hly conduct off the south coart of ofCul oCCUha ofCuba Cul Cuba a prior to Juno 1 when hlOn Admiral Samp Sampion Sampon 0111 ion on arrived at Kaollago waa wa cliaracter cliaracterlr charllclerIrlld cIurecterIced lr Iced by vacillation dilatorinc and lack of ofentM7ri off1I1rJlrillt ofenterprse entM7ri The court 1 is a unit In report reporting reporting port portIn ing In adversely to Admiral Hchloy on hi hidUy hidelay hidelay delay at loiifuegoN the character of I Ih IhjoffUI lbCtfuegos hi hiOortfuego Oortfuego bluokado hi him dlaobndlerion of ofHi ofIt oflb Hi Navy Deprtiniuit ordorn onl to roninln at atKifillaco att14tt5gO Kifillaco 1110 his hi claim that has 11011141 had only 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is4 is4ii AI AIW ii ao aoc I ISINb SINb 4 14 4 44lN hiq 4 at atft ft I rI PIwid PIwidt I 41 I flWI ad Sa WI a a 0 ai aiV teo I Iu 41 05 DS a 11 MM ii 1 I separate statement RI4tem nt in which Woh ho noted his hisdisagreement hladlMKflement ht htdisagreement disagreement with the adverse findings findingsand findingsnnd findingsand and opinions of Ills I colleague on the remoining re remaining rc rcmronlng maining points laid down dow in tho precept preceptand preceptand preceptand and offered tho ho gratuitous expression that thathe thathe thatlie he regarded Rchley us CommandcrlnChlef CommandcrlnChlefIn In tho Santiago battle and as a entitled to tothe tothl totii the tii glory of tho victory victoryThis vlcloryI11la yl tory toryThit This voluntary contribution of opinion on ona onIL cca a subject that did not como within the theprovince thoprovlnco tb tbprovince province of the court Is more Inexplicable Inexplicableand Ine inexplicableandremarkoblo pllcable pllcablennd and andremarkoblo remarkablo in view Iow of the attitude of ofAdmiral ofAdmiral otAdmiral Admiral Dowey during tho Inquiry It was washe wa wahe Mho he who was 118 foremost among tho members membersof of the court In opposing the Introduction Introductionof of evidence tending to how that Admiral AdmiralSchley AdmIralSchley AdmiralSebley Schley and not Admiral Sampson was In InBupreme Insupreme insupreme supreme command of the wjuadron that thatattacked thatattACked thatattacked attacked tho Spanish ships on July 3 1803 1803Tho 18113Tho 1809Tho Tho attempt of 1 Stayton Admiral AdmiralBampcona AdmIralBampwnft AdmiralSampsons Bampcona attorney attorne to be recognized by bythe bytho bythe the court when Henleys counsel main maintainedthat maintalnNtthat maintalnedthat tainedthat Schley and not Sampson was wasthe wa wathe the victor of that great naval engagement engagementwa WM wa repuUod personally by II Admiral Dewey Deweywithout Deweywllhout leweywithout without consultations with Admirals Hen Henham J3enbarn Dcnham ham and Ramsay Unm 1 Afterward they sus sustained sustained sustamed tained his position that the question of ofwho orwho ofwho who commanded tho United States Stat naval navalforce navalCOfC navalforce force in the battlo of July 3 should not notbo notbe bo Introduced Into the proceedings Why WhyAdmiral WhyAdmiral WhyAdmiral Admiral Dewey in violation of his stand standat I1l4nllat stantiat at that time and particularly In view Iow of ofhis orhis oflila his refusal reCu 1 to permit evidence supporting supportingAdmiral supportingAdmiral upportlnKAdmiral Admiral Sampsons Samp Ons claim to be Introduced Introducedshould Introducroahould introducedshould should now give Schley credit for the San Santiago SantlaRo Santiago tiago victory is regarded as remarkable remarkableand and unprecedented unprecedentedTho The Courts report Is signed as a the regu regulations regulations regulations lations direct only by its it President Preflld nt Ad Admiral Admiral Admiral miral Dewey and an its Judgo Advocate AdvocateCapt AdocatoCapt AdvocateCapt Capt Lemley mley who merely attests atte ta By Byvirtue ByIrtue Iiyvirtue virtue of tho rule of tho majority AdmiralDewey Admiral AdmiralDevroy AdmiralDewoy Dewey was obliged to append his name nameto nameto nameto to all the findings even thorn with which whichho whichho ho did not agree On all the important importantquestions Importantquestions importantquestion8 questions considered by the court he heagrees boagrees hoagreec agrees with bin hi colleagues coll agul8 disagreeing disagreeingonly dlNlgrflngonly diMgreeingonly only with regard to tbe Cicnfuegos block blockado blockade blockada ado and making some explanatory state statement IItatement statemont ment concerning Schleys failure failureto to obtain Information at Cien Cienfuogoa Clentuogos Cienfuogoc fuogoa and the passage of tho Flying FlyingSquadron FllrllSquadron FlyingSquadron Squadron from Key West to Cienfuegos Cienfuegosand and thenco to Santiago Curiously CurloualyenouKh CurloualyenouKhtho enough enoughtho enoughtho tho remaining point in his separate state statement I1l4toment statemeat ment Is an agreement with tho Inference Inferenceto to be drawn from tho conclusions of his hiscolleagues hlaoolletigueR hiscolleagues colleagues that Schleys Santiago blockade blockadewas was 1l8 effective That Is the only specifica specification specification specification tion laid down In the precept on which whichSchley whichScbleylll whichScbley Schley is cleared clearedTho claredTh clearedThe The Th Courts findings and opinions are areexpressed areeJplC88Nl ateexpressed expressed In crisp clear i entcncen that thatleave thatlelLve thatleave leave no doubt as to their meaning They Theyfollow fbeyCollow Theyfollow follow In full fullTill CullTilE fullTIlE TilE COUHTS FINOINCS FINOINCSCOCRT FINDINCHCount I DISGH DISGHCoURT CoURT or INQUIRY MCTEIX BDILMNO BDILMNO1S17HSTBEETNW DeILIINOUS17IUiTIIEET lJu1Lmuoi17IfST8rETN US17IUiTIIEET 1S17HSTBEETNW WWASIIINoroN VSVASImINOr0N VtV WASIIINoroN tV ttitwnTVw ffc I Coo 131001 131001The 13 II 1OA1 1901 1901The I IThe The Court having by tho authority ofthe of ofthe ofthe the Navy Department occupied rooms roomsKos roofllllNOlI roomsNos Kos 0 and 10 Mclean Building Xo 1517 1517H 1 117H 17 17H street Washington while whiledeliberating whiledeUb3ratln whiledeUberating deliberating upon Its proceedings and the themember themomber themornbera member thereof having assembled mbl6d dally dallysince dallylncB dailyoluce since Monday Nov 11 with the exception exceptionof of Sunday and holidays and having con concluded connludod coneluded eluded the tb investigation reports its pro proceedings proooedlnp proceedings ceedings and the testimony taken with a afull afutl afull full and nddetAllfd detailed statement of all the per pertinent perthient pertlnertt tinent facts rhlch It deems to he established establishedtogether ItItllbllI ItItllbllItoeether establishedtogether together with Its opinion and recommenda recommendation tion in tho premises prela18eoFACTS FACTS PACTSTim FACTSTht FACTSThe Tim Flying Squadron consisting of the theBrooklyn theBrooklyn thel3rooklyn Brooklyn MoxMchusett Texas and Scor Scorpion ScorpIon Scorplon pion under the command of Commodore CommodoreW Bchley hltY IT wiled from Key KeyWest KeyWest KeyVest West about 8 A 1 of May 10 1898 with withorders withordll8 withorders orders from tbe Navy avy Department I and andfrom antirrom andfrom from the CommanderlnChlof of the North NorthAtlantic orth orthAtlantic orthAtlantic Atlantic Squadron to proceed with lth despatch despatchutmost dPllpl1lrhulm01t thiopatehitmost utmost off tlonfuegos to capture theenemyoff the theMwrny theenemy enemy enemyoff off that port lortlr If powilble or to block blockado 11101odo blockado ado him and to maintain the blockade na asclotio naclOtilJ naclose close as 101111 101111Tho isthhhThe Mw 4lbl 4lblTho Tho Dying Squadron arrived off len Clonfiiugos ClfnCuulloll lenfuogos fiiugos on tho th morning mornlll of May 27 and andiwtabliiilied alltltIlabll antitwtabllshoti iwtabliiilied tIlabll hed a blockade During the day daythe oaythe daythe the ships lay off the port rt at various arlou din dintnncmt dl dltanCH diitancee tnncmt In no particular order At night nightthey IIlghtthy nightthey they forinod 1 In column of VII headed headedoff hudtodtlrr headedIf off If short and moved at only sufficient lulIl Int pood speiwifor poodfor p41tor for keoplng jw JIOIIIOfUl ltloii TJi 1 is mall vessels veuulHjMTformod vesselslscfnrmid 1 1Jlldormod jMTformod plckut iCkOt duty dut In short li iru of ties tll largo largobljM larcIIIlti largeConiinuthore bljM bljMCuininwluro IIIltiCaurnlorr Cuininwluro Hchloy Hehl ill iIi not prnnoed with withulmokt wit withUtIUPI hutlllot ulmokt dop dIlliteh tch off Ci IulrUjltIlilid iifu CcM Biil blockadu blockadutliHt hlockadutllIlllt bloekadulust lust tllIlllt isart urt a as CI 11 MI mi a poI piauIbI piauIbIAt xxwlblo xxwlbloAt hAt At 10 A AM May Iay Iho III Dupnnt airlwl airlwlt ct UlIrll1oI Irnf iiic with 1111 it Ii dfupaUh fnilii Ihn IhnCXjiuiiiaiiiliTlnChlof th th4lIIlIIallll lbusiissaiuitr CXjiuiiiaiiiliTlnChlof 4lIIlIIallll inhIf dattxl hh I Koy sy Vwt VwtUay vit vitMay 1 1Olay May 1 IWW ij which 1aIh Informoil 11111111 toitimnodomu14i4dey iiiifiM 11111111HeI ilniii ilniiirkihtoy rkihtoy HeI of lli lIft jwolmblllly IrIII 1111 II ir UI li Hunlliiuilr Hunlli HIIII t4hiiiniahjutirou 11011 iuilr ii lifluK In tIlllla niiafu do ii 1 1iib 1 coil coilirdrrtI inl inlniilornl 111ufll1 niilornl htm Itli I h4i Vnfuoi ru MMU until lh lhrw ItIpl iiiruicllt rw ruicllt vlil Ipl if iifnn sisal 11I1f1 lsmHiVs Mlvi liifunnatlun liifunnatlunAl Al I0 10011 iO3J I 1 May 79 7 HIM II us Iww kiwi srrtVH amflstI amflstIii tl tlat lI at I ltDfiiviCi 1 iifilriM lIlu awl at 7 I tol of lit the UIII UIIItI acuiiJs ut utlUlii tI lUlii HIM I lH SampkasI ul4 okt ll Iff left l1rjJlMi UNtI UNtIIhll triJitsgi to fi ftr ftrIi1IliIsI fliHlttkll Ihll liHlttkll 111 HI lAMMIl 1141111 til Is liNIUUH liNIUUHAt IWII1tI4Al At I I A of toIII May 9t I MMltMl MMltMlbU 5414145SIWs 5414145SIWsliit1y Idlt liit1y bU iMwUml br ii lit lloto il I3sslsll nUii vn vnIWHI icsri icsrihlisk I IUII UII tI Iis oMtt11I1I iijMitli I cud h1 11 IiNw IiNwciedlilil 1IdUIII Ii IWHI I II Its If iiouicitdqUil litU4iUulw Uit iI iIhl11I11 Mof MofI kisilkiisIaii hl11I11 toi tI 0 imted 11 hy ti Vest WY iU iUI I Ilois I lois hliis 4 I1 1111 Uot ii Jlhahl4i I isc4iie isc4iies51 1 1Iaf s51 Iaf haMIc kiS I kltelsd kltelsdtaisi taisi a tl i I 14s 11 114 114Jeal UI Jeal I Ilsi I 11 I 504 I sM I Ii Iir115 r115 11 I all esMa 1 Isii IsiiWtp1iS 1 1t Wtp1iS McO4s 1 I sliM Md If a Il I4s Ii 11ss4 11ss4A I 10 4V I 1 I II A ionciiJftfl Id 5fl I h1asis Whllll1 Mcy 4 IiI hllll1 IitpiuIsr IitpiuIsri 105 5 5r 5it i Ms seooos I it WeiA5id11lO a at II i I wr Ii IiaMild I aMild I dii o4 o4I JI I 4 I dI I I I it tit I 4NI 0 MMI MH 4Ml 4Mlt Oi i 0i I Ijri jri I Ioo4 1 lw oo4 wd 1 1A Jwi JwiI I MOM tt ttMMH I iw I5s h4a 4a 4 4A A A b4 0 0I I MMH Jssa I 0 0A I A I MW SlW SlWM 14 14ia ia 4 wt 40 b4 i a MH 110 as a A 10 A siaiiniJ siaiiniJjaIrE jaIrE iy I Ir II ed I eIWi 1 HI UI UII 5 II I 0104 5i 5I 5Idd I dd 4 sN sI 5O1Id 5O1Idh I i 4 iS JN JNkss5 kss5 1 l14 0eie 0 si 4 4 5 i fJ Es i Cf 55 55I I 5 5 0 SM SMs4 s4 si IbiS Commodore Schley Shley wrote olo a despatch dlptch to tothe tothe tcthe the CommanderlnChlef CommaderInChief in Inwhch inwhicli hlch ho stated HtatedI 1 shall shal movo eastward e31tWlrd tomorrow I morow llcahac Ho Hoalso 10 10olso also wrote a 0 despatch de ptch to the commandant commandantof of the naval nn11 base b8 nt Key West In which he hestated ho6ttlto hsatatod stated 6ttlto As It I Is not found practicable practicble to tocoal tccoal coal 0 the Texas eaa from tho collier coller hero where wherethere whlOrothor wliercthere thor there is so much swell Iwel I shall IIhol proceed pro to tomorrow tomorow tomorrow morrow morow off Santiago BantalG do Cuba Cub being bing em embarrassed ombarl embarrasiied barrassed barl however by the Texas short shortcoal shortcoal bortco coal co supply and her bel Inability Inabity to coal cal In tho thoopen thoopn tliiopen open opn sea 1 I shall not be able to remain rmain off offthat or oflthat that tht porton prton account acunt of general gnertll short ehor coal coalsupply coalsupply coalsupply supply of squadron so 10 will 1 proceed prO to tho thovicinity thovicniy tIlevicinity vicinity vicniy of Nicolas 1co1as Mole 1010 whore tho water Is Issmooth II istmootit smooth Imooth and I can coal cal Texas Texs and other otherships otherIhlp otherships ships Ihlp with Ith what may remain In collier collierNo coler colerNo collierNc No Nc work was wal apparently apprently in progress progresson progreon on tho fortifications fortifcton of Cienfuegos while whileCommodore whlo whloCommodore wIllieCommodore Commodore Hobby 8hley was WIS off 01 that portNo port portNo pr No efforts wero made by Commodore CommodoreSchley Commcor CommodoreSchlcy Schley Shly to communicate communlato with lh tho insurgents insurgentsto InBurglnts InBurglntsto to discover dller whether tho Spanish Spnish squadron squadronwas sqladron sqladronwaa was In tho harbor harbr of Cienfuegos Clenrue os prior to totho totho tothe tho morning moring of May 24 24Signal 2CSignal 24Signal Signal lights lghts were displayed on shore shoreat Ihore Ihoreat shoreat at night May 22 and May 1a 23 but blt Cora Coramodorei Commodor CornnIodons modorei modor Schley had no Information InfoatIon which whichenabled whichenahll whichenabled enabled enahll him to Interpret them themBefore themnroro themBefore Before nroro sailing alng from Cienfuegos Com Commodore Commooro Coinmodoro modore mooro Schloy received rrlve reliable rolable Informa Information Informaton information tion ton that ships ahps could be coaled clied in tho vicinity vicinityof Iclllityof of Capo CAp Cruz Cr7 and In Gonalves Oonah Channel ChannelTHE Channel ChannelTUE THE TiE STAHT FOR SANTIAGO SANTIAGOTim B1NUOO B1NUOOTim BLNlZAaOTlto Tim Flying Squadron Sladron with tho excep exception exc exeeption ptlon tion of the thi Costlne Cltne sailed saied from Cienfuegos Cienfuegosabout Clenruegosabut Clenfuegosabout about abut 8 I of May 24 the heavy ships shipsIn IhlpaIn In column of vessels lAls tho light liht ships on the theright therigh tileright right righ flank fank and tho collier coler Mcrrlmao on tho tholeft tholert theleft left flank fnk At 1010 A of May 26 the thalight tholgh thelight light lgh vessels vess18 were wer shifted IIhlro to the port beam beamand hi beamand and ad tho collier clor to the starboard stubard beam beamBefore ba beamBefore Before midnight of May 101 24 owing to toheavy toboay toheavy heavy rolling roing the forward Conad compartment compartmentof compatment compatmentor of the Eagle filled fle with water which re reduced 1 toduced duced dure her speed speedOn SpeedOn On May 25 2 the wind was wa fresh frh from tho thoeastward thoeatwar theeastward eastward eatwar the weather was a bad bd and thesea the thesea theN sea was heavy for small amI vessels ecL The Thesquadron Tbequdron Thesquadron squadron reduced reduc its Is speed to enable tnlble the theEaglo theEglo theEagle Eagle Eglo to remain rmala with It On May 20 tho thoweather thowelther theweather weather welther Improved ImpIN the wind veered to totha totbo tothe the westwardTmd ltwardnd became bamo light lght and tho thosea thosea theaen sea moderated moeratc At 130 13 A Commodore CommodoreSchloy Comcore ComcoreSchloy CommodoreSchley Schloy pent Int tho Eagle to Port Por Antonio to tocall tocal tocall call cal and then to return to Key West WCt On Onnoon Onnoon Onnoon noon of May 26 the Eagle Egle had sufficient sufcent coal coalto coalto coalto to team ten knots kots per hour for three thre dayAt day dayAt daysAt At 530 53 Ibo squadron stopped stopPI abouttwentytwo about abouttwentytwo abouttweutytwo twentytwo miles mil to the southward of oftho ortho ofthe tho port prt of Santiago Santago and was WI joined Joine by bytho bytho bythe tho scouts Icuts Minneapolis 1Unnlapls Yale and St Paul PaulAt PaulAt PaulAt At 0 May 1la1 26 2 tho engines of tho collier collierMerrimao clor clorllerrimao coihierterrimao Merrimao llerrimao were ro temporarily temporarly disabled dlabled The Theengines Te TheetlgifleS engines 1111108 were changed changN to work compound compoundand and at 420 of May 27 she was wa able to tomake tomake tomake make six Ilx knots with her hlr own ow steam Iteam The Thebroken Tht Thisbroken broken parts prtl of the engines cnglnl were cre repaired repairedon repired repiredon on board tho ho flagship llhlp all al repairs repl being beingcompleted bing bingcomplele beingcompleted completed complele at midnight of May 28 The TheYtlo To TheYahi Ytlo 111 towed lowc the Merrimao 1lemmo while whlo disabled disabledThe dl6blO disabledThe The commanding officer of the St Paul Paulvisited Paullied Paulvisited visited lied tho flagship In obedience ol lenC to signal ulgnaltook signaltok signaltook took tok with him hm a Cuban Cub pilot and had a con conversation conVltlon convercation versation Vltlon with Ith Commodore Schley Bhler Com Commodore Commoor Cornmodoro modore moor Schley Rhley had ha no conversation convorstlon with withthe withthe lh lhthe the the senior nlor commanding comOndlnc offloor omor of the scouU scouUand eu seoul seouland I Iad and ad obtained obtaln no positive pIIU Information InronUo from froiptho fromthe the scouts tula regarding la tho Spanish Sps squadron squadronTIIK surn surnTiE TIIK TiE KETBOOnADK JnaODaDI TBOOUD MOVEMENT MOVEMENTAt MOV1E IOTUZEWTAt At 745 11 it May 26 Commodore Cmmcor Schley Schleychanged 8hlty 8hltychange Sohieychanged changed change the th course CUt of the Flying Fyng Squadron Squadronto Iuadronto to the westward wrltwan and signalled lnlkd to his squad squadron squadrem Ilad Iladron ron Domination Dtnaton Key West WOlt via i ta south southvide luth luthlde southttlcie vide lde of Cuba Cub and Yucatan Channel an antoon 4 4lon itssoon soon lon as I ascolUer collier colr Is ready read speed 11 1 nine knots knotsThe knol7he knotsThe The squadron luadron proceeded westward wtltward eigh eighteen llh llhtfn Ighteen teen tfn miles 1t1 stopped loPIM at lt 1115 11 this th tow towlines to tolnn towlines tho colllor drifted drifteduntil drifteduntil lines lnn of 111 having parted drUlc until unll 340 40 I 1 May In 27 resumed umld Its 11 went wentward wsitward rl rlward ward course cou for twentythroo 0111th iiillen mie Mopfcd Mopfcdagain btpitdagain Iopo again agalflt at 715 71 I and drifted drlrte until unlil 1 Mof Mof I Ior of May za zaAt 2 2At 21 At 930 I A May 27 27lhe the Harvard lanar1 joined joinedlh joInsth lh Flying Iln Squadron Huadrol and her Ilr commanding commandingofficer cOlunaulnl coiiunawiingofficer officer ofclr dolivorod lo 0 Commodore COIlldur Hchloy hloy tho thofollowing Ihorolowln ibsfollowing following rolowln doMpatch dlpllh dated May Iay 25 2 ail aildirrwod al ciidressed dressed dlll by the Dopartmont Ipnrtllni to the Ihl Harvard Harvardat lanad lanadat at Ht HI Nicholas Ichol Molo Iul Ilnytl hlaytiIroeeed IlnytlProceed Ilyll Ilyll1rOtd Proceed 1rOtd at lt own 01 ilI and ald Inform Ilrnnl Sohloy Sohloynil Hehilsysad lly llynd sad nil alwi so the II senior lllnr ofliror oflNr prrwnt off tiffIsgo San Santiago Hn HnlaCI do di Cill CUba follow All laCI tiago a a as AI Depart IhpnrtmcntH 1181 Departrnnts mcntH mII Information Informal 101 Indlwtr IldlI thi I he Spanish ripanlshdlvUlon tpllh tpllhdllool SpanishJlvl4on dllool dlvUlon I ii Mill tl at Santiago 111111 do Culm ubit ubitlhpcrtnient The TheDowrtmont TheOlllrlllt Dowrtmont Olllrlllt louU to you ou to aworluln rllill fact factml ralianll act actintl anll ml that I list tlin tla I lus enoniy IY If I therein dxi do not notIrnvo 11 11I titcave I Irnvo ne without wllholl a doHitivo do iiM1sI action Irlnll Cuban Cubanftmlllar Cub ibais ibaisra I rlliar ftmlllar ra mndiar with II KantluK 11 de dl Cuba ohs say tUt tUtKioto lIalI titalhrie I Kioto landing Jnlll plaiw II iIat fho tl nautlcul 111111 tulle tulleii rl ii nr Ir lx II trout rl month 111h of tr harbor IUllor andhat and andthat nd ndIIal that thoio I I fiiMirKdit 1Itrl irubably fuball will I Ill IMI IMIfound I Iru1 Irouttil found ninl 111 not lul SpanIsh From I tuiit UI tho I I he sur surruttiilrcg ur urMMindlng uuu111 MMindlng uu111 hi4hl 1lhi mil 11 uvory 1y VIM iwMi 1 In InIlio II Inlie Ih Ilio lie Ir 3t1 rt A noon 01 a aticrlaliuil 1 notify notifyuirtmoiit 1lr tIcilifyIeiisr 111 uirtmoiit 11 MhrilMirPiiomy Ieiisr rmy I thoro I CmiM CmiMIllll uul isihII4 Illll lo I4 Hll 41114Inti Iltl lllOII Hllll 1 MM III I Ilio ls II llartHMl lu1 1 1f1 f1 fi utui Mifiliiwio tolI loonunl Iajio Sal AI I tU isis i Ilih IlihjtrtMivm tdia tdiaihsIU jtrtMivm I 4 llayii la I ti ciianinH hII Its iitii4 II Mutf I llytl llytlTito Ityl Ityl11ft I Ii yt I IrIe Tito rIe NiHirlinont il iul MIH assi 11 luwiolutiHr luwiolutiHrIH It I IIf If IH 4 MJr hl lUjH la llojuM 1rt MilbMit doty dotyklliMilott diiay4t1MH545 ytel klliMilott tel at KntMu NIII 1 I nU nU1IIK Iio 1IIK 1 11 55 ClANMdI 11 111111111 5450 41551 IOIllllH 4i1111 5 lirJMAllll lirJMAllllTM IrsIc I 1555 TM 1 1 diwisslol nti 5 A aMceIssl i i il I ly jr i Suselsie ufu ufuM I 11 uselsie hkh tlilklsy mhwsd li iswit 1 Mij 11 fl a Iu IuN IuItsiss4 1 Itsiss4 Irsml sf 1 isy al lail 1 4 4is 11f is 4 hsy I iIesit I I tsssolisgw 1 us ushiqH 1 hiqH 1 ri4gssi I IlsmI4l W1 iii4 1w 5 5i4 i4 5145 Il sI4igwl I Is I lasw I Is 1 1I ossil I 4 ht s4 II Ito Sr 1 Ii sia4stMy wiiii iiii 1 I I ibs fsap I iss54rhsi4 II iaas iaasikil ikil lsvoi4sa 1 us i sNMsf oiii 1w bi biSfSI SfSI 4 1 1aI 151545 I hsO hsOwsIsi aI wsIsi I hw IW IHiOs lb 1 i4y i4yS Is 5I4 1 Iisk Sk 1 i54 i54M1 M1 I 5041 I I leisass4a li lif Is 4 41 aaecs I5sSS MsI sf sfad1 ad1 tl qsaaoss sSM SM 4 sf 5a I II II tS SISflIt14 4a Li sllsi I pi piIaeitsd Iaeitsd ioM so Is a aa I a 4ig 4 I5 JI JI Jamaas ci citd td I I ls IIII 05 ilf ilfw lds 4 I IIas MNtir 81 81I 1 54 lIla 4 4 4v I 5 I a 0 5Sl Mii pOistrW P00s 00s I I pW osso wIi 5 6 sf 0 timrrijm is iss imrrijm MtMs MtMsIVW 4If 4Ifl IVW i Icd i iTWf a SI 1 1 I fr Ei Eia a eIs III IIII I Is 1 1p sst lb lbM l44 l44ts43Jk I fill fillw ts43Jk a Mg MgIS IS I ao sa4 SS I Is 1 fl5 1 1 I If IN aft aftI I tg tgI I as as OV I tr trH dsp ac acf 15 a I I1 75 TWf 555054 I 5fs5i c4 eieMi 5 ll WIl4 1 1 1A ig a a e4 e4Ar A Ar for lll I 1i days or to have remained rmalned on block blockado blockado blockado ado duty daY off or Santiago Slntqo de Cuba Tho Brook Brooklyn BrookIn Brookiyn lyn In for 20 21 ilaynUia dnatoloworor iiltyttt11010wA Iowa for or 10 days tho thoMassachusetts thoMnfchullts ha haMassachuretta Massachusetts Mnfchullts for 20 days the Ih Texas foX for 10 day tho Marblsheati Marbl8het for I 5 days daYI tho thoVixen thoIxen theVixen Vixen Ixen for 3 days dl anti then steam Itoam to Go GonalvcflHqytior 00naholllt lo lonaivcs nalvcflHqytior naholllt naivcs IInyti or to Cape Cp Cruz Cuba Cha to coal coalAt cl clAt ooalAt At that date tltfJ tlD Flying llyln Squadron was 1 ac accompanied accmpanied accompanied companied cmpanied by the collier coller Morrlmao Morlma con contalnlng43iO containig contaming tainig taming talnlng43iO 4M 430 ton toJ of coal The amount of ofcoal ofcal olcoal coal cal required rfulrllo to completely cmpletely fill the tlo coal cal bunk bunkers bunkel8 bunkera ers of all the vessels tls of the Flying Squadron Squadrononthia Squadrnon Squadrononthis onthia on th same Be date was 2750 270 tons tonsCONDITIONS tonsCNDITION8 tonsCONDITIONS CNDITION8 CONDITIONS rAVOIUBLK I AVOIU onnJ fllte FOB COA COAUXO COAUXOTho COAIJm COAIJmTho rico ricoThe Tho conditions condllon of wind Ind pea fa and weather weatherfrom wlatherCrm weathertorn from Crm torn noon non on 1ay20 May ay 20 to June 1 were ore favor favorable favornblo favorablo able for taking coal CI from fn a collier rollr at sea off offSantiago or oflSantiago Santiago Stiago Tho Iowa 8 Coxtlne Cn tne and Dupont Dupontcoaled Dlpont Dlpontcoale Dupontcoaled coaled coale at Cienfuegos Clenfneltrm from tho he collier cler Merrl Merrlmao Merrlma Merrtmao mao ma on May 23 and tho MasKaohuftctt lalohUttIJ and andCastlno andCtin antiCastine Castlno Ctin on May MIY 24 2 The Texas asked kk per permission pr prmiion permission mission miion to cool con first OB May ay 23 and was wasrefused Wi WirerU wasrefused refused rerU by CommodorSSdhloy Comm omSihloy who ordered orderedthe orered oreredtho orderedtile the Iowa to coal COl con first filt and the Massachusetts Massachusettssecond 1llchuetl 1llchuetlIml dassachuettssecond second Iml Tho Texan exas was ordered to coal coalfrom coalfrom coalfrom from tho colUervon colc coh1lcroi ftl ol May 21 but the order orderwas orderW8 orderwas was W8 revoked as 1 a the Massachusetts Malachustt was wasalongside Walongside wasalongside alongside of the colllitr elUir and tho lie commanding commandingofficer commandlnlofcr corsimnandingofficer officer ofcr of tho colder coler deemed dcrtd it unsafe un8re to toplace toplac toplace place plac his vessel yeses IJllt11 between two battleships battleshipsTho btlerhlps btlerhlpsTho battleshipTho Tho Texas TOJs and ant Utrhlohcad 1rhlehead coiled at sea HJBoff ta taorr seaoff off Santiago Snllgo frdm trmoolll from colliers May 27 and 28 28tho Z8tho 28ho tho ho Massachusetts Maitanchus tl ttit dud rd Vixen bon on May 20 20tho 21j 21jthe 29tho tho Brooklyn Drokl and Iowa on May 30 3j tho thoBrooklyn thoBrkly thehirooklynTexa Brooklyn Brkly hirooklynTexa Texas TJJ and nd Marblcliead on May 31 31At SI 31At At At 335 33 1 May No 27 Commodore Schlsy Schlsysignalled Schill SchillIgnalle Schleysignalled signalled Ignalle to tho lie St Paul aul If I Sampson Sampsoncomes Sampsncomel Sampsoncomes comes comel here her tell him hll iiii half hal of squadron fUadr nut nutof nutof outof of coal col and collier collr engine enil engiuebroken le broken down downAt downAt clownAt At At 1045 11 May ay 27 Commodore tommcoru Schley Schleysignalled Schleyagnalled Schloysignalled signalled agnalled to the Texas TeJI Ths more coal coalyou coalyou oal oalyou you take In his ths smooth weather wlther the lessyou less lessyou loesyou you will wi have to take In Hayti HaytiUADE Hayt HaytiMADE MADE lUDI NO crronr EFRT AT HANTUOO IUTUOO TO FIND FINDBIiNISU FINDBINISI FINDs1ANISII BIiNISU BINISI BgUADROS BgUADROSCommodore 8QUDRONCommcor aQuADao4Commodore Commodore Commcor Schley Shley made no effort etrat to toascertain toasrtain toascertain ascertain asrtain whether hlther the Spanish tquadron tquadronwas was In the harbor harbr of Santiago Slntlalo he left said saidharbor Midharbr staidharbor harbor harbr entirely entir I unguarded ungunned from from fl I Mof Mor litof of May Iar 20 to 5 1 of May Ia 27 and guarded guardedonly guardedoulT guardedonly only by the scout IOUt St Paul from 5 MMay MMar liiMay May 27 until unt about 0 1 May 28 Tho ThoFlying ThoFlyllg TheFlying Flying Flyllg Squadron SUdrn arrived arhed off the harbor ofSantiago of ofSantiago orSntiago Santiago Sntiago dii Cuba seven Mn miles ml 1 south of oftho ofthe ofthe the Morro at fl I 11 May 1la 28 and ald eBtab eBtabllslitxl estabUshied stab llslitxl a blockade blockadeThe blockadl blockadeTue The distance di tance from Citnfuegot Citnfltgo to Santiago Santiagoto Santago SantagoII to II A SIS 31 mitm mE Commodore Commoore Hchtrv Slrl did not notproceed notprOftd notproced proceed prOftd with tth all al dttpatth from rein Citnfuegoi Citnfuegoito to Santiago antago de Cuba CubaT1IU Cub Cubaiiu T1IU Ti iiu AITACK AICI rrtc ON TUB TIC Tii COLOK COLOKEarly COLN COLN1rly coLoEarly Early 1rly on the morning moring of May 29 2 tho Cris Cristobal Crl Crltobl Cristobal tobal tobl Colon and 41 other vessels el of the Spanish SpanUhsquadron lpanlllh lpanlllhundron Spanishsquadron squadron undron were wre discovered oilcord at anchor inthe In Inthe II the harbor of Santiago ntlgo about 1200 120 yards yardsfrom yardsruin anlll anlllCrom from ruin tho entrance erru No attempt ntempt was made madeby madeby madeby by Commodore Commoor Hehley on May Ma 29 2 9 or May 1ay 30 30to 30to 30to to capture or ordlstroy destroy these thle Spanish Splnlsh ves vessels I IIls ss sssels sels Ils At 130 May 30 3 tho cmi cnlr cnlrNew croier croierNew er erNew New Orleans OrllaD and tliQ collier Sterling joined joinedthe JOIIIIthe joinedthe the Flying Squadron SquadronAt SquldronAt At 1055 105 A 1 May ly 31 Commodore CommodoreSchley CommodoroShley Commodorehley Schley Shley hley shIfted hlted his hil flag tg to the Ih Massachu Massachusetts Mnsncluisettli laArl laArlsetl setts setl At 1110 110 A Mi 11 tho flagship laghlp Masxa MasxachiuetU 1 Massaohusetts chiuetU chlsettl nlgnalled IInallo The Tlt Matwachuwtts MatwachuwttsNew 1Jachuttl laasacbusettsNew New Orleans Ore and Iowa will wl go after dinner dinnerto dlnnlr dlnnlra to a dUtanco dltil of 7QQQxard Opm and tire lr at Crix Crixtobal Cr CrLstobal tobal tobl Colon with lth 8 and ali itflnch guns tunl Speed Hpdabout Sp Speedabout about abut ten tn knots knotsAt kllotsAt knotsAt At 130 11 the thl three thrl vessels IIdtlgnat IIdtlgnatIttamed dowlgnatod dowlgnatodkteamed dreignatedbtenflled kteamed Ittamed in column clumn toward tho entrance entranceto eutrancto 10tralI 10tralIto to the harbor of Santiago SntiaKo heading htndln to the theeastward thl thlfutward thisenatwani futward eastward at about ten tel knots knoll ppced Thu ThobhlpH ThuIhlp Thuships Ihlp ships pnoxod p1 the harbor entrance nlrnnr about alxiut70f about7o 70f 7 yards distant from rein the Ito Morro Iorr tiring tiringat frhli frhliat at the Colon oloii and tho tit shore hor batteries batNI with withrange whhrangfl withrangus rangfl range varying aryln from frol 7000 70 yard nrd to t1un SIOU SIOUyardi 52ouytled 1un yardi All Al projectile proJ tllt foil rel holt hliprtWhen silpitWhen holtWhon When tho tll nhlp4 Illp had POMHI passed 11 to 0 this thl rant rantward fut futward eastward ward of the entrance eltranI tho flagship taJllp tiirnml tiirnmloff tur1 tur1oft turneiloff off chore horf followed rollowll In hurcowiloii tullol by the theother thoolhpr theihssr other ships hlll repa rlpll tho II iitrance IIIrar and andQrod nmlfd authfired fd fired an fforo hro but with Ith raiiRfx rall varying varyiugfrom varyingrromn arylul from 0000 00 yardx II to 11000 11 yard Some NUlO of oflh If Ifth uftiiss lh tiiss i projectile proJtl i fell f1 noar 1 tin tl Color Tho Thoflro Thonn TueIris nn Iris wu wus rituriuHl 1111 by I tho lit shIp hll In the hnrlmr hnrlmrand IAraor IAraorarl larlorsiul arl and by his tllan1 land lutlorioii halhri tatl rIw but no 10 large Ilg guns KUIWwrro tUII tUIIm guns5cr wrro 5cr ii 11 iistt od by tho batteries lalhrll Soverul 1 pro projootlloM Iroletila ro roJIlh jootlloM letila passed MUM I over our VIM vsisli 1 but no noTIIK 10 10IIull isoiiuries IIull iiuries weie utalnN nistatied711K utalnNTUr TIIK TUr SANTIAGO INT100 lll ItUKK4J ilIccIAtE ilIccIAtEI1Is At KTlie Tlie 111 FlylugHiuadrondld Flying Iylnf Hluadrll Hqumiroii tll1 nut Ilt wllbilruv wlllra ut utnight lt ltnltht atrslghst nltht night from frm refit dm Ih ontrarico 1llrul to Siintlg Hlnlli Imrbur Imrburto lurr lurrII to II Is it I dlntuiir dlIUII i at lt Iss Ibo I I tsii bliiikado a aliiulntuliit analntiiltil liiulntuliit 111114111 nalntiiltil ut II mi 1111 avrriKo avers ge dUlMliti rIII of tr nl 1111 stisiut stisiutlr ul ulkit kit 11 lr lo MXII 111 tulle frum tutu ulll tho tl 1111Ir harbor ntrsiwo ntrsiwoiliirlnc 111 sItrsIseluring luring tits Ih day dl and QII sd probably miiifwlml miiifwlmliirtiior SsailIeS Iht IhtIunll intl intleaser easer during Iunll use ll night Illhl Twn I 1 Ir Irrllrll ruriiWM rllrll ruritI uriiWM pirkd fIII duty at fl ii itiglit ht tat I tulle inlloniwulu 11 tulleisailu 11111 iwulu of 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1r ra3s IM li liMNMlf I Ih sd sdIII4 Mil Ml 0504 kak at tsIi MNMlf 5s ip I iwlt4 W4M Ul UlII asus II us It44 5 Icll5iI II MMM MMMl 555 555lb lb Ih ilnii a dsgl Ilir I Ih Piii fl i sk skssi4 lv ssi4 SS epII 1 I f4 5555 lN4 IN sgI luso iaa iaaasr i Hr w4m tsi si t1i i 5a4 ts5Ip i 11010 11010atat 1i atat sHf 4wtcb I 1150 sdss iii iiiN 40 I tis I iliaiij a atagtiitd tagtiitd 55 10 hits Ia Isod a 0Mm 0Mmsg sg 10 MMU 045 BW BWi I Iho ho I I lip 4 4o i ill ll 1u I Iw 4 H44 I 4 i Iaad 0 0IWMu 4 4d 4 si ew I 5IM 1 1n dI4 I4 I Ibt 4 IWMu IWMuto hkswib I idid 5 SI 1di di I 4 sd 4 1 ocd 4 SIl ISdi ho I SIo 4di 1 di to i 40 4 4l o4r I 1I t10 bIo 4r I Imii 5 5b I II I 4 WJ a al I IIi1 es 10 10iOu4 iOu4 ss 4 a I 1 4 10 mii tbi10 i iII on onw II I I rr aetssnI aetssnIl tle I a i 4g 1 0 10 5 4 I MLMS 1 I pi 10 10I I I offi4 In InA InA Inw Inr InA 5 Md 10s A I IA A A 5 5e5 e5 fM VMM 4M ea 5 4 54s os SM 05 05I I 1 4 Ssse to 1 PsMa 05 5 I IhL A hL in a dally newspaper a letter loier addressed adds ti tihim to tol thim newfppr him by lieutenantCommander eutlnantCom dor A Clog Clogsn Hodg Hodgson lbadgson son sn dated June 11 ISM 18 In II which LieutenantCommander Lieu LieutenantCommander eu eutenMtCmmander tenantCommander tenMtCmmander Hodgson Hodgon said sid Thi Thicolloquy Thocloquy Thcolloquy colloquy cloquy published publsbl In TIIK TIG Tim NEW Yonr YOI BeN Stunnd BeNnnd Svanti nnd alleged oltgcd to have taken place betwoei betwoeiyou betnyou betwoeyou you and me on tho day of the battle btle oSantiago or orSntlno oSantiago Santiago Sntlno July 3 1B08 18S never occurred occurredAdmiral ourrd ourrdAdmiral occurredAdmiral Admiral Schley did not have hnt ltllhlsiIec ltllhlsiIecthe ubllshe ubllshetho ubl hr tho other letters lotors of UcutenantCommandei UcutenantCommandeiHodgson IoutenantCommander IoutenantCommanderIcgson LieutenantCommandeHodgeon Hodgson Icgson in regard to this matter matterOPINION mater materOP matterOPIMON OPINION OPINIONCommodore OP OPIMONCommodore IS ISCommoor Commodore Commoor Schley Shley In command of th thFlying thl thlFying thFlying Flying Fying Squadron Squldron should sould have proceeded proceededwith procled procledwth proeecdelwith with wth utmost despatch depatch off 01 Cienfuegos Cenruego and andshould andshoul1 an anshouki should have 100 maintained a chose los blockade blockadeof blockadof of that port portHo portHo portlie Ho should have endeavored on May 23 23at 23at 23at at Cienfuegos Clentulgol to obtain information re regarding re reIardlng regarding garding Iardlng the Spanish Spnish squadron squaron by commu communicating communIcating coramunkating nicating with tho Insurgents at tho place placedesignated plac placdeIgnate placedesignated designated deIgnate In the memorandum mlmorandum delivered deliveredto deUer I Ito to him him at 815 81 A of that date dateHo datelie I Ho 10 should have proceeded proled from Clenfue Clenfuegos cmrue10H Cienfuegost gos 10H to Santiago do deCuba Cuba with nil ni despatch despatchand de ptch ptchnnd and should have disposed dhpol hl hil hist vessels with witha Ith IthI a I view of Intercepting Interpting tho enemy enmy In any anyattempt anyattempt anyattempt attempt to pass pal the Flying Squadron SquadronHo SCuuron SCuuron10lhouid Ho 10lhouid should not not have delayed the squadron squadronfor luadron luadronfor for tho Eagle EagleHe Eilo Eilole Eaglelie He should not have made the retrograde retrogradeturn retrogradsturn le mao turn westward wltwnr with wih his squadron hquadronHe fundron He 10 should have promptly obeyed obaye the theNavy thenvy th thlavy Navy nvy Departments DepartflntH order of May 25 25He He 10 should Ihould have endeavored fndevore to capture captureor or destroy the Spanish Spnnl voswls 1 at anchor anchornoar anchornO anchoinoar noar nO the entrance of Santiago Sntago harbor on onMay on1lny orMay May 1lny 29 and 30 30He 30Ito He 10 did not do his utmost with the force forceunder foro forounder foroeunder under his hi command oommnd to capture captur or destroy destroythe deltroy deltroytho deatro deatrothe the Colon and other vessels of tho enemy enemywhich enomyhlch enem3which which hlch ho attacked on MaySl May81By May MaySlly 31 31By By ly commencing commenclnl the engagement on July 3 with tho he port battery batery and turning tunh16 the theBrooklyn tbeBroklyn tlteBrooklyn Brooklyn Broklyn around with port helm Com Commodore Commodoro Coininodoro modore Scliloy Shoy caused causo her to lose 108 distance distanceand distanceand and position psiion with the Spanish vesselsespecially vessels vesselsespecially e8l e8leplally eplally especially with tho Ylttcaya Yllaya and Colon ColonThe ColonThl ColonThu The Thl turn of the Brooklyn to starboard starboardwas Iarbad Iarbadwa was wa made to avoid getting gotln her Into danger dangerous dangtr dangtroUS dangerous ous proximity to the Spanish vessels lels The Theturn Thotur Tb Tbturn turn tur was WI made toward the Texan and Ind caused causedthat caus causthat causedthat that vessel I to stop and to back her engines enginesto to ovoid possible pfible collision collisionAdmiral clsion clsionAdmiral collisionAdmiral Admiral Schley Shloy did injustice Injustc td Lieuten LieutenantCommander reuten reutenantCommlder LfeutenantCommander antCommlder antCommander AC ACllodgsonlnpUblitihiflg ACllodgsonlnpUblitihiflgonly Hodgson Hodgsn In publishing publishingonly IJublllllng IJublllllngonly only a portion prton of the correspondence crropondenc which whichpawed whlcbpl whicitpassed pawed pl between ttn them themCommodore thor thorCommodoro thomCommodore Commodore Schleys Sbleys Iileys conduct in connec connection cnnf cnnftlon connection tion with the events of tho Santiago SItago cam campaign campaign campaign paign prior to June 1 1898 181 was I character characterized cuactlr ized by vacillation vaciation dilatoriness dlatorlnll and ad lack lackof Ilk Ilkof hackof of enterprise rnterpriiMHU enterpriseIlls nterprl HU 11 ofllclal onl lal reports report regarding the coal coalsupply cal calupply cea ceasupply supply and tho coaling facilities raclties of the theFlying tla tlaFyng thitflying Flying Fyng Squadron Suadon were Inaccurate Inacrate and ails ailsleading misleading UI leading leadingHis leaing leaingll leadinglii His ll lii conduct cnruct during the to battle btte of July Swas I 1was was 1 self t1pA selfpossessed possessed and hn hi encouraged encourace In Inbis InIls ithis his Ils own person frll Ids Is 3d subordinates lIullrlnatrs officer officerand omcr omcran omceriand and an men to fight courageously courageouslyJEonoE luragel ciourageouatylEonot 1y 1yOFOnOE OFOnOE JEonoE DEWEY DEWETAdmiral Dt1BT Dt1BTAtlirol DEWEYAtlmntral Admiral Atlirol i President PresidentSAU Prelldent PrelldentSU PresidentSLJ SAU IKktir IKktirJudite 1alT 1alTJudl laiiiyJudge Judge Judl Advocate AdOato Ceneral tllrl Judge JudgeAdvocate JudgeAdIII JudgeAdvocate Advocate AdvocateADMIRAL AdIII AdIIIUI AdvocateAiMiitAi ADMIRAL UI KKWETS 1 TS OPIMOX OPIMOXIn orIN orINIn OPINIOfIn In this II opinion of the th undorslgnod undglr this thopanMago 111 thisasMJ3gi panMago from runs ICy Wont lo Clonfuogcw Cnrlgo was wasnmdo wal walmid wasnid 11110 nmdo mid by I Ihn Ih Firing t1hIK Squadron Huadrul with lh all alljmiwUblo allillsPlch alliiespatcli jmiwUblo despatch illsPlch Coininodoro COlmoo Hohloy hay haylog havIng hlv hlvhil log In II viow hew the th important hnporl4nl ut arriving Irnc off offCionfuogoK orrCilnrufIO ofTCienfuegosl hil CionfuogoK CilnrufIO with lh nt as much luch coal coa a sa JIlble JIlbleIn poMlblein lble lbleIn In the hhipit still bunker bunkerTlio hlnklr hlnklrTh bunkerTise Tlio Th blockade blokrd ut Cionfuegos wan a efloc etl etlIhI cftect 1 IhI 1 va IhIcOlulOlul Coimiicxloro cOlulOlul Hehloy Sll In II pormltliiig IMrll lsruuiit lug thitg the thoHliuwr Ih IhIIIIr thesleaust Ihn lii Kirl of Clou CloufiioKcm CI CIrlll Cisustisgi Hliuwr IIIIr Adula Adlil In enter I11r 111 Jrl fiioKcm rlll tisgi xp jstisti otod to obtain ublnll Information Informationcoii IlrOlllalnll IlrOlllalnllrllrlll inomuuilluuiroiirerniiug rllrlll coii roiirerniiug rnlng tho Ih Spanish tplll1 wuadr Iquadrull frum frumher rrm rrm111 ruin ruinher her when wstiu 111 oho I canoe ralp out outTho 111 outfit Tho fit 11 INI HI MIKO from rroU rout LionfUfico llllrug to a I jwlnt juIHtIssiit jwlntabout 1Iiit about 111 Issiit riitytwo mile mi koulli luh uf Kuril Nllla Nlllald Santiago Santiagoss la KO KOWH WH ss inado ld with wIt lh Is II much IIh iepaltis palfh 10 WUM WUMpOk II IIpowII 15 15poceitils powII pOk poceitils iblo whlln Il kooplng 1tI111 thn til hiiiadruu llllruu Hunit I Iulit auluil unit ulit uluil1i ulitTh Th 1 iudals 11 or Sauutgo ltlO was rfteet 1I ve veuuiutuuusioit Comiiniiloitt 0111101 Ktililoy KllllY tli Iii I Mlilur IIr nflifor nflifordf iftieerit nirr df our Hiiiulr I111111 suitiairns iii uR ul hllagi HaIti iill ago to whets 11 iho ihoHpanUh tItiNianthi htpanlh tpanlh HpanUh HiuuditHi II1 IIthIIIt ctteuuuptd ti inpt to 11 11ti ewMis ewMisFull ui uinil nil ti UMI II us lltunilUK Ilnl1 of July JII 3 IMM IM I hi MM MMIII nahi III sltaulwlo htll I 1545111111141 HIIII and 1 Is riiUilo1 cia ii led i 15 Ilio IlioiffiHlH III IIIh lI lIerbt iffiHlH duo hl in 1 515511 th 1101 iHiiuintlidlMf mlt ol1ic nl nlf fliur fliurIst rFKI FKI tin I Ii plix g1hil Mii I5Iomy nrt ry tibMi I oMillod oMillodItkOHUK It 5 lii tm 1 tswt ttt4sIi I of II Sisistall SisistalliidKiK 1NI Nl ItkOHUK IhN5t IhN5tAIuitrsl kM vAilin4rl Ailin4rl AII r1 I XHa lels VHtM HtM Ha els I SJu451 IHUM IHUMIMN I IJ Ju451 AIrSii Ah Ists551 IMN I a Judge JudgeAdI JUI0lllMlCH uA A AdI 510 1 siSSUMSISSIISW siSSUMSISSIISWis 111 111II II is I05 i 4 510 iH IgiI I 1 I iii W4iu1i I It is is4u 4u malts I Ii sitiSa 1 I sf lb seat 1 40 ki40 lllMlCH IIItl llf 1 HMMH 1 Intullc IntullcM 4551 5 MI II I Iw4 In In44HMMl II IIw 40 I 44Iia hIcpt hIcpt45a 11 44HMMl 4 45a I ItlM NaU 1 1a 1I tlM a aU I Ihs4r Ihs4rAdio0 Adio0 5554555 I I Ii Jt i 44 4 44i i Sp45r I Ids5 usit uI IMI aPwPI aPwPISb Sb ts 5110 iJi 5m4ls4I 5m4ls4IucM i iM1 ucM 1 sl a1i dsp dspitd itd I iEs HocS assf 5 1 iwi4i A Aiksa losois losoisS 1 USjd 1flfrd twd wd III jlr cad cads 15 I gd kiijiW iijiW M1 a Lsii Pt Ptl Pto 05 05L MtIj trtia0 0 5 1 iMP II a aP 0 i iaa 0K 4 di I A I I IJW 14 10 I Ii Iis Nd 5 5I I ll I Ia a 1 dsN5 JW fN fNI fi i I 4d 4 4u i iI I It 5 I I 4 I 5 05 I IJ aa Alt Alth 4 5ItO14 5 510 5 5S jI AS a 4 lq ii lo loIu Iu 0I 5 Odi ts4I I a ai i 0 s04d ts tsI I s10 I I5 I IH It 45 a 4s4 4 dS 4 5 4 4 4 5 504 a 5 a VN4 lmS14 4o5ts 0Id 0IdA 1 A 4 Uas1 Af Aa recommondatlon rmmoadnton that there bo no further furtbcproceeding furtherprlDI urtheproceeding proceeding prlDI followed against agInst Admiral Hobby will 1 bfollowed tfollowed ADUIBlb ADUtU SCHLKT BCILEY SILENT SILENTAn BILEf SILENTAn An official ofkJal copy of the courts conclusion conclusionand conclusons conclusonsDnd conclusionand and tho separate Nprnte statement of Admlra AdmlraDewey AlmlralDwey AdmIrmDewey Dewey Dwey were lre delivered delhlr to Admiral Settle Schlotonight Shley Shleytonlght Settletonlght tonlght at tho Richmond Icbmond Hotel 10tll where Is Isresides hi hirwldcs ho homldes resides When seen there after aflr lie 10 had Im ten reawliat rlld rlldwhnt tenwhat what the Court Curt reported rrporc Admiral Bchlej Bchlejsaid SchleyId fchIe fchIesaid said Id saidI I will wi not say a word about abut the verdlci verdlciof verdicof lflct lflctof of the iso court curt I do not Intend to fay any anytiling anythinK anything tiling about abut it now or at any 8n othnr timeTue time timeTho tme tmeTho Tho most mOlt Important Import aut feature tlatur of tlio court courticonclusions courtconclUloDS courtconclusions conclusions conclUloDS Is the repudiation of man manof many manyor manof of Admiral Schloys Bhloys statements In ofllcla ofllcladespatches ofelLll ofelLlldl8ptches o1ciadespatchess despatches dl8ptches to tho Navy Department and andunder andundor ans ansunder under oath oth before the officers omcrs conducting conductingtho tho Inquiry Into his conduct Very llttlt llttltthat lttle lttlethat hittlthat that hf said sid In I Ills despatch of May 271898 271898to 27 110S 110Sto 1891 1891to to tho Secretary Sretary of the tie Navy excusing etcUsllt hit hitdeparture hil hI hIdeparture departure deparur from Santiago ntlao for Key West Westwan Wlt WltJ Veei VeeiLui wan Lui accepted a pte by the court as al true ThIs ThUis ThIsIs Thiis is ono of ortho the official omcal reports porls which the ho court courtunanimously couirunanimously cour unanimously characterized baraeterl7e as inaccurate inaccurateand Inaccuratoand inaccurateand and misleading misleadingTho Tho court urt shows Ihow In Its findings fndlnps that It Itdid ItdId it itdid did not bellefo hell6 those thof statement stltomlntl of Ad Admiral Admiral AdmImi miral Schley Shley in that communication that thattho thattho thaiho tho ho collier coler Mcrrlmoo Merlma was WI helpless helpll that thathe thathe thatlie he had been ben absolutely unable to coal cal tho thoTexas thoTe8 tinTexas Texas Te8 Marblohend Vixen VIIl1 and ad Brooklyn Brooklynowing Drooklnowln Brooklynowing owing owln to very ery rough seas II and boisterous bolstcrouuweather bol boisterousweather terou1 terou1weather weather sInce llnco the Flying Squadron loft loftKey lortKey lofiKey Key West that the Brooklyn wo was the omul omulshIp otily otilyship olly ollyIhlp ship Ihlp In the squadron IIqunron with wih more than sum sufficient sumdent ut cent dent coal to reach Key ey West that it was wasImpoHKlhlo Wi waiImpossible Impossible ImpNdblo to remain rlmaln off Santiago Santiagoon on account aunt of lack of coal that thatit thatIt thatit it was a not possible p8Ilo to coal cal at atCapo atCap a aCape Capo Cap Cruse Crl that ho believed believedonly boleod boleodonly behievdonly only small fmal ships IIhlfR could ul coal at Gonalves GonalvesHaytl Oonall GonaivesIlayti Haytl and ho was wa obliged ohlg 1 to return rot urn to toKey toKey CHey Key West for coal IAI The Ti court ir found that thatInstead IhatInlrar thatinstead Inlrar Instead of having only olly one ship with withmore withmore withmore more than enough InouKh coal to return retur to Key KeyWest KeyWMt KeyVest West nil ni the vessel el1 had har plenty of coal coalcould tonIcould ol olcould could have maintained mantailed tho tie blockade blokao for or orconsiderable a aconsiderable acolderble considerable colderble period and could have taker takercoal takenci takeicoal coal ci from a collier coler at sea at any an time after afternoon arternoon aftoinoon noon on May Iay 26 when tho squadron Iqualron halted haltedtwentytwo haltedtwent haltedtwentytwo twentytwo twent ylwo miles mies southeast 80uthelt of SantiagoThe Santiago SantiagoThe Sntago SntagoThe The despatch saying he didnt have enough enougtcoal enoughcol enougicoal coal col couldnt take tak any from rrOI the collier collierand coler colerand collierand and had to go back bcl to Koy West Vesttby WAS oS son sonby lnt lntb by Schley on May 27 2 when the sea se had Ilen Ilenmooth bees beessmooth cer cerHmooth smooth for twentyfour hours IUI The cowl cowlalso cOUt cOUtaL cots cotsalso also aL indicates disbelief dillllr In Schleys Shleys state statement statement tatemlnt ment that he had ha Intended Ilteno to go 0 to Santiago Santiagoand Santago Santagoand Santiagoand and the findings point to conclusion tndlnld a cnclulon or orthe onthe osthe the part of the court colrt that ho was bound boundfor boundfor Lsountfor for tho Haytlan laytlan coast when hln ho met tin tinScouts theSOltl titiScottts Scouts SOltl on May 28 28Practically 28Pratlcall 2GPractically Practically Pratlcall every elr contention contrnton made by byAdmiral hyAdmiral byAdmiral Admiral Schloy in liU hi defence was wal not notaccepted notaccepted ot otaclplld accepted by tho court curt He le was 01 sustained sustainedonly stssstainftonly only on his hIl claim that the lie Santiago Sntalo Scotia go blockade blockadewas blockadW blockadawas was effective ctltho and that ho 10 did not withdraw withdrawto wittitirato to a distance dl tanre of twcutyflvo oltrfio miles ml to tea la atnight at atnight atnight night night while h16 maintaining malntllling It Tlicro lero had hadbeen hadbfn baitbeen been bfn a general supposition that tho court courtwould courtwould would Old hold that the tlD lie loop was IS a proper propermanoeuvre prollerman propeimanceusvre manoeuvre man ue but but tho contrary cntrar view Iew Is II ex expressed eJprtr axpressed pressed prtr in its 11 report reprl Admiral Admr1 Schleye Schleyefirst Bchleyufirst lleYH lleYHflt first flt official ofca statement In regard rli to the theloop tholoop hi hiloop loop was A made to the Senate Snate cOmmittee Wmmltf or orNaval onNnal orNaval Naval Affaire Mal He le told the committee cmmto that thatIt thatit hatIt It was tho ho crucial and deciding feature ftatun ol olthe ofIhe ot otthe the Ihe combat combat of July 3 and through thrugh It the theBrooklyn theBrkly tini3moklyn Brooklyn Brkly won the victory vlotor In gutting ttng out outof outor outof of the th way a of the fire of her hrr contorts rolrt who whowere wholr whcwere were lr thus I hUl enabled enahlo to pour our oura a steady stradylre flre re into intotho Itoth lntctIs tho th enemy nlmr On the tJO stand ho 10 admitted admittedthat almlttedIhat admittedthat that tho th loop was 0 mad to prevent the theBrooklyn IlleBroklyn thusflrooklyn Brooklyn Broklyn from rein get Jellnl getting ling into torpodo torp4oo torpdodltanc torpdodltancor distance distanceof or the Hpanlnh Hpllh vessels 1 and when asked allkc to toroconclla troncI6 iiireconcile reconcile roncI6 bin hi two statement latemllt8 remarked remarkedthat Irarkll Irarkllthat rersiarkcelthat that they 11 were er only ull MHHO om of bin binroafton hi hiIHn iiireason reason IHn for or tho turn tln and that tat ho hocould hcould hrcould could conjuro roaJur up uia 1 moro 10ro if noowsary noowsaryTho neciussaryThis This Th court urI accepted 81fiN the th testimony ttmony that thatSchley thatfhlyond thatSchlevatiti Schlevatiti Schley fhlyond and Capt at Cook ok gave Ine tho II thieorderirac thieorderiractknlly order orerprac orerpraclel prac practically tically lel at the th samo Imt instant InHolt and that fear fearof rarof fearof of coming mlng Into lit dangerous proximity prodmly with withIho wti1the 111 the I ho enemy 1m vonxelx fJ was ni tho th lie reasons rlnlon for or It ItIt Itf itIt It dorllnod dlII1 to recognIze rnl7 KcliloyH Shl1 ulntimont ulntimontto Ilallrnt to this 111 Senate of hU hil hit leafon 1llon for giving this thoonlor tl thisonier onlor onlorOno onierha Ono 011 ha of Ir the most IO imjiortttnt fVaturti ft of oftbe ofI ofthe the I ht courts our foncluulonii ncUlol I is that the th Brooklyn BrooklynIn 1IIYI In II making uaklnt tits Ih turn nearly INrly collided cUd with withtlmTrtan 1th 1thI tlmTrtan I ii Texas rul which wtvod 1 hemrlf by otopplng 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About AboutIlllthely AbOUI AbOUIJlthll AboutBlithely Illlthely Jlthll Ill Unaware aware of Its It Hxlitenpe HxlitenpeTho FhtenoTho rxIsten rxIstenThe Tho American Surety Building Buiding at 10 10Q 10QBroadway IOQBroadway Broadway which whcb Is ono of tine tallest tall talet sky skyBcrapera akyscrapers ky kyraprl 1 scrapers In town and Is sometimes met 0 IpkeD IpkeDof spoken spokenof raprl of tut a the homo of trusts because befsot of tho thonumber thonumber thonumber number of corporations corporaton it shelters Ihelel8lW wna wnaafire wusafire afre afire last lalt evening Ianln from from tubcellar ub lla to roof roofyet rot roofyet yet few of Its It 11 great population knew any anything MYthing anything thing about It The Ire was 1 in a shaft shaftin shaftin hat hatIn in which run the steamheating swamhlatng and ad andhsaust pXi pit pithaust haust pipes pips and andalthougli although the blaze blaz wafra waframerry WI WImerry wamerry merry one while It lasted IltOt It got outside outsidethe outde outdetho outsidelie the lie abaft hnft only In few places placesOne pll placesOuto One of these thC places plac was the office omc of oftho 4 4the the United Unie States Statci Weather Bureau Dureaurthi Dureaurthitwentieth on zi tho thotwentieth th 5 5twentieth twentieth floor whero wher are stored lwrc rebprdi rebprdiand rr cQ lE lEand and valuable instruments In trmont and thero thlro tiq tiqflro tlt tsqtIre fire burned burne away aWI part pat of a door and End Incidentally lel leldentally Enddentally known for the thafirst thefirst dentally made its Is presence prlnc tle tlefrlt frlt first time tmo to those thol in 11 the building buiding Had HadIt Ja HadIt It not been for tho structures ltrcturo thorough thoroughsystem thoroulblystem thoroughsystem system lystem of standplpcx tadplp put In under the thedirection thedlroctlon thedirection direction of the Fire Iro Department partmentld and tested testedby telltO testedby by Chief Cher Croker not nollonl long ago the fire fir might mighthave might i imayo have turned out to bo a very Iry serious lr0ue on onbecautio nbecause because bOaut of tho Ito building height heightThe helgbtTho heiglstThe The shaft In which the lie fire burned Imme for fornobody Cornoby fornobody nobody noby knows how long in II 0x4 feet and runs runsfrom run runrrom runefrom from tho subcellar 8ublar to the roof In it are areabout areaUut areabout about aUut twelve tlo steam Iteam pipes pip tho main arteries arteriesof arteres arteresor artenlenof of the buildings buldlnl heating equipment andahao and andalso Mdalo also the th exhaust pipes for tho engines in intho Inthe tthe the basement bHmlnt The pIp pipes plptlare are covered cvor with withasbestos Ith Itha8bestos I Iasbestos asbestos jackets jacketsolttldo outride which there ISA ISAcanvnu Is Iscanal a acanvas canvas canal wrapper According to tho police policeand polo polkOand and firemen framln wrappr It was this thll canvas C811 covering coveringwhich coerlngwhich coveringwhich which caught fire from an 01 overheated overheatedpipe ovcrhelte overheatedpipe pipe pl In the subcellar subcellarThe luholar aeubecllarltto 1 The shaft shaf is 11 ii at tho rear rlar of the building buildingand bllldln bllldlnand bulldin bulldinand and on tho ninth twelfth tlfh sixteenth Ixttenth and andtwentieth andtwentrlh an antwentieth twentieth twentrlh floors foof there Iher are ar openings opnings to it itThese ItTheM itThese These TheM are doom dool going Rolnp Into various anou offices officesIt ofC 1i It wits the weather weal her man an at his hil pout on ontho ontho ontIne tho 10 twentieth twtntleth flour who discovered dlleith tho thoflre 1 1fire fire a little 111 before Ilfolo lor 0 oclock The Th opening openingInto openl openlInto fl flinto Into the haft on this floor oor Is II in ono of the therooms thurooms therooms rooms occupied ouplc by the Weather Bureau Bureauandnbout Burau Buraufnd Bureauand i V1tM andnbout fnd and nbut about that time Francis FranclIng Long tho clerk clerkIn cerk cerkIn clerkiii In charge chlrj stopped Itopp4o moment moment from noting notingwind notingwind notingwind wind changes clwlge8 to noto a riso In temperature temperaturethat tempratur that lnt was wit taking Ikllg ploco pla In his hl more imroor imroordlnto 1mm 1mmdlnlo lmmdlnto I Ilie dlnto vicinity Iclnlt IclnltHo Ho discovered that smoke wns pouring pouringfrom pouringfrom pouringfrom from tho crocks about the door door of If the thart thartund ishaftand mft mftand and ho had hardly remarked rrmarkIIthls this before bcforothe heCorotho beforetill the top of the Ih door burst Into flames Al Almost AImo Almost most mo touching tho door wan we a bookcase bookcasecontaining hookcRIIOconlalnlng bookcnsocontaining containing the record of Now ow Yorks Yorksblizzards York YorkblluIrd Yorketihlzzards blizzards and hot HJX II for twentyfly twentyflyyears lwentfi lwentfieAfII twentyfiveyears years eAfII back In tho next room were WlrolIOm8 WlrolIOm8Inhtnlmenhl some someof someInstruments Instruments or great nlue although most mostof mostof of the Instruments of the bureau are on onthe onthA ont the its roof roofMr roorMr roofMr Mr Long Lon promptly began to move toII to toa toa a place of safety home of tho records Thor Thfttiho ThA ThAho Thorlie ho thought ho had better tell tflIttOmeona tflIttOmeonaabout some ono onoabout oneabout about tho Ihufrc Ire no he bolted boll out into tho hall hallAt hallAt ballAt At the lie door door ho met Electrician Walter of ofthe ortile ofthis the building There wo was no elevator any anywhere an anwhen anywhere where near this th top floor then hut tho twO twamen two twomUll twOmull mUll by their yells Induced lmluc a local to ex iitend extend Ji Jitend tend iu trip to their floor In this thl they theymade theymode theyniado made a rapid descent to the ground floo flooand 1991 1991Md 4c 4cand and dashed out into the street streetPoliceman streetPoliceman I IPollctl11an Policeman Mulvililll liadJalmadr hndnlrnadTan hndnlrnadTantlcipatro had alunady an antlcinAted antklpatcd tlcinAted them lie had been standing oo od odthn OQ11m ontho thn opposite side Ido of Broadway and do dlech1 dotecteci 1 tectwl a glow low on top of the lie skyscraper skyscraperPretty IIkscraperIrelly skyscraperPretty Pretty soon ho saw A thin flame shoot up upand upnnd upand and the next moment ho turned turned In an alarm alarmof allinnof of art Al About out onofuurtli of the building buildingdallytpopulatlon buDdlnltdII bufldingadsllytpopuslationhati had not home Ilomebut horntsut homebut dallytpopulatlon dII lpopulatlo yet gone but it was llllnt not until tha ho fire t11IllIilllltl engines dashed dashedtin dAhd dAhdIII tin III that any 1lf1 of them them except Mr Ir long IAn know knowof knowof knowof of a tire Home of the thn typewriters were werepnitty ero eroJ1nII I Ifsttitty pnitty badly bad1 wnrod then and putting on ontheir ont Ofltiselr their wraxt wrlllMl got out without taking 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