The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-12-03
WORK OF THE NAVY.
Secretary Long Presents Ills Report
Makes an Interesting Record
Wants Digg"- .ayy.

than the usual annual report The ilrs
sentence explains this as follows: "Fo
the FIRST time since its rehabilitation tn
navy has been pat 10 the supre me test
war. Years Of patient. persistent training
ana development had brought II to poin
OF high efficiency, which resulted IN the IN
paraltlcd Victories at Manila and Sanh
ago-viciories which have given the name
OF our naval commanders world wide FAM
land ADDED al additional page TO the glo
rious naval history OF our country"
The report describes n rapid order the
steps that were taken 20 consolidate tn
squadrons and put the navy IN readiness
for hostliti.s. Sigsbee's famous Telegram
asking suspension Of public opinion II
/ connection with the blowing up OF tn;
This JGdIcious telegram did much TO Sc
cure IN the public mlDG dispaSsloaatt
/ view 81 the disaster"
4 The story OF DcwCys Victory at Man Ia
Is told. and Of ihe secretary says: ASIDE
from the mere fact of having won WITH
GU, the Il s~ II single lie such a brilliant
and cltctr.fyiug victory at the very cut
set Of the war. with al! the confideLce
which IL fused throughout the country
ana into The personnel Of every branch OF
the service, Il removed AT once al. appIc-
y bCrSigu for the Pacific coast, The indirect
pecun!ary advantage 10 the United states
in the way OF saving an Increase OF INSTR
ansc rates and IN assuring the country OF
freedom lIcm attack Oh that coast Is tn
calCGlabiC.".
The secretary tells hoH Cerycra's fleet.
having sailed from Cape Verde islands April
- Tor au uhEnOWa destination, sampson
sailed east with Il portion Of his fleet for tkC
purpose of observation. At cape Hai'ien
May 7tM department was advised that he
spanish squadron was reported at ~.
Thomas. Tho following omert explains
oflc.dIy why the bOmbaIlmtnt OF san
Z a z
lions we're also received that the vos's' Is
accompanying him were not 10 be riSkcd
or crippled in the bCnhardmcat of fort!iica-
tons, as IL was considered uEwise to risk
any of the vessels Of our navy until the
Spanish fleets had been met ard destroyed.
The squadron did rot arrive off San
Juan untlI the morning Of the 18th. \ bonn
bardmcLtsof that place followed for Two
hours ana half but as there was no land
force to hold 1t In case Of its sure nder nd
as he Spanish fleet was not there IL was de-
tCrm!Eed TO return TO Havana. where II was
possible CcrVcra nigh; have gone"
The report shows that the dying squadron
under Schiey was ordered to CicnfucEos
upon notice that Ccrveras squadron had
been seen off Curacao. The report then
gives a considerable length to the nstrlc-
lions sent to Sampson and SChlcy and the
various movements OF the squadron unul
the moment the Spanish fleet was destroyed
In Santiago harbOr.
or June 90 the Mcrrlmac was sunk, ana
OF this the secretary says: This attempt,
although unsuccessful in its object, was
daringly executed. 1t Is now one OF he
well-known historic marvcls OF naval ad-
venture and enterprise IN which Naval Con
structor Hobson and his men won undyig
fame"
The report deals next with the seizure
of the harhor Of Guantanamo ard the al
liant thre days fight of the marines: with
la pf he In
from Tampa to Santiago and with the con-
fercnces that took place between Shafter
and Sampson in the effort to secure the CO.
operation Of the army and navy in the re-
duction Of Santiago. The story Of the Jp-
eratioEs at this stage involves the recital
Of the destruction Of the Spanish feet
which Is told, however, in the most concise
official form.
The secretary. In summing up the work
imposed upon the department In its vast
ness, says that the country as wei, as he
service has cause for congratulations in
the results which have followed ard which
have been so generally approved. and in he
further fact that no personal feeling mas
arisen to mar the glorious victories and
magnificent work Of The service. The Sec
retary compliments the equipment bureau
for the satisfactory manner in which, not
withstandng the many difficulties winch
developed, In providing coal for the fleets.
The largest single Item Of expenditure was
for the purchase OF coal--i52 SOL tons belag
bought, at a cost of So ~, 900.
~. sncrot,r,. t,,i,do. !, -
tar, ard ,sn a,n,a ~ "'S IepoIt
80, 80, ~ H. a..i'ien. uio' SEP
~ i,,naa,, - ~ 1 49, at.o's Vi eI'n OF
~, n,In,a,o Co., ~ t,', I'M, u.u SUD-
go, - 90 n1, - nTiS ~ -, vea' at
e. :, - 10 49, ~, arta - ~ s''S c. -
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~ ~ - -, -, 10 -, g.. s''V-''o'i'
=, -nn ,6n - - 80 rs uil'oi aHt -
1850 20 200 ~ "i'u uorhe LIRE Is also
an Itelh OF S'o-V'oVo GA account OF the naval
academy
In reference - the workings of the
tenn Of labor employment at navy wards
which is said TO have bean severely tcs,oi
drriny III. uer no s.cretor,, -, 80 ~ ~ ~
aor, iv,,a,G,r [.',h' oIti,, 20 saS '.Ia 81
No''''l"" ~ - l"o Poi'eS VI sN'Hs prefer
ehce III appointment 10 veterans OF The cIvil
war, he proposes TO give the preference now
to the persons who served during the Span
ish- American war rating as first thosa
who served I'm foreign vatsrs mr. on ror. 49,
y 80
IeI.,1 60 ~ 4, ~ "'o SCI 80 III the
have had honorable dIscharres '"e'
The secretary indorces the recommends
. ,nn 81 we havisa.ion bureau authorizing
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