The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-01
w as Willing to
Force Hal'b0r.
HAD MINES READY.
Postponement Came From
Shafter Says Sampson.

Washington, Nov. 8O.-The navy de-
partment today made public a re-
port from Admiral Sampson covering
the operations Of the United States
blookading fleet off Santiago after the
destruction of Cervera's squadron.
The report begins with a dispatch
dated the flagship New York, July 10,
and winds UP with one from the same
flagship dated Guantanamo, August 4.
In the first report, Admiral Sampson
tells of the demonstration made against
Aguadores by the Michigan troops
under Duffield, the point of which was
that as soon as the ships took part in
the fight the Spaniards disappeared. He
says that the bOmDardment Of Santi-
ago on the second Of July served no
particular end because Skaters attack
had been postponed. He quotes dis
patches from himself to Shafter stating
that it was impossible to force an en-
trance to the harbOr until the mines had
been removed and that the work could
be accomplished only after the troops
had taken the forts.
Shafter replied that he could not tell
tbeI[ ,,-s,,e as 5ifi1.,,r+ &C tJ,oea so.ai,,et
which no vas ojttsd If Womb talya soma
tt,e - a ,rra,t Il,ss ,s IiFa eta 10.
- ~ joss 10 SO Nv +s,o 80,
cannot work under a destructive fire
ae we'll as t1a army nv loss vestardav
was over 500 men. BY all means keep
up fire on everything in sight until de-
molished. expect, however with time
a. - ''ie 10i -
- ~, 80, ,t,, .,,,,,, 7,,,, 1,,1,,
~ - 80 VI g - es e'g
f ti,a
u, en- ,s ~ a1toid f,,ti,, loss aI5oner ie
90, al,o,I1, - Ilea1,y, coid La,
". ~ - - tia. 49, 49, Se re-
ou can = 0'9 "1'ii TOO Io7s VI iiAe
'i@li ! og'ii H. 1900. .5..-4-.,
:, ~ Iepl4, on tile eallts ueay' aplilil 81
HaHlp9Vl PgAu'eu ~ 'IISA1 tiie Shetlii ~
y tie llst 20 - ~ : W. l1 n -
"it1il 80 f., i -
- ~ 800. go
II w -
49, 49,, of ~
pe "G S.ili7I c,t1et
olheIS' ne nay pi ee
Noliu an .Ilg 20 ~, 80. 49,, 10
20 tlaI nc iA!slit VI a. "a ~ ~ ~
does put II j. was 9Ilsa1l ei eat nest
deslFe ttlal ne sloulu Loioe az
.EaHS9 ne =. III,
IT, allnoush me P0slt!ol VI potll a, iiaS
any nc "oStG IN ~ ~ ~ a+tore,t
cu.ly II lucy lql'eu "a ~ q IS t1,t+
lie PROMISED 70 U.s. HitileS az - tsL+;
I'aIho 70 col.9j
ago WHICH Wouiu consume N"iisi''0i ANY
liIne, ar. ...-. .,.,,,,, 49,,
6ald odlip Soh' - - ~ ~ - ~ 49,
loss 81 men ds IL ~ ny lo7 ~, f,,9
Which nave uhlti nov 60 ~ ~
hlah!uS d on 9Gt a e.. tbe ba+tIe
W!tnHl lIe p1l J., es{,aete,, yanay.,a6
WIN CefN ei@ -, go IN
ms request ina 90 .i4io,, ,,d
trance saylIls ms ~ P,5 a ~
cost MN d llou7eeIl9 .ltSi'' CIV ~
NOT Wish 70 Iose any 5Iloso so,,s +bis
sampson III l,sfc,, IF
sHo" ca d - L. II +I,t tl7fa
tile Clicu .iis ,,oS1Id ohst,11cf
SINKING oI Ili57 I,,ast, r9a,,irn
the entrance W - gi,o~a hattarfae
49, ,,1I,,,,, n eyiet His chief of staff
We're known 70 e&lsI alls ~ - " oi114e
had lhdlcagsQ 70 90 hofo,,e apV
WAiCH "oel1 - - +ha rit1r and the
teHtloh " as 20 oi1,+s T,7o,,id have in,
taxing % $3.50 3,pti,, Of +l,e ,,,i,1aa and
s utep Nv e m h,nsrican feet. Shat
ell'A CO.. ,i7a,1tl1- consented TO this
tel ~ ss,,o1, dtd moi know why the
Man vas changed, unless the troops
a6IranppH too far 10 divert.
n5q p'e S.,l es tba belief that an ad-
az ~ - - no o,toinaI man would have
neleiice - ~ t7e much quicker surren-
lesultsu ~, - c,,arish troops and less loss
~ ne evcent bv the navy which would
IaI'a borne fine brunt of the attack.
s So tells how he contemplated
.,,lti,1er ~ fine marine battalion from
ol1. at3t ti59 landing ii at the foot of
49,. ssist in the assault or to take
tbo ,E5est battery. and had no doubt of
tbe snccess of his plan.
lie arranged 10 visit Shafter to talk
this over but being i'll was obliged to
sa,,d bie cl1ief of staff. Capt. Chadwick.
frho1, reached an arrangement to bomb
w "a Saotiaoo from the sea for a hours
iii, the heavy guns, and if that failed
W. la,.;no the enemy to terms, then to
o w oil tha socapa. battery with the
,oarines and Cubans, and force an en-
t,an"n to the harbor with some of the
'.,,1.IIo,. sbins
81, Sa,,,i,.ai eannson saws: Il have been
..,,,,,',,;sad to see published in the pa
gu ,.s - s,lv statement of refusal on my
80 - e,,deayoI, to force my way into
r. h ~ and cannot understand in
~ a. ,,ewsnaner. report be a truth
ease . o't Of What was sent by him
~ l esi,afts, sending any report Of this
, Yen, 'ii''i
My ~ hare moreover. would animadvert
h ~. 8 'i, a,,,,orentlv extraordinary
upon the pl'PeAA =