Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

Long yesterday requested the publica-
ton of the following correspondence:
A Letter On Service from Admiral GAmp.
UMTTED STATES FLAGSHIP NEW YoRK
GUArTANAMO BAT. Cuba. July ~
MY DEAR Nh. SECBxTAKY: j am led 60
write at the present time on account OF the
publication OF an article which appeared I'm tho
Schley "a made 20 say. apparently 10 the writ
er. that he had over and over again declared &c
was possible 70 enter the harbor OF Santiago,
Notwithstanding the mines.
Commodore Schley called upon me yesterday
and voluntarily stated that the publication OF
ticular: that he not only never stated anything
OF the kind but that he had never even thought
Of t.; that he had always entirely agreed with
me on this question, and that he did not knowa
single ofhcer whose opinion differed from mine
As have reason to believe that Commodore
Schley has been misrepresenteo, have taken
the liberty to address to you q telegram upon
this subject this morning. and as am about TO
sail for che east. trust that it will receive
your attention At an early date.
Very respectfully.
rShnedl w. T. SAMSON,
Rear-Admiral United States Navy.
Comu,ander-in-ChiefU United States Naval Force
North Atlantic Station.
The Secretary OF the NAVY. Navy Depart
ment Washington, d. c.
Admiral sampson's Tele gram.
The telegram referred to is as fol.
lows:
PLAYA DEL ESTE.
VIA HAYTT. July "a. 1893. 1:SO a. m 4
SECRETARY NAVY, wAsHISGToS: I call
departments attention to an Associated Press
dispatch in the New York Times and Herald OF
10Th attributing to Commodore Schley certain
opinions regarding mines request that the
manager OF the Associated Press be called
upon 70 name the source and authority for this
statement
lSignedl SAMPSON.
On receipt of this telegram the de-
partment wrote the following letter to
the Associated Press:
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
WAsHINGToN, July -, 1898 4
STR-The New York Times and the New
York Herald of the 10th instant. published an
Associated Press dispatch In which GER
tain opinions regarding mines are at
tributed to Commodore Schley. This dispatch
is written In such a manner 70 convey the
impression that it was received from your rep
resentative with the squadron on Santiago, and
consequently had been censored by proper naval
authority. I therefore have TO request that
convenience. the source and authority for the
dispatch to which reference is made.
tSignedl JOHN N LONG, Secretary.
Mr.. C. A:Boynton, General Southern Manager.
4Ac kASSOCl6Jc0 EEcSSs EOSb D0Auluss w aShAuk-
ton.
The Associated Press Not Responsible.
The reply of the Associated Press 10
as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1. 1898.
HON. JOHN D. LONG. SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY: SIR-Your favor OF July 2s is ut hand
concerning articles published in the New York
Times and the New York Herald OF the 10Th
inst, In which certain opinions in regard to
mines are attributed to Commodore Schley.
This letter was not written by either Of our
representatives with the squadron on Santi-
ago. but by another gentleman, who was tenn
porarily on one OF our dispatch boats. The
dispatch was not subjected to censorship
Takes Issue with the Gentleman.
Our Mr. Graham, who has been constantly
with Commodore Schley since his squadron
sembled at Hampton roads, and Is probably
more familiar with his views than any news
paper man ut Santiago. takes issue with the
gentleman who wrote the letter re-
terred to, and says that Commodore
Schley was always in complete accord with
Admiral Sampson to the question OF enter
ing the harbor. He quotes Commodore Schley
as saying: admiral Sampson and had al
ways agreed that IL would be foolish to enter
the harbor with the mines in place. and the
condition of the mines proved that Admiral
Sampson was correct"
Very respectfully yours,
ISignedl CHARLES A BoYNToN.