Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-01

,Gas3ra ~ y. Y aSssshatIeE.sg 9arnes
40 ,' = .:sa1 me- should force the a an
trance :, he would prepare tn ma rt enr
- ,HlnRlng, however, that the nos;t1n,,
- noth che army and navy wnuI5 ba
ma more more difficult If they failed In
:, ,1 FEARED Loss OF SHIPS.
]! sampson said: z7- - y
as i i IL IS no hot so much the loss of men
d; NV deferred me from making
| port" - siAiiS within the
After the battle with cervaro..
smarter renewed his request thnt sa,nn I
| . ioFce an entrance, saving bic 49,
Ia i'osltlon had cost him / 900 mo-,
81 s:.,u ne did not wish to lose any moe
shows on' IN comment. says that this
s si,e G;lrcnmstances. Fe alleges that ~,
SINKING of the Mercedes wo1,Id ohst,, .ne
NE entrance of the larger Amsr ., ucs
S ,, and that extensive shore battar,aa
had i hanwh TO exist. Ills chief OF STAFF
.i should be carried before any stta,
~ o,'n ., was paid to The city, and the tatiner
laetn.,"., lolts would have insured = he |
destruction ,. of the mines ana the s ene
- a'ir c o. the American fleet A'ss5'1' |
ORIGINAL PLANS BTT,rEp
smarter had cordially copsantns
nus ana Sampson did NOT know. ~. ~
the pan was changed. unIass 10y
di;ool's nad been advanced too far te
naha re expresses the belief that az
hawo 1870, 10 the original plan wouId
mnse resulted in much o,icke,. s s,,n
render OF the Spanish troons a,d sur sur
,,o,, ~ ne except 10 the navy whicb
Mou!u nave borne the brunt Of at u,,Ju
90, :, n',pson tells how he contamniotaS
;, ~ m, ,''e marine battalion from Guantan
to assist I'i ~ &, II at the foot OF MORO
:, 80. battery. and had no doubt or tha ,
,uG.eSs OF his plan, He arransaa ..e :
II r., ter 10 talk this over, but beino
:. "as Obliged to send his chief of stars
ern.n'a,, :. "ad W1ck: They reached nm !:
~ ~ sea Tor twenty-four hours wi,h tha :,
guns and. if that failed to hrtna :.
~, snehy TO terms, then tn ,sSaI. ?
,mhana na.1erF with the marines and D
,arhn, ,. .i,. Iorce an entrance to the i,
Thus" says ys' sam q, tine smaller T ships. !:
~ pi's ~ TO see published In the ma nara 4
10y s,atennet OF refusal on M, -. a.
.,hns sor TO force my way into rho .,
hn ~ ra,; amu cannot understand-in case
tatenant '" y, reports be a truthfuIl
n,ernen II. Or what was sent by htn,ln al
1is kind. any report of 10
"1 LIE LIE ADMIRAL cRIr1cIsEs
,nn - moreover. would aninaaver, #
,ennes .ne vi. apparently extraordinary NJ
,pa asr1,.,, "iitGH every detail ne I re
r. eiorl or suggestion on the mart or
u Inc army has been published g Ths ii
: /, " ,,i isuufn or such procedure is roc ST.
q. a. ,hi4cst for discussion" LOO 81, 81
~, the Admiral says. mr.
-, .l'nk mat the faIslty of rho $40 ra
s..on mat the navy was unwil,in~ s. -.
:, u .;' IN forcing an entrances ~ H.
,,.l, is already shown. r won,d az
y, y yer. add to show the good viii ~ ca,
: havy and my desire ard mnde ~ nn
'nul1s that in case the enemy r,;1a, ~
,fi,e 20 terms through bomhar5 w
~ tne harbor entrance shnnLI -. ~.
eco. mat in the meanwhile nranaro ~
nS were completed for countern,in no,
:, .L me mnts having been ren,nmaa co.
., ms purpose from the Resolu,a to afn
tho'lier Lebanon, Lieutenants Row rat
In ana r. r. Capehart. who ars m
, ,!as experts. placed aboard the Va,
',''n'l', ana everything ARRANGED snr 10.
ION When desired. The only reaann ~
os.ponenent came from the Cana arn
commanding the army. en-
~, SEEKS ExCULPATION Npa
! ne navy has been placed In So. vi.
'nVldious and false position .iha sGn pra
,,icnt;a erS through the very unwise q,
nc .h OF General Skaters tele- ar :
ms, ms, that think this matter sbonld re
: Ae way ne made clear to the pub. ~
report dated August yro, 81
''ps9lI TO the Secretary OF. the NAVY. me-,
,,no an.ipaa again g0sspygyall thsI s stsss
i. $500. ,s,,sss