The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
ccYLEY AND SAMPSON AGREED
,oT CLAIM 1T WAS POSSIBLE
TO ENTER HARBoR.

,ra Calls on the Admiral
Voluntarily Denies Anthem
NJ story Published in the
.,..,aDers-Admiral Calls the At
ton of the Secretary of the
-. to the Matter and Expresses
ReIief That the Commodore
,,,s Heen Misrepresented'
.,.t,gton. Aug. 7-Secretary Long to-
,,as+ea the publication of the fol-
,.,..re correspondence:
.--,.,s5 states Flagship New York.
--..., Rate. Guantanamo Bay Cupa' July
U.S. os Nv Dear Mr.. Secretary: 1 am
- ,,.-3r,. at the present time on account
publication OF an article which ap-
I'D il. the papers of the 18th inst in
..t commodore schley is made to say
w.. 1e rad stated, apparently to the
tbar he had over and over again
s-l'.rs7 if was possible to enter the har-
bor of Santiago, notwithstanding the
Il ,mines. ,, ma ,,os
Gu -4av and voluntarily stated that the
IS t,,o,+ton of the article on the 18th was
sea N every particular, that he not
never stated anything of the kind,
81 tnc,t he had never thought of it; that he
Ste, ALWAYS entirely agreed with me on
TO, question; and that he did not know a
hso'. e officer whose opinion differed from
& The d, AS / have reason to believe that
a blade modore schley has been misrepre-
pitch "A have taken the liberty TO address
leu van a telegram upon this subject this
cosorring; and as I am about TO sail for
he east / trust it viii receive your atten-
Il otion at an early date
VERY respectfully W. T. Sampson,
pesr Admiral L. S. Navy, COMMANDMENT
n CHIEF of the Naval Force, North Atlantic
Station.
THE Secretary of the Navy. Navy De-
Dartment. Washington, D. G."
The TELEGRAM referred to is as follows:
..pIsva del Este, via Hayti, July q, 1872
O. m-secretary Navy, Washington; I
call departments attention to an Associat-
ed Press dispatch in the New York Times
and Herald of the 18th attributing to Com
rnodore Schley certain opinions regarding
mines. [ request that the manager of the
Associated Press be called upon to name
the source and authority for this state
ment. sampson
on receipt Of this telegram, the depart
rnent wrote the following letter to the
Associated Press;
Navy Department, Washington, July
Is. 1S9S-The New York Times and the
New York Herald of the 18th instant pub
lshed an Associated Press dispatch in
which certain opinions regarding mines
are attributed TO Commodore Schey. This
dispatch is written i'm such a manner as
to convey the impression that it was re-
ceiyed from your representative with the
squadron off Santiago and consequently
had been censored by proper naval author
ity. l. therefore. have to request that you
inform this department at your earliest
convenience the source and authority for
the dispatch TO which reference is made
Very respectfully, John D. Long, Secre-
tary.
Mr. C. A. Boynton, General Southern
Manager, the Associated Press, Post
Building Washington
The reply of the Associated Press is as
follows
Washington, Aug, 1, 1S9S.-Hon. John
D. Long, Secretary of the Navy: Sir
Your favor of July 2Sth is at hand, con-
corning articles published in the New
81 York Times and the New York Herald of
the 18th inst, in which certain opinions
IN regard to mines are attributed to Com
modore Schley.
This letter was not written by either
OF our representatives. with the squadron
Off Santiago, but by another gentleman
who was temporarily on one of our dis
patch boats. The dispatch was not subject
to censorship.
Our Mr. Graham, who has been con-
stanty with Commodore Schley since his
Al squadron assembled at Hampton Roads,
Fl ana is probably more familiar with his
views than any newspaper man at Santi-
ago takes issue with the gentleman who
4 wrote the letter referred to, and says that
MI Commodore Schley was always In COM
A pete accord with Admiral Sampson as to
4 tne question of entering the harbor. He
quotes Commodore Schley as saying
l. Aomlral Sampson and had always
q agreed that it would be foolish to enter
W tiie harnor with the mines in place, and
1 INg CONDITION of the mines proved that
[ AulnlIal Sampson was correct Very re-
spectfully yours,
Charles A. Boynton."