Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-28
SAMPSON AND SCHLEY.
Official Account of Ceryera's Ruin
Shows No Ill Feeling.
BOTH WRITE FRANK STORIES
Nothing to Show That Either Is Imbued
With a Desire to Rob the Other of
Glory Summary of Pub
lished Report.

Washington. July 2S.-Naval Officers
are discussing with great eagerness the
official account, just published, of the
engagement with Cerveras fleet of
Santiago July 8. Admiral Simpsons
export deals with the parts taken by all
the American vessels that participated
In the fight, Commodore Schley treats
Of the conduct Of the ships of the sec
ond division, and particularly Of the
share his flagship, the Brooklyn, had in
| the contest, and the commanding Off
GERS of vessels tell the story of the bat
tie as seen from their ships. In addition
to the reports of Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley the navy depart
ment gave out for publication the re-
ports to Admiral Sampson of Captain
Evans of the Iowa and Captain Clark of
the Oregon. The reports Of other COM
handing officers will be made public
later.
The great public interest to know
what Admiral Sampson would say in his
official account of the battle has been
caused by the attempt made to show
that he had no share in the great vic
tory, that Commodore Schey was the
real victor and that Sampson, in refer
ring to the battle having been won by
the fleet under my command" as he
did in his telegraphed report, had pur-
posely sighted Schey and sought to
rob that officer of credit. The introduce
ton in congress Of resolutions providing
for the recognition of Schley as the vic
tor gave a Zest to the interest mani
Tested in the matter.
straightforward Reports.
There is nothing, however, in the ac-
counts written by Sampson, Schley, Ev-
ans and Clark to show that the slight
est III feeling exists between any of the |
commanding officers of the fleet or that
sampson wants to rob Schley Of credit |
or vice versa. Admiral SIMPSONS re- |
port Is frank and straightforward |
commodore Schley's report is equally |
so. Admiral Sampson says that his
flagship, the New York, was seven
miles east of the entrance to Santiago
harbor when the Spanish ships ran out
ana turned west and adds the manly
ADMISSION that she (the New York;
was not at any time within the range
u the heavy Spanish ships, and her
only part in the firing was to receive
me undivided fire from the forts in
passing the harbor entrance and to fire
lew shots at one of the destroyers"
He also refers to how we'll every Off
er and man of the fleet performed his
'art IN the work Of preventing the en-
my SHIPS from escaping from the
lme the blockade was established. mem
lonlng first in the list the commodore
n command of the second division"
commodore Schley is equally frank and
lanly he refers to "the great victory
the squadron under your command"
his report to Sampson and, congrat-
lating the admiral, says II am glad
nat had an opportunity to contribute
the least to victory that seems big
1ough for all of u.s."
A careful reading of the several re-
orts transmitted to the navy depart-
ent shows that the people who have s
tempted to place Admiral Samnson
an unfavorable light, cause trouble
etween himself and Schley and rob
m OF share in the great naval victo-
nave nothing to support them. The
ports bear out Commodore Schlev,s
sertion that the victory Seems bie
ough for all of u.s." While he doas
It say so directly it is apparent from, r,
Schley's report that he was
rsonally in command of the Rroo,Iln
ring the engagement. assisted os
lei or staff by the regular commands
that vessel Captain Cook.
Oregon Did Lions Share.
Inc orders followed by the American
Fps We're those issued bv san,nson l.
III after the blockade was establish
copies or these orders were trans. ~
leu win the report. In his account
'te battle Captain Clark does not
,htion any signal being seen from,
ier ilaGshlp when the enemv's Neot No
. s'shleo coming out of the harbor
the oregon, he says, went ahead 70 ant
ny out SIMPSONS order to close ~ ito
ehceavor to sink the enemv,s y.s 20
or iorce them to run ashore, whcn Va
slshal was made from several vos Tor
at once, "Eneny's ships escanirg /"
l'aSship New York. Captain Chas
H. with Admiral Sampson ahoard
about and steamed towara ~
nish ships flying the signal .C,,s s..e Ga,
toward harbor entrance and .ttaaI-
sells" ana attack
nile the Brooklyn New yor,, ~
:, 'iihi''iId ulu ma SOifioapt
~ al OF them except the New yor,s
ing conspicuous share in III. WI, n
= Inc reports indicate that 10
'test credit will go to the h.+t, ne IL
Oregon and the converted Uaast
'ees'er; The Oregons performa noa
wonderful. Both Samnson and
ey say that. The Brooklyn mada Ass
record for gunnery and snen '(lOe "a "a mon
discrimination as to the relatt,.a
OF the various vessels engapnd noe men
iaae after reading of the ro,o uai and
non share must go to the c1n nua. ~ .
commanded by Leutenant Ges Wri
a iea, hlehard Wainwright, to whon, tract
.ial sampson gives most Of thn r.,
:. lor destroying the destro,one A"ue
on and Juror, not neale[ tin "sers ri
III however that the Iowa 1n1i, ~ g.
IeNas made them suffer s ,nu'ai,a Or
e the Gloucester ended thei, rely
Tine The black and tan Deer ,1on