The Springdale news., 1898-12-02
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go w lthOut determining TOT a certainty whether Cervera's fleet was in the harbor. The Commodore's chief of staff went to him and represented this sentiment. He urged that the proper thing to do was to go back to Santiago and to car ry out the olders of the depart ment. It is to the credit of the Com modore that he listened to the advice of his subordinates. The whole situation was gone over in a frank discussion. The chief of staff stoutly held to his opinion. and Commodore Scnley, after some hesitation, yielded. This statement of what occurred, it is believed,
 has not been published until the present time. It comes from one who was on Commo dore Schley's flagship during
 the Santiago campaign. Af ter yielding to the argument of his chief of staff, Commodore Schley ordered up the "stop." s ,me coaling was attempted and accomplished. The squad ron then turned abou', retraced the forty miles it had come
 westward of Santiago, took up It's station off the mouth of San. tiago harbor, and soon obtained positive information that the fleet was within. Admiral Sampson arrived, and the blockade was made complete.
 LOST PRESTIGE REGAINED.
 After that Commodore course was such as to win the approval of the gov ernment at Washington. When his almost inexplicable refusal to carry out the departments instructions was received and when, shortly afterwards, it was learned that Cervera was in Santiago harbor, a court was very seriously con templated. Only tue unwill- ingness of the President to have the charges preferred against the commander of a at such a critical time saved Commodore Schley from being deposed and order ed home to face charges. High officers of the navy on duty at Washington who realized the gravity of the offense, felt quite positive that a court-martlal must come out of his disobedi ence.
 If Commodore Schley had proceeded westward, as it is said he would have done but for the advice and entreaty of h1s chief of staff, Cervera would have had free passage out of Santiago for several days. The Spanish Admiral could have struck the Atlantic coast where he pleased. Commodore Samp- son being at the time at Key West, Commodore Schley's course at Santiago might have been of the most serious conse- quences. But the Presidents unwillingness to act at once up on the error of judgement gave the Commodore the opportuni- ty to retrieve himself. The publication of this order and the answer to 1t in the secre- tary's report, with the other facts given on excellent author lty, will enable many people to understand why the govern ment depended so largely upon Admiral Sampson at Santiago and why what seemed to the public to be undue credit was given to him for the magnificent results. When this informa- tion of the Commodore's almost Fatal mistake became generally disseminated among the war ships in front of Santiago the sailors adopted for him the title of "Commodore Ely of the Flee .ng Squadron" Not until af- ter the battle was ended so yloriously was the prestige off Commodore Schley fully re stored. w. B s.
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