Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
ANOTHER OFFICIAL LEAK.
Report Of wainwright Board-"Mnn-
ufactured," Says Philip.

WASHINGTON, October 13.-The publ
cation of what purported to be the report
of the wainwright board on the parts
taken by the respective vessels Of the
United States fleet in the destruction of
Ceryera's squadron, caused considerable
commotion in the Navy Department. In
view of the fact that the report had not
reached Washington at the date Of the
publication, an inquiry was set on foot
by the department to ascertain first whe-
ther the publications were accurate. and,
second, who was responsible for the dis
courtesy involved In the publication of an
official report before 1t had reached the
Navy Department.
Commander Wainwright. the head Of
the b.Iard, arrived in Washington yester-
day. and very promptly disclaimed any
knowledge of the publication, stating that
he had left instructions that the report
was to be transmitted by the recorder,
Lieutenant Capehart, to the commander
OF the North Atlantic Station, Commodore
Philip. The Commodore, in answer TO an
inquiry by the department. returned the
following dispatch, directed to Captain
Crowninshield chief of the Navigation
Bureau
'Brooklyn. N. Y, October 12-Navy De-
partment, Washington: l saw report OF
wainwright board first time tonight. Ar
ticles i'm papers to-day manufactured by
a reporter entire. No word of resem-
blance between the two.
(Signed) PHILIP"
REPORT KNOWN, ALL THE SAME.
Commodore Philip has not yet trans
mitted the report to the department but
10 N general
racter and this understanding tends to
| show misconception of the functions or
| this board. Admiral Sampson, who APP
| pointed the board, chose the navigators
| OF the vessels that were engaged In the
battle of July Sd. He made but one ex-
| ception, and that in the case of his own
| flagship the New York, refusing TO nomi-
| nate a member therefor The navigators
| of the Brooklyn, Gloucester, Texas, Iowa,
| and Indiana were members OF the board,
| but the New York had no representative.
| The board was directed to ascertain and
report the position Of the vessels engaged
| In the action. 1t did not exceed this In
struction In any point, and its report,
| outside of a repetition OF the instructions
under which IL was operating, comprises
very little more than a chart, on which
| the position OF the vessels are defined.
| This chart Is the result of the communi-
cation of all the data collected, and from
| the charts made up by the various nayi-
eating officers of the fleet.
REPORT UNANIMOUS.
| The report is said to be unanimous, be-
ing signed by the navigating officer OF the
| Brooklyn, along with the others. 1t
| draws no conclusions, makes no deduc-
| tions. and neither takes from nor gives
| credit to any officer of the American
fleet. from the admiral down. TO do so
would have been TO exceed the instruc-
| tions of the board, and what il has pre-
sented. other than the instructions, Is, as
| already stated, nothing more than a dia-
gram, from which the facts may be
| CLEANED by individual inspection.
sHAFTER APPEARS.
| BUSHNELL, ILL, October 13.-The last
| stop of the night was made at Galesburg
! ILL.,, and here the President faced 6,OO1
people On the platform with him stood
| Nator-General Shafter, who was the ora
tor at Galesburg's peace jubilee to-day.
The President said, In part:
mot the least of my pleasure tonight
IS that 1 have been permitted to meet
here the commander of that splendid
army i'm front of Santiago, General Shat
ter. I suppose he has told you the story
of the heroism at San Juan Hill and III
| Caney and the other points of thrilling
interest on that nearby island, which
through the valor of his soldiers and the
wisdom of the commander, brought tc
this country such magnificent triumph
Somehow or other, there is always mar
raised for the hour. When the MerrimaC
was TO be sunk there was brave lieu
tenant of the navy ready to sacrifice hi:
| life. When the war opened there were
10000 volunteers within sixty days march
ing under the banner of freedom, and so
in every emergency to which this coun
try has ever been subjected the peopl'
have risen TO the highest measure of duty
| apd of onnortunity."