New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18
SIMPSON DISCUSSES CERFERA.
THE SPANISH FLEET MIGHT HAVE FAhhD
BETTER IF IT HAD LEFT sANll-
AGO RY NIGHT


pcor- ADMIRAL sampson has contributed chapter
70 tho book with Sampson Through the wa,
lust issued by w a. NJ. Goode' VINO ""s O9i
snordent Of The Associated Press on the hasSnIp
New-York during the war Regarding the S""''e'
OF Ccrvera. the Rear-Admirsl writes IN part
Several causes it appears Influenced Ad'r 40
1eiNc' a., stIen,nt Mile he and his commandlnE
ofiirers differed In opinion as TO the UNI ,,uallv
octod which was in the majority Vote Eve d"ubt
Nxed for daylight there appears 70 De nu
hit that with sufficient energy ana Ie S ~, yreaf
in making the attempt. darkness WQuI1 u, Vol hrnr
* ad"d their chances CT escape Had " nov y, HIn
for the use OF the searchlights by our S rds must
inmate the channel by which the ,r,'id have
necessarily out they probably WON on Of the
selected the darkness Ater ,mT nrisoners freely
expressed their opinion that wa" 5arro% Channel
with such powerful light SHINING III '
the officers ,.,a ,,ors directed his
bins 10 follow different courses after et,S"ihh cm
sea- the probability that one OF dn INV increased
I,b srn MS shc came out was sui0ect iCV,.,nd
Are Of AN Of cur ships. whereas nad I,s' ,inq IN
a,oTc,t curses the proba bity is that, OWLS 49,
a.. rrconsfanccs Of position, one or more ~ IA ~ -
slower ships might have found herSF 81 mUrh higher
sperf or the reverse might also eaSn! Ia" Rave
pcne" L' T or ~, 9itack ore of SPANS slower yes
ses thus wasting our means OF at, .o sneed TO
n' 'orc II his attempt had been maze u Sr
3srncss il would have enabled one 81 tlS "I ,e
NTuS a., 10 low moments The whole night wQun
mon have been left the Spaniards 10 eNduo cot -
nnrsners and especially had the hour neTT have
rr"incjdo with a passing storm which WIul,u " and
diminished the intensity OF our ~ he
would have greatly Increased the H''"9'' "
darkness.
H. o. chon,or In the same book Captain Rooley
u Evans describes the carly movements OF 'o"'-
modore Schley. and adds:
II is therefore evident that the man6uyring 81, TI
,bo T7lving squadron had nothing 10 90 el1.rl W." t
forcing Cervera into santiago or o IN rnns
Admiral Sampson arrived on y tnf Re Eyine S1nad-
rnv TLo sdmjrals plan Of blockade was subSu-
tu,ed for that Of Commodore Schey' ana ''e W.
ginning of the end was In sight
In another chapter Captain Evans gives the iol-
lowing as the lessons that in a general way ne
dcduced from the war
First-The absolute necessity, FOR fast armorco
.~,,;eors canable of long endurance. -
Second-Ample supply Of torpe9o-Doat uvH ooil'ere
Thrd~The absolute necessity for proper co'le'S
"'II The absolute necessity for smoheless
PFiifth-Thc need Of some instrument by when the
range can be accurately and rapidly onLal.'u ,.,oro
~ trprnunication both as regards the ship her
solf and as between different ships OF the same
sCvcn,h- Necessity for smokeless fuel u,,ns,
Eighth Ineficiency Of IRE from S"'P' "N"''''
eaTihWorKs pr ss for Two coming towers, ore
forward and one AIT
Regarding the water supply for ships Japan"
Evans writes:
The effect Of using salt water in the ooIeTs u
o,Ir ba.flcshius during the late war was so lJu
,iors mai II seems TO me IT would he criminal 10
arcv- i, 70 occur again. We must either nave 81
distng shin for say eaGh '|o & nencssary to
feet. else. knowing the alno.nI H,r q dis,ill-
make up our waste. put In the battle-Sulp ~,,ird
ing plant capable Of dstilling the amount r'i"''
The author states that the famous dispatch ne
ginning The feet under my co oiIbonr5 signed by
nouncinC the victory OF July 3. athouS" sle"'" ~
Sampson. was not written ny MIN