Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07
THE SAMPSON
SCHLEY DISPUTE
Secretary of Navy Long
Throws Light Upon It.
lie CoNTRADlCTS SCMEY
:.cn.hiy Np,nnntio of ,hc letter OF
Admiral sampson, which Adr,ira,
SthIcy Intcrcnttniiy tnarscS III
HiS statement ucIorc thc Senate
Naval Committee, Had Bccu willis
ncid by the Department.,
cBy Telegraph to v.rGintan-Pnotn


Washington, u. c.. March 6.-The
senate Cor,,,,ittoe ON Naval Affairs IN.
.''''NN '"''N 0''''s i-VhS : So
hu letter IN the samoson-Schley con-
.vovcrsy. this communication being in
~enlv ia Admiral ,cblo,,.s Io,t,r rrro
''''t ihut'er Which me secretary taxes
up is Admiral Schley's mention OF Adj
miral Sn,,,oson's letter of MAJ %
,,.hc,, a., c,..,,.. -,
'' w ~ S'"'S 3>'SS Hech'S w i'"N
gwen certain Senators the impression
that The department has withheld tina;
,rtter On this noirt NO .,vs
.,,,r.. r,,,,
'','' '''S ic''r' N"S i'ot III
he possession of the Department on
February Is. nor was its existence
known Ia inc derort,or. -, th,. ,i,,,,
''io"" - VIC "ep'''''c'i' IL 'h'' ''''ie'
secondhand IL WAS Ill the posses
sion of Admiral Schley until the 3th of
February. when 1t was sent TO the de-
,,or,,,o,,, 49,, a.. ..
-,fehed v,i,,, IN o6jcini ronS,is
~ tis G,,,, a iS
HE Hv;n., su,,sdron mn ~, - H,,r an
90. in the North Atlantic ncst
"Third--lhat in it's instructions with
reEard to maintaining the blockade of
Nlenfuc&os it was not more explicit
IMAM the letter OF Admiral Sampson of
May IL. which accom9anied the COM
'lunicatIon of the department of Feb
uirS ON ana winch is published in
ne apponolN 10 the report OF tie Bu-
eau OF Nayigaiion on page 46i.
rou =! IL nv on May =. inc DAY
1i.ei IL "as Wrilten. Nunral Sainp-
~" sen' ufds's 10 Nu'Huouorc Schley'
T." uiP.,Gn ,. d! ,he liaWk ana MaEb!s-
go" Mnich uIuers were received by
>-S-''iAAbNANit t'(ihtN AuEtHS TIC Curly
.;,..i,' y, VI .iie sou Nlu 1ftn respce-
nroro,,, LII SVi ,i 'spi'ie! 70
tjonsIv y, g. " -. 'oh ~ oi
tbn s;nn,,s,, sr,,,oa! :, sa.isiiea tlniit
f,,epns Tho az ~ ti,os M''S AZ. "t .,leI..
HaW,t ,r,s ,.o1,ot,,n, " W. > Sen. Wy
the letter or thn o0tb a,,J u,,s ~
late,. d,to Mn, aia, - 49,, me .'.e
yoIed Tho ire,,n.,ir, ~
Cienfuegos contained I'm ~ ,a.,a, ~,
thc 1oth ond oo,h 80 ~ 'N''N'S VI
"FIrth-,rbnt in onod;o,,,a =. ~, +,
siructious tho nvinr sc,nd, sn.'N
Cienfueros ON mo nfto,,ao,,
lsth but lid not ,,oai, ~, .'"'i. ~ we
vicinity Of the port of Santiago untu
me morning of the Goth Of May"
SCHLEY'S STATEMENT.
Tho So.ro.,,,- ~ -.
reference to the Departmenf. g''' ono, a, ;
received bv him on IN, a-th ~ VI,
directing him to pDsitiveIv ssrc,..,i, :
Cerveras fleet was in Santiace i r,,,.i
and not TO allow him to Law S,,t;a1,n
If found certainly ia hn tbnro ..,,.i.h.s,'
Il decisive action, gives tha Adn,lrat,-
reply in full. and SAYS. " "
1T will he soon nat I,oo,
Schley's statement IN thn sorn.n -.
not show thar 10 st,rtn1 ~ -. -
Key West. and sipnoiie,, ~ ~ sl'' :"
ga 20 4AlAarfacr ana ca inrnr,,,,, 49,
Department ana /, n,i,rhf ho inrar,H1
that he iumndiotelv ohnyo1 .i,nt ~,
der. and ascertoinerl mo nrosn,,oo -,
the enemy of Santi1e,o on thn oon
trary. his telegram ,bnva dota1 Nj,
2Sth and written Nav e7fh shove t,,nt
though having lust received thn taIo'
gram of the Department ana ba,.i,,,
on hand n sufficient s,,pnlv ~ COL -
return 10 Key West he rsnor.oI "a,
he could not obev the or1er ana c",'
tinued To proceed toward i-nv W.
However. IL later bec,,,,, o,-i,i,n. -.
him that this was unnecessary, and he
tiaga,, ''o' '''''i' 'o""'oS san
ANOTHER POINT.
Another point in Admiral Schlev's
| letter is touched upon in the folloyyine
manner:
admiral Schley's mention of .bo ein-
nal by Admiral Samnson ~ S.45 ne
| July 3d-'Dlsrerard movement, oT ~
| commaudor-in-cbiof tor,,,.I c;,,,.,.,., -
| followed nv nm incor,.,c, -, ee..N,,' -
wit: This 1nft me .,a,,ior ~,
| an. o,,,i ,,a. ~ s'eI'ot onicer pres
the RESPONSIVENESS of con,,nond, IN ~
signal above mentioned is one which IS
frequently made in squadron. and is