Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
THE SCHLEY INQUIRY.
An Unbiased" Statement Of the Points
in DisDllte

All OHoiaSeu otaVeinehI vi IHe roinUs
in Dispute
tJornar,s WAIKIKI which has roneotedi,,
seen,ed 70 favor tho Schlev sido of Tho
San,nson- SobIev controversv ana bos cor.
tainlv shown no nraiudice against Admiral
SChlcv nrints The following ,unb,asaI,' a.
- coils ~ and nc n a,roars tn no st,,o-
won't o. tic noirte IL, disrrta.
Whom 60 grave n crisis az a national
war fncea Tho cnurtrv neaca.tI,no ruios of
oai,ta1 seniori,v must ,iyo ,va, ana # no
comes the dutv of the navy department to
select. as Observation-Disclosures of tho hat
,le souodrons those or1cers who will all
,birye considered repdrr 70 tboir roun+rv
tho most criciant servIcc In tho lis
charge Of this dutv tho denartment at tho
hreskirr out Of ,he var viii Snnin naes-
cd oynr tho boad of poor.Adn,iraI srEiev
uhon a conmodora, ard eelected for
cbiof co,or,ard Ia No We, Indtos Par
ADMIRAL lthon c.ntain, ViIltnm ~ Sam
son an oricer two DUNBAR. i,,,ior 70
Schie,. ~, no r,,, ust ard sh,,tI,, thern
aftor oseign,.d Srhio,, 70 d,,t, a. n,,,,,,ard
or nj a tI,inq squadron vhich n.senrled
at Hamnton Roads and brcama s,thor-
dirato MT of Sooreon A., ~, 40
nartnonts orders n,oro s,,hstantialI,. o,',i.
TALENT to a declaration tbat scbicv was
NOT f,ted for commander-,p-cbief mn
was cool enouqh tn command q small
SQUADRON under C,ntair Sonnrso,,,. sun-
cruising direction Comnodorn Schlav ac-
centod Tho d,,t,, nboert,ii, ord Las 1a,,or
suixed hnt bis frionds ,,oro r,sa,tf.,I ~
What tbev core,d,rod ~, ,,r,naritod inein-
uation Of ironicisncy
,rt o a. 40, - ~, T.. ,,
moss ~, tho bon,a coast 18TH no onnNor-
ance of Cervera in tba W., Irdios rhor
Schlev nro, eeded south to ,be ,.ici,,i,y ~
KEY West where a radistributior of fnrces
wo. ,,,ndt. Sn,,,,sa, ,t,,' w. r, - ~ ~
af Cuho 70 tho oast ara 81 ~, ,sta,,d 10
tr+orCont C,ar,,ora .ho,,l, - @e, -, ]
north bv tbat ro,ta ub;to cc,lo,, LIN
tho ean,a n,,rnosa T., ,.ion ,,,',.a'i -
mo Western ord ara alonr 10 so,,,hor,
cooet of no isiand coh,o,.. .nr'oS 80
C4cr puceor 70 as,,or,oi,, - tethrr ~. ,,ot
Ccrvora had entered tbot borbor r. r.
nero nat no ron.ro,,ars, haoor anJ
ScnIev,s p,ovor,orts fr,p, hjs nrri,.al ar
Cirnfncyos -, Na, ur,i r,i, 49, do+o
of tho H,tt1o of conti,,,o hs,., t.o,, 49,
sIliect Of co,dor,,,,tj,,, ~, o,,o taoa -
I,udotio,, ~, ~ .tLor "
iUs cri,,cs ,,,i,t a,,4 ,r,. ,, ,.,. ,
three DAYS he forn tbts ,,o,t r.as
essarv and crir,inaI u,a,,a ~ ,ai,,nb,o
ti,na and do,Iarn tb,t tho ,e,,o,,,,,s d.
sorco ,,,iet, to,,' I,se,,' -,
shorter tin,o ard u.os g., fart n.,,,'r,ai,,oJ
nv cant NCC'ouo ~ ~. NIorI,IeIn.I
,,j,ti, - sr. ,', ~, -, ="
"a 4 D Ia L ii
fri.tIs ,or,, 49, w. .N,''"'' a. !,lCs
ecual calarity bad 10 h, ~ 49,, 49,
yea. ir ,oesNssi,r 80 80 80 - 80 q, q"
~ comn,,nicato ,,itb ,,s .,',aIl,s mn
sbora WA '''' e"'' VI
~, co,,o,, .....,.,-.. .
Cierfuccos 70 can,iae,'' XII ta,,t, va
,,,,od 49, 80 ,o,,a, -, a.. -" ',Is al
darri,ol, ,o'ata1 C, 49, ny IA W.. ~ !
Sn.t,tah !,.o -, era siuauIu
ba,hor ~ so,tn, ei''. ui',ie IA tl'
va wv ~ 80, ',Ia5o'. oohieE Irporteo ina
- 80 inodaa,,al, 80 - ''I' "o', v" Z
..,,-t 49,, ~ I,, M, ri'i''s va III
i,,,o ' a., ioHs', ,.is VI GpdiIne a
tn, Inf, c,,,t,n 9'i , no mere
,,,,,,,a,, $500, ~, - 80 60. la'i'
49,, nos L,,s' ~, 'I's NV
cohio,. rot 1,rd ~ Ii.e.u "p'eu' aIl'
Isit e 80 w. "a 't'''tH VI Ha"t"s"
mi, he ,irgo,t Saoo os''tr't Nr1pn.cnes a.
40. ~, ~ va. ,eOr'SNS 81 ms reH'ainlns
az az a"u Sel lorth ms excuses TO
'''s ~ D..'e' vi lne HupJect lneS
o,,c,''to,,o,, ~ ~ nul'uer' ana thtU
, nu'",'e.us 'os"'1 NOV YET TO nave peen ialr
~ rN''on9"eu. "St, ne says May =, tina
ms ,esso,I nre a',lloS' our OF coal, ana ina
: t'e Hlooh'Sn "ioue mas more than sum
r clei' co"l TO proceed TO Key West, Tn
So"l iel.o'' ltolIl me various shlps 90 not
~" III MS statement IN I'M
80 VI .ne I""a, lor example her repor
- sn%MS ny On May ~, tne Gay preceding
f, "C"tH teIcS am she had on hand 40 ton
OF 'oal, Whlch was nearly enough for tel
u"S9 ~ S,ediiihs' ana qulte enough 10
p a uI"lI'h plochade dutN 80 the BROOK
f NH recotuS inuicate mat she had enougI
'o"l Tor l"l.N nays blockade work, Will
: the MnsS"chuSeis ana the Texas wer
' nearly ds WEI. suppled; and what
eyer tnc slluauon may nave been as L
p tue Sih"Ii'r VesSels OF the squadron, 1t i
clcar 'hat thc Hrooklyn' Iowa, Mass
dchus'tts' ana leXaS were equipped t.
MAINTAIN me blockade.
NdHirai Schley $ second excuse wa
that ne was unable TO coal at sea. II
mace TINS statement on May q, Yet. a
p matter OF iact on May y the Iowa
CaSllne' dupont had all taken coal from
= conner III the open sea, on the gath tn
o Mhssachuse'ts mad similarly coaled from
the Merrliiaci ana on the 2Ith-the Yer
a uaY on "nlch Schley sent his report-th
:, I'Nas coaleu snip from a collier all night
/ ana not only ana AdmIral Schley himsel
Q succeed mus frequently IN coaling at sea