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Morris tribune., 1901-08-31
THE FAMOUS "1ooP" OF THE BROOKLYN

troversy recently precipitated by the
publication of book rejecting upon
the conduct Of Rear Admiral Schley In
the movements of Santiago, and par
tfcularly Of his action In the battle In
which Cervera's squadron was de-
gtroyed. The naval court OF inquiry
will determine those matters and will
doubtless settle the discussion as to all
points at issue.
1t viii be recalled that soon after
naval operations were over friends Of
the present rear admirals, Sampson and
Schley, urged their respective claims
to promotion with great deal Of
warmth, and that action upon the adj
vaRcement not only Of the parties most
prominent, bat Of their brother officers
entitled to promotion for bravery and
excellent service was delayed In conse-
quence. It is nOt necessary to more
than allude to the deep feeling which
has since developed, the. events are so
recent and 30 well known. Neither
Sampson nor Schley had taken Official
cognizance OF reports ana even charges
against their characters, and nearly
three years elapsed before. such action
was taken. When, however, in the
third volume OF Maclay'S "4istory Of
the Navy" passages occurred rejecting
severely upon, Rear Admiral Schley's
conduet, he felt irnpelled to seek Q vim
dication IN the following letter to the
secretary OF the navyi
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

CAPTAIN LEMLY, JUDGE ADVOCATE.
blockade was established, and a Gordon
was drawn about the harbor entrance
with cruisers and battleships In semi
circle in front Of it and double line Of
smaller vessels and boats inside these.
Thus the harbor of Santiago, in which
Cervera had been definitely located, was
watched constantly, powerful search
lights being turned upon 1t at night
No effort was relaxed during the weary
month that followed to prevent the es-
cape of the enemy, and Sampson pro-
mulgated in standing orders plan Of
attack by which our vessels were to
close in upon any OF the Spaniards
coming out.
On June 3 occurred the sinking Of
the Merrimac at the harbor entrance
Of Santiago In order to prevent if pos
sible the escape Of Cervera's feet. On
June the Marblehead and the Yankee
took possession of the lower bay Of
Guantanamo as harbor of refuge for
the feet in coaling, ETC., and the ma
rines were the first to land as invaders
on the soil of Cuba. On the 18th Samp-
son was advised that 30 transports
with troops would be sent from Tampa,
Fla, and convoy was provided for
them through the Bahama channel.
The Decentralization of troops was com
menced on the morning Of the 22d Of
June at Baiquiri, to the eastward Of
Moro Castle, Sampson lac" sent his
chief Of staff to communicate with !.
General Shafter, butsas the latter was
irsistent that the navy Should more
actively cooperate by Smelling the
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

stances in asking at the hands Of this department
such action may bring this entire matter under
discussion under the clearer and calmer review Of
| my brothers in arms" -,
The department will at once proceed in accord
ance with your request. Very respectfully,
4 JOHN D. LoNG.
| The Objectionable paragraphs in Ma
clay's History Of the Navy are as
| follows:
| schley, on Nay o. 1893, sullied this brightest
| Of American notices by penning, Much to be re-
GREETED cannot obey orders and turned In caitif
| fight from the danger spot toward which duty,
| honor and the whole American people were most
earnestly urging him.
Viewed in whatever light it may be, the fore
going dispatch cannot be characterized otherwise
| than rs being, without exception, the most hui
initiating, cowardly and lamentable report ever.
penned by an American naval officer
And further:
In his report about the coal supply Of the YES.
sells under his command Schley exhibited timidi-
~ either amounting to absolute cowardice or
prevarcation of facts that were ntrinscally false
hoods.
The coal supply OF his squadron, 30 far from be-
ing meager, as Sch1ey reported, is shown by the
respective legs Of those ships, as indicated at
noon May 81, to have been most satisfactory.
Here then, we have the humiliatfng spectacle
Of an American naval officer Of high rank, hav-
ing each and every one Of his fighting ships with
more than three days coal supply aboard. with
collier laden with 1000 tons of coal, reporting, at
q moment when the greatest crisis Of the war was
at hand, that s'as the prospect did not seem IA
voEable for Eepleudshng the meager coal supply OF
the larger vessels, squadron stood to tbs west
ward p or away from the point the whole United
States was most fervently praying and urging him
to reach.
a rs n sse n Z n
Soon after the Aasco with the Eagle schley
found another pEetext for delay in the collier
MerTimac, which embarrassed the movements Of
the squadron by breaking her intermediate pres.
sure valve stem and cracking her stufang box.
This reported the commodore, ''was source
Of considerable anxiety, as, with the weather con-
dftions that prevailed since leaving Cienfuegos Il
appeared absolutely necessary to abandon the POI
htion of Santiago and sack place where the
vessels could be coaled and the Golfers machinery
repaired"
This excuse. Hike the surf of Cienfuegos, which
echley deemed too strong for American naval
valor to surmount, and the ''rain and rough
weather" which delayed the run to Santiago, was
soon shown 10 be groundess, for the energetic en-
gineeEs Of the Aerrimac soon repaired the dam
age
Again the author says:
The one great lesson that Nelson gave In naval
strategy was that captain is never out Of posi-
ton when alongside an enemy. Farragut's great
axiom, 60 years later, was that 'the nearer you
get to your enemy the harder you can strike"
Schley's contribution to naval strategy as too
plainly shown by his conduct throughout this |
campaign, was, avoid your enemy as long as
possible, and if he makes for you, run. >"
The reader has doubtless ALREADY
Formed his own opinion regarding Rear
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

ing the batteries at the entrance to San.
tiago harbor and the Spanish vessels at
anchor within the entrance to said har-
Dor at the ranges used, and the proprie-
ty OF Commodore Schley's conduct in
the premises.
8. The necessity, If any, for and adj
visibility Of withdrawing at night the
flying squadron from the entrance to
Santiago harbor to a distance at sea,
If such shall be found to have been the
case; the extent and character Of such
withdrawal and whether or not a close
or adequate blockade Of said harbor to
prevent the escape Of the enemy's yes
sells therefrom was established, and the
proprietv of Commodore Schley's con-
duct in the premises.
8. The position OF the Brooklyn on
the morning of July 8. 1893. at the time
Of the exit Of the Spanish vessels from
the harbor Of Santiago, the circum-
stances. attending, the reasons for and
the incidents resulting from the turn
ing Of the Brooklyn in the direction
which she turned at or about the be-
ginning Of the action with said Span
ish vessels, and the possibility Of there
by colHding with or endangering any
other of the vessels Of the United
States feet, and the propriety Of Com
InOdore Schleys conduct In the prem
ises.
10. The circumstances leading to and
the incidents and results Of q contro-
versy with Lieutenant Albon G. Hodg
son. o. s. N, who. on July s 1898 dur
Ing the battle Of Santiago, was naviga-
tor of the Brooklyn, In relation to the
turning OF the Brooklyn; also the col
ioQHy at that time between Commodore
Schley and Lieutenant Hodgson and
the ensuing corresponds between
them on the subject thereof and the
propriety Of the conduct of Admiral
Gchley In the premises.
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

forts, MORO Castle, and, If possible, the
city Of Santiago, an interview was ar
ranged between the two commanders
to take place on the Sd of July
1t was while Sampson. in the New
York, was Fastening toward Siboney
that Cervera made his attempt to es'
cape. The New York had reached point
about four miles east Of her blodE-
aiding station and about seven miles
from MORO Castle when the Spanish
squadron was espied steaming ont OF
the narrow channel leading from San
tiago's harbor to the open sea. The
flagship Immediately reversed her
course and steamed in the direction Of
the escaping fleet, flying the signal to
close in and attack the enemy This,
however, the ships on blockade had al
ready done.
When the Spanish ships were first
sighted, all the blockading vessels were
in a semicircle in the following order,
reckoning from the eastward: Fhe
Indiana, the Oregon, the Iowa, the
Texas and the Brooklyn, the last
being farther to the westward
than any OF the other great ships. The
Massachusetts had gone to Guanta-
namo for coal, the torpedo boat Erics-
son was In company with the flagship
and the Gloucester and Vixen lay close
to land, to the eastward and westward,
respectively, of the channel.
one Of the most important Of the
precepts in the court OF Inquiry inyesti-
CATION deals with the 50 called loop,
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

J. ~. -.
Of the Brooklyn Captain f. a. Cool
OF the Brooklyn says in his official re
port: We opened fire on the leading
ship in five minutes from the discovery
The port battery was first engaged as
we stood with port helm to head of
the leading ship and gave them q
raklng fire at about 1900 yards range
The enemy turned to the westward ia
close into the land. We then wore
around to starboard, bringing the star
board battery into action. The enemy
Rugged the shore to the westward"
This was the since famous ''loop''
which now plays SO conspicuous part
In the controversy, since different mo-
'tiYes for this maneuYer are ascribed
to Schley.
Schley explained this maneuver by
stating that he wished to avoid being
rammed by the approaching Maria
Teresa, and also that he did not wish
to blanket the fire of his other ships
A prominent officer, Lieutenant Com
mander Hodgson. who was on the
bridge at the time, is accredited with
having asked Schley when the order
. port the helm was given, ''You mean
starboardf' mo, / mean port" Schley
is said to have replied. "But we win
run down the Texas" the officer Is al
legged to have demonstrated. 'Let the
Texas look out for herself Is the re-
joinder said to have been made by
Schley. In a recent interview Lieu
tenant Commander Hodgson is alleged
to have remarked: '"To my personal
knowledge the helm was kept hard
aport during the whole time Of turn
ing the loop until eased up to parallel
the course Of the Vizcaya, then about
$500 yards away on the starboard
bow. AS the. Brooklyn's tactical
diameter is only about 600 yards, she
therefore could not have rum farther
than 600 yards to the southwark"
In his annual report for 1898 the sec
rotary Of the navy says: "Since my
last annual report the navy has for the
first time since its~reha Utilization been
put to the supreme test of war. Years
Of patient, persistent training and de-
velopment had brought it to a point Of
high efficiency which resulted in the
victories at Manila and
Santiag o-victorie which have given
the names Of our naval commanders
worldwide fame and added an addi- |
tional page to the glorious naval his
tory Of our country" There was mo |
blot on the record" the secretary OBJ
served, and in concluding his report he
said: '"The department feels, ia con-
the vast amount Of work
necessary to the successful operations
IF the navy during the last year (1S98),
hat the country as well as the service
has cause for congratulations in the
results which have followed and which
nave been SO generally approved, and
n the further fact that no personal
feeling has arisen to mar the glorious
Victories and magnificent work Of the
service"
In the concluding clause, unfortu-
lately, the secretary was, to state it
mildly, rather premature in abiding to
he good feeling which was supposed
0 prevail among those most promi-
lently engaged In the naval service of
he coast of Cuba. It is not necessary
o go back to the beginning Of the con-
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

dated May IS, 1898, and the propriety
of his conduct in the premises.
g. The condition Of the coal supply
Of the flying squadron on and about
May 81, 1898; its coaling facilities; the
necessity, if any. for, or advisability
Of, the return of the squadron to Key
West to coal, and the accuracy and
propriety Of the official reports made
BY Commodore SchIey with respect TO
this matter.
Z. Whether or not every effort in-
cumbent upon the commanding officer
OF a feet under such circumstances
was made to capture or destroy the
Spanish cruiser Colon as she lay at
anchor in the entrance to Santiago har-
Dor May % to 81 inclusive, and the
necessity for or ACCESSIBILITY Of engage
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31
THE SCHLEY
CONTROVERSY
Facts Which Led to the Appointment of the
Court of Inquiry The Hunt For Ger
vera's Fleet and the Famous Loop
In the Sea Fight Off Santiago.

- ME greatest naval dispute
4 in the history Of this
4 country is just now oc-
cupying the boards Of
EfgnSS5I1NN public attention. After
ksskSYSSSl1 two years Of somewhat
undignified pickering our
naval officers arc about to settle sew
cral vexed questions, among them the
truth or falsity Of charge imputing
-cowardice to rear admiral.
AL. good Americans regret, Of course,
that any such controversy Should have
arisen. Most Of us will be glad to see
it wiped of the slate for good and all.
Meantime, however, we would like to
know exactly what the row is all about.
Here are the facts in the case so far
as they have been disclosed, set down
as i;Ipartially as may be-
New let US begin in the early days
OK the Spanish-American war. In &C
cnrdance with the plans of the navy
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

Marblehead went alongside the collier
Merrimac and coaled, the squadron ct
that, time being about 40 miles to the
southwark and westward Of Santiago.
That afternoon the squadron sailed in.
the direction of Santiago, stopping for
the night about ten miles distant from
that port, with the Marblehead scout
ing about two miles inside the line,
Early next morning. May 20, Spanish
Morris tribune., 1901-08-31

Admiral schley's conduct In the war
and, what Is made the most Of by
Schley's critics the famous loop" Of
the Brooklyn IN entering the race,
against the Spanish warships which Is
explained by bis friends as a technical
maneuyer warranted BY the exfgencies
Of the moment, The whole matter for
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Berlin. Az. ls.-6taes IL fun<rsl u
ths poAaess Empss>s Frederick this hzx
beea Ekead N1rshAi Cbant VOC Waldersse's
~sek. insn,~iiAteIy sftsr tn jmtsrn,enk
II ~ FemaAin4 = chorus 81 esiticisn. ol
Van WsLisrsss broke forth In th@ PRES,
o~ing 10 his spssrh It Hanover.
Pspssv u th1 most di6ersnt shades are
weary a voa Waldesses's tzlkztiveness,
~hirA = regarded - NJ oaiy IL Bad taste
II ths siiusio~ 10 OTHER nAtions whose
-nsnsss psled il China" but - magnify
ing H. cAiae~s esmp4ign ks heyoad IL
sctnAl inpostanex. II j. curious f1ct
thai mssy p.p<s are Discussing which
nati0a Vos Wsl3erses nassnt - tbs ons
xbo@s nAns p4isd. They agrees that il
could only hsvs hs<n Great Britain. In
dsrd, IL sslssraoe = rrxariei - h~ing -
disss< :. 10 ~ impoiite- The xngiophoAe
pp<ss. however,. s~joiee thai yon Nader
- ~sxps~sd hisAs<if frankly" Even
th<~e p~p~u adsise him 10 -spsAk briefly
" not It all
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

London. Aug l9.--Advices from Moe
COW say that Russia is ON the eve Of an
other famine. Nearly third OF the prov
incs~ Of European Russia are officially DE-
olsred TO have produced insufficient and
some other still under the average" crop
Of ceseais- Only two provinces out Of 20
have really good harvcsts- The Official
word insufficient means utter starvation.
The famine stricken area exceeds hall a
million square miles and about the same
area a. that Of the great famine Of 1891.
The population numbers 4300o-U00- The
hopes founded ON the report Of two
months ago have vanished. The hovoc
has b~en wrought by the iniense heat and
the entire sbsense Of rain when needed.
Aiierwafd there were torrcntial down
poun and hail storms The appearance Of
innumesnble pests Is completing the de-
struction. The harvest is now in progress.
bat these are final r~poFts.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Mobile, Ala. Aug. 10. The gulf coast
from Pensacoia to New ORLEANS is At last
under view, telegraphic Communication
having been resumed from one point
which Is csntrsl. The general report il
that aside from damage to wharves and
lighthouses, sAiIb0Ats and smacks, trees.
oufbouses and fsnoes, instances Of serious
los have been few. There has been no
los u life - lar n known here. A tug
MAS sent dozen the bay from Mobile today
70 investigate the conditions on Aissis-
sippi island, about which soine appreben-
sioa MAS felt, but up 10 midnight nothing
has bern heard from there
The steamer Evelyn il ashore near PEN
sscola; the schooner Asa w. 6to~ell II
stranded in Mobile bay, the schooner Pos
Ter Rice is dismanfIed in the gull and has
been towed into Mobile; ! three mzsted
scboon<r, name unknown, has been sighted
in distress 1--WE miles outside Of Mobile hzr-
Dor and the American bark julia il ashore
and cspsixed On the south beach Of Horn
island. These are the marine disasters ~
far ~ known tonight. The warnings Of
the approaching storm were % widely die
SeminAs@d that nearly every place in this
region MAS prepared
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Buffalo. y. y, Aug. ie.--The National
Cycle association bicycle meeting j. closed.
The finai Of tho 10 mile championship was
won by lvor Lawson 81 Buffalo. who il
now close follower Of Major Taylor IN
the championship column. In which Kn-
mer maintains good lead A Blanket
would have covered the thrive ~ they
crossed the tape. with Lawson leading by
hall WHEEL. Taylor had the same ad-
vantage over Kramer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

We Offer ene hundred dollar. reward FOR any
csse Of csssfrs thai esnnos h cured by Hairs
cataffh csfs
r. J. CHENEY a Co. Propr. Tpleao. O.
We. the undersigned have known r. ].
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perfectly honorable in all business transac-
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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

lsrehmcns, \. y. Aug. la.-In the last
race bstucsn Constitution and CoIumbia
Il was only matter Of seconds. For the
fourteenth time the two yachts finished
contest and for the eighth time Consti-
tuition came on; winner. The margin
was small. for she beat Columbia only 50
seconds corrected time. In elapsed tins
she won by two minutes IL sceonda-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

am pleased TO say that it cured mo
entirely. and ! have had no sympt-
oms OF it, return. | am only too
glad TO recommend it. Evelyn
Morse.
Address DR.. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman SAnitarium, Columbus.
Ohio, for free advice.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

SentimentAlity often takes on coat
of veneesIng which resembles hypo-
crAcy.
PracticAbllity has merit over theory
when applied TO everyday life.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

medicine seemed
to relieve. until :
friend advised me
TO try Peruna.
Although skepti-
cal, ] tried it, and
found it helped
me within the
first week. /
kept taking it for
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Mis- Evelyn Morse writes from 65l
Adams street, Minneapolis, Mimi,
as follows:
~ suffered for nearly three years
With catarrh OF the stomach which no
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Gmy4qul. Ecuador. Aug. 1.-The
Eess@dosvsn cssxv~ss. in session Ia Quito.
h2s declared Crn<ssl Piasx legally slcrscd
to The osss<~ At r<r~idsns with plurality
81 5000 votea.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Mrs. Andrew Carnegie II : very plain
practical woman, who buys carefully.
Thus, while her gowns Ars fashionable.
shs wastes no part of her money On Par
Il drospmakefu.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

In 1871 the territory vcxs Of the Mls-
sissippi produced ~ pr cent a our cot,
ton croe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

~ AY8u0 0oD4DO OXb0
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~ - &f0k orn0o00s
~ suffered with Inflammation and
lAllin9 AZ ths womb AID other dis
agreeable female weAlneaaea- had
I'D spells every two weeks that would
lAst fron eight 70 ten dAys and would
hnve 70 70 10 bod l also had head-
achs and bAckAche most Of ths tina
and such bearing down pains | could
hardly walk scroes the room II tineA
docsorsd nearly all The time for
about two years and seemed % grow
worse all The tiu,e until last September
was Obliged 70 tAlss ny bsd. and The
doctors thought IN operation WAS the
only thing that would help ma but
NAis l refused TO have 6one.
s.Th<n friend advised - - try ~
pinkhsm medicine. which ] I'D, and
aSs<r uAine the drst bottle ] began 70
imnrove. took ia al ~ bottles Of
Lydia T. PinkhAms Blood Purifier,
your boxes OF Lydia r PinkhAms. Dry
Form Compound. three boxcs Of Liver
Pills and us-d three packages OF 6aua-
esv~ Wash. and ! am ~ we'll now - !
svcr WA am more than thankful
livery DAY for mr. cure. - MA. FnAHx
CAxrxa. } Merrill 81. Amesbury. Aaes.
= 6000s94se ee1N $780,
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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-23

Phoenix, Arix, once q sagebrush De-
ert, has 5000 Inhabitants and An A.
sessed valuation OF $10. o00. 900. All due
to irrigation canals brought from dist
ant streams.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-16
LUCK OF EXHIBITORS
COMMITTEE ON AWARDS CONTINUE
THEIR WORK.
TO PAY PREMIUMS MONDAY.
But FAIR COMMITTEE WILL SCAN
LIST FIRST.

The Art Committee Completes Its
WOrk-Superintende Clements
Explains How the Misunderstand-
ing as TO the Appointment of the
Committee Arose--Artists, AGri-
culturists, HorticuIturists, Bee
Raisers and Dnirymen Awarded
Prizes-some BeIated Reports to
Come To-day.
The work Of the Committees on
Awards in the various departments OF
the Fair was practically completed
yesterday, though there are still one or
TWO which have not handed in their
reports. Practically all OF the import
ant awards have been made public.
however, and those now coming in are
Tor the most part the small premiums
which are OF chief interest 10 the con-
lestants. SIN. the list OF awards shows
Doth The llberality Of the Fair Associ-
'ilon IN the matter OF premiums 10
exhibitors and the wide extent OF tcr-
u'ory from which these exhibits were
drawn.
he payment 81 awards ana pre-
NUNS VIII begin Monday. General
.'anaker Moore said that payment viii
made Ia checks, though there win
~ objection 90 giving cash whore a.
qshiieq. The isadinG awards. such
ti'se ior ihe county sRfloulturai a.
''-s hiA be polq promptly A com,