The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-14
SCHLEY.S MOVEMENTS OFF
CIEyEUEGOS CRITICISED.

SCNH.EY'S MOVEMENTS OFF
CRITICISED.
No work was aPparrsnsiy in ns0sTsss 9n sss
Hn effor:s Were made hy Commodore schey to
communicate with the INSURGENTS TO discover
whether the Spanish sqiadron was IN me haroo.
OF Cienfuegos prior TO the morning Of stay "a
signal lights We're displayed on shore at night @
them tn aIi-'' macon '''.'-'
sctley received reliable Information that ships
could be coaleti in the vicinity of cape Cruz ana
in CionaiveS channel.
and also the Harvard coal from Merrinac.
leeward Cap. Cruz Cuba. Gonaives, Hayt
Channel. or Mole. Hayti? The department VIII
send coal Immediately to Mole. Hayti Report
without delay situation at Santiago de cuba
This dispatch was answered by toinmouo'e
schley about noon. May q. as follows;
spassh Of DE- maE 5s @ Msrrae
engine is disabled and she, is helpless; am
obliged to have her towed to Key West
Texas. Marb.ehead. Vixen and Brooklyn from
collier owing to very rough seas % and bolster lr
isn us is She the only one in saradfon having
than sufficient coal to reach key West, I'm,
t state of Goa! account OF the saua a,ron: Not
rossihle TO coal ieeward Of Cape cruz in
summer owing 10 southwest winds. Harvard
Jus, reports to me she has only cca enough
10 reach jamaica. and she will proceed to
could ccai at Gonaives or Mole. Hayt'-. Min
n.arolis has only coal enough to reach Key
MsT1mae Msz aad n is a to se s sa, the
departments orders cannot be obeye.i earnest
srces s s we .e nn naturn a to si sY West via
Passage for coal. Can ascertain nothing csr
Eagle to Port Antonio yesterday. as she had
only twenty-eeven tons coal on board; WI WE
of coal at Key West.
COURT DECLARES COAL
SJ.DPI,Y WAS AMPLE.
The coal supply of the vessels of the
Flying Squadron at noon on Nay q
was auficient to have enabled them to
steam at ten knots per hour. Brook
lyn for II -1-4 days: Iown. 1-2 days;
Massachusetts. 10 days: Texas. la
days: Marblchead, 31<4 days: Vixen.
111-3 days. or to have remained ON
blockade duty on Santiago de Cuba:
brooklyn for 20 days: Iowa. 16 dnyss
Massnchusctts 20 days; Texas. 10
days: Marblehead, days; Vixen, 2's
days. and then steam to .Gonaivcs,
Hnyti. or tO Cape Cruz, Cubn, 10 coal.
AT that date the Flying Squadron was accom-, m,
panied uy the collier Merrimac. containing 4.sS1
tons of coal
CAREFUL REVIEW OF
TRIP FROM ClENFUEGOS.
The Flying Squadron. with the exception OF
the Castine, sailed from Cienfuegos about p.
m. May -. INe hebSy sHipS III CoiuIIn CI Neb-
sells. the light ships on the right flank and
the collier Merr;mac on the left flank. AT 1o:lo
a. m. of May 2s the light vessels were shifted
to the port beam. and the collier to the star
board beam.
Before midnight OF May q. owing to heavy
rolling, the forward compartment Of the Eagle
filed with water. which reduced her speed.
On May % the wind vas fresh from the east
ward the weather bad. and the was
heavy for small vessels. The squadron reduced
its speed to enable the Eagle to remain with 1t.
On May Is the weather improved. the wind
veered to the west and became light. and the
eea moderated.
AT 1:ao D. m Commodore schley sen. ths
Eagle TO Port Antonio 10 ccal. and then TO re-
turn TO Key West. a, noon OK May 2s the Easle
had sufficient coal to steam ten knots per hour
At $50 p. M the squadron stopped about twcn-
ty-two miles to the southwark of Port Of san
tiago, and Joined by the scouts Minneapolis
and st. Paul.
A, 6 D. m. May :s. the engines Of the collier
Nerrimac were temporarily disabled. The en-
gines were changed to work "compounc- anu
Mt 40 D. m. OF May q she vas able to make
six knots with her own steam. the hfokeh
parts of the engines repaired on board the
flagship, all repairs being completed at mid
night Of May g. The Yale towed the Merrimac
while disabled.
SCHLEY GOT NO
INFORMATION FROM SCOUTS.
The commanding officer Of tho st. Paul visit ID
the flagship. In obedience to signal, took WIN
him q Cuban pilot and had conversation WIN
Commodore Schley.
Commodore Schley had mo- convef-
satiOn with the senior Commanding
officer of the scouts. and obtained NO
positive Information from the scouts
regarding the Spanish squadron.
At T:l5 p. M. May IS. Commodore Schley
changed the course of the flying squadron to the
westward and signaled to his squadron Destina-
tion Key West. Via south side OF Cuba and Yucca
anal ma
nine knots
The squadron proceeded westward eighteen
miles: stopped at 1l:i5 ?. m. Che tow lines OK
the collier having partedD. drifted until 3:io p. M
Nav q resumed its westward course for twenty
three miles. stopped again at .:l5 p. M. and
drifted until p. H. Of May d
DEPARTMENTS ORDERS
AND SCHLEY'S REPLY.
At $50 a. m May O. the Harvard Joined the
flying squadron. and her commanding officer deiiv-
cred to Commodore Schey the following dispatch.
dated May IS, addressed by the Department 10
the Harvard at st. Nicholas Mole. Hayti:
Proceed at once and inform schiey and
also the senior officer present on Santiago ds
Cuba as follows: All departments Information
indicates the Spanish division Is still at San
tiago de Cuba. The department looks to you
to ascertain fact, and that the enemy. II
therein. does not leave without decisive
action. Cubans familiar with Santiago de
Cuba say that there Is landing place five nau-
teal niles west of six (O from mouth OF haI-
Dor and that there insurgents propaoiy Will
be found and not Spanish. From the surround
ing heights can see every vessel in the port
As soon as ascertained notify the department
whether enemy is there. Could not squadron
DECLARE THAT THE FLEET
COULD HAVE COALED AT SEA.
The amount OF coal required to completely M
the coal bunkers Of all the vessels OF the Flying
Squadron on this same date was :.s5o tons.
The condition. of wind, sea and
weather from noon ON May % to June
4 were RayOrahl for taking coal from
q collier Mt sea on santiago de Cuba.
The Iowa Castine and Dupont coaled at c1en-
fugos from the collier Merrimac on May q. and
the Massachusetts, and Casttne On May a. The
Texas asked permission to coal first on Nay
3 ard was refused by Commodore Schiey, who or
dered the Iowa to coal first and the Massa-
chusetta second. The Texas was ordered to coal
from the collier On May a. but the order was re-
voked as the Massachusetts was alongside Of the
collier and the commanding officers Of the col
lier deemed It uneafs to place bis vessel between