The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-31
SAMPSON and MACLAY GEAR ASKS FOR ADVICE MRS. KRUGER IS NADI
INDIRECTLY APPROVES CHARGE
AGAINST sCHLEY.
Says He Was Responsible for the Proof
Reading of the Book-Fighting Bob
Completely Vindicates Schley.

BOSTON. July 22.-Referring to Mac
lays naval history, which has been
criticised by Secretary Long on account
of the statements considered objection
able, Rear Admiral Sampson said to-
day:
I'm one way, possibly, l was respon-
sible for the statements made in the
history.
Il was Commander-in-C Chief of the
squadron, and was responsible, so tar
as reading the proofs goes. If the his
torian has taken facts from my official
reports 70 the Navy Department, that's
all well and good.
Il stand by first reports and official
communications.
Il would welcome an investigation by
Congress or by the Navy Department,
but L see no hope of it's being taken
up,
"Schley's first statements regarding
the battle of Santiago" continued the
Admiral, were moderately correct. The
interviews given some time afterward
were not correct They were entirely
different from his first accounts and
were written in a different spirit, I
think An interview purporting to have
come from Admiral Schley published,
l believe, on January 6, was entirely
incorrect.
in print he came aboard my shi- and
told me that he had been incorrectly
quoted. The reporter to whom the in
terview was granted was a friend of
mine and he afterward told me that
he had published Schleys words prac-
tically as they had been spoken"
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Rear Ad-
miral Robley ID. Evans, in an interview
published here today completely vindi-
fa1 I
charge that he was dilatory in his
movement from Cienfuegos to Santi-
ago, which has been the basis of the
alteration that he disobeyed orders and
should have been court -martialed
Rear Admiral Evans statement
created something of a sensation, as it
came from an unexpected quarter
Thus Secretary Long and Admiral
Evans exonerate Schley from all the
charges against him. According to
Evans statement, Schley was not in
possession of the code of signals which
had been arranged with the insurgents
by Commander McCalIa, whereby the
Cubans were to inform the American
ships whether or not CerVeras squad
ron entered Cienfuegos. Schley was to
proceed to Santiago, 'if Cervera's fleet
was not at Cienfuegos"
All the other captains. except Cook,
On whose NeSSel Scnley was, mad been
informed of the code, and personally,
by orders of Rear Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley was at Cienfuegos. and,
although the insurgents were signaling
that CerVera's fleet was not there,
neither Schley nor Captain Cook un-
derstood the information. Thus two
days, at least. were lost by the blunder
or DESIGN of some naval officer who
had not given Schley the signal code.
1t was only when Captain McCalla
and Rear Admiral Evans came up that
Schley understood what was going on,
and he Immediately steamed away to
Santiago. The signals were that the
insurgents were to place three horses
in row by day and three signal lights
in a row at night when they had any
thing to communicate.
Rear Admiral Evans is out of the
city.
new chapter was added to the con-
troversy about McClay's history today
by letter from Superintendent VAIN
wright of the Naval Academy, who says
that there was and is no intention of
adopting the book at the Academy He
says he doubts if there is a volume of
the new edition there.