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examination Is summed up In Secre-
tary Longs 'precept" issued TO the
court Of inquiry. which contains ten
counts that will clearly explain the
case in controversy, particularly If read
I'm connection with the resume OF
operations leading up to and before
Santiago given in the opening portion
OF this article.
These are the lines Of Investigation
which Secretary Long has designated
for the official inquiry 10 follow:
|. His conduct IN connection with the
events Of the Santiago campaign.
.. The circumstances attending, the
reasons controlling and the proprlety
of the movements of the flying squad
ron off Cienfuegos In May, 1898.
3. The circumstances attending, the
reasons controlling and the proprlety
of the movements Of the said squadron
in proceeding from Cleufuegos to San
tiagO.
4. The circumstances attending the
arrival Of the flying squadron off San
tlago. the reasons for its rctrograde
turn westward and departure from Off
Santiago and the proprlety thereof.
.. The circumstances attending and
the reasons for the disobedience by
Commodore Schley OF the orders Of the
department contained in It's dispatch
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ing the batteries at the entrance TO San
tiago harbor and the Spanish vessels at
anchor within ,be entrance to said har-
Dor at the ranges used. and the proprie-
ty OF Commodore Schlcy's conduct In
the premises.
s. The necessity. II any. for and ad-
visibility Of withdrawing NJ night the
flying squadron from the entrance to
Santiago harbor 10 a distance ut sea.
IL such shall be- found 10 have been the
case: the extent and character Of such
withdrawal and whether or not close
or adequate blockade Of said harbor to
prevent the escape Of the cnemy's yes
sells thercfrom was established. aud the
propriety Of Commodore Schley's con
duct I'm the premises.
0. The position Of the Brooklyn on
the morning Of July 3. 1905 AZ the time
of the exit of the Spanish vessels from
the harbor of Santiago. the circum-
stances attending. the reasons for aud
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 colliding with or endangerng any
other Of the vessels Of the United
States fleet, and the propriety of Com
modore Schley's conduct in the prem
ises.
TO- The circumstances leading to and
the Incidents and results of n contro-
versy with Lieutenant ALBION G. Hodg-
son, u. S. ~, who. on July 3, 1898, dur
ing the battle Of Santiago, was naviga-
tor of the Brooklyn. in relation to the
turning of the Brooklyn; also the col
loquy at that time between Commodore
Schley and Lieutenant HOdgsOn and
the ensuing correspondence between
them or the subject thereof, and the
propriety of the conduct Of Admiral
Schley in the premises.
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IF the Brooklyn. Captain r. 80. e,

ST the Brooklyn. captain r. a,
IF the Brooklyn says in his Official
port: 1--WE ol med fire on the leadinA
ship in fiver gtes from the discovery.
The port was first engaged as
we stood nOrt helm to head of
the leadiL and gave them a
raking fire nj al II 1900 yards range
The enemy turned TO the westward to
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 t.. since famous loop
which now pla. so conspicuous part
In the control ,.sy. since different mo-
tives for this maneuver are ascribed
60 Schley.
Schley explained this mani by
stating that he wished to avc.u being
Iammed 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
to port the helm was given, "You mean
starboardY mo, l mean port" Schley
is said to have replied. But we will
run down the Texas" the officer Is al
legged to have demonstrated. Let the
Texas look out for herself Is the re-
jolnder 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 Vlzcaya, then about
. 800 yards away on the starboard
bow. As the BroOklyns tactical
diameter is only about 600 yards. she
therefore could not have run farther
than COO 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 It's rehabilitation been
put to the supreme test of war. Year
of patient. persistent training and de
velopment hadibrought II to point OF
high efficiency which resulted In the
unparalleled victories at Manila and
Santiago-vlctories 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, in con-
templating the vast amount OF work
necessary to the successful operations
Of the navy during the last year (lS9S),
that the country as well as the service
has cause for congratulations in the
results which have followed and which
have been so generally approved, and
in 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-
natcly, the secretary was, to state 1t
mildly, rather premature in abiding TO
the good feeling which was supposed
TO prevail among those most promi-
nently engaged in the naval service of
the coast Of Cuba. II Is not necessary
to 60 back to the beginning Of the con
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/ Ia, ana a convoy was pIvVucu IVp
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 had sent his
chief Of staff to communicate with
General Shafter, but as the latter was
irslstent that the navy should more
actively cooperate by Smelling the
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.
It 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 block
aiding station and about seven miles
from Moro Castle when the Spanish
squadron was espied steaming out 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 blockadDg vessels were
in a semiclrcle in the following order,
reckoning from the eastward: The
Indiana, the Oregon, the Iowa, the
Texas and the Brooklyn, the last
named 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 aud Vixen lay close
to land, to the eastward and westward,
respectively, of the channel.
One Of the most important of the
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stances in asking at the hands oi this department
such action as may bring This entire matter under
discussion "under the clearer and oalmcr review Of
my brothers in arms"
The department will at once proceed IN accord.
snce with your request. Very respectfully,
joins d. LoNG.
The Objectionable paragraphs In Ma
clay's History Of the Navy" are as
follows:
schley. on May %. 1895. sulned this bHehtcst
Of American notices by ponning, Much TO b. re-
GREETED cannot obey orders" and turned in aiuh
flight 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 as being. without exception, tie most hu.
initiating, cowardly and lmcntahle report ever
penned by an American naval officer
And further:
In his report about the coal supply Of the yes
sells under bis command Schley exhibited timidi'
" either amounting 70 absolute coWardice or a
prevaricaton Of facts that were intrnscally false
hoods
The coal supply Of bis squadron. so Tar from be-
ing meager, as schley reported. is shown by the
respective logs Of those ships, as indicated at
noon May p. TO have been most satisfactory.
Here then, we have the humiliating spectacle
Of an American naval officer Of high rank, hay-
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
a moment when the greatest crisis Of the VAR was
at hand, that "as the prospect did not seem IA
yorable for replenishng the meager coal supply Of
the larger vessels, the squadron stood 70 the west
ward" OF away from the point the whole United
States was most fcryonty praying and urging him
TO reach.
soon after the hasco with the Eagle Schley
found another preteKt for delay In the collier
Merrimac. which embarrassed the movements Of
the squadron by breaking her intermediate pres
sure valve stem and cracking her stufhng box.
This" reported the commodore, "was a source
Of considerable anxiety, as, with the weather con-
ditons that prevailed since leaving Cieniuegos, 1t
appeared absolutely necessary to abandon the po'
sition of Santiago and seek a place where the
vessels could be coaled and the Golfers machinery
repaired"
This excuse, like the surf Of Cieniuegos which
schey deemed too strong for American naval
valor to surmount, and the rain and rough
weather" which delayed the run TO Santiago, was
soon shown TO be groundless, for the energetic en-
gineers Of the Merrimac soon repaired the dam
age.
Again the author says:
The one great Lesson that Nelson gave in naval
strategy was that a captain Is never out Of posi-
ton when alongside 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 az
possible, and II he makes for you, run"
The reader has doubtless already
formed his own opinion regarding Rear
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dated May %, 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; It's coallng facilities; the
necessity, If any, for, or adyisability
Of. the return Of the squadron to Key
West to coal, and the accuracy and
proprlety Of the official reports made
by Commodore Schlcy with respect to
this matter.
7. Whether or not every effort In
cumbent upon the commanding officer
of fleet under such circumstances
was made 10 capture or destroy the
Spanish cruiser Colon as she lay ut
anchor In the entrance to Santiago har-
Dor May y to 81 inclusive, and the
necessity for or ACCESSIBILITY Of engag-
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THURSDAY. .SEPTEMBER5, 1901.
THE SCHLEY CONTROVERSY.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

man-of war, the Cristobal Colon, was
seen lying at anchor just inside the
harhor entrance, and later other ships
which were identified as belonging TO
Cervera's squadron, so at 10 a. m.
Schley cabled to Washington that the
Spaniards were undoubtedly there.
The Colon continuing to occupy its po-
sition within view Of the American
ships, on the morning of the 3lst
Schley, ON board the Massachusetts,,
with the Iowa and the New Orleans,
exchanged shots with her and the forts
at a range OF about 1000 yards.
The next day, June l, Sampson ar
rived and took command, finding
Schley's squadron to the westward OF
the harbor mouth. Immediately upon
the union Of these two forces a close
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CAPTAIN LEMLY, JUDGE ADVOCATE.
blockade was established, and a Gordon
was drawn about the harbor entrance
with cruisers and battleships in a semi
circle in front Of it and a 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 IT at night.
No effort was relaxed during the weary
month that followed 10 prevent the es-
cape of the enemy. and Sampson pro-
mulgated in standing orders a plan Of
attack by which our vessels were to
close in upon any Of the Spaniards
coming out.
On June occurred the sinking Of
the Merrimac at the harbOr entrance
of Santiago in order to prevent If pos
sible the escape Of Cervera's fleet. On
June Z the Marblehead and the Yankee
took possession Of the lower bay Of
Guantanamo as a harbOr of refuge for
the fleet in coaling. etc. and the ma
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on the soil of Cuba. On the 18th Samp-
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REAR ADMIRAL BENHAM (RETIRED).
Member board Of INQUIRY
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 his friends as a technical
maneuver warranted by the exlgencies
of the moment. The whole matter for
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o, the country Of book entitled The History Of
the Navy" written by one Edgar Stanton Maelay.
From these reviews Il appears that this edition Is
9 third volume Of the said history. extended to In
clude the war with Spain. which the first two
volumes did not contain, and were in Use as text
books at the Naval academy.
From excerpts quoted in some reviews. in which
the page and paragraph are given there is such
pcrversion OF facts misconstuction Of intention,
such incorporate abuse and defamation Of myself,
which subjects Mr. Maclay 20 action in civil law.
While | admit the night Of fair criticism Of every
public officer. ] must protest against the low
filings and abusive language u this violent. parti'
san opponent. who has infused into tine pages OF
his book so much q the malice q uniaimoss as
to make Il unworthy the uamo o. history " Of
use in any reputable institution Of the country
| have RETAINED heretofore from all comment
upon the nnuendocs Of enemies muttcred or muir
INJURED in secret and therefore with safety to them
selves / think the time has now come 10 take
such action ns may bring this entire matter under
discussion under the clearer and calmer review Of
my brothers in arms, and TO this end l ask such
action at the hands of the department as 1t may
deem best 20 accomplish this purpose.
But would express the request In this connec'
ton that whatever the action may be II occur IN
Washington, where most Of my papers aud data
are stored. Very respectfully.
". 5. ScnLrr Rear Admiral, u. S. n.
His request was promptly granted rs
appears 10y Secretary Longs reply:
NAVY DEPARTMENT. wAsmScroS. July "a. 1901.
Sir am in receipt u yours Of the POD inst.
with reference 10 the criticisms upon you in con-
nectlon with the spanish-Amencan war and hear
lilly approve Of your action under the circum-
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