The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-19
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Cncc OF the spanish meet IN Iue hhtpoi u
santiago 10 commodore SchleE. ITO,
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been directly conuoNtrteh ny we evidence
OF inc witnesses Tor the government
To- me tables prepared by government
experts ana admitted IN evidence 4eiNlc
the court showing the coal supply or the
Nesscls 81 inc uSluE squadron WIN rViV'
epce 70 thelr cuAAhE 'hpacllN, pt"ceeulhg
at full speed WIN forced draft nave nor
heen adNerted 10 III tue report OF lIcis'
IT, There mas ucen not lhe hhEhteSt iel
erence made 10y the majority to nc orders
OF the secretary OF the navy forhiddlng me
haSarding OF American shlpS against s4oie
| batteries and the court has decided against
! the applicant upon the seventh specification
Of the precept without in the slightest dc-
gree letorinr to this important eNneurr'
! il, Tho majority failed 10 give any oph-
| Ion MS to the character NJ the blockade Of
1 santiago although The same was lnciudeh
( In the eighth speclhcauon OF tho pTaccpi'
! and. by speclhc direction the court was
/ Obliged 60 give an opinion thereupeu
! IS The majority opinion that Com89
! dorc Schlcy should nave endeaNored 70
capture or destroy the Spanish vessels
! at anchor near the entrance OF Santiago
! harhor and that he did not do his ut,
most to capture or destroy the Dion ana
! other vessels or me enemy on May 81 IS
/ wholly at variance with the orders under
/ which Commodore Schey was acting be.
] fore Santiago, said orders, rs Is attcSted
/ hv No. 3. sent by Admiral sampson 10
( Commodore Schley, restricting his opera
ton 10 the establishment ana mainten-
! ance Of blockadS of INC port OF san
/ taCo II the enemy should be tound th"rc
/ in: ana also said opinion Is utterly aud
absolutely at variance with the over
whelming weight of testimony Which cleal
~ established the fact that me ahair OF
MAY 81 was Predetermined upo9' ana eN
ccnted as a racOnnass lncc ana not as a
formal attack upon the spanish NeSsel5
nor upon the lnnd batteries at the entrance
| Of the harbor Of Santiago.
10. The majority opinion If ambiguous
and lndetormlnntc In that the court holds
the turn Of the Brooklyn ia Ftarhoard was
made 10 avoid getting her into dangerous
proximity In the Spanish vessels without
stating whether evasion or sn'h dangerous
proximity was due To the personal Tears
part to preserve the ship intact ana ready
for further work in the EFFORT TO win
victory from the enemy
20. The majority entirely ignored the
overwhelming testimony submitted IN the
case In their opinion that Commodore
Schley erred IN ccmmenclng the ensaEe,
evidence in the case clearly establishing
the fact that in the execution OF the
standing order 10 'close In and ATTACK IN
hprhor entrance" II was Impossible FOR
the STrooklyn without turning AWAY iIolu
the enemy to open the engagement except
with her port battery and the eyldeGce
also clearly establishes the fact mar me
turning Of the Brooklyn did not cause her
10 lose either dlstan9' or position WIN
the, Spanish vessels the coniIqry OPTION disTsl
garding al Of the evidence offered ID De'
half o. Commodore ocnleY. o,,t,,,,,,,,,,,
81. The majority opinion IS anDig1Gu =
and indeterminnte In thar wnle slaJihs
that the BrooNSns Iurhlhg caustu VIZ ~
: Texas to sop aud 10 back per ensine 80 as
avoid possible collision SAID ogln ION a col'
not state whether tht qanEer OF such ~
llson as comprehended Dy the hnl4 spe,g.'
fcation OF the preeept was renI OF iHus' n,
! airy. whereas the overwhelming Welght W vi
testimony clearly estapllsheu nc iaci I,, .HSS
: at no tire was mere adhgfr TO Ta s9'"sio"
2 between the BROOKLYN snd tne le1 at, a
? ~. The testimony OF SSDtaln lbs Il,
t witness called By inc luoEe edF2 q,,, ~,
reference to the proximity Of the Br9oAly 7
TO the texas az we i.,o ,l,.s u tue
( q. The majority assumed that t Che te ..l
R mSVSI fH its repeated contradiction
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