Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-25
THE SCHLEY INQUIRY
The Deadly Parallel Showing the
Points at Issue.
THE VICTOR OF SANTIAGO,
However Has Secured Verdict In the Hearts
and Convictions Of Tho American People
Which Neither Court, Clique, Nor Faction
Can Change, Modify or Oblterale - Tho
Sampson VANITY and CrOBInshied Envy.


Sampson Vanity and CroBInShIed Envy.
The gallant American sailor. Win
field Scott Schley will soon be on trial
for his reputation by his enemies in
the Navy Department The Court Of
Inquiry Is composed of honorable, and,
we hope, unprejuidiced men, who Will,
we again hope, try this matter fairly,
unintiuenced by the clique, of which it
is universally accepted Admiral Crown
inshield is the inspiration and the ac-
tive leader The vanity Of Admiral
sampson, IN claiming a memorable
victory to which he contributed at the
utmost but one of several plans Of bat
tie to meet emergencies which might
arise. might have been charitably for
gotten OF condoned by the generous
American people If he had, in his dis
patch announcing the destruction Of
the Spanish fleet, given proper credit
to the valiant and vigilant sailor who
Immediately commanded in the great
action our country's fighting ships
But when, to this vanity and manifes-
tatiOn Of an un-American spirit is
added the gross and indecent insuslts
OF a hired historian to stigmatize with
cowardice the brave gentleman and
SOutherner who won the fight, the In
dignauon OF the American people calls
for not alone the yindication OF SChley
but the punishment Of those who are
the authors, the instigatOrs and ap-
provers Of such gross, lying and in
famous libels upon an American sailor.
That our readers may have thor
ough understanding Of the charges or
points raised by the enemies Of Ad-
miral Schley, we present in parallel
columns the precept issued by the Sec
retary of the Navy for the Board of
Inquiry and the replies made to the
charges by Admiral Schley I'm the past
as follows:
THE PRECEPT
1 His conduct i'm connection with
the events Of the Santiago campaign.
g The circumstances attending. the
reasons controlling and the propriety
OF the movements of the flying squad
ron OF CienfuegOs I'm May 1898,
3. The circumstances attending, the
reasons controlling and the proprlety
Of the movements of the said squadron
I'm proceeding from Cienfuegos to San
tiago.
A. The circumstance attending the
arrival Of the flying squadron off San
dagO. the reasons for its retrOgrade
turn westward and departure from of
Santiago, and the propriety thereof.
5. The circumstance attending and
the reasons for the disObedience hy
Commodore Schley of the orders of
the Department contained iu it's dis
patch dated May %, 1898 and the pro.
priety of his conduct I'm the premises
g. The condition of the coal supply
OF the flying squadron on and about
May n, 1898, its Coaling facilities; the
necessity, If any for or adyisability
Of the return of toe squadron to Key
West to coal, and the accuracy and pro
priety OF the official reports made by
Commodore Schley with respect to this
matter.
e. Whether or not every effort iu-
cumbent upon the commanding officer
Of a fleet under such circumstances
was made to capture or destroy the
Spanish cruiser Colon as she lay at
anchor in the entrance to Santiago
harbor May q to 81 Inclusive, and
the necessity for, or advisability Of
engaging the batteries at the entrance
to Santiago harbor and the Spanish
vessels at anchor within the entrance
to said harbor, at the ranges used,
and the prOpriety of Commodore
Schley's conduct in the premises
s. The necessity, If any, for and ad-
Visibility Of, Withdrawing at night the
aving squadron from the entrance to
Santiago harbor to a distance at sea,
II such shall be found to have been the
case: the extent and character OF such
withdrawal, and whether or not
close or adequate blockade of said har-
bor to prevent the escape OF the en-
emy's vessels therefrom, was establish
ed and the propriety of Commodore
Schley's conduct i'm the premises.
9. The position Of the Brooklyn on
the morning of July 3, 1898, at the
time Of the exit of the Spanish yes
sells from the harbor Of Santiago The
circumstances attending, the reasons
for and the incidents resulting from
the turning Of the Brooklyn In the di
rection which she turned at or about
the beginning of the action with said
gDaDish vessels, and the possibility of
thereby colliding with or endangering
any other of the vessels Of the United
States feet, and the prOpriety Of Com
modore Schley's conduct in the prem
ises.
10. The circumstances leading to and
the incidents and results Of contro
yersy with Lieutenant Albon c. Hodg
son U S. NJ. who, on July 3, 1898
during the battle Of Santiago, was nav
igator OF the Brooklyn, in relation to
tbe turning Of the Brooklyn; also the
colloouv at that time between COmmO-
dore scblev and Lieutenant Hodgson
and the ensuing correspondence be-
tween them on the subject thereof, and
the nropriety Of the conduct of Ad-
miral Schley I'm the premises.
SCHLEY'S REPLIES
I. An affirmation that Rear Admiral
Schley's conduct was In line with his
duties as a gentleman and am officer.
.. Admiral Schley remained at Glen
fuegos instead Of moving to Santiago
uuder general instructions from Samp
Dgon to remain there until satisfied that
Cervera's squadron was not there. He
was not furnished with the code Of sig.
mails whereby he could have ascertain
ed that fact. and when furnished lt
moved rapidly to Santiago
3 Admiral Schley took with him the
Eagle and the collier Merrimac on his
way from Cienfuegos to Santiago, and
this being a slow boat retarded his
movements. He had to stop to repair
me Merrimac several times. These
vessels were assigned to him by Ad.
miral Sampson and he could not abaE-
don them.
4. schley was informed by Sigsbee
Jewell and Wise, who had been at SAN
tiago for a week, that they had not