Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14
VERDICT AGAINST
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
The Majority Of Court Find Him at Fault
Dewey Finds Otherwise To Schley is
Due Credit OF Victory at Santiago.

learned that the Spanish squadron was
not in the harbOr at Cieniueg0s re-
joined the SQUADRON at $3.50 p m and
reported TO Commodore Schley the IN
formation obtained
sCHLEY'S DISPATCH TO SAMPSON.
After the receipt OF this Information
Commodore Schley wrote "a dispatch to
the commander-in-chief In which he
stated. II shan move eastward tum0r-
row. lie also wrote dispatch to the
commandant Of the naval base at Key
West, In which he stated
"As II Is found lmpraCtcable to coal
the Texas from the collier here, where
there Is so much SWELL ] shall proceed
tomorrow off Santiago de Cuba, being
embarrassed, however by the Texas's
short coal supply and her inability to
coal In the open sea ! shall not be able
to remain off that port ON account Of
general short coal supply Of squadron,
va will proceed to the vicinity of St.
Nicholas Mole where the water Is
smooth aud can coal the Texas and
other ships with what may remain In
collier"
No work was, apparently in progress
on the fortiilcatlons Of Clenfueg0s While
Commodore Schlcy was of that port
No efforts were made by Commodore
Schley 10 communicate with the insur-
gents to discover whether the Spanish
squadron was In the harbor Of Cicnfue-
gos prior to the morning Of May a.
Signal lights were displayed on shore
at night May % and May 20, but
Commodore Schley had no Information
which enabled him 10 interpret them.
Before sailing from Clenfuogos Com
modore Schley received reliable infor-
nation that ships could be coaled IN the
vicinity Of Cape Cruz and in GonaIyes
channel
The flying squadron, with the eScep-
ton Of the Castine, sailed from Glen
fucEos about 8 p, m Of May "a, the
heavy ships IN column Of vessels the
light ships on the right flank, and the
collier Menimac ON the left flank, At
1910 a. m. OF May %. the light vessels
were shifted to the port beam and the
collier to the starboard beam,
Before midnight of May n, owing to
heavy rolling, the forward compartment
Of the Eagle filed with water which
reduced her speed
on May "a The wind was fresh from
the eastward the weather was bad ana
the sea was heavy for small vessels,
The SQUADRON reduced It's speed to en-
able the Eagle TO remain with It,
on May 20 the weather improved the
wind veored to the west and became
light and the sea moderated, AZ 1890
y. m. Commodore Schley sent the Eagle
10 Port Antonio 70 coal, and then to re-
turn to Key West At noon Of May 26
the Eagle had sufficient coal to steam
ten knots por hour for three days,
SCOUTS JOIN SQUADRON,
At $3.50 .. m, the squadron stopped
about twenty-five miles to the south
ward of port Of Santiago, and was
Joined by the scouts Minneapolis and
st. Paul At p. m, May 20, the en-
gInes Of the collier Merrimac were tenn
porarily disabled The engines We're
changed to work compound" and at
l:4O p. m. of May 27she was able to
make six knots with her own steam
The broken parts Of the engines were
repaired on board the flagship, all re-
pairs being completed ut midnight OF
Nav rs. The Yale towed the Merrimac
while disabled The commanding officer
of the st. Paul visited the flagship in
obedience TO signal, took with him a
Cuban pilot and had q conversation
with Commodore Schley,
Commodore schley had no conyersa-
ton with the senior commanding officer
Of the scouts. and obtained no lnforma-
lion from the scouts regarding the
Spanish squadron
At 7.45 p, M, May &C. Commodore
Schley changed the course of the fly
ing squadron to the westward, and
signaled to his squadron, Destination
Key West, via south side of Cuba and
Yuoatan channel, as soon as collier Is
ready. Speed nine knots.
The squadron proceeded westward
eighteen miles; stopped at lll5 p. m.
dhe tow lines Of the collier having
parted. drifted until $40 p. m, May ~
resumed lts westward course for twen-
ty-three miles, stopped again at I;l5 D..
m and drifted until y, m. Of May 2S,
DISPATCHES FROM DEPARTMENT.
At $3.50 p. m, May g. the Harvard
Joined the flying squadron, ana her
commanding officer delivered to Com.
modore Schley the following dispatch
dated May &c. addressed by the de-
partment 10 the Harvard at st, Nicho-
las Mole, Hayti'
Proceed at once and inform Schley
and also the senior officer present off
Santiago de Cuba as follows All de-
partment information indicates that
Spanish division is stll at Santiago de
Cuba The department looks to you to
ascertain facts, and that the enemy, If
therein. does not leave without a deois-
i've action Cubans familiar with san
tlago de Cuba say that there Is landing
places five nautical miles west of Six
go from mouth Of harbor and that the
insurgents probably will be found ana
not Spanish, From the surrounding
heights can see every vessel IN the
port. As soon as ascertained, notify the