Show V 3 as FINDING OF THE V SeDLEY V COURTJ J Majority Report Made by Admirals Ben = ham and Ramsay Condemns Ad 4 mira Schley V on Eleven Points V V I V V t V p I ii Admiral Dewey in Separate Report Sustains Schley in Most Places IX Majority Declares Campaign Was Characterized by Vacillation I I Y y Dilatoriness and Lack of f Enterprise Dewey on Other Hand ii ii > V r s S Tf1 C I Cf I f i f I I Maintains That Schley Should Have Credit for Great Victory V FOR V rn Washington Dec 13 The report 0 I o j re-port of the Schley court of In e Cr I qulry was promulgated by Sec a rotary Long tonight There are C o f two reports Admiral Uenlmm r 6 and Admiral Ramsay concur 11 O C the first which Is I signed by Ad O cg9 0 mlral 1 Dewcy as a matter of O 15 I form Admiral Dewcy makes n < separate report although he O g agrees with the findings of facts V subscribed to by the others Tho 0 RD TZ S majority report condemns Ad 0 j f mlntl Schley on eleven points 0 ND ri 1 while Admiral Dewey sustains Q Oo E C him In most places V WHAT MAJORITY FINDS iE C The majority opinion finds in 0 brief that Admiral Schley should Q 4tli J c have proceeded with the utmost 0 ± e dispatch to Clenfuegos and main e PATLt I tamed a close blockade that he Q should have endeavored to have 0 t shoulc tJ obtained information of the Spanish there that he should O 3lI e have proceeded to Santiago with 9 thIT Li dispatch that he should not have r2i I iTfade the retrograde movement G uK I p that he should have obeyed the e VS G < departments orders that he 0 Tit o should have endeavored to capture O E OF P cap-ture > thcSpanish vessels In San 0 or rt C Lag that he did not do his utmost 0 1t E o 1 most to destroy the Colon I Ut he caused the squadron 0 LEE lose distance l In the loop ot tie f Brooklyn that he thereby a EST Q caused the Texas to back 0 I I forU C that he did Injustice to Hodgson tit ti-t that his conduct In the campaign E I EkG f 1 was characterized by vacillation 0 v f dllatorlness1 and lack of enter < l I prise that his ofilclal reports on 0 V Ei 1 the coal supply were misleading O 1 and inaccurate that his conduct 5 erga2C e during the battle was selfpos cD Ci > ci sessed and that he encouraged ltut L e in his own peroon his subordinate i I Lv f olllccrs and men to light courageously e I ageo sly 0 1 I 1 WHAT DEWEY FINDS 8 f Admiral Dewey in his report asa a-sa s that the passage to Clen O c fucgos was made with all dls Q V f patch having In view the Importance 8 cii c Import-ance of arriving oft Clenfuegos 0 0 r V V with as much coal as possible in 0 o the ships bunkers the blockade e S V of Clenfuegos was effective that e 5 he allowed the Adula to enter O 5 I Clenfucgos to get information 0 nJr that his passage to Santiago was e made with as much dispatch as aoFG VV0 possible keeping the squadron a Q 0 together that the blockade oT G 4 c Santiago was effective amf fin 0 o any that he was tho senior ofH 0 j1 C cor off Santiago in absolute com O rEs V 0 mand and entitled to the credit 0 due for the glorious i victory 0 lo I which resulted In the total de 0 0 c Btructlon of the Spanish ships 0 0 1 0 e0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 iEi I BEPOBTS A SURPRISE Two Returned Instead of One as Wns I V Expected S iSiE1 Washington Dec 13The most prolonged Ttt pro-longed interesting and Important t naval tribunal naval held in ever this country V coun-try came to a close today having In OAH open and secret session lasted ono week short of three months when Secretary 1o Sec-retary Long was handed the findings S of the court of inquiry which Inquired Into the conduct of RoarAdmiral Schley luring the Santiago campaign I S For oevon weeks the court heard ten ili tlmony and for fully a month It de llhorated upon that mess of evidence So i finally reaching tho conclusions announced 1iL an-nounced today RESULT A SURPRISE I V5 Tho result was a complete surprise and I Is probable that no prophecy i I t cf hns approached the truth Instead of one report there arc two Both are ll r t I I Plfmtd by George Dewey president II S and by Samuel Lemly ns Judgead iiO fp ocate This Is j form said to hp recognized lldE J rec-ognized In all courts of inquiry the V signatures fo the other members not g l I 5 being necessary But It la i explained It that Admiral Dewey signed the second 5 sec-ond report a minority report to express ex-press his qualification of or dissent WE tj from the views expressed by the court comprising besides himself Admirals Dl Uenham and Ramsay in the first report rI t t re-port a NO FURTHER PROCEEDINGS r S It la said at tho Navy department r < I lJ L that there will be no further proceedings proceed-ings in Ihlrf celebrated case on the departments c 1i 15 de-partments Inltratlve Secretary Long and JudgeAdvocate Lomly positively Jr c decline to discuss the findings any fff Phage The Secretary received the rePorts S 5 re-Ports at l 1 oclock this evening and he 1INq I j has not yet acted upon them nne is Probable that he will simply append wl 1b S l fl hlH qft 5 1 hil gnaturp with the word Ap proved to the whole record The tl 11 i court Itself recommends no further proceedings owing to the lapse S of lime tll V SCHLEYIS INFORMED A representative of the Associated Press conveyed V the first Information of the findings of the court to Admiral Schley He was seated In the public receptionroom JS of a hotel chatting I with friends and several newspapermen newspaper-men and evinced no signs of nervousness nervous-ness over the outcome When the conclusions o Admiral Dewcy were read to him Admiral Schley showed his pleasure and It was evident from Ills manner that he regarded Jls garded the statement from Admiral Dewey as a vindication of his cause DECLINES TO TALK V lie declined tp make any statement concerning the courts findings and excusing himself from the little company com-pany which had gathered about him went to his apartments where Mrs Schley had been anxiously awaiting to hear the courts decision Later the official copy was brought to the hotel by a messenger from the Navy department depart-ment The reports are as follows HERE ARE REPORTS Court of Jnqury McLean Building 117 H street N W Vashlngton D C Dec trlctN 13 1OITho court having by the authority author-ity of the Navy department occupied Il 1 rooms No 1 0and V 10 McLean building roms jili 11 street N W Washington D C S while deliberating upon UK proceedIngs whie ings and tho members thereof having assembled dally since Monday November Novem-ber llth with the exception of Sunday ber 11h and Holidays and having concluded the Investigation reports Its proceedings and tho testimony taken with a full and dc tallojl statement of all pertinent facts which It deems to bu cstaUllHhed jto V ether with Its opinion and rccommen 1 atlon In tho nlonln prcmteefi I 1 F FlAMNG SQUADRON S I Facts The flying squadron consisting or the Brooklyn Massachusetts I Texas faiTd Scorpion under the com mnnd of Commodore W S Schloy U S N sailed from Key West ab6ut Sam of la lcd 1l > IKS with ordcrn from tho Navy department and from the com msnuicrinchicf ot tho North Atlantic station to proceed with dispatch utmost oft Clciifuegos to capture the enemy off that port II possible or to blockade him and to make tho blockade as close as I I possible I ARRIVAL AT CIENFU GOS I I Tho flying squadron arrived on Clcn fucgos on tho morning of May 22nd and established a blockade During the day 1 eSlablshed lay a off the port at voriomi distances dis-tances In no particular order At night I they formed In column of vessels headed offshore and moved at only sufficient speed for keeping positions The small I vessels performed picket duty Inshore of tho largo ships OPINION OF MAJORITY I Commodore Schloy did not proceed with utmost dispatch1 off Clcnfucpos and block I that port an close ns possible At 10 a I I m May 22nd the Dupont arrived at Clenfuegos with a dispatch from the comrnandorlnchlcf dated Key West I comlanderln which Informed Commodore Schloy of tho probability of tho Spanish I squadron being in Santiago doCuba and ordered him to hold Clenfucgos until the receipt of moro positive Information I At lCO p m May 22nd tie Iowa arrived ar-rived at UlenfucBOH and at 7 p mor tho same date the Scorpion loft Clenfue gos for Santiago At 815 a m of May 23rd Commodore Schley received by the dispatch vessel HawK the following dispatch and memorandums mem-orandums from commanderInchlof DISPATCH NUMBER EIGHT Dispatch No 8 dato Key West May 21 lSS which tated that the Spanish squadron was probably at Santiago and ordered Commodore Schlcj if ho won satisiieu lliai me oiiniunu = aiiuituiuu wua tatSICU Jol ClenfuLgos llUl lnt JIUl proceed with all dispatch but cautiously to Santiago do Cuba and If tho enemy Is there blockade him In that port A memorandum dated oft Havana May 21 1833 1 which directed Commodoro Schloy to mask his movements In leaving Clcn Itiegos r V MCALLA8 LANDING PLACE V A memorandum which stated that a good landing place had been found by or Inndlnf Commander McCalla thirteen and one half miles west Savanllla PoInt that the Cubans had perfect knowledge of what wan going on within Clenfuegos tmt the Cuban forces In the San Juan mountains controlled the railway between Clonfuopos and Trinidad and that thcro wero fair roads from tho landing places to CiMifuegosV V At 830 a m May 23rd the Castlno and the collier Merrlmiic arrived at ClenCu got At noon on the sorao date the British steamer Adula was permitted per-mitted to go Into RAt R-At 7a m May 2Hh the Marble head V and Eagle proceeded the land lendand ing place thirteen and onehalf miles west of Savnnllla Point V communicated with the Insurgents landed stores for them learned that the Spanish squadron wan not In the harbor at Clenfuegos rejoined the sjaundron at SM p m and reported to Commodore Schley the Information obtained ob-tained I V 4lncd SCHLEYS DISPATCH TO SAMPSON After tho receipt of this Information I Commodore Schley wrote 0 dispatch to tho Commanderinchief In which he stated stat-ed I shall move eastward tomorrow He nlno wrote a dispatch to tho commandant com-mandant ot the naval base at Key V tIn t-In which ho ptntod VAs V-As It Is fOUl Impracticable to coal the Texas from the collier here where there Is I so much swell I shall proceed tomorrow off Santiago do Cuba belnp embarrassed however by tho Tp hlnf I short coal supply nut her Inability to coal In tho open sea I shrill not be able I to remain off that port on account of I I general short coal supply of squadron flo will proceed to tho vicinity of St Nicholas Mole where tho water Is smooth and I can coal the Texas and other ships with what may remain In collier No work was apparently In progress on tho fortifications o Clcnfuegosiwhllo Commodore Scbl y WUH an that portO I I port-O EFFORT BY SCIILEY V I No efforts worn made by Commodore Schley to IommunlefttiJ with the Insurgents Insur-gents to IN del whether tho Swinish squadron was In tho harbor of Clenfue jos prior to the morning of May 24th V I Signal lights were IlBnlayrd on shorn at night May 22nd and May 23rd but Commodore Schlpy I had no Information I which omiblcd him to Interpret them Before sailing from Clenfuegos Coramo I dore Schley received reliable Information that ships cpuld bo coaled In the vicinity of Capo Cruz and In Gonalvcu channel l SAIL FROM CIENFLIEGOVVVS Tho living squadron with tho exception excep-tion of the Castlnc sailed from Cen fuegos about S p in of May 2ith tho heavy ships in column of vessels tho light ships on the right flank mid tho collier Morrlmac on the left flank At 3010 a m of May 26th tho light vessels wero shifted to the port benm and tho collier to the starboard beam Before midnight of May 24th owing to heavy rolling tho forward compartment of tho Eagle filled with water which reduced her speed V On May 25th tho wind wan fresh from tho eastward tho weather was bad and the sea was heavy for small vessels The squadron reduced Its speed to enable tho Eagle to remain with Il On May 2Cth the weather Improved tho wind veered to tho west and became light and the sea moderated At 1030 p m Commodore Schley sent tho Eagle to Port Antonio to coal and then to return re-turn to Key West At noon 0 May 2flth the Raffle l had sufficient coal to steam ten knots per hour for three days SCOUTS JOIN SQUADRON At 3 p m the squadron stopped about tcnl two miles to the southward of port of Santiago and was Joined by the scouts Minneapolis and Su Paul At 6 p mO May 26th the engines of Urn collier Morrlmac wero temporarily dlu nhlcd The engines wero changed to work comaounGT J and at 440 pm of May 27th she was able to mako six knots Inh with her own steam The broken parts of tho engines were repaired on board the flagship all repairs being completed midnight of May 28th The Yalo towed the Mcrrlmac while disabled The commanding officer of the St Paul visited the flagship In obedience to signal sig-nal took with him a Cuban pilot and had conversation with Commodore Schley VV V S V Commodore Schley had no conversation with the senior commanding officer of the scouts obtained no Information from tho scouts regarding the Spanish squadron squad-ron RETROGRADE MOVE At 7tS p m May 26th Commodore Schloy changed the course of the flylnc squadron to the westward and signaled to his squadron Destination Key West via south side of Cuba and Yucatan channel chan-nel as ooon as collier Is ready Sp cd nine knots V The squadron proceeded westward eighteen miles stopped at 1116 pT m tho tow lines of the collier having parted part-ed drifted until 340 p m May 27th resumed Its westward coUrsc for twenty three miles stopped again at 715 po m and drifted until 1 VI po m of May 23th DISPATCHES FROM DEPARTMENT At 930 p m May 27th tho Harvard joined L the flying Bftuadron and her com TflUfliii1 g oiiiccr I aeiivoica to uommoaoro Schloy the following dispatch dated May I 25th addressed by the department ho Harvard at St Nicholas Mole Iiuul Proceed at onco and Inform Schloy and also the senior officer present off Santiago do Cuba as follows All department de-partment Information Indicates that Spanish division Is still at Santiago do Cuba The department looks to you to ascertain facts and that the enemy 1C therein does not leave without a decisive action Cubans familiar with Santiago de Cuba say that there landing plrices live nautical miles west of Six 6 from mouth of harbor und that the Insurgents probably will bo found and not Spanish From tho surrounding heights can see every vessel In the port As soon as ascertained V as-certained notify the department onemy Is there Could not squadron and also Harvard coal from Morrlmac leeward lee-ward of Cape Cruz Cuba Gonalves Haiti channel or Mole Haiti 7 The department V de-partment will send coal Immediately to Mole Haiti Report without delay tho situation Santlaco do Cuba V I V VV V V SCHLEYS ANSWERV This dispatch was answered by Comnio dpro Schloy about noon May 27lh as f61 P l lowsReceived V V Received dispatch of May 2Cth delivered deliv-ered by Harvard Santiago o de Cuba Morrlmacs engine Is disabled and sho Is I hclplcHH am obliged to have her towed to Key West Havo been absolutely uuablo to coal the Texas Marblehcad Vixen I and Brooklyn from collier owing to verv I I rough seas and boisterous weather since leaving 1 Key Wcat Brooklyn is I thoonly I I ono In squadron having more than sufficient suffi-cient coal to reach Key West Impossible Ito ito V I-to remain on Santiago In present state of coal account of the squadron Not possible to coal toleeward of Capo Cruz In Hummer owing to southwest winds Harvard just reports to mo she has only coal enough to reach Jamaica and sho will proceed to Port Royal also reports onlysmall vessels could coal l at Gonalves or Mole Haiti Minneapolis has only coal enough to reach Key went and same of Yale which will tow Mcrrlmac It Is to bo regretted that tho departments orders cannot bo obeyed earnestly an wo have all striven to that end I am forced to return to Key West via Yucatan passage pas-sage for coal Can ascertain nothing In tolllglble of enemy Sent Eagle I to Port Antonio yesterday as she has only twen tyseven tons on V board Will leave St Paul hero Will require tOO tons of coal at Key West COAL SUPPLY OF SQUADRON Tho coal supply of the vcssols of tho I flying squadron at noon on May C7th was sufficient to have enabled them to steam at ten knots per hour Tho Brooklyn for HVi days lowV 7 Xs days Massa chu ells 10 days Texas Gi days Marblohcad 3U days Vixen liVj days or to have remained on blockade duty off Santiago do Cuba The Brook lyn for 2J das Iowa Ifi days Massachusetts 20 days Toxas 10 days Marblehead 5 das Vixen 23 days anTi then steam to Gonalves Iialtl or to Cape Cruz Cuba to coal At that date tho flying squadron was accompanied by tho collier Mcrrlmac containing 1500 tons of jx > al l Tho amount of coal rvqulrcd to completely fill tho coal bunkers of all tho vessels of the ll lug squadron on this name date was 2750 tons The conditions of wind sea and V weather from noon on May 26th to Juno l Ht were favorable for taking coal from a collier at sea off Santiago do Cuba V COALED FROM THE COLLIER The Iowa Caxtlne and Dupont coaled at Clcnfucgoa from tho collier I Morrlmac on May 23rd and thin Maasa chuMctlsf and CasUnc on fMay 24th The Texan asked permission to cool < first on May 23rd and was refused bv Commodort Schley Avho ordered tho Iowa to coal first nlid tho VAiuewchn hcttH second Tho Texas was ordered to cool from tho collier on May 24tlu but tho order was revoked as tho MaKWLChu HOlts was aloncsldo thin collier and tho commanding officer of tho collier doomed Jtunj > afn to place his vessel between two I battleships The Texas and Marble head coaled atsea off Santiago with qolllers May 27th and 2Sththc Mtissd aluiKcttti and Vixen on May 2Dlh the Brooklyn and lowot on May 30th tho V V Brooklyn Texas and Marblchcad on May 31st At 33Ti p m May 27th Commodore Schloy signaled to tho SL Paul uU Sampson cornea hero tell him half of squadron out of coal and collier engines broken down At 1045 p m May 27th Commodore Schley signaled to the Texas V Tex-as Thi > moro coal you take In this smooth weather tho lest you will havo to take In Haiti V LEFT SANTIAGO UNGUARDED Commodore Schluy mndo no effort to ascertain whether tho Spanish squadron I was in tho harbor of Santiago ho left said harbor entirely unguarded from G I Pin p-in of May 2Gth to 6 p in of May 27th and guarded only uy tho scout St Paul from C p m May 27th until about C p m I I of May 2Sth 1 V DIDNOT MOVE RAPIDLY Tho living squadron arrived off the liar I bqr of Santiago do Cuba seven miles south pf Morro at U p hi May 23th and established a blockade V Tim distance from Clenfuepos to Santiago Is 315 miles F Commodoro Schloy did not proceed with all dispatch from Clenfuegos to Santiago V do Cqba V V NO ATTEMPT TO DESTROY COLON Early qn tho moaning ot May 20th tho Cristobal Colon and other vessels of the I Spanish squadron wcro discovered nt anchor In tho harbor of Santiago about 12iXi yards from tho entrance No attempt V was made by Commodore Schloy on Math Ma-th or May SOth to capture or destroy these Spanish vessels At 130 p m May SOth the cruiser New Orleans and the collier Sterling Joined the flying squadron V V At 10K a m May 31st Commodore Schley shifted his flag to tho Massachusetts Massa-chusetts At 1110 a m the flagship Massachusetts signaled MOVE ON COLON Tho Massachusetts Now Orleans and Iowa will go In after dinner to a V distance of TO X yards and tire at Cristo bal Colon with eight twelve and thlr V tecnlnch guns Spend about ten knots At 130 p m the three eels designated steamed In column toward the entrance to tho harbor of Santiago heading to tho eastward at about ten knots speed Tho ships passed the harbor entrance about 7CCO yards distant from the Morro firing at the Colon and the shore batteries at ranges varying from 7003 yards to 200 yards All projectiles fell short FIRED AT LONG RANGE When the ships had passed to tho cant I ward of tho entrance the flagship turned off shore followed in succession by tho other ships repased tho entrance and fired as before but at ranges varying from ftXW to 11000 yards Some of these projectiles fell near the Colon V V I The tiro was returned by tho ships In tho harbor and by tho land batteries but no largo guns were used by the bat t6rlcs Several projectiles passed over our vessels but no Injuries were sustained sus-tained BLOCKADE AT S SANTIAGO Tho flying squadron did not withdraw S at night from the entrance to Santiago harbor to distance at sea The blockade block-ade was maintained at an average distance dis-tance of about blx to seven miles from the harbor entrance during tho day and probably somewhat nearer during tho night Two ve performed picket duty at night two miles Insldo of the line of vessels clsBATTLE BATTLE OF JUL 3RD Tho Spanish squadron s discovered to bo In tho entrance of Santiago harbor har-bor steaming out about 930Im July l 3 18SS The Brooklyn at that tlmo was V heading to tho westward north about KXX yard southwest threequarters south rom the Morro which was prcc tlcally her blockading position Largo vowels coming out of the harbor V har-bor ot Santiago wero obliged to head V V about southvost by south und tho Spanish Span-ish vessels thel torcln steaming out until clear of tho shoal to tho westward V were obliged to head directly for tho position po-sition of the Brooklyn When clear of this shoal the Spanish vessels turned in succession to the westward and took a course nearly parallel to tho land ENGAGED CERVERAS FLEET Tho Brooklyn stood townrd the Spanish Span-ish vessels with varying helm fired ono shot V from her forward turret at 2500 yards range which proved short and then engaged with her batter When about 1400 yards distant from the leading V Spanish ship the Teresa tho Brook bn turned to starboard with her helm aport and continued so to turn until she headed to the westward parallel to the course of tho Spanish ships Tho commanding officer of tho Brooklyn put tho helm hard aport and at almost the Instant Commodoro Schley gave tho V order Hard aport TURN OF THE BROOKLYN When the Brooklyns helm was put hard apprt the Teresa was about 1400 yards to tho eastward of north from the Brooklyn the VIscaya was to tho eastward of tho Teresa and tho Colon Co-lon was to the eastward of the VIs caya When the Brooklyn completed the turn and was heading to the westward west-ward parallel to course of tho VIs can tho VIscaya and tho Colon wero about 2100 yards to northward and westward of tho Brooklyn The turn of tho Brooklyn was toward the Tex ttTho Texas stopped and backed her engines TALK WITH HODGSON V On July 3 1833 about tho time Urn Brooklyn began her turn to starboard a conversation regarding the proximity of tho Texas took place between Com modoro Schley and Lieut A C Hodgson Admiral Schley caused to bo published Jnn dally paper a letter addressed to him by LleutCommande A C Hodgson dated Juno 11 1S09 In winch LleutCom mandec Hodghon said The colloquy published IflV tho New York Sun and nl lV Icged to have taken place between you and me on tho day of tho battle off Santiago San-tiago July J l ISfiS never occurred V Admiral Schlr > y did not havo published tho other letters of LleutCommandcr V Hodgson In regard to this letter OPINION Tho turn of the Brooklyn to starboard was mado to avoid getting her Into dangerous V dan-gerous proximity to tho Spanish vessels The turn was made toward tho Texas and caused that vessel to stop and back her engines to avoid possible collision Admiral Schley did Injustice to Lieut Commander Hodgson In publishing only a portion of the correspondence which passed between thorn Commodoro Schlcys conduct In connection connec-tion with tho cvcntn of tho Santiago campaign cam-paign prior to Juno 1 1SS was characterized character-ized I l by vacillation dilatoriness and lack of enterprise Ills official reports regarding tho coal supply and the coaling facilities of tho flying squadron were Inaccurate and mla leading Ills conduct during the battle of July 3rd was selfpossessed and he encouraged encour-aged In his own person his subordinate officers and men to fight couracously DVthVEI I GEORGE DrWE1 Admiral UV S N President v V SAMUEL LEMLY JudgcAdvocatcGoncral U S N Judge Advocate LteDEWKYS V f S V DEWEYS OPINION In the opinion of unclcrolgncd tho passage from TCcy West to Clenfucgos was made by tho Hying squadron with all possible dispatch Commodore Schley hewn hew-n In view 1 tho Importance of arriving off CIcnfucKos with as much coal as possible In tho ships bunkers V Tho < blockade of Clcnfucgos was effective ef-fective Commodore Schley In permitting the steamer Adula to enter the port of ClonfncKOH expected to obtain Information Informa-tion regarding the Spanish squadron from V her V when she camo out The passage from CIcufuegos to a point I about twentytwo miles south of Santiago Santi-ago was mono With an much dispatch as possible while keeping tho squadron unit The blockade Santiago was offocllvo Commodoro Schloy was the senior officer of-ficer of our squadron off Santiago when the SpnnlHh squadron attempted to escape on the morning of July 3 IKtf He was In absolute command and Is entitled to the credit due to ouch commanding officer for the glorious victory which resulted In the total destruction of tho Spanish ships F V GEORGE DEWEY V V Admiral U S N S SAMUEL LEMLY S JudgeAdvocate RECOMMENDATION Tn view of tlie length of tlmo which has V clapod since the occurrence of the events of tho SantlHfto campaign tho court rccommpuda that no further proceedings bo had In the premises V V V GKORGE DEWEY Admiral S N President V V SAMUEL LEMLY JuilgeAilvocalcGoncral U S N Judge Advocate t V Admiral Dewey was seen Into tonight and declined to make any ntatcmcnt con 1 ccrnlnp tho courts findings Ho said that tho court was not dissolved and that ho was still bound byhlo oath to secrecy RAYNOR DISAPPOINTED Ho Will Advise Schley to Fight Case J to a rinish Baltimore Md Dec 13 Isador Ray nor showed keen disappointment when the V findings of the court of inquiry WQIQ communicated to him tonight lie announced that he would go to Washington Wash-ington jis soon as his engagements will permit prdbably Monday or Tuesday and he will counsel Admiral Schley to dlght tho case to a finish by every appeal ap-peal that Is i possible In an interview said I would prefer now not to say anything In connection con-nection with the opinion I think the country will almost unanimously accept ac-cept Admiral Dew ey S Judgment The testimony was overwhelming upon almost every one of the specifications In favor Admiral Schley that I must confess I am utterly at a loss to under ptand upon what facts or upon tho evl I deuce of what witness the other two I members of the court reached their conclusion con-clusion lpl am absolutely satisfied that the V pplnlon the two Judges Is at a total variance with the opinion of the country coun-try and this will not by any means terminate ter-minate the controversy I shall advise the Admiral to fight It to a finish to open It by every appeal that Is possible pongrosslonal otherwise and I believe be-lieve that the sentiment of the whole country will uphold him in His resolve not to let the judgment stand |