Show MAJORITY COURT OF INQUIRY CENSURES ADMIRAL SCHLEY ADMIRAL DEWEY SUBMITS MINORITY RE PORT FINDING FOR SCHLEY maj martty ly aport in C ams dor of the ih allf gir was 1 alla lory nil I eat er la ilk le erld 4 Ov emest from rr asti frill ea fla 04 UP ft an iol coal lla 1 k it th h II p port ris corn cn 4 11 la arllie the report 0 of ib the schiley ochle Y court of in 1 y wr P 1 r 7 1 g I 1 e d b ajr y s e c r e t ry lo 10 loni 0 r friday I 1 d r b L T I 1 it r u arc two report admiral Ilen hani and od admiral ramsey concur in the first which Is signed bj by admiral dewcy dewey as a matter of form admiral dewey makes a separate report 1 I though although he furci agrees with the tb flailing findings of facts sub ul i sterl bod to bj by the other others the ajor ity report condemn condemns admiral achley on 1 point points while admiral dovey dewey bim him in 10 molt most place s WHAT MAJORITY irinda 1 tbt the majority opinion bad finds in brief that admiral schley should have p ceedee with the utmost dispatch dl itch to and maintained a close blockade that hei he should hould ord ored to have obtained information of the there that he be bould should hava have proceeded to santiago with dispatch dit pitch that be he should not have made ad the ret movement that he should bar obeyed the departments department is order orders that be he should hire have endeavored to camtu 0 the spanish vessels eel la in santi ago fa that he did dot not do hi his utmost to detroy destroy the colon that he be caused the tile squadron equi dron to lose distance la in the loop of the brooklyn that he thereby caused the texada to backshat back that be he did injustice to OD conduct IB in the campaign wa was characterized by tt va cilla tion dilatoriness and lack of eater enter prise arl that lila life official report reports on the coal apply supply were ling and inaccurate that his hi conduct dirler the battle wa was elf self possessed pOMe saed ani ant that he be encouraged in hi his own person hi his aub a bu ordinate officer officers and meo men to fight courageously ageous ageo aily ly WHAT crisps admiral dewey in his hi report ay says that the passage to cienfuegos wa was made with all dispatch having 1 in view the importance of 0 arriving off clen fuegos with as a coal as a possible la tn th tb ship a bunker bunkers the blockade of cienfuegos 1 wa was effective that be allowed the adul to enter to NV WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY pet get information that his hi aspa pauo to santiago wax was nude made with alth as much dl patch aa possible keeping the squadron boad to gether together chit the blockade of ban san thao waa effective and finally that be he i aru aruth the senior officer off bant lego in absolute command and entitled to the emit due for th the glorious gl orlou victory which result resulted Ld tn in the total destruction of the th spanish SUPs I 1 I 1 INDING OF FACTS the th following facts were toufi by th the court of inquiry upon which the two tyro reports were based the flying squadron of the tb brooklyn teals and scorpion under the command ot of W 8 achley schley ch ley U 8 N salad ailed from key theat 11 eat about i 11 a m of 51 slay Y it I 1 1199 1 with orders from the vary department and from lie ilse commander la tile north atlantic station to with the th utmost dispatch 0 to capture captures the off that port if it possible or to blockade h im and sod to 0 o make matte the blockade aa as cloia close aa as possible the squadron arrived ot off cienfuegos on the th morning ot of nley M 2 v od d established a blockade llo chade during the tb day da the ships hip lay la kofl tile port at arieus dials dees iq in a 09 irr lar or der at night they ther formed in column of vessels headed off oHi shore hore aud and moreil moved at calr v lelent speed for keeping po alloo 10 the small nail vessels performed picket duty in shore of the large ships hip commodore commodore shley did not proceed prore eil nith with the tb dispatch oft off cienfuegos sod block that port as cloa close aa as possible at 10 1 in s may ilay 2 the dupont arrived al at with a dispatch din patch from th the commander in chief dated key 1 alay 20 I 1 which informed Contu odore schley of ali tile probability of the tile spanish squadron being in santiago de do culm cubs and ordered ord ervil blin him to hold cienfuegos until the receipt of more positive in at 8 1 IS a na of may 23 behley received by the ii dispatch mel vessel hawk the following follow loir dispatch and memorandums memora dums from the er in chief no 8 gatej da toil key vest may 11 1 which stated that the spanish squadron aquadro a ta was probably at santiago and ordered commodore schley it be vaa was satisfied latla fled that the ilia spanish squadron m mss not at cienfuegos fo to proceed vi ath I 1 th all ai I 1 dispatch dl pach but can piously tiou sly to Snot lago do cuba and if be elemr in abere blockade him in that port after the receipt of this information commodore schley wrote a dispatch to the commander in inch chief lef in which lie a bated 1 I 1 shall more move eat east rard ivard tomorrow 1 he lie alo also wrote a dispatch to the tile commandant of the naval basest u at kuy batia in which be stated As A it la lie found impracticable to coal the texas from ilia collier here where there li Is ao to much swell I 1 hall proceed tomorrow off trot hant lago de cuba cubs being embarrassed however bo by the th texas hort short coal supply and od her ability to eoal coal in lathe the apon eel sea I 1 abail oot not be able to remain off that port on account at the general abort short coal supply of the equa quadroon quad dron roo ao so will proceed to the ilia vicinity of st nichola nicholas mole lote where the IT water a ter la Is smooth at aid d I 1 can coal the texas and other ships with what may remain in the collier no effort efforts were made by commodore schley to communicate with llie the in fur urgent Renta to discover whether alie span lah squadron quad con was in the harbor of cienfuegos prior to the of afaf 21 signal lighta lights were displayed on bore shore at night may stay 22 and may alay 23 but coin court eodore beheld lil had no information which enabled hin him to interpret them the texas and coaled at edoff santiago with coll collien fers may 27 and 28 29 and vixen on liay 29 the brooklyn and iowa on may 0 be the brooklyn texa texas aaa aol mar bleid on an may billy 31 at 1 35 p m my may 2 27 con a wo re schley signaled lo 10 the sl st vaul if sampson come comes litre lere tell him half hilfor of squadron qu idron out of coal and co collier iller en glee ciao broken down don at 10 41 p in may 17 27 commore schley lii aled lo 10 the lb texas the th more coal you take in bla his smooth weather ilse least lr you will have to take la in commodore t ehley majo no effort to 0 o ascertain ascer talo cheth vliet br r the P quid ran 1 the har harbortt borot bant a lego bo be left aall 11 harlar 11 entirely unguarded from 0 1 p in 10 of may alay xu its to u 5 1 p in of may 1 17 and guarded ded only by the coot scout st SL paul from t i p tn may 27 until about 6 p it in of 0 aint il 48 3 be ila flying aqua squa audron aud broo droo roo arrived off the harbor or n sa do cub cubs seven miles auth south of morro it at fj jl tn may billy 29 28 and established a blacka blockade le the distance ditta noo from frow to 4 at tiago I 1 Is as miles did oot not p weed with ill all dispatch from to baut lago do cuba barly on the morning of may 9 llie tile cristobal Crit lob colon and nua olier vessels acsel of the tile spanish 1 squad squadron rob vt ere diso red ered at anchor in the tile harbor of bot botlee leo about 11 KOO 00 3 ards from frona tho the 4 it r c c e no altein attempt pt was made by comal commodore n d 0 r e schley on 1 maj I ai 29 19 or may 30 to capture or thene spanish verel vessels at 74 p m ma 20 commodore J the courne of the to tollio mhd west arti and signaled to his hi squadron qu adron kry hey IN eat cat fla via south aide side of cuba and I 1 u catan channel annel cb as toon soon as a collier ia is ready speed nine knote the squadron proceeded westward eighteen ingles stopped at 11 IS 15 p tn the tow low lines of tie 11 collier having parted drifted until 3 40 p in eky 37 27 returned resumed if its westward course tor for twenty three mile miles hopped stopped tain at ILL 7 15 p in and land drifted until I 1 p in to of may hl ay 26 at 9 30 a m may itlay 4 7 the Il arvard joined the flying squadron oa dron and anti her commanding oath er delivered to corn com eodore schley the tile fol loving dispatch die pitch dated may 25 abild by the department harvard Il arvard at st nicholas Nic liol mole I 1 Iroc eed eLl at once aad and inform schley und and alic star the senior officer present off santiago san aligo lligo de cuba cubs as a follow follows all aalde departments depart part mente ments information indicate indicates that spanish division i Is still till at al santiago do cuba the department look looks layou to facie facts anil and that tile enemy it if does not leave without a de 11 action cubans familiar with santiago Hant lago de cuba cubs bay aay that there la Is landing place fire five nautical null cal went from muth of harbor and that the th in lot eur sur gente genta ly will be found foulad and oot not spanish I 1 rom the tile height heights can see ee every vesel ves el in n the port As boon as notify the department whether enemy Is in there could not squadron qu adron and also list ward coal from merrimac Merrl mac leeward cape cruz crux cuba tion tives channel or mole the department wilt III send coal immediately to mole report without djay situation at santiago de cub tuba the dispatch was answered by commodore schley about noon may 1 shaa 7 a a follows folio received d patch of 0 may 26 delivered by Il harvard arvard off bant band lago alro de cuba Ment leril mace macs engine la in disabled and she he is beliles liel bel plex ples km am obliged to hare have her towed to key ney ilent eat alave ilave bren boen absolutely unable to coal the Tex textiles iles ad d N lien and sod brooklyn from collier owing to very berj rough kea and boisterous bolte roue weather tince since leaving 1 key wet west Is the only ace in squadron qu idron having more than coal to re ach key 1 et est impossible to remain off 1 santiago in tn tile pre ent estate of coal on halcount of squadron enu adron not possible po Kalble to coul coal leeward of lape brazin to the south w at winds ll harvard arvard juit just report reports to me she he has only coal aoud to reach jamaica and she will proceed to port loyal also report reports only on Y TE belu could coal at konaires Oon Uon aires alres a or r mole iole 11 lytt lias only coal to reach kev et eat and the same of 1 a ale which will twill tow it Is to be regretted thattie that alie department departments order orders carnal be obeyed earnestly as we hate have all striven 11 to that end I 1 am an forced to return toky to key estla eat via yucatan paws ago for coat coal can ascertain nothing intelligible of the enemy bent barle lagle in to port antonio yesterday as a she his on only I 1 wenty fieden tons on boa board r d IN allye leave we it blaul here V 1 require ton tons of coal at key hey west squadron was discovered to be in the ea entrance trance to santago lan llo go harbor suat about 0 9 30 L in july 3 1 1 I lie brooklyn at atthe that time tl wa was head ing In flothe to the wt westward stward of north bout about 6 yard 8 11 4 8 fron from the morro was practically her blocking portion position large vessels teasels colaluca coin loi out of the th hat harbor alere re obliged lobean about bout b t 11 by S 4 sod bd the ilia spanish yea els sets therefore in ste 11 ausing ont out until clear of the tile shoal to the westward were obliged to lied directly for the a clea position of t the brooklyn Kro oklyn 1 I he hen a clear r of this hoal shoal the if vessels els turned in tAlou 1 to the westward and took a course nearly parallel to tle land in alow of the length of time which has elapsed since ire its of the chent of the hantl hant lago aeu the court recommends that no further pro cetti fors b be bad had inthe in the premises pre mc |