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The Department of the Navy has considered the Court of Inquiry findings regarding the Bennington explosion, agreeing with most points except that the Bennington was in excellent condition. The explosion was partially caused by neglect and improper maintenance of at least one boiler valve. The actions of all men during the disaster are commended.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-29
On behalf of the American people, President Roosevelt thanks King Edward VII for his message of sympathy in the wake of the Bennington disaster.
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1905-07-23
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte explains what he believes actually caused the explosion of the Navy ship Bennington.
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1905-07-28
R. L. Drake explains that the Bennington‘s boiler explosion was due to failure of material in the middle of furnace boiler B.
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1905-07-26
King Edward VII expresses his sympathies for the disaster to the Navy ship Bennington.
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1905-07-23
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt apprises President McKinley of what ships are available to send to Hawaii, given Japan’s dispatch of their protected cruiser, Naniwa. He discusses each ship’s strengths, weaknesses, and firepower.
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1897-04-22
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte reports to President Roosevelt that he can start to “see daylight” regarding the USS Bennington disaster and will share his thoughts in a few days. He discusses a potential conflict for the John Paul Jones celebration. A professor at the Naval Academy recently suggested that reproductions of a medal awarded by the French Republic to Jones should be gifted to the French officers and government in recognition of their hospitality. Bonaparte agrees it would be fitting, but the cost might be prohibitive. He is reviewing Benjamin B. Woog’s case, and while there appears to be some prejudice against him, he feels it was an issue on personal grounds.
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1905-07-28
Commander Phelps provides a report concerning military operations in Panama. Phelps highlights the movements of the Colombian military in response to Panama’s push for independence.
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1904-03-29
Rear Admiral Glass provides a weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody. The majority of the ships take target practice in Chame Bay. Glass and his commanding officers visited the President of Panama, and he returned the visit.
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1904-02-29
Rear Admiral Henry Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody on the repairs to, movements of, and training exercises of the ships under his command.
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1904-02-22
Rear Admiral Glass provides a weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody. There has been no movement of Colombian forces. The rubber hunters are back at work. About a quarter of the Panamanian forces are ill with fevers and insect bites.
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1904-02-08
Rear Admiral Glass informs Secretary of the Navy Moody there is nothing to report.
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1904-02-04
Rear Admiral Glass informs Secretary of the Navy Moody that nothing has changed.
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1904-02-03
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody the ships under his command and their current locations.
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1904-01-31
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that he has relayed Moody’s questions to Joseph Bullock Coghlan. Glass thinks an attack via Titumati is possible. Panama is well covered by scouts.
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1904-01-30
Rear Admiral Glass reports on the activities of the ships and sailors under his command. He reports on expeditions through different provinces and rivers. He also highlights the decisions of the Panamanian military.
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1904-01-25
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody on the location of U.S. Navy ships, and the location and strength of Panamanian forces. Glass also reports that the Colombians have won the support of the majority of the Native peoples on the Northeast coast of Panama, and then lays out how Colombian forces could use them to mount an attack. Glass reports that Colombian troops have occupied St. Andres and Providence islands, that provisions there are running low, and that the inhabitants are panic-stricken. Glass encloses two provisional maps of Panama from the canal zone eastward.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-18