Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-27
SCHLEY ON SANTIAGO,
He Claims Only to Have Aided
Others to Defeat CerVera,
DEMOLITION Of SPA|WSFLEET
Graphic Story Of the DOnS PitlaDle
Attempt at Escape
ORR CuyNERs WITHOUT PEERS,
Great Credit is Accorded, Too, to
vigilance of Navy Department ana
II. Omccrs-sn Example OF Teie-
patty.
patty.

NEW YORK. November 26.-Rear-Ad-
miral Schley was the guest of honor at
banquet given tonight by the Lotus Cluo'
NJ their magnificent home, on Fifth ave-
nue.. Seated at the board TO greet MN
were gentlemen prominent in the Amerl-
can-Spanish war, and others well known
in professional and commercial circles.
Seated at the distinguished guests table
were Bishop Potter, Admiral Erben, Cap
tain Sigsbee, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Colo
mel Robert G.. Ingersoll, Rev. Minot }.
Savage. Captain A. T. Mahan, and Admi-
raj Schley.
When Admiral schley rose to speak he
was accorded a tremendous ovation. lie
said:
II do not think I deserve so much praise
as YOU are willing to accord me. / am
simply a sharer in a great event, and had
the pleasure Of assisting others to a re-
suit which has been glorious in our his
tory.
SUPPORT OF ARMY.
1T ought to be said that the matches
victory Of the peerless Dewey on May
1st. and that Of July Sd at Santiago, sup
ported by the beautiful work Of our army
i'm the field before Santiago, eliminated
from the vigilance Of the department and
its officers. Curious how little things de-
termine results. 1t had been the deter
mination Of the fleet Of Admiral Cervera
TO have left on the night Of July ID. BY
some of the strange emotions of tele-
pathy | felt that an outward movement
had been determined on, and decided to
connect the after and forward engines
Of my ship. Ye. / feared TO be caught in
an operation Of hardly an hour, but l
was told that the full speed of four
| engines and one-half boiler power
was greater than TWO engines n full
boiler power, so I risked it. Much has
to be risked in battle. 1t appeared that
at the very hour l was occupying my
mind with his question Ceryera had
| planned his attempt to escape.
DISCIPLINE COMPLETE.
"The discipline was so complete and the
men OF Santiago so v~igilant that the move
ment of the enemy's fleet was simulta-
neously discovered on every ship. The
moment chosen by Admiral Ceryera was
9:9O o'clock in the morning. He assumed
that we would be at quarters. and we
were. In 3 minutes the action had COM
menced. The storm of projectiles that
passed about us was simply terrific.
stood on the bridge TO better determine
which of three methods to pursue. The
.H-. nod. uraut NO pN tho most
vulnerable TO the enemy. We followed
at high speed until we determined that
the attitude Of the enemy was flight
rather thar fight. Fifteen minutes would
have been lost had not this been the case,
masking the enemy against our fire.
THE END SOON REACHED.
1.-THE result in twenty-nlne minutes was
that four of the enemy's ships were de-
stroyed and on fire and in retreat to the
beach and two re~mained-the ViZcaya
and the Colon-who put their helms 10
port and attempted to escape TO the
west. pursued by all of our fleet except
the two who remained behind for human
itarian purposes and to save life, which
Is a rule common TO civilized warfare.
Fifty-nine minutes from the tim the
Teresa and the Oquendo commenced night
they had suffered terribly. 1t was
the first time / have ever seen shingles
literally fly from a ship. They were
pierced by 100 projectilas; the water
mains cut, and set on nre. one smell
alone killed and wounded eighty persons
AT 1110 o'clock the Teresa made a
movement as if TO set to sea. she re-
ceiyed three shells, one striking the soft
part of the ship, and the others in the
forward part of the ship above the belt,
Fire and smoke burst from her port
holes. flames and smoke from her matches
I though she would capsiZe, so heavy
was her list to port. She fired one shot
hauled down her colors, and made for tn.
beach 10 save her men.
PURSUIT OF COLON.
.oTbe Colon steamed up then out OF
range. and | directed Captain Cook. OF the
BROOKLYN. TO 20 to dinner, and the SAM
SIGNAL was sent to the oregon. Then
ser 10 work the fremen and coal-heayers
those noble, silent, effective workers
unon whom effects were TO depend.
stood on the bridge and l heard coming
through The hatchways the song, 'OlC
Johu's Body Goes Marching on, while
tbosa sterling fellows were snoVelllnt
coal and we bounded forward. Aftel
thirty minutes of good feeding we galne(
so much on the Colon That L signaIle'
CaptaIn Clark. OF the oregon, to let g
one Of his railway rains. One OF MS Is
inch guns fired and fell just astern. Thel
The Rrooklyn fred an S-inch shell, which
zen about an equal distance ahead. Th'
third shot struck. Then the Brooklyn
fired an S-inch shell. which struck on he
quarter and wrecked the cabin and every
thing in IL. We were then coming III
within range. Seeing the %dangeroui
ground, he hred a gun TO leeward an'
then ran his ship ashore. Captain Cool
vas sent 10 demand an unconditional
surrender. which was granted. Some tim'
afterward the commander-in-chief cam
and the Prize was turned over 10 hin
and a report turned In"
OUR GUNNERs FEARLESS.
.It ought to be said OF the men of oui
navy that our gunners are without peers
War shortens life, but there IS no doubt
that Il broadens II. 1t has been said thai
every generation OF men should defend
the shores they inherit. The same au
thority also said: Point me TO a natior
where two generations have passed with
out war. and you point TO one whose de-
cadence has begun War Is a necessary
evil. IL is to the modern body polite