The times., 1898-11-27
CONQUEROR OF CERVERA
Admiral Schley Guest at Lotus
Dinner Last Night.
MODEST STORY OF EXPLOIT
81 Was simply "a Sharer In n Grent
Event" He Says-Men in the Stoke
Hole snng "John Browns Body
While Chasing Spanish Ships-Th.
Piensantrics of Battie-His Politics

New York, Nov. 26.-AdmiraI schley
was the guest of honor at a Lotus Club
dinner tonight. He told in detail the
story of the sea fight off Santiago.
1t was big dinner. Every seat that
could be crowded into the room on the.
first floor of the club house was filled.
The menu cards were fantastically-de-
signed time-stained leaves from the log of
the "Goode shippe Lotus" and were in
closed in great blue envelopes bearing
the two stars of the admirals pennant
The forms in which the ices were served
were tiny white warships turrets with
pairs of guns. an inch and a half long,
projecting from them
Among the guests of the club were the
Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, Bishop Fl. C.
Potter, Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee. Cant.
W. F. Randolph. Capt. A. T Mahan and
Capt. G. T. Cotton
Among the others present were John D.
Flower, Anson r. Flower, former Lieut..
Gov. William f. Sheehan, C. NJ. Depew.
Almen Goodwin. Gen. r. B. sickles, Ran
dolph Guggenheimer, H. c. Duval and
Ten. samuel IhomaS.
Admiral Schley said, modestly. that he
disclaimed the praise given him by Presi-
dent Lawrence in introducing him, and
added:
Il was simply sharer in great event
l had the pleasure of assisting others to
a result which has been glorious in our
history, and has made July , a red-letter
day in our modern records"
10 ta1l 90 III,
from the bridge of the Bro 3klyn the Span
ish ships turning to the west instead of
TO the east. After the firing began, he
said he saw for the only time in his life
the spectacle of shingles being ripped
from a warship by the storm of pro. .ec-
tiles that struck her. Then he told of the
chase of the Colon by the Brooklyn and
the Oregon, the fastest ships of the beck
aiding squadron.
When the Colon turned in toward the
shore he said, ''after the destruction of
the other ships, she was out of range.
directed Capt Cook to go to dinner In
Inc belief that the men who are expected
| to fight should be fed. l made the same
! signals to the Oregon. The order was
given that the men below should be fed.
! too-that force of silent efficiency upon
whose efforts the capture of the Colon
| depended. From my station on the bridge
heard them, through the breakers
singing. John Browns Body Is A-moul-
derfng in the Grave
These sterling fellows shoveled coal SC
fast and so steadily that after thirty
! minutes's good steaming, 1 sgnaled tC
Capt. Clark, of the Oregon to let go on,
of his railroad trains at her. 1t landed
just under the Colon's stern. The Brook.
| lyn let go an S-inch shell and it weni
over her. Clark signaled to me:
g "A little ahead
II signaled to Clark:
A little astern.' Oaughter)
Then he signaled to ask me If l wa.
sure it wasn't an Italian ship we were
after. Uaughter). These were the pleas
antries of battle"
After finishing his recital of the de.
. struction of the feet of Cervera, Admiral
| Schley said. in closing:
I'm the navy our belief is that our on.
ly politics is our devotion to country and
the belief that our country is always
right"