El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-02

skilful handling of their respective vessels
of Captain Philip. Captain Evans, Captain
CLARK and especially of my chief of staff
Captain Cook. who was directly under my
personal observation.
And the CONTRAST is emphasized by
the significant sentence farther down
in Schley's report:
1 congratulate you most sincerely upon
this great victory to the squadron under
your command, and 1 am glad that had IN
opportunity to contribute in the least to q
victory that seems big enough for all of us.
That is spoken like brave and gen.
erous sailor, who is not afraid that
somebody else may get more than his
share of glory.
That Schley has shown himself in
this the bigger man of the two will not
be questioned by any one who reads
the several reports of what occurred at
the moment of final victory. Captain
Clark, of the Oregon, who had no
doubt OF who was in command, reports
that when the Colon struck the beach,
"her flag came down and the Brooklyn
signalled: Cease firing, following it
with Congratulations for the grea
victory. Thanks for your splendid as
sistance.' At this point Acting Ad-
miral Sampson writes:
Captain Cook, of the Brooklyn, went on
board to receive the surrender. While his
boat was alongside / came up in the New
York. received his report and placed the
Oregon in charge of the wreck to save her if
possible. and directed the prisoners to b,
transferred to the Resolute, which had fol-
lowed the chase. Commodore Schley, whose
chief Of staff had gone on board to receive
the surrender, had directed that all theil
personal effects should be retained by the
Off1caPa This Ar6er I did modify
This is the only reference to Com
modore Schley by name. Even as tolo
by himself, we recognize here the mar
row bureaucrat, fearful lest bis author
ity should be overlooked or some prize
escape him, and 1t is hard to read of il
with patience. But it does not ruffie
Schley. Here is his report of the sur
render of the Colon, written while the
impression must have been fresh on
his mind:
Your flagship was coming up rapidly at the
time, as were also the Texas and the Vixen.
A little later, after your arrival. the Cristo
bal Colon, which had struck to the Brook yn
and the Oregon, was handed over to you as
one of the trophies of this great victory of
the squadron under your command.
There could not be a stronger or
more instructive contrast. The ex-
perienced comm odOre, holding his
command by right of rank and service,
has no need to assert himself. He is
not afraid that any one will supplant
him. He showers praises and con-
CALCULATIONS upon Everybody, with ut
questioning Difference even to the jun
Tor who happens to hold temporary
command above him and who has
treated him with so little apparent
II the positions had been
reversed, no one can doubt that the
report of the commander-in- chief
would have had q very different tone,
though it is doubtful il the second in
having won the battle,
would SO generously have "handed
over to him the trophies of this great
victory" The judgment already
formed OF these tive men Is now fully
confirmed by the record and there will
be no further attempt to advance the
smaller man over the heads OF his SUI
periors.