The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-11

Chaplain Mcintyre, ofthc Oregon, says
Fighting Bob Took Iowa To Rear.

DENVER. COL, August 9.-Chaplain
Mcintyre of the battlcship Oregon In
telling the story at a Methodist church
here last night of the naval battle of
Santiago. i'm which Ccrvcra's fleet was
destroyed, said:
"Fiehtnr Bob Evans is the man VINO
said that If me had the conduct of The
war he would make 10 so hot that Tor
some time 10 come there would he nolh-
ing but Spanish spoken In hell. lie WAS
c4ptaiu of the Iowa, often claimed TO De
The best ship I'm the navy. When tne
Spanish ships ran out of the harpor me
Iowa was within three miles of them ana
the oregon about about hNe miles. inc
Oregon moved mp TO the front Ike "a shot.
As She tore UP 10 the Spanish necu she
mot the Iowa moving 90 the rear right
ing Bob took her TO the rear. and theie
he kent her through the battle.
Mr.. McIntyrc continued. "Ihc oregon
fred the first shot of the battle When
the three largest ships of the Spanish
fleet began 10 run away they were pur-
sued by the oregon, with the brooklyn
following at some distance.
1.-THE Crist0bal Colon was o. 20-knot
ship the Oregon a 15-knot vessel Yet
the oregon gained on her every minute.
This was because the Cristobal Colon fol-
lowed her orders and Rugged the shore
i'm order TO save the lives OF
her men mould she be captured The
oregon pursued straighter course out
in the Open Meanwhile "a shot aimed az
the oregon passed quite over her and
hit the Brooklyn. tearing hole In her
side at about the water line. AZ last the
CrAtobal ran into little harbor The
Oregon shot across 10 a projecting point
beyond and had the colon in a trap. She
hauled down her flag and far of in the
distance was faint smudge on the sky.
the smoke of the other ships, with
Fighting Bob Evans among them.
"The reason the Eastern-made ships
did not come up 90 the expectations enc
tertained of them was that the c0ntrac-
tors who made them got The orders
through political pulls and did not care
how much they cheated the Govern
ment The oregon was the only one
that was made honestly
Regarding Admiral Sampson Chaplain
Mcintyre said: Sampson wrote a re-
port of the battle and reported himself
within four miles Of the Crstobal Colon
when she pulled down her flag 4 ship
must be within four miles 90 share I'm
the prize money. SO Sampson vii get
$1,000 of prize money. and Capt Clark.
who fought the Oregon as never man
fought ship before, viii get only 500
and Won who have just exactly as much 90
do with The BATHS as Sampson did viii
not get a cent
WASHINGTON. August 9.-The atten-
ton OF the Navy Department has not
been called TO the speech delivered by
Chaplain Mcintyre. or the Oregon. max
ing charges against Admiral sampson
aud Captain Evans nor has a copy Of
the speech been seen by the department,
officers. The usual course Will bee follow
ga ln the matter.
The Secretary of the Navy Will send a
CODY OF the speech as IL appeared In the
Nspapers 10 Chaplain Mcintyre and
tDI on him for an explanation. II the
c-n'anatiOn Is not forthcoming, or Is not
satisfactory. a court Of inquiry or a court
martial Will probably follow.
4 naval officer said to-day In reference
% The matter that Chaplain Mcintyre's
a. sulness 10 the naval. service was end
81 z be was guilty OF making charges
So serious as those he IS credited with
uttering in a public speech Recently, on
his return from Santiago, Chaplain Nc
Intyre was interviewed In Chicago and
was quoted as saying SAYING somethinR