Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09
IN CHICAGO.
6AMPSOH'S CONTEMPLATE TREAT
MEM1 Of SCHLEX.


The American people are astounde>i
~ the mean treatment which Commo.
dore Schley, the hero Of Santiago, has
received ut the hands Of Sampson.
Schley was In command OF the Amer.
lean feet during the absence Of Samp-
son. and Il was under his orders and
by ships under his command that the
spaniards were utterly defeated md
the Spanish ships destroyed.
sampson, dilatory In everything. ar.
rived on the scene after the battle wus
over. and at once telegraphed to Wash.
ingt0n claiming the whole credit for
himself.
He received the thanks Of the Presi.
dent, personally, In consequence.
The real hero was slighted and NOT
even mentioned In the dispatches.
Such an exhibition Of contemplate
meanness It would be hard 60 ind In
the history Of any nation.
II u fully In keeping. however. With
the character Of Sampson, who ran
away from San Juan when he heard
that Cervera's feet was In the West
Indies. and did not leave Key West
again until Schley's flying squadron
had bottled up Cervera in Santiago
Hay. Then the admiral" with the
Heavenly eyes" came out again and
took command.
sampson's absence with his flag.ship
New York was providentdM when Ger.
vera came out to fight.
Schley, much ADLER seaman, but a
less influential politician, was in com.
mand, and he whaled the Spaniards az
they were never whaled before.
The two spanish torpedo boat de-
stroyers which Sampson feared 20
much at San Juan We're licked and de.
strOyed by the little wooden cruiser
Gloucester, under the command Of
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright.
late OF the Maine.
Sampson, however. saw none OF these
things, but telegraphed the news that
he himself had won the victory.
SIMPSONS mendacity has stirred up
Congress. Representative Berry, of
Kentucky, o member OF the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs. on Tues.
day introduced the following joint res.
0lut!On:
''Joint resolution rendering the
thanks Of Congress to Commodore
Srhley, United States navy, and the Of.
6cers and men under his command.
Resolved, That the thanks OF Con-
gress and the American people are
hereby rendered TO Commodore Schley.
United States navy, and the officers and
men under his command for their hero
&c and distinguished conduct In destroy.
Ing the Spanish feet in Cuban waters
on the Sd OF July last"
The resolution was referred 20 the
Naval Affairs Committee.
Mr.. Berry, In speaking of his resOlu-
ton, said:
II propose that the officer to whom
the glory Is due shall be recognized.
Schley Is the real hero Of the incident.
He and the brave band of officers and
men under his immediate direction are
the ones who achieved the victory, and |
all honor should be given them. Samp- |
son commands The fleet in those waters. |
but IL was Commodore Schley in COM
mand when Cervera and his fleet made |
the plucky attempt az escape, and IL |
was under Schley that every one Of
that Spanish feet met It's destruction.
''Schley and his men have performed
q Bciable feat thar will go down In his
tory hand In hand with that daring
forcing OF Manila harbor by Dewey on
May !. Congress should be prompt In
recognizing their services, and there
should be no delay In rendering it's
thanks and those OF the country TO the
real heroes Of Santiago
Senator Pettigrew has introduced a
resolution In the United States Sen
ate rendering the thanks OF Congress
to Commodore Schley and the men IN
der him for gallant conduct In the de.
structiOn Of the Spanish squadron at
The resolution caused some debate.
Senator Hale declared that no one
knew officially who was entitled to the
credit OF the great victory.
Mr.. Pettigrew said he introduced the
resolution 10 remove In "a measure the
erroneous impression that Sampson