The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-07-09
THEMAN OF SANTIAGO.
Mans nnl Courier.

News end Courier.
In his report ofthe Battle of Siboney,
Gen. Wheeler said that ne preceeeea
in obedience 10 the instructions ef tine
Major General Commanding, that
uwith the assistance of Gen. Costello a
rough map Of the county was pre-
pared, and the position Of the enemy
was fully explained," that "Gen.
Young and myself examined the po-
sit;on of the enemy" that Lieut.. A. L.
Mills, "under Gen. Young's dlrec-
ton acted with energy and courage
that Gel. Wood and Lieut.. Col. Koose-
velt deserved the consideration OF the
Gevernmen, for their brave and good
conduct Oh the field, that be 'per:.
sonally noticed the goed conduct OF
Canis. W. n. Book, Robert ?. Vain
wright and Jacob 6. Galbraith, Major
James NJ, Bell, Capt. Thomas !:
Know and Lieut.. George E. Brown"
and that h, recommended these Oil
GERS ''for the favorable consideration
of the Government"
In Tie great nava! battle at Santiago
last suuGev Commodore Schley tackled
III. whole Spanish squadron single
handed and fought the four cruisers at
one and the same time, and until tne
other ships Of his squadron coma
come up. 1t was grand exhibition
of nerve, sand it was under SchleJ>s
| leadership and direction that the
snasiards were utterly demolished.
Ia his dispatch to the Secretary OF the
NAVY, at Washington, Admiral Samp'
son said: 1.-THE fleet under my COM
mand offers the Nation, as tsurth
of july present, the destruction OF the
whole of Cerver.'s feet" It will be
observed that there was not one Wors'
about Schley, nor about Schi,ey's
SQUADRON, nor about any Of the ships
that took part in the fight. II was "tne
fleet under nay command"
In dispatch 10 the Navy Depart
ment, Commodore Watson, command,
inc the Eastern squadron, said that
the Spanish squadron "was totally
DESTROYED in an hour, excepting the
Cristobal Colon, which was ehaseo
forty-ffye miles TO westward oy ths
Commander-in-Chief, Brooklyn, Ore
gen and Texas, surrendering 10
Brooklyn" The e o n m n d c Pin
Chief referred TO is Admiral Sampson
! BE was not present during the houl
when the fiset was destroyed, bnt ha
cot there in time 10 take part in the
chase of the Colon. which, however,
it will be observed, surrendered 10 the
B-eok!ny. There was not one wore
| in Commodore Watson's elsPctci!
about Schley, but the Brooklyn Is
Sch!ey's hsgship, and the Brooklyn
was in the Sight from stalt to hnlsh'
We presume that admiral Sampson
will take occasion in hi: tnll ofhclal
I report of the battle of Santiago to
| make a proper acknowledgement OF
Commodore Schley's magnificent con-
duct, but it would have been so much
better had he said in his "Fourth OF
July" dispatch that the Flying Squad
ron of the feet under mT command,
which was under the immediate al
rectien eff Commodore Schley, has &C.
complished the destruction Of the
WQOle OIL CSEVeIa GCCt. AA~' HN~~'
! have been just snd generous ano
1 woald have prevented, doubtless, the
saphasis which 1as been gwen to
| Admiral SampGon's omission, by the
rssolutinn introduced in Congress by
Representative Berry, of Aentueky,
who said in speaking Of his resolatlon
ST propose that the officer to whom
glory is due shall be recognized
I Schley is the real here CT the incident;
!! He and the brave band of officers and
nan under his Immediate direction
/ are the ones who achieved the victory,
/ and all hoaor should be given them" ;"
We do not know what the rale in
the Navy is in such cases, bat there Is
a refreshing contrast between Gen:
! Wheeler's report of the Battle Of
Siboney and AdEiral SIMPSONS dis
patch making . Fourth of Jaly pr'-
sent to the Nation for "the fleet under
NV command" Wheeler praised the
! generals and solonels and majors aud
captains and lieutsnants who behaved
SO we'll under fire, all Of whom will
fight better hereafter for it. Samp-
son said nothing about the man Wko
really won the fight. Tho wheeler
plan appears to be the best