The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-01
WAS GREETED WITH CHEERS.
num- sehiey Warmly Received on His Ar
rival In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by
President Mckinley.

>. WASHINGTON, Aug. Err. Adm
a Winfield S Schley reached WASHING
p ton at 4:lO o'clock Friday Afternoon
= over the Pennsylvania railroad. II
;. was quickly noticed at most of In
stations along the line and throughou
= the trip he was greeted with checrin,
crowds When the train pulled int,
. the depot here he found a com
: pact mass OF spectators wh;cl
= hiied the depot and overhowec
. out into the train shed. The
! admiral and Mrs. Schley, when they
, appeared were greeted with cheers OF
! "Hurrah for Schley." EVERYBODY
joined in the shouting and the depot
attaches crowded about the admiral
and insisted on a handshake. At the
gates the crowd increased and amid
deaiening cheers the admiral and his
WIFE the former with her hat off
passed through two solid lines OF peo-
pie. a lieutenant and squad of police.
with difficulty, cleared the passareway
to the carriage which was in wait
ing. Through a mass of vehicles
that had been drawn up by curiors
drivers, the hanson pulled into Penn.
sylvania avenue and proceeded direct
~ TO the Shoreham hotel. There were
groups Of cheerers all the way and n
cavalcade of cyclists formed a voluu.
tary csort The admiral stayed only
few minutes at the hotel and then
drove over to the navy department
where, without any preliminaries. he
reported directly to Acting Secretary
Allen.
The latter accompanied him over to
the white house, reaching there at
4;5O The president gave him most
cordial reception. The president
thanked the admiral as he had Adm
Sampson, for the success of that mem.
orabie engagement'of July 3, and took
occasion to say that it was that battle
which brought about the surrender of
Santiago. The president thanked him
In behalf Of himself and the nation for
his brilliant services on that day and
asked him to describe the battle. which
the admiral did at length.
The president then entered into a
discussion of the work of the Porto
Rican commission to which the admiral
has been appointed lie went over
with him the general instructions ,
which will guide the body in arrang. ,
Ing for the evacuation Of the Span ,
sh from the island and other work. I
During most of the conference ,
which occupied about an hour, Assist s
INT Secretary OF State Moore was pres n
mt On leaving the president the ad- n
niral drove TO his hotel. lie said his G
lealth had improved greatly. lie will 4
lave another conference with ACTING 4
secretary of the Navy Allen and prob a
bly, early Saturday afternoon will a
cave for New York.
Many of the friends Of the admiral I,
nd Mrs. Schley learned of their pres. @:
nee at the hotel and called during the
venirg. Although considerably bet OF
sr he is not well and said Friday (;
nat he expected 20 leave here Satur- n
ay to visit relatives in Maryland "
hich probably will consume several he
ays, after which he will 90 to Con- in
ecticut to remain until about time to ce
art for Porto Rico. Some ship other OF
han the Brooklyn, he said, would be 81;
elected for this purpose as the Brook or
n was about to undergo aeeded re- fu
lirs.
The admiral during the evening iss
liked briefly Of 81 me of the principal an
cidents of the fight which led to the tn
struction of Cervera's squadron and w,
some other pertinent matters of in. pir
rest at this time, new features of ful
hieh he said were recurring to him ma
time passed by. lie said:
1T is my opinion that the Spanish prj
miral might have escaped with pos ter
'ly one or two of his ships had he Wi
opted different tactics IN coming \
Of the harbor. Had he diverted tell
course of his ships sending some OF SUI
m east and others TO the west it is roy
belief that he might have escaped the
n one or possibly two of the yes. the
= Such course naturally would lis
'e compelled us to separate our feet thi.
some OF Cervera's ships might and
e ben able TO have reached Ha- gov
n