Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-26
Mistellantoits &taaing.
DEWEY AND Won DIEDRICHS.
How the German Was Made to Behave
Himself.


How the German Was Made to Behave
Himself.
Captain J. B. Coghlan and his off,
GERS, of the United States cruiser Raj
eigh, were royalty entertained at the
Union League club last Friday night.
The dining room was handsomely de-
corated with American and British
flags, and large tables were weighed
with good things for the returned he
roes. President Elihu Root presided
and, after an eloquent speech of wei.
come, called for three cheers for Ad.
miral Dewey. They were given so
that the building seemed to throb in
sympathy. Three mighty cheers fol-
lowed for Captain Coghlan. Almost
greater than either were the shouts of
APPROVAL when President Root called
for "three cheers for the men behind
the guns" There was a perfect furor
of excitement and enthusiasm. Cap
tain Coghlan was then called on to
speak. He was given an ovation as he
rose. He accepted it and all the good
things that have been said about him
and his men as being meant for Ad-
miral Dewey.
"Every day we were with him." he
added, "we learned more and more to
love him, and more and more how the
country's interests were safe in his
hands, and how he could do nothing
but that which would rebound to the
country's credit. Through all these
long, weary months of waiting, and
the most outrageous nagging that any
body could suffer, wearing him to the
very bone, he held himself up and be
held us up with him."
Then Captain Coghlan told the fol
lowing story of his admiral:
"An officer of our friend Admira
Won Diedricbs came down one day t.
make complaint. 1t was my pleasure
to step out on the quarter deck just as
he came aboard. 1t was partly by &C.
cident and partly by design. I heard
him tell the admiral his complaint
and l heard the admiral reply: Tel
your admiral those ships of his must
stop when I say 80. l wish to make
the blockade of this harbor complete.
"The German officer replied 'Bul
we fly the flag
"The reply of the admiral was just
like Dewey. He said: Those flags
can be bought at half-dollar yard
anywhere
"There was no fun in that expires
sion of the admiral. He told the off
Ger that any one could fly German
flag, and that a whole Spanish fleet
might come upon him with German
flags up. Then he drew back and
stroked his mustache. He has great
habit of stroking his mustache when
he gets mad. He said: "Tell your
admiral I am blockading here. Now
note carefully what say, and tell your
admiral that 1 say it. l have been
making this blockade as easy for every
body as l could but l am getting tired
of the puerie work here. 1t has been
of such character that man would
not notice it, although children might
fight over it; but the time has come
when it must stop. Tell your admiral
that the slightest infraction of any rule
will mean but one thing. That will be
war. 1t will be so accepted and re-
sented Immediately. If your people
are ready for war with the United
States, they can have it any time.
81 am free to admit that that almost
took my breath away. 1t came SO
suddenly. We had expected it all
along; but things you have been ex,
pecting always come unexpectedly.
He left with a face about this long.
Indicating by holding up his hands
far apart).
"The German said to me: II think
you admiral does not exactly under
stand
"Not only does he understand,
told him, but he means what he says,
and you had better lookout.
"After that they did not breathe
more than four times successfully with,
out asking permission"