The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-03

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G1tE DClsI1&T ms DEE.
TiGhttns Bob Evans, Who did not OBJ
tain his sobriquet 81 Santiago, has
again been talking aboaf that nsht- 4
spsctai from Boston 70 the Nsw FORK
Ttmes quotes him o. saying:
ssxhnA baatIs vas fought from ssaxt To
1nish On nampeon's pians- Had the adj
atrul failed, who would heve been
blamcdf He succeeded. and Al praise
Belongs TO him. and should b his"
Injustice has been done Sampson BY
she raid sehi4y pAstisans: but there
= evident . purpose BY the prejudiced
sampson cult 20 deny schley the credit
aue him ~ suecessful fighter and
adroit stsatsstst Ia ihe Santiago battle.
Let 10 see Whist those wonderful samp-
con pisaS wercs
Capt. Clark says the orders were:
III The enemy tries TO escape the ships
must close and engage - soon n pos
sibts and endeasor to sink his ves~
sells or force then to run ashore"
What . brilliant tactician and what an
admirable plan. Resting ON this eiab-
crase plan. he sends two of his most
esIScieui ships. the Massachusetts, and
Newark, OF to Guantanamo 1t . time
when Il Was expected that Ceryera
must very shortly appear. In addition.
Ne takes the New York. the fastest ves-
~ In the fleet. away 20 convey him 10
= meeting with Gen. shsfter, when he
had two tenders. which were quite large
enough 10 CARR even an acting rear
admiral The enemy came out and
Fighting Bob says. II simply put the
lows In where her steam would take
her" That II. hc claims TO have gotten
Within LOO yards u the oquendo. the
last IL the Spanish vessels. Who WAS
70 blame that the Iowa only made nine
knotsf Tho captain u responsible Tor
the condition OF his ship. The Oregon.
with . less record Of speed ana just
from a is.ooo-miie trip. went past the
Iowa At sixteen-knot gait.
This interview IL In line with the con-
slant efforts of sanpson's captains in
the public prints to rob Admiral sehiey
Of any glory from the Santiago eight.
Compare Schieyss dlgnified ssiencs. and
his dispatch. There Is glory enough
for us ALL" with SIMPSONS dispatch
presenting the Spanish fiset to the
American people. and his declinsng 10
let schlsy take possession % the Colon
II h mol the part Of . newspaper to
take sides In such = controversy. bat
II n pertinent TO present few facts
regarding the destruction Of csrvera's
fset. When the leading Spanish vessel
was sighted. all the American shlps
stceged directly for them. The Rrsok-
Ign. being to the westward. toak an
easteriy course. and the sraniarss
turned to the westward. bringing them
nearly hows on. When within $40 yards
81 thu Maria Teresa. the Brooklyn
ported her helm and turned away fraus
the enemy. Let us look far tho reason
Of this much criticised rnaneuver. Ad-
nsiral Sehies ssood on the unprotected
bridge throughout the aesion. lie seems
To have preserved his caiinness In re-
matkahse iesree. and o. have thought
Of the ultimate rssais In the complete
destruction az the eneny's sseet rather
than 20 sain reputation for seoiharas
bravery by the rossshse i.tss Of his ship
and sacrifice ef bis msn lie knew shas
bis anarmcred shin was The only Amer.
kan vessel Ia tke fight with xn-sa
greater than thar ef the enemy. Hal
he pat bis helm TO staFlnara. il, tive
minutes time he would have exposed
his sToaasstss - the attack ~ the Maria
Teresa and the ylseasa al distance
where their serpefees would have seen
effective. ana fsear forward xssns eoaiss
have rlatsss ais shsp a, eoins-hsauk
range, Hal TIC nresssyu been tatases
there il 80 aoehs bas that the caion AZ
least wunia hav. sssans,s
TIE cnksm WAS sGx nsssre ahead 81 the
orexoa when the isas sfera shase be-
gar. II Sas enly whsn she captain e
ne cesnn saw fhat scalsy has HEADED
BIN OF ~ ssevvsng FOR tae distant eass
that be began sAs nagwaxsrs de-
kcrst~ss by Lissst Eherls. 80 sas tsrewsa
Several times ta@ caaaa turned IN as
n looking FOR god ra&cs - rua
ashesN" Thts enabled me ssre~0n 20
gain a il;sle. although sns rirrusea wegs.
az the extreme rxssnt - exhaustion ard
eoust net have hssa eas another AEsssr.
When The Caioa tuEnei ashore. ~
Oregon Erred the sixth sAsrseen-sae
she'll az = range 81 s.sfs sarsa Capt