Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
SAMPSON UPHOLDs CHADWICK.
Declares His Captain Wrote the Let
ter TO Gen. TOrai.

DSciaFtS mis- captain ~ rOfe the Let
ter TO Gen. TOrai.
A dispatch from Boston. Mass. to the
New York Herald yesterday says: Rear
Admiral Sampson, who took command of
the Boston navy yard yesterday, was
shown tonight Gen. Skaters published de-
NAL that Capt. Chadwick wrote the Toral
letter.
when I went out to Morgantown to say
a few words pertinent to the occasion, and
in appreciation of Capt. Chadwick" said
the rear admiral, II made up my mind to
refer to Capt. ChadWick's participation in
the negotiations before the surrender of
Santiago; and L thought it would be well
10 quote the dispatch which Gen. Shafter
sent to the War Department, and to say
that Capt Chadwick wrote that letter to
Ioral which Immediately preceded the sur
render.
Cen Shafter communicated with the
Secretary of War to have the Secretary of
the Navy instruct me to cooperate with
him to force a surrender by Gen. Toral.
don't know what Gen. Skaters motives
We're in this instance, but l knew that In
order to enter the harbor, even with
small ship, l would have to blow up some
mines, and I told Gen. Shafter that if he
thought 1t necessary TO pursue this course
some of my vessels would probably be de-
stroyed.
Capt. Chadwick found Gen Shafter very
much depressed over the report that the
force in the city in front of him had been
General, their ships have been destroyed
and there is nothing more to. fear If you
will let me write q letter l shall try to put
the situation in such light that Gen
Torai will see the futility of standing out
any longer
Gen. Shafter agreed. He had not writ
ten a letter to Gen. Torai; at least, he had
not sent one, and Capt. Chadwick had seen
none.
$50 Capt. Chadwick sat down and wrote
this letter that We have been talking about
which Gen. Shafter Is reported IN the news
paper dispatches to have written himself
Now, Capt. Chadwick wrote that letter
but, of course, Gen. Shafter signed 1t; be-
cause Cen Torai was dealing with Gen.
Shafter, and would probably have paid less
attention at that time to such commune
cation from an officer of the navy. Capt.
Chadwick wrote that letter. He told me
positively that he wrote every word of it.
Amy one familiar with. navy communi-
cations and dispatches, and particularly
with Capt. Chadwick's style in putting
things, could tell in reading the letter that
an officer of the navy composed it. An Of
ficer of the army would not have taken
Capt Chadwick's view of the situation.
Indeed, Gen. Shafter hestated to send
the letter which Capt. Chadwick had writ
ten, thinking it would not bring about the
desired effect. or would have no effect at
all favorable to his ends But Capt. Chad
wick felt certain in his own mind that the
presentation Of the situation outlined in
the letter which he had written would i'm
press Gen. Torai forcibly and lead him to
yield The main point, from a naval Off
GERS standpoint, was that Gen. Toral would
be given to understand positively by grant
ing him permission to ascertain for HIM
self that, as the Spanish feet had been
destroyed and all hands taken prisoners, 1t
would be futile for him to hold out longer
l. Capt. Chadwicks letter, signed by Gen
Shafter. was sent to Gen. Toral, and July
came without surrender. This is con-
trary to what Gen. Shafter Is reported a
saying. Toral did not surrender, but said
Art OF
ION the 9th 1 decided to wait another
day before bombarding the city, for hu-