Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-03-08
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 Dr. Goodrellow, who is known by nearly every body iu Arizona. and who is loved by every one who knows him, was interviewed recently in Phenix in regard 10 the San'iago campaign. When asked whstoi the credit for the Santiago campaign was due to General Niles.
 Not one iota of it," promptly re- piled the doctor with some degree of warmth. "General Miles arrived at Santiago after the battle of Las Guasimas, June 2i, but in no way did hs supersede Shafter or have any part in the directing of the campaign. nor did Miles have any part in the negotiations for the slr- render of Santiago, nCr was he con suited about it in any way. l know fully what I am talking about, as l acted as interpreter and was the mouthpiece for General S5after in all his negotiations with General Toral.
 "When Shsft'r sent n'te 10 General Toral on July , demandIug the immediate and unconditional surrender of the city l wrote the Spanish note for him and know just what h. was doing. So later ou the 9th when Shafter notified Toral that if he did not surrender the neXt-dsv be would open fire on Santiago. I was sent into the city by General Shafter as the bearer of bis message. Miles had DO more to do with the Santiago campaign or with the sur render of the Spanish army than any citizen in Phenix"
 "It has been charged, doctor, that Shafter showed incompetence before Santiago and that the success of the battles Of July l and ? were really due to Wheeler and Lawtou"
 "Yes, I know every effort has been ID 4de 10 deprive General Shafter of the credit of his successful cam paign. The fact is that every move of the army before Santiago July 1 and ?, including the charge on San Juan Hill and El Csney, were the result of written orders from Shafter. This I know to my per sonal knowledge, as I wrote and coppied a number of the orders when being prepared for issuance. This is ia line with charges that Shafter was away in the rear all the time, SO far away that he did not know what was going on. Shafter was in the saddle nearly all day long both on the lst and 2i aud person ally watched and directed every move. On the 2i he was in the sad de seven hours and was in direct connection with every movement all day. would not say one word in detractiou of General Wheeler, for be is a grand man and a good sol dier. but he was so sick on the 2d that he had to remain in the rear, and General Sumner commanded the cavalry division, so that will e1- plode be idea that Wheeler was re sponsihls for the success of tbe cavalry division. Layton did good work, but he simply followed out Shafter's orders"
 "Well, doctor, you ksow of the charges of incpmpetency at Tampa. and tho so-called bluuder in holding the troops for seven days on the transporisf
 "Ob. va, and tha, is in line with all the rest General Shafter wa Miles own selection to take charge O the first expedition to Cuba. 1t being the intention to land force of several thousand at soma point ou the north coast to establish a base of supplies. Slaf.er was ordere to hold his troops in resdi- ness for immediate embarkation upon the arrival Of the transports. or course men could not have "sll the comforts Of home while on wait ing orders, but fl there was such in- competency in getting supplies to Tampa and ID cariag for the lrooI g, why did not General Niles, as the commenting general of the army, issue orders rectifyiug the alleged blunders.. which he had the right 10 do. He visited Tampa and saw what was heinz done there"