The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
GERMANS NAGGtD @NEY.
CAPT. COUGHLlx TELLS SOME sTOR-
Hes ABoIT wonk At MANILA
ca1e 50 Anney tnx That Dewey
Ffssiy ssateA He Weaia Treat
Aay R<pesftfen ~ m Act % War.

NEW YORK. April -.-caps. J q.
Ccughsfn ard his officers OF the United
Safes cruiser Raleigh were entertained
at the Union League Club tonight TIE
dlning room was handsomely decorated
wsfn American ard s~.ttsh flags
President EIihu Root ps--s4~a and after
speech OF welcome caIie1 for three
cheers for Admiral Dewey They were
given SO that the nUfiainx seemed to throb
in sympathy.
Three cheers followed for Caps. Cough
IAN Almost greater than either were the
shouts Of approval when President Root
called for three cheers TOR the men behind
the guns.
Capt. conshiin was called ar to speak
tnas have been said, zbour bin and MS
nssn as msanf fot Admiral Dewey.
Every day we were with him.. he add
ed. we learned more and more TO love
him. and more and mere hos the corntry's
Interests were SAFE In lis hands and how
he could DO nothing bat that which would
rssaosfna 10 tte cOuasryss credit.
Throughout those long. weary months
% waiting and the most outrageous nag
ging that ANYBODY could suffer. wearing
hsm 20 the very bone. h. held himself up
and ne held ~ up with him."
TGsn Capt Coaghlin told the following
story Of his admiral.
An officer Of cur friend. Admiral won
psesirteas came down cne day 10 make
complaint II WAS my pleasure 10 step out
on THE deck JUST as he came aboard. II
was paxtsy by sscsieat aud party by de-
ssza. ] heard him keil the admiral about
bis complaint and ] heard the admiral re-
pfg.
" Tell yossr admiral these ships Of his
mast sgon when | say 50, ! wish 10 make
the blockade Of se.s barber complete
This Gersssn affieer replied, sBut We ~
the Has TIE reply 81 the admiral was
lust like Dewey. he said
. Those flags can be bought al a half
dollar yard anywhere.
'pInera was no fun IN that expression 81
1As admiral. He tela the officer that any
ens eeatd ~ German flag and that a
" aoae spanish feet might come 40 on him
with German flags up. Then he drew back
asad struked bis massaehe. He has a great
habit OF ssrcking his mustacEe when ne
gets mad. He said:
Tell your admiral I am biockaaing
here. Now note carefully what I say. and
tell your admiral that l say it, | have
been making this blockade as easy for
everybody as ! could. but l am getting
tired OF the pasrile work here. Il has been
OF such character that a man would rot
notice 4. although enildren Nigh. sght
over II. but the tine has a5nia wsen IL
must stop. Tell your admiral that the
slightest infraefion 81 any rule win snsas
but one thing That Will be war IT viii
De so accepted and resented Immediately
IL you people are ready Tor war with the
United states, they can have 1t at any
time
Il am free 20 admit that almost took
my breath away. 1t came so suddenly.
Wa had expected II all along. bat things
you have been expecting always come un-
expeetediy. As he left with face about
this long Indicating by holding up his
hands far apart, the German sad TO NE.
\ think your adm!ra. does rot exactly
understand
Not only docs he understand I told
him. hut he means what he saws, aud
ynn had better look out
After that they did not breathe more
than four times successfully without ask
img permission