The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-25

We had no casualties on the Raleigh, and
therefore, we could not judge of what the
conduct OF the men would have been il
destruction had been wrought by che enc
mys shells. As il was, however, they
did we'll
After the battle" said Lieut. Morgan,
the admiral sent to the governor een-
eral and proposed a joint use of the cable
The latter would not acquiesce. The ad-
miral accordingly sent the Zafiro to cut
it. The same ship picked it up again two
days after the surrender of Manila which
was on Aug. lS, and again made the con-
nectlon. We could not attach an instru-
ment and use the cable where we picked
II up to cut it, for il connects with Hong
Kong, British company having the
cable right under a Spanish grant. The
company could not have received or sent
on our messages, as that would have been
violation of neutrality"
Lieut.. Morgan says the officers and crew
of the fleet all felt that relations with the
Germans were strained. at was not be-
heved their fleet was too strong for ours"
he said, because the Americans had the
lighting fever on, and felt as il they could
undertake anything. AS a matter of fact.
however, the Germans were stronger until
the arrival of the big monitor Monadnock
which was lowed over The most critical
period in that of our strained relations
with the Germans was when the Raleigh
and the Concord were sent to Grande ISL
and on July Z. The island is on Subig
bay, and the Germans had a vessel there
that would not permit the insurgents, who
were then our friends, TO make an attack
upon garrison of Spaniards that had re-
treated under their attacks from a navy
yard near TO new position. AS we ap-
preached we cleared for action, but the
German slipped his anchor and left
Lieut.. Morgan told of the receipt of the
safN -
says it was customary for the warships of
any nation TO bring dispatches from
Hong Kong. 1.-THE Japanese ship Nam
aiwa-kan, meaning 'man-of-war,"
brought in a packet one day and turned 1t
over to the Olympia, as the flagship. Then
the news was wig-wagged from the Olym-
pia that Admiral Sampson had met the
Spanish feet off Santiago and destroyed
it. We felt then as if We were not 1.-The
only pebbles on the beach" and salutes
were given for the comrades In the far
away West Indies''
Admiral Dewey is as popular with the
officers and men of the fleet. Lieut. Nor
gan says, as with the people in the United
States. He is man, who has temper,
but who is quick to think and quick to
act He Jumps on" all, from the highest
to the lowest, under MIN, but 1t is always
when he has reason to do so. Lieut.. Nor
gan related that the admiraFs secretary
whom he knows, told him that he would
sometimes spend days looking up some
point to bring additional light on some
question and admit of the proper conclu-
sion being reached. The matter would then
be submitted TO the admiral, who would
consider for a minute or two and then take
the course that the secretary. by deep
study and research, had discovered TO be
the proper one. Recently Lieut.. Morgan
saw an article in the Washington Post an
f,1fx r. fb.a Of he Pal
eigh, that was a criticism of the admiral
II stated that he was not popular with
the men. but from the best informal q n
that Lieut.. Morgan, as an officer, could
secure he is confident that Admiral Dewey
is the idol of them all.