The sun., 1901-10-05

Hodg-on Of the conversation be' No"n
Rear Admiral N'hlcy AMI nim-"h during
the action OF July 3, I,ss. h" states A.
follow
As we were approaching the spanish
ships | heard Admiral SChl"v say port ur
starbourd several tlinrs to capt. Cook
In the coming tower. the Admiral beng
on the platform surrounding the coming
tower | had b-'n on the bridge above
and was just coming To report the potluon
Of the ships when ] heard the Admiral Say
'Hard apOri The Maria Teresa was then
hauling ahait our port beam The Brook
lyn was heading about northeast. ] told
tho Admiral OF AZ least suggested to hun.
thai tn" Texas wa very close on our star
board hand and that turning 10 starboard
would bring u~ too clos" To her ! don
know that ! Used thr word collision |
dill not say You mean -'srboard | in
tended him 20 understand that ih"rC WhS
danger Of running into the TeXas lie said
An right. IN" Texas must look ou' frr th1t,
or words Co that cfeC' ] cannot repeat
verbatim When | knew ~" was going
10 Turn To starboard ! suggested hacking
the stJrhuard engine IN oruDr 10 max"
smaller turn and give the Texas a wider
berth. hui be dcc'ded Hgain~' thut a. de-
creasinC u he speed of ~" turn he did not
say, that | know Of, We arr near enough
tu them uhc SUaniard-i already The
unly thing | gathered from what he said
was that II h. turned 10 purt We should get
- clos hat W. should expos ourselves
10 turpcdn attacks | SUPPOSE he meant
torpedo boats, and replied 10 him that
had not ~"en them
80 ABSOLUTE DENIAL INTENDED.
Lieutenant -Commandcr hodgsou states
that he did mot intend to convey ~ hir not" 81
denia .tui al the request Of Admiral ~Culty
and published in the WGshIRGf1n Pos'
the iurd that no such colloQuy took piacS.
lie states regarding the ~ follow.
Admlra' Schl.y wrote me enclosing an
.aglt tal f...t. "a L..
June H. asking me to write "A DENIAL ot what
he phrasetl an OF repeated Calumuv
He sai hc had 40 recollection uf any
such conversation. wrote lengthy
letter of explanation. giving my r'collro-
ton ot the couyer~aiio - nearly q, p|-,i-
bie. Admiral Schley Wrut" me saving
There j. much IN your letter which sapIld
not like 10 Use. a. " would provoke assault
upon YOU. which would not Ike 20 hupprr
What | want 80 show h tra' the dialogue
did not occur
1 then wrote a denial 90 the coli, IYy.
cert aiply not Intending in rav that uo -uci
CollpUuV occurred, bu' that % dii rni occur
40 printed | AZ the stur timc -'flt with ihir
"a ssund cNplnnat,rN letter, explaining
Ia Admiral S,'hlcy thai th' letter ut dental
was denial of the dialogue a. 4 appeared
IN IHT SuN. aud that | hal odd lHI SrN
correspondent that IN" -u',-ian"r or IN"
conversation waS cUTt'Ct. In Nriing ~"
letter | Vishsl - retui" th" Tact IL any
opntruye'-y eN,s'ivg at critical stage
of th. batilc II uhc letter. Was denial
90 the words a. th"v stood IN ~" Published
article a denial ,i ihcr literal correctness
and not q denial 81 the slIl,st antial 60 rect
ness of "a" statement
a c,pv - the lc'ier has NOT boon r'ained
hy hiu. hr had rough drai' which has tssen
m,-I.n. ll"u'nnt '-tomfnandur Hodg-pn
apt-.'t- h.- ggnaturs a. y voucher ipr IA"
aCyrtacv with which the foregoing l. given.
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