Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-10-11
.HODGSON IS SORRY NOW
Regrets He Called New York Edi-
tor a Liar and SoOundrel."
RESENTED ATTACKS ON scHLEY

Lieutenant's Graphic Story Of the Bat
tie of santiago-BrookIyn Was In
Thick of Fight-sehley's Conduct
Was That of Ideal Commander.
Washington, Oct. Lieutenant
Hodgson yesterday said he regretted
calling the editor Of a New York news
paper "a liar and scoundreL." He was
naturally jealous of attacks upon his
odd commander, and when he read GER
tain editorials he forgot himself for
the moment. He intimated, however,
that he considered the articles in Ques-
ton unjust.
On Monday Hodgson repeated and
extended his story of the battle of
July 3, giving the opinion that Com
modore Schley's conduct on that occa-
sion was such as that Of a commander
in-chief should have been. He also
explained at some length his cores
pondence with Admiral Schley con-
corning the alleged colloquy between
them while the Santiago engagement
was in progress. He said he had had
no controversy with the commodore,
but he repeated that the commodore
had said Damn the Texas" when told
that that vessel was in danger.
Commander Hodgson, at Mr.. Ray
ner's request continued his description
of the Santiago battle from the point
where he had dropped it last Friday.
He said:
"The Brooklyn did all she could.
She got into action just as quick as
steam could carry her there. We COM
menced firing as soon as the first gun
on the port bow would bear, and we
kept the port battery firing until she
| turned with port helm through the arc,
using the aft guns until we got all the
starbOard guns to bear. We got around
as quickly as we could with port helm
until we almost paralleled the course
Of the leading Spanish vessel, when
the helm was eased and the ship steer
ed a course parallel with the Viscaya,
which was then the leading vessel, al
thought the Alaria Teresa probably was
further to the westward than the Wis
caya. She was standing at an angle
into the shore. When we got around
the smoke was so very dense nothing
could be seen Of anything in the rear
Of US. The three Spanish vessels we
were then engaged with were the Wis
caya, the Colon and the OQuendo. The
Viscaya was about $500 yards on our
starboard bow; the Colon probably a
] ,e
The Oquendo was abaft the starboard
beam. We continued in that direction
when I remarked 70 Coptain Cook that
1t seemed rather lonely for us out
there. He was in the coming tower
He asked "Why?" I said that we were
all alone with the three Spanish YES
sells, and it seemed that it depended
upon US to knock them out. At that
time the smoke was so dense / could
not see anything, and l supposed that
the New York being away, the Brook
Ign was steaming ahead of the slower
vessels. He stepped out of the coming
tower and exclaimed to me: What.
that off our starboard quarter?"
looked in that direction ana saw the
heavy bow Of ship, anu said, 'Tha
must be the Massachusetts, He said
j No, it could not be the Massachusetts
she has gone to Guantanamo l said
1T must be the Oregon, and he re
marked, God bless the Oregonp
, said, Well, am very glad to see her.
/ The Oregon was at that time, I SHOULD
! say, four or five hundred yards OF
our starboard quarter at full speed
, We continued in that position until tn
! BrOoklyn's speed began to increase a
, we got up steam, and probably drey
little farther ahead from the Oregon
She never was that close to us agai
as remember. The Oquendo yer
shortly fell out and went ashore. TIL
Colon gradually drew ahead and ais
went in shore
/