The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-28
GRAHAM DEFENDS scHLEY.
Associated Press Nan Was on The
Bridge With Him.

Bridge With Him.
Chicsg III July 27-Georgs E Gra-
ham. a correspondent OF the Associated
Press. stood on the bridge OF the Brook
lyn during the battle OF Santigo close 20
Captain Cook and Admiral Schley. He
was the only civilian who witnessed every
movement and was in a position 10 know
every order issued BY the admiral His
testimony regarding disputed incidents.
prepared over his own signature. and
outlined below, is particularly pertinent
at this time when the affair promises
to become the most celebrated Of the
war:
Regarding the Maclsy history. he
matches the language IN this equally
spirited manner:
Msclay, It IS asserted. wrote his critic
ism from naval reports What naval re-
ports2 The expurgated things that have
been foisted upon the public OF the real
reports OF commanding officers? have
IN my possession the report Of the battle
Of Santiago written by two officers Of the
converted yacht called the Vixen Il is
signed BY Lieutenant Alexander Sharpe.
and ii was his account OF the fight as
he saw It ar short range. the only naval
eyewitness not engaged in fighting. I
placed It alongside the navy Department.
book, purporting 70 print it. and I find
it has been expurged so as to give but
little credit 20 the BROOKLYN. and 50 as
not 20 disclose the real position OF Samp-
sons ship. the New York. Is that the
way history il made. and IS Naclay 20
be blessed for boldly following the ex-
amnls set him. Il coward" is 10 be the
have supreme confidence in our navy. I
don't believe a coward would stay in II q
year. There is none in It now. There are
men with unearned fighting sobriquets-
There was one with Us His name was
Evans. His ship was never closer TO the
enemy than one mile. Tt was not hit. but
Fighting Bob crawled into the coming
tower and watched the fight from s.
inch by f-inch slit.
Schley was on the deck Of the Brook
lvn. Captain Cook was near. A name
IifebIood spIashed their clothes The ship
quivered under fire. stuI they stood there.
Captain clark. on the Oregon, was on
his bridge Captain Philip OF the Texas,
stsid on his bridge untu part Of IL was
shot away And when Il was over Evans
had the largest story 10 tell-a story he
would not ike 10 see now because Of its
gross inaccuracy. And, pry, who was the
cowsrd2
Nh. Graham. describing the events that
led Up to the battle, says:
The happenings OF the twenty-four
hours preceding the battle viii 20 far 7
think. 10 demonstrate that Sampson was
reprehensIbIe for deliberately weakening
the lire OF battle and deserving the line
himself when he knew that Tor the first
tim in several weeks. or since the estab-
ushuent Of the blockade. extremely sus-
nicious movements were going on in che
harbor. That Sampson himself recognized
this is evident from the fact that he sent
tia vixen around to the different ships
OF the squadron to announce - them that
he considered the movements inside 20 be
s71spicious. and that ne desired q close
watch kept.
Ats o'clock Sampson suddenly signaled;
DISREGARD the movements Of the com
-au7er-in-chief." and moved away from
.he line with the New YORK. The New
york was the only other shin. beside the
FrookIrn. in tie lie with the accredited
sDeed Of the Spanish shlps. and there
were present the Gloucester ard the
viven. two converted yacht. either ore
Of which would have made a special dis
patch boat. without weakening the line.
when The battle call was sounded Adj
miral Schlsv made the signal. The enemy
is escanine. ard then. determining that
The Nsw york was out = sight made
the signal. ships close IN" Sampson
then was cut II sight and Ve never saw
him again uatff one long hour acter the
surrender CT the Colon
The claim thar ths Brooklyn ran from
the enemy during tire hght Mr. Graham
thrs answers
The ships q the enemy were moving
OUT toward rs a. the rate q abort eleven
knots an hour. ard the distance 90 trsv-
ersa vas Only Eve niles we had opened
FIRE with err 7ort battery TIE t--li-g
circle q Che BrooElgn s. iee yards. and
q we had tur1ed in toward the shore
that uo-l6 have aiiewed the FizcsTz to
have rera between Us ara re Texas ard 4
you'd have c7ere1 cuT unprotected sits
O. The concentrated Ere O. IRE spanish .
vessels and also have i--err=T -e1 rhs ere 4
% our csn ships
u Ca1tain Phifo aaeEed his engines 4
vhe1 ne saw IS turning 4 Vas because 4
through the smoke &c ceald n1t e-its tsl 4
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he had % follow the no-io-s cf CIR sE1 4
ard aos e as he pleased Tie eaEshis 4
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