Evening journal., 1901-10-25
NCHLRY TELLS
STORY Oh FIGHT
Defends His Conduct in the
SDaniSh-AmericaI War
Explains Why lie Held Squadron at
CieniuegOS- Denies That He
Was DisOhedient

hAkMN AAaNNAAA ANANANANNA1 ~ tNNAI
word of the famous admiral. His re-
cital Of the incidents leading up to
the historic battle off the harbor of
Santiago and the conflict which ended
in the destruction of Cervera's feet
had an importance and charm that the
others lacked. Admiral Schley was
cool and collected and proceeded to
give his experience with the flying
squadron. Continuing. he said
1.-THE flying squadron continued to
Cienfuegos. saw a press boat that
night attempting to keep up. but It
soon fell astern. We arrived about
midnight on May 21. Towards sun
down was standing on the bridge OF
the Brooklyn and heard distinctly six
or seven guns in the cadence OF a
salute That was when we were ap.
preaching Cienfuegos. The Scorpion
was sent in ahead of the squadron as
a picket The blockade was institut-
ed and the steaming mentioned in the
logs was to overcome the setting in
of the tide I fixed the position of the
squadron every morning and evening.
We were closer at night That was
AAll IWAN NlMAlH at AANnluNkNr anu At
Santiago. believed then and always
believed that Cienfuegos was the
Spaniards objective point The pur-
pose Of keeping of the coast and the
movements Of the fleet were invita-,
tons to the Spanish to come out.
"The conversation which Lieuten-
ant Wood says he had with me about
the delivery of dispatches l cannot
for the life of me recall.-1fis condition
was pitiable, not from fear, but from
hard work commanding a torpedo
boat remember telling him that If
could l would advance torpedo boat
captains five points. | think Lieuten-
ant Wood does me an injustice when
he says I spoke with lack Of respect
of Captain Sampson. It was my in
tention and / think l always did speak
Of him as Admiral Sampson. On the
morning OF the 23d the Hawk came in.
II was about s o'clock He brought
order No. g."
This was the order from Sampson
stating that the Spanish squadron was
probably in Santiago, and ordering
him to proceed there with all dis
pdACuf hul NtNliNuniNf II ENhity WAS
satisfied that they were not at Glen
fuegos.
Hood Forgot Duty.
"As to the conversation between
Lieutenant Hood and myself which
has been referred TO here by him. II
is also one of the conversations which
don't remember. I think I can show
that IL Mr.. Hood had any verbal or
ders he forgot to report them He
says in his report thereafter that the
estimates by the feet Of the Spanish
whereabouts are only surmise. Lieu
tenant Hood did not board that ship
in my presence. If he did board her
after and not report his notes to me.
his senior officer, he committed an
indiscreuon. He seems to have re-
memberod a good deal of talk with me
and forgotten a good deal of his duty.
He seems now to have known a great
deal that / would have been glad to
know at that time
"The captain of the Adula told me
that he had seen the lights of seven
ships he thought to be spaniards. He
also told me that the report had been
received at jamaica that the Spanish
squadron arrived at Santiago on May
10 and left on May 90 He said If al
lowed to 60 into the harbor he would
come out in the morning Then we
might by making a fuss and firing
stop him. and boarding his vessel we
could learn the situation at Santiago.
He asked us to FIRE. so that he might
not be placed in the position OF giving
us information voluntarily.
ION the night of May % we saw
three horizontal lights, one in the
mountains and the others in the high
lands. There were heavy rollers on
the beach. That we did not communi-
cate by boats through the surf which
would have been dangerous that I did
not know of tho code arranged with
tho insurgents. although ] had asked
about Il. were the cause of the delay
at CieDfuegos. Captain McCalla found
on one occasion that the shore was
pretty well occupied by Standards.
saw a single cayalryman, but wasted
no ammunition on him, thinking i
was all needed for the Spanish feet.
I'VE took all the coal that we could
AMNAL WIZ nAnAANA Va elSAANAN
which have not been mentioned here
! remember that one Of the Texas
six-inch guns was bent at an angle o
60 degrees by coming in contact wit
a collier. There was always bad Sc
OF Cienfuegos. and although we di
better later, it was dangerous at frs
think we did as well as could be e.
pected
"The fact that the Adula did nc
come out on the morning Of May 2
as promised was almost conclusiy
evidence that the Spanish feet was
there. and that the Adula was held
prevent me from learning the fact.
Knew Nothing Of Code.
ION the Path Captain Mccalla q
rived. He asked ne vhcthcr J b.
seen three iightE or three hogs
ashore. said had seen three lieh
the night before. he said that was