The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-25
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Nj. M. MURDOCH. Editor.
INFORMATION FROM THE INQUIRY.

INFORMATION FROM THE INQUIRY
No one should miss the reports Of those at the
schey court They are rich. if is walled in
by continent of land and never salt water outside the
bottom Of an icecream freezer can't tell bboom from
squeegee his mind lightly throw its hooks into
of the developments of that trial
And there is information Illuminating sort, in
the testimony we'll There is evidence throughout that
the members of the United States navy beings
as the rest Of US This development skaters belief that
the navy has building up long time belief
that member of the navy became impersona fear
less as mpenetrable International the Haryeyized
steel ship lives battle of the Manila Bay. grand
as was, glorious its lacked personal IN
terest largely. battle Of machines finally
into the papers. The naval commanders did allow
themselves to tell other side and through example
were discouraged from relating their
actual experiences The brilliant nonchaance with which
the feet paused for cup of coffee turned afterwards
be- not on account Of coffee but because Of serious
anxiety to the state Of the ammunition.
Then the battle Of Santiago came. Nothing could have
been decisive crisis Of desperate situa-
ton land, more gratifying
that was given to the public also as a battle Of
impersonal machines Attempts to the captains the
that that tremendous moment they thrilled
high fever Of excitement and acted emotonal, failed al
most completely exception being the story of the
prayer offered on deck Of one Of the steel monsters
Now are finding out through the court Of inquiry,
there is personal side contest between battle
ships Lieutenant Commander Heiner navigator of
Texas, tells US about When battle on, the
Brooklyn suddenly swung around her famous loop
cut track Of the Texas Heiner says that she
got within yards the Texas Other witnesses say
she within yards other witnesses that she didn't
get nearer than 500 yards
Now little difference Of half mile or in judging
distances much course Men who were perfectly
cool would naturally differ so markedly of US
landubbers had been present the Texas Brooklyn
would appeared so close We would have grabbed
broom stick to shove her Of.
No Heilner thought the Brooklyn coming head
long big gray ghost in the smoke was near him He
excited So were the men who testify that she was 900
yards and 600 yards The uniformity in their
judgment was due to excitement.
TIeiiner wasn't the only man who was stirred up that
morning The chief engineer esfes that in obedience to
signals he reversed the engines brought Texas to
dead stop. His belief was that torpedo boat was
making snip that the Texas was lodging He
would probably tell interviewer that he was not ex-
cited But the log Of the shows that no record Of
the reversal of engines made although numerous other
minor details put down Apparently schey was not
excited but the public viii have greater belief in such
statement when that curious loop to sea and away
from the Spanish ships. is explained.
Now the truth is that machine never gets so big so
powerful complicated that the man. its brains
is not human and humanity emotional The best discipline
in the best Of the world seen may demand
that those emotions be not advertised we are glad
that the emotional side nevertheless Courage
as cold imDersonal quality appealed to US and
never will And the world viii always admire the valor
which has beneath it capacity for fear and will make
heroes Of the men who have the emotional strength to for
get their natural aDprhensons in the grand determination
to lend personally all they have to the consum
nation Of a mighty combat.