The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-11-15
ARGUES FOR SCHLEY.
Continued from the an Doge.

mercy. In concluding his re,
view of Lieutenant, Commander
Potts testimony Mr. Rayner
said:
Lieut. Com. Potts. has coy
cred lim>elf with renowu. His
name will echo through the
age o nndyiug fame. When
Manila Shall have been forgotten
and Santiago Will he buried in
Oblivion. the name of Potts shall
live Upon the Plains of BoS
worth field Richard proclaimed
that Shadows tonight have
struck more terror to the Soul of
Richard than the substance of
10000 soldiers armed in proof
and led by shallow Richmond
The shadow of Potts has
struck more terror to the souls ct
admiralS and commodoreS and
captains than could the substance
of 10000 sailors Whenever am
admiral or a commodore or a cap
tain is engaged in the carnage of
mortal conflict. beware OF Potts.
Beware Of Your looks. BE care
full how you walk. BE careful
how YOU sit down. 30 reserved
and reticent in Your speech. Model
your entire course and conduct
of action according To Potts.
that precociouS CHILD of the kin
dergarten, who conteSSeS that he
was always scared when he was
in battle, but who. unfortunately,
was never engaged in any battle
sufficient enough even to arouse
his timidity.
A SHAFT FOR SWITZERLAND.
Mr. Rayner was scarcely more
kind in his treatment of Comman,
der Sout herland, who had failed
to deliver the message which
Captain b. II. NcCalla had in
trusted TO him to transmit to Ad.
miral Schley. Mr. Eayner went
out in search of the lost mega
phone message
'Where is he megaphone mes
sage Of Commodore Souther
land" he said That is the
burning question Of the hour Is
1t still III the megaphone! Or is
1t still vibrating upon the tropi
cal bgcczeS of The Caribbean!
Captain McCalla. who by com.
mon consent is as brave a soul as
ever breathed The fire of battle.
sent Switzerland to communicate
the situation to the Flying
Squadron. The Scorpion dashed
the waves to obtain the news.
"Southerlaud must either have
gotten At the wrong end of the
instrument or perhaps the in.
strumeut was like the Stadimeter
and was not correct in recording
sound tor a distance OF more than
30 yards. At any rate, the mes
sage that the Scorpion did re.
ceive and which has been re
echoed to lis By Commander
Mark from the Philippines was
what!
"That there was an insurgent
camp in the vicinity Of Cieufu-
egos. Oh, no. That signal
code had been agreed upon with
the friendly natives? on. no.
These were all mysteries that it
was not proper to communicate
to the commander of The flying
Squadron. Instead of that dull
thud fell upon his anxious and
listening ear. No news of the
SpaniardS' was HE thrilling intel
ligence that he received. and
with it the Eagle and her mega
phone went OH her way rejoicing,
and the Marblehead sped to the
presence of the Commander in.
chief at Key West with this pro.
found secret buried in the bosom
of her heroic commander.
HELLNER AND THE FAMOUS
CHART.
After holding Lieutenant Com
mander Hellner. the navigator OF
the Texas, up to ridicule because
of his fear that the BROOKLYN
throadSide on) might ram the
Texas (whoSe bows pointed to
ward the Brooklyn. according TO
Heller's testimony he took up
the subject of the nayigator'S
chart in the compilation Of which
Commander Hellner had played
such prominent part. and said:
"Ihe navigator'S chart is a
thing Of JOY forever. 1t is like
the obliterated eptaph upon IA
tombstone. Six nayigators met.
and, after three months of unre-
hitting labor, they resolved to
give the world chart Of the bat
tie of Santiago which, for all
purposes Of historical accuracy.
might as well be a chart Of the
battle of ThermopHlae or Of Wa
terloO
at appears that every one of
the nayigatorS wanted to place