The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
wHAT EulATE SAID.
His Tribute to Schley Recalled in a
Timely Manner.

His Tribute to Schley Recalled in a
Timely Manner.
Since the Sampson Schley controversy
has been revived by the publication OF
Maclay's third volume Of the "History OF
the American Navy" It may not be amiss
TO reprint the views OF Captain Eulatc re-
garding the famous loop made by the
Brooklyn nc the battle OF Santiago. July
3, 1898 The commander Of tie Nlscaya
would hardly be preiudiced In favor OF
Scbley, and yet his high rank as an officer
In the Spanish navy entities him to he re-
earded as competent critic OF that ia
nous maneuyer
The statement Of Captain Eulats as II
appeared tn the newspapers year or two
.ro rs as follows;
1.-THE Brooklyn was a halr mile closer 70
US than any other ship ana I determined
to ram her, 50 that the Colon and Oquendo
could get away, and l started for her Sue
made a good mark with hor big br,adsidc
and as ] started ] thought surely would
/ get her but she had evidently seen us.
! aud very qulckly she turned about and,
making n short circle, came az our prIL
[ slide SO [ Thought she would ram us !
/ moved 10 toward the shore so tbal cuuld
avoid her ana then / saw thai tha oquenaO
] had gone ashore, also her steam pipes nav
lns SUDDENLY been severed bv a shell The
We opened rapid fire az her with all our
! big guns but she returned ~ with terrible
/ euetT. The oregon also hit us several
times but the Brooklyns broadsid y
4 crushed through our superatructuJe simply
! teri Cri2lug the men. She simply drove us
! 70 the shore, al one time hghtlng rs at
I 100 yards The brooklyn prev ntcd me
ftom getting away, for cOulu have beaten
Tho Oregon out as ] had twomlle lead
Of her. My orders were to try o. sink the
Brooklyn and | did my best 10 carry them
out i did not think her battery could DC
So terrible as II was"
For this maneuyer schley Is charged by
Meclay with turning In cattln night frum
, the enemy. When 1t Is remembered tuH
when Sampson was appointed coiumandei
! OF the North Atlnniic squadron NJ was
. bur captain. and that there were tneu
. fourteen or more coumodores or otht er
: of higher rank thnn sampson In he navy
over whose heads sampson was appointed
!. II Is difficult TO rid ones sell Of the sug
= gestion that there was prenrCnnged plat
5 | somewhere to make sampson the hero al
, the war, regardless OF rank or tttic ~
:, Gctual services. The statement ot CapthI
~ kulnt0 Us complete REL nlauon OF ne
:. charge OF cowardlce on the part of Admila
y Schlty at Santiago, and as ID seems 10,
y WAS not furnished with tho signal codt
i when before tieuucgos his delay there u
~ completely explained, so there ls litLlt
- II is TO be noted. too that schl,y never
q claimed all the credit for the battle, but
?. mwcly said, 'rhrro is glory enough 10 u
Y for all OF u.s. lt was the sumo officer VIII,
said, when nc hnally A~ued crryero
=, fleet in Slntiago baN, I'VE have bottled
" them up and they Will never get home
And h. kept bis wurd-the ships arc
o wrecks nt toe bottom of the sea.
= Now that such bitter criticisms nre be NJ
g passed upon the udmlral IL Is well 10 raj
'- to mind the report of events made al Tue
s time they netually tr9nsplred keSpeclin,P
!. Frederick, Nd, july "a.