The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-13
4 GREAT SPEECH.
rivsl Of The fyirg sQusdron eff San.
tisgo, The IeaScBs !or It's retrogrsde
turn westward a2a departure from eff
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tisgo, The IeaScBs !or lis retrograde
turn westward SD departure from eff
Santiago, ard the proprie:V thereof"
Mr. Ragncr referred at lapgth to the
mseticg OF Commodore Sohleg with
i7ept S:gsbee then in conmsld of the
ST. Paul, uIon tie arrival Of the aging
squadron CT Sa1tisgo. Speaking Of the
captain, he ssid: "A more honest Wit
ness than he never took the witness
stand, nor; is there mora gallant and
efficient cficer in the navy thsn he is.
Unfortunately he has gotten himself
;rto p1edioansnt because against him
is an overwhelming array Of testimony
jr IefsreT C; TO the COMMUNICATIONS he
beld with Cor modtre Soiley ef Sau-
tiago and which absolutely justify the
admiral taking he ccurse ne did
MIR. Rzyner ssid the scouts were there
fer the purpose Of finding cut if tie
Spanish fleet aas IN Santiago, the ssne
purpose inst Commodors Scalsy H=s
there fer. Jhsg CID rot 61d cut.
Commodore Seiley did. They go scott
ire and ComnoGo1e Schley IS to ae
oon5&nned.
Mr.. Rsynor then referred TO the de-
parimeas dispatch Ct Nay l9 which
Admi7s! Chen csptsir) Cotton testified
| 20 ce};v:7i:s Z On b.ard Tie B:ucklyn aud
ID which tie positive stsilmtrt vas
NJ. i: si.at .he Sgaaish A*es vas in tie
hsghyr st Santiago aud said :hay Is YES
csc;s:n X ne7or Lad beer received by
.h2 connrdsre.
IL Cspe. Siss5eo had TO- sail 10
Cocmcdere Schley tho Sr.,:isn fleet
mas roS,there, ComnodcTc Sc1;sy neve-
wculd hsve gene 10 ske wta&wsrd OF
| z3,ss Is ea,l.6 his rosccgysdS mo7e1en:
Mars tbau ttaS, Cap. S:gs6se put a
Cabau p;:os IN beard Schley's ship ana
iHa: ri:o5 inpsessao the c2mm2do1s
| VII. sho idsa tat the S5snish ahips
couid Dos ct in thsre AL things
crested in the mind cE Commodore
| 3ch!eg The in6ei:o;e ;mp:tss;cn ths:
The Spanish fleet Sa- nc1.in tae barber
Of Saz.iago. This a525;u:el* juzsiiea
his movement TO tee Wess. E.veTy IN
ci6ens around thsrs, Ca2s. Jeweli's
failure to communicate, Capt. Wise's
sbsolu:e failure tc communicate, Capt.
Cotton's fsilure to coDmuEicste, be-
csuss the dispatches be received could
never lave been de!.v;red to Commo
dere Sohley st that time, as they were
dated sf.erwavi, Capt. Sig bee 8 posi-.
tive assurances, the putting Of the Gu.
ban pilot on board, everything, may il
plcsss the court, conyesed doubt to the
nibd Ct Commodore Schley. i want
coal" vas lis cry. I have got to gel
coal. [ canros coal Eere. I hsye
broken down collier.' My broshsr here
has iaserIaced that dispatch and torn it
word for word. But there is not
fsisehocd on TIE face Of it. Commo.
dors scbley was perfectly right in say.
ing that be had wtr!hlesa collier, be-
cause for q hours, socording to the
testimony Of Capt. Miller, she vas a5-
scEutely helpless. Wish broken conn
collier: with ouly sEuficiens amount Of
coal Gu hand to get hslf way to Marii:
nfaue; vith the positive assurance OF
CAPT Sigahea, sustained and corrobo.
rated by the Cuban pilot tha: the feet
wss no. in SRntisg,, he did the only
thing be could do and that vas to tusn
to the west fer coal. But he never
went in thst direction 8 mile further
than vas necessary, for when the westh
er cleared s1d the ses became smooth
he coa!ed. Then he returned to his
position cE Santiago, discovered the
Cris.obal Coles, gave battle on July
3:d and struck dova the Span;sh Asst.
st tie eaue time taking from Sosin hel
snc:ent possessions uCoa the face OF
tie American continent"
Mr RaEnor tier closed 81 {, lows:
II have now briefly presented thie
c.se az It appears 10 me in its general
cutliae. Such a trial as this has nevtl
20 ng knoHledge taken place in the
history Of the world. It seemed to my
| nina that this case hsd hardly opsDed
VIII lie testimony Of Cspt. H;sgioson
b;f,rs it commenced to totteT, and from
day to dsy its visionary fabEic dissolved
frcm visw. When Capt. Cook, theil
laat Eituess, was put upon the staDc
the entiie structure collapsed and no1
when the WITNESSES from orr own chips
AID the gallant captain and crew Of the
Of the Oregon and Admiral S5hley have
rsrrated their unvsraished tale, The
whole tenemans. With all Its conpsrt'
manss, from is fJunt as!on to iss turret,
has disirtesra,ed and les here like
mass Ct b!ackspcd ruins.
lit has tskea three years 10 reveal
the truth. There is not single Wit
ness, friend or zoe, shat csst5 tie shad:
ow cf reflection upon the hauorsd
usne OF ,hs fer, Of Santiago. he hss
never claimed the &lory Of that dsy.
Nc wori to tbs effect h>s ever sone
forth from his 10 Ehe American people.
| TIE valiant Cock, the heroic CLARK, the
Ismsate5 Philip, the intrepid aud un-
daun;ed Wainwright, ard al the other
Captains, and tvsCV nsa ct every guo,
sDa eye:; sui On board cf every ship
| are oQcas participants Win AGlol!a
Sci.ley II hs kooor wrought ppcn tos:
iumoc:a! G.y. Wa can2ol s:r:ke ocan
MS fsur1 ssaud;Eg apon the bTicge oi
the BEcoElfp, his ship almost aioae re-
cc:y:.g 5;,s entire fce Ct the SPANS d
foe, until the Or>gop, rs II upoa tie
~i:gs Ct lightning, sped into the sh!ck-
no,s .; :his no..si carnage, God b. IS
ths O=eg3a.' was tbs cheer has rsas
from deck 70 deck, Lid CT ;h2T gcGI
| .s;n croahers in sAe 5!ase, u2t5i The
Ice gpu gas fred from tho Crlsscbal
Colon ard .hs d<spotis colors cf Spain
| rcre swspt from tie face Of Eer anc;en:
possessions. Well done, congratulate
you on the victory, was the streame-
! that was bezt from the halyar6 cf the
Brocklyp, and from that day to this no