The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-27

nc believes n mistake was made In carry
Ing Il out 30 far. On this point Fight
Ing Bob saidi
when the Santiago captains were with
the president discussing With him the right
or granting additional promotion to Schley
the subject OF tho loop came up. and tho
the order. / recall that Cook smiled and
replied; NO. Mr.. President | was captain
q. the, Brooklyn, and gave the order
WHAT Schley said was this: As the Brook
lyn hogan 10 swing 10 a port helm Schley
was on the bridge, and noting the Texas
coming down fact turned 70 Cook and
sald DO you see the TexnsY and Cook
replied, Yes sir, do Then Schley said:
had you not better put your helm hard 10
port aud Cool, replied IL y hard a,port
md she Is coming around rapidly md we
will clear the Texas Even Captain Cook
! believe. now admits the turn was mis-.
take and not necessary although when
and for the sole reason of heading away
the feet which Cook believed was attempt
Ing 10 pass through the squadron and to
hold Il until the bnttleshlps could get near
enough TO smash them. The handling Of
the ,BLooklEn by Cook was all that could
Asked that n the Colon had succeeded
In escaping to the westward the 'loop'
could have been held responsible for a..
unquestonably would She did not escape,
however, ana the turn was not therefore.
of great Importance.
Captain Charles e. Clark Of the Oregon,
In an interview said: ''The word coward
Sc worse than any accusation made against
Sampson by his enemies. IL can not be
applied to Schley. There Is much talk
about this loop. This much Is known, the
Brooklyn was In the worst Of It and
fought battle 10 the credit OF DER com
mander and his men.
<"Admiral Evans has opened the port,
said the Captain. HE has forced an In
yesuganon In Justice TO both men. Among
naval Officer he Is regarded as being
friendly 10 sampson. but the incorporate
language in Maclays book in which COW.
nrdice II said to be openly charged 70
Schley, was too much for Fighting Bob
to lndure and at risk Of the displeasure
Of Long and the president has sought ia
bring about definite end
Maclay, who revived the sohley Sampson
controversy, has succeeded IN provoking a
growl from the Officials OF tho wU .aspart-
ment. His book contains an attack upon
General shafter the purpose Of which Is
obvious BY minimizing the Importance
OF the army operations, he magnihes the
campaign OF his idol. Admiral Sampson.
lie explainsa one OF Skaters actions upon
| the hypothesis that the general did not
know what he was saying
Maclay says the prime purpose Of send
| capture the forts az the entrance Of the
haTbor 50 that sampson could clear tbs
Z channel OF mines 10 leisurely manner
enter he hnrbOr ana destroy Cergera',
heet. He says the Idea was for Skaters
army To proceed along the beach In thl
4 rear OF Fort Socapa and MORO Castle and
/ make the attack under the protection OF
! the guns OF sle blockading squadron.
! on July ! sampson bombarded Agun
| dores, but the brigade under General Dur
/ field, Instead Of crossing the inlet. retired
4 After the nghhng shafter wrote 70 samp
sou, closing his Aote by urging the adj
niral 10 force an entrance TO the harbor
saying he could operate With less loss Il
I the navy than woud be sustained by this
army. Upon this note Maclay makes th'
/ following observations; This extraordi
I nary note can only be explained on tbs
| hypothesis that Skaters nlnd WAS so agi
lated by the difficulties 10 which he haa
plunged that he really did not know what
1 he was saying.
Further on the anthor says: Failing 4
notify the NAVY OF his sudden change Of
plans, he (Shafter struck inland, plunged
| Into Wild and most difficult country foi
/ military operations, where he was far be
I You'd the powerful and important support
| OF the navy, and after a series Of bloody
| hgAts discovered that be had completely