The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-01
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About 223 O'Clock the Nov York
camo up mado signal to her.
Whom sho came up I msde tho eigralto
hor that it glorious day for our coun-
try. AS soon as possible l went on
board to pay my respects to tho com
msndcr in chiof reported substan-
TALLY what had occurred. Whilo talk.
ing with tho officers of tho Now York
tho chaplain Of tho ship oame up to me
end said, 'Commodoro, your wol is not
ovor yet, Tho Rosoluto has jant ar
rived and reports Spanish ship on tho
coast, and tho admiral wants to eco
you.' 1 found Cept. CLARK with the
oommander-in chief. / nado somo
suggestion to him about hoisting tho
flag on tho Colon snd said to him that
WAS prepared, if ho had not como up,
to hsvo sent force Of so or 60 mon on
board to tsko possession andavoid any
thing like 'monkoying' with her
when ho mentioned to mo to tako
tho Orcgon aod go eastward TO moot
thia ship | must soy l felt some litilc
delight because l thought thsb after
tho admirable work Of The squadron on
that day and the part tho Orsgon aud
tho Brooklyn had in it, that there was
not any thing that carried tho Spanish
ooloIs that wo should have hesisated to
meet.
Tho witnoss then told Of starting for
tho supposed Spanish ship, having
y ado sisnsl to tho Oregon 70 follow tho
flagship. Ho told Of meeting tho Vixen
and boiug Informed that tho Spanish
ship was tho Pelsyo Tho witross then
described tho ovorhauliug Of tho
stranger, which proved to bo en- Aus
trian oruiacr.
Admiral Schlcy told Of passing tho
Iowa when ho was bailcd by Ospt.
Egsns, who informed him that Admit-
al Corvera WAS on board and would like
very much to 800 hin.
~ found tho>Spanish admiral greatly
dejected," said tho witnoss. II said to
him | know ho had lost everything,
clothing as we'll oa rnonoy, and inform
ed him thst my wardrobe as we'll as my
pursc, as far ss that would GO, WAS at
his aorvioo."
Admiral Cervera, tho witnoss said,
thsnkod him for his courtesy, but de-
olined tho pIoifor, only asking to bo al
lowed to send a dispaoh to his govern
ment announcing the fate Of his squad-
ron. II told him there would bo no
objection to thst whatever" said tho
witness,
And that, +" the admiral said, oIos-
iog his narrative improsaively, ''onded
tho battle Of tho 3rd day Of July, 1898. J"
II wish to add, " ho continued, that
| was very much impressed on that day
with tho fact that the officers and the
mon who wero engaged in that struggle
fulfilled in tho very highest and in tho
worry noblest degree the traditions Of
tho American navy. i"
Tho admiral said ho was unable to
rooall ooyorsation With Capt. MoUa,ls,
on July 5, whom the lat.or had said to-
Admiral Sehlnv that thern was ''elory
enough for ell" Admiral Sohley said
no had first aeon this sontime ent as form
ulatod accredited to Senator Hale.
Senator Hale" no said, ''cxpressed
my feeling at the time and that foeliog
| still hold. a controversy was not,
thought Of ct that timo."
A PLAN THAT FAILED. 81.
Mr.. Raynor reminded Admiral Sohley
he had stated at tho beginning Of the
battle the ships charged in according to
tho original plan. Now" he asked,
with whom did that plan originated"
That Was the general order Of tho
commander in ohioi during tho timo Of
The blockade, but that failed, because
tho onemy suococded really in paseing
tho battle linc," ropliod Admiral
Sohloy.
AS Admiral Sohley left tho court room
ho WAS Yivon quito an ovation. A
large number of porsons had halted
outside tho court room door and many
insisted upon shaklng hands with him.
Tho assemDlage escorted him up tho
hill from the gunner's Workshop in
ahioh tho court .aits. to the outor gates
OF tho navy yard. NV.