The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-30
su.render?' I said to hin 'u1co3di-

surrender? I said to hin 'u1co1di-
tionsl. These are matters the COM
nander ,in-ch1ef mus: arrs3ge.
About 2 % o'clock the New York
csme up. | made signal to her.
When she cane up I made the signal to
her that it . glorious dsy for cur coun-
try. As soon az possible I went cn
board to pay my respects to tie COM
msnder in chief. I reported subs;sn-
italy what had occurred. While talk
ing with the ofice7s Of the Naw York
the cdsplsin Of lbs ship came I'D to me
ard ssid, 'Commodore. your work Il not
over yet The Ros7;uta has jaat ar
rived ard reports 3 Spsn.sh ship on the
coast, AID the admiral eaEls 20 zee
you I found Capt. C!ark With she
oommaoder-in chief. I made some
suggestion to him about hosting the
flag on the Colon and ssid to him that
wss prepared, i he had not come up,
to nave sent force Of so O. 60 mea On
bosrd to take possession AID avoid any-
thing ike 'ncnkeyirg' WITH her.
when be mentioned to me to take
the Oregon AID go eastward TO Maet
this ship l must say I felt some little
delight because / thought that after
tie admirable work Of the squadron ca
tha. day sud the pa.t the O:egoo ard
the Brooklyn had in It, shat thera vss
ret an Ething thst carried TIE Spanish
coloIs tbs. We should have hesitsssd to
meet"
TIE witness then told Of starting for
the supposed Sra9ish ship, hsV;2z
ade sisnsl to the O:agoa 10 f3!low the
f2gsaip. He told Ct meeting tbs Vixen
sud being irf37nad th&t the Sps2ish
ship vas tie PgiaJo. TIE Titnesa Ghen
described sha o72raacling cf the
s:7ansa., which proved to be 81 Aug
triaa crui:er-
Admiral Sthley tol3 Of passing The
lows wen ne vas hailed by Cap.
Esans, Who informed him ,hss AG-i:-
al CerVera 8as on beard and would Ike
very nuoh to see hi2.
II fcu16 tic Spanish adnira! greatly
Gejsc:Id,' sad ;ha witness. i sid 70
lila l knsw 10 had lost every ,hi3s,
clo-hing as vel IS 1aonaJ, and llfoGm-
q hin ;hst my Wzrdr2Ds So well IS ny
purse, as far IS shsr would so, was st
| MS ceTVice."
Admiral Corvara, the witness ssid,
tha5ked him foc lis courtesy, but de-
| c!iped the proHcr, Only asking 10 be al
lowed to send dispsch 20 his govern
nen5 announcing the fate Of his squad
ron. Il tod him there would be 10
objection to that whatever" SAID the
witness.
And that" the admiral said, clos
ing his narrative imprassi7sly, ended
the bsttle Of the 3cd day CT July, 1898. "
Il wish to s6d, be continued, "thas
I vas very much Impressed CT that day
with the facs that tha cficers and the
nea Who we're engaged il that struggle
fulfilled IN the very highest and IN the
very nobiest degree the traditions OF
the American navy"
TIE admiral said he vas unable to
recall co7srsas;on with Capt. MsCa;la,
on July 5, Hhen the latter had ssid 70
Admiral Sohley tlst there Wss glory
enough for sll." Admiral Sohley said
be had first aeen this sentiment as form
uls.ed accredited to Senator Hale.
Senator Hale" he said, ''sxpressed
ny feeling at the time and thss feelicg
! I still hold. A controversy Was nos
thought Of at that time"
A PLAN THAT FAILED.
Mr.. Rsynor reminded Admiral Sohley
he had stated at the beginning Of the
battle the ships cls:gsd in according to
the original plsn. Nor" lie asked,
with whom did that plan originste?'
That Vas the geassal o,der IT the
commander in chiet during the tima Of
the blockade, but thae faiied, because
the enemy zueosaded really in pscsing
the battle lipe," replied Admiral
SchIey.
AS Admiral Sehl>y Left tie court Ioon
he Rss given qui;e az o7a!ion. A
| large number Of persons had hslted
outside tho court room- door sad msay
insisted upon shaking bands with hin.
The aGsem9lags escorted hin rp the
hill from tha ganaer's workshop e
which tbs coucc SITS to tbs outer gates
of the IsVy yard.