The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-05
COLLOQUY DID NOT OCCUR
Lieutenant Hodgon Writes to Admiral Schey Denying Statements
Made by New York Paper of What Took Place on
the Brooklyn During Battle Of Santiago.

the results of the battle. and he added:
Il Immediately perceived that your cool !
judgment at this trying moment had en-
abled you to consider the results of your
decision, and il seems to me that you
had decided most wisely that It was
strategical move OF the greatest import
ance, and that the result proves It's
wisdom.
Hodgson goes on to declare that he
was under. the impression up to the time
he saw the New York Sun publication
in regard to the cOllOquy that SchleN
must turn to starbOard because the con-
ditiOns were IS he (HodgSon) mas stated
Continuing he assured the admiral that
he would never have given the eXplana-
ton had he for a moment suspected that
the admiral had given any other reason.
Under date of Washington, June 10, 1899,
Admiral Schley. disclaiming any sense
of annoyance from the newspaper com
But l do feel for yourself that col
loquy should be made up by them that
did not occur between you and me. ana
it is this that J desire to protect you
against. OF course. YOU did not author
lie this. and il is this dialogue which
sbouId he denied. I have no recollection
whatever of anything of the kind. and
my story is exceedingly clear or the
my life less excitement or more stead
ness of judgment than when the DoEs
came out that day
No Mistake Made.
when the turn was made the BROOKLYN
was. in my judgment. within the dis
lance OF their Iactldl diameter. ana II II
had been made TO port We should nave
passed inside their line. but having
them exposed to the interrupted fire OF
all the ships, so important in the earlier
moments in the tight. the proper strategy
of a battle was to avoid interfering with
that. and the sequel shows that we
made no mistake.
Cook really gave the order. which
approved. and il is possible that your
/ conversation was with him, but the Sun :
/ effort has been 10 promote the notion
that you and l had "A controversy at the
! critical moment, and this Is unjust to you
! and me what desire IS simply your
| denial that any such collOquy occurred.
/ and | will see that proper correction IS
made to cover you from this SANDER.
/ There is much in your letter that l
| should like to use. as IL would provoke
/ assault upon you, which | am unwilling
to have happen but what l want to snow
. and that shown, that whole fiimsy canard
falls to the ground Make your letter
l short as possible
loquy published in the New York Sun and
/ alleged TO have taken place between you
and me on the day OF the battle on san
Admiral Schley returns thanks for the
denial furnished, adding. touching the
occurred is absolutely true.
Next is a report from Captain Chad
wick to the secretary OF the navy upoI
! the inquiry he made by the direction Of
/ the depa rtment into this alleged COllOquy
This has been published heretofore, in
I CludlnE 6OQ&SOn < statement tndL ne ult
not intend to convey in his note of de
NAL sent at the request of Admira
Schley. the idea that no such colloqu,
took place. and that all he sought to re
flute was the allegation that a contro
versy occurred at a critical stage OF th'
battle
July {. 1893. Hodgson wrote AdH,lra
Schley calling attention to the newsp4Pel
attacks upon his veracity on account o.
{ these publications. and suggesting Una
/ the newspapers might. if they under
I stood the facts. make apology, and ask
ing Schley to put these Iscts De1Ore tn'
| s,shi-7s-to,7 Post or the New York sun
or permit him 10 publish the correspond
! enea that had taken place between them
on ,Julv II. 1899 Schley replied. declin
/ ing TO refer to the colloquy for puDica
/ zion on the ground that il had been ma d
| an official matter of investigation.
on July p. 1891, HOdgson submitted al
the preceding correspondence to the nav
| department. saving that by the miscon
struction placed upon his denial. his hon
or and integrity had been reflected uDOn
| and in view Of Admiral Schleys declina
ton he asks the department to exoner
ate him or permit him to take steps t
that end