Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-27
ScHLEY VS.. LEMLEY.
Malice Towards SantiagO's Hero
Not to be Tolerated.
sCHLEY WON THE BATTLE
and Destroyed the Spanish Fleet
And Lemley Cannot Change that
Fact.


that has as yet appeared comes now
from Judge Acknowledgement Lem
ley. To read the dispatches as they
come from Washington, and which
are given publicity in the daily
press, shows very depIorable con
dition on the part Of cliques, at the
head Of one 81 which Advocates Gen
eral Lemley seems to be.
Laying aside all personal animos-
titles and reading Lemly $ attack on
Admiral Schley $ appeal, 20 reason
able mind can overcome the impress
sion that malice II the gist Of the
action.
Speaking Of the Texas, The com
mentators declare THE question
is not somueb oneof possible credit
to, but OF possible censure Of Admi
/ raj Schlcy Ia connection with the
work Of thai vessel 10 the battle Of
I Santiago. The plain truth is that
f. Admiral Schlcy did not during that
battle in any way direct or control
the splendid performances o. tbs
Gloucester aud ihe three baiilc.hips
Indiana, iowa aud Texas The OH
Gers 81 command 81 those ships mel
Their received nor Dbryed solitary
order from him
Next lhv commentators turn their
attention 20 what they declare were
F. persistent efforts by SchIey altor
ney ~ eHo0 HAT iu some manner
tbe Oregon ii beast wa~ Under bis
F.. orders during Csc batlp. first by
answering the eual, 'Cio~cup
apd aitoFwaed 50 firing itsthir,ccn.
inch gums under sigual from the
Bmufyu, and lhcy -ay
Bat tbat attempt. a- tbe testimo-
uy 10 Dr. quoted below shows, sus q
failure
Thcy guar, therefore. passages
frruu r7tpJnh ci'ae ffet.noiiy 10
which be- said 10 regard 70 thcorder,
! Close mp, that Chat was stand
ing order in the squadron 70 attack
The enemy a. once Do they appeared
and 20 keep the heads OF the ships
always towards the entrance, ana
~ remember feeling Of >o'is'ae'
ton tha' there wa an order to close
10, 10 case any accident bad happen
ed-aud eoliiding win other ships
Mr. W u. Conk'y, the Chicago
publisheroi sehley ana santiago
was intervic"ed and here rs what
be says
The iact remains thal Aamifal
ochiey was ia command A' santiago
controlled and directed every move
OF The squadron mat won the battle
and destroyed the spanish RECT
1t strikes me mat no amount Of
/ quibbling or political "irr pulling
can take that glory from Admiral
| Scbley At least that seems TO pc
the opinion Of tue American public
anda great manyoi The leading men
Of that great pobi'c. me hli"an'
kee Sentinel, ono o. the leading pa
pers OF the West, 10 reviewing ihe
book, gives II twocolnmn notice
and in closing says TO this effect
No patriotic American citizen
can afford not TO read George Ora
ham $ great book Schley and san
tiago ltgiyes the laeis, ana proves
that Sampson vas a. Siboney ane
Schley al Santiago, where the battle
was fought and won.
The book contains nearly 900 pages
Of authentic facts and fifty instanta
neous photographs taken by Graham
during the battle.
Read this, quotation from tbs
book, and then say, If the fleet die
not work with Sehley, andappreciat'
him as the Commauder-in-C Chief
After tbe battle Schlev commitment,