The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-13
4 WAR CORRESPONDENT PAINTS
THE NEW YORK's CAPTAIN
IN DARK COLORS
NO ANSWER TO SCHLEYs HAIL
Commander at Santiago When
He Asked n PaItry Honor
AT SampsOn's Hands
LATTER MUzzLED HIS CREW

CHICAGO, Jan. IA book entitled
"Schley and Santiago" is on the press
in this city. The author is George E.
Graham, a war correspondent, who had
exceptional facilities for gathering ma
terials, as he was on board the Brooklyn
during the fight with the Spanish fleet,
ana thus in a position to tell the story
of Santiago without fear or favor"
The book is said to have the unqualified
Endorsement of Rear Admiral Schley.
When President Roosevelt was governor
OF New York he was present when Mr..
Graham gave an account of the battle
to state officials and members of the leg
islature, and said:
Il am sure you feel as pleased at hav-
ing listened to Mr.. Graham as 1 do, for
listened to the best account 1 have ever
heard or read of the naval fighting during
this war"
This book is the first complete story
OF the work of the flying squadron, COM
manded by Schley. Mr.. Grahams cam
era secured many interesting Ilustra-
tions, and the account he gives of the
movements of the fleet and the battle is
free fron virulent and personal attacks;
the aim is to give u truthful statement
of every occurrence. In connection with
the arrival of the New York, Mr.. Gra-
ham says:
Searching for Simpsons Ship.
''The commodore reached over to me,
took ny glasses and looked searchingly
to the east, saying slowly as he did So
There is the Texas and there is the
Vixen, but / don't see the New York
And then, as he kept the glasses up, in
an instant he had evidently found her
for he remarked: Yes there she is: l
can tell her by her smoke This was
at 1:45 o'clock, and the Colon had gone
ashore at lis, while Capt Cook had re-
11o ,1o,,~ q l.
just as the New York got where we con-
sidered her in signal distance, Commo-
dore Schley ordered the signal raised
"A glorious victory has been achieved
Details later This signal replaced the
one which We had been flying for nearly
three-quarters of an hour, The enemy
has surrendered and which the New
York had not answered.
Nainly the signal officers on the bridge
watched the New York for even the
courtesy of an answering pennant, show
ing that she understood our signals None
was displayed, and then it apparently
dawned upon Commodore Schley's mind
that SIMPSONS flag captain on the New
York was probably intent upon ignoring
him.
SchIey Was Snubbed.
Picking up the megaphone. Commo-
dore Schley did the one thing that day
for which 1 have always criticized him
Lowered his dignity sufficiently to plead
with the commander Of the fleet that he
might have the surrender of the ship
whose escape had been frustrated by the
Brooklyn and the Oregon, thus making
complete the days victory
request the honor OF the surren-
DER Of the CristObal Colon, he said, in
clear, distinct voice; and from the
commander-in-chief's flagship came watt
ed back the insolent answer from a ca
det. 'What?'
request the honor of the surrender
OF the Cristobal Colon, again called the
commodore, and this time his voice trem-
bled Slightly. We watched the bridge
of the New York closely, waited intent
iy for the answer, but none came. And
that message, as had all the others pre-
ce0ing it since the destruction OF the
Spanish fleet which had been addressed
by Schley to the New York, remained un-
answered.
Somebody raised a broom at our mast
head on one of the pennant halyards. and
the crew Of the Oregon followed suit.
end then gave three cheers for Commo-
dore Scnley. On the Texas the men all
lined up on the forward deck. and at
the request of somebody aboard pre-
sumo OF Philip himself-gave three cheers
Tor Commodore SchIey. The little Vixen
clrcIed around three or four times. her
crew yelling themselves hoarse for the
Brooklyn, for Schley and for the vic
tory. But from the New York there
came never a sound of joyfulness and
never a cheer"