The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-13
IN Vain He Asked for PriVi|-
ege Of Receiving Christie
bal CO|ons Surrender
FIRST COMPLETE HISTORY
OF FIGHT ON The PRESS
Correspondent who was on the Brook
Iyn gives Graphic Account of the
BattIe-Sampson Would Not
Answer Signals Of Victory.

Chicago January ia book entitled
'schley and Santiago is on the press
in this city and will be bound within
ten days The author is George e. Gra-
ham. war correspondent. who had ex-
ceptjonal facilities for gathering material
as he vas on board the Brooklyn dur
fig the fight with the Spanish fleet ana
pthus in a position to tell the story of
antiago without fear or favor" The
NJ book is said to have the unqualified en-
WI dorsement of Rear Admiral Schley who
Tread and corrected the proof sheets.
When President Roosevelt was COVER
Mr. Graham gave an account of the bat
tie to state officials and members of the
Legislature and said 'I am sure you feel
as pleased at having listened to Mr.. Gra-
ham as do, for have listened to the
? best account 1 have ever heard or read
Of the naval fighting during this war
Y This book is the first and only COM
blete story of the work of the flying
Fsouadron, commanded by schley Mr..
2 Graham was assisted by his camera
which enabled him to- add many inter-
esting Illustrations and the account he
gives of the movements Of the fleet and
the battle is evidently sincere. It is free
Of vlrulent and personal attacks; the
aim is to give truthful Statement of
every occurrence. In connection with the
arrival of the New York. Mr.. Graham
says
Couldn't See the New York.
"The commodore reached over to me,
took my glasses and looked searchingly
to the east, saying slowly as he did so:
there is the Texas and there is the Vix-
en- but 1 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. can tell
her by her smoke This at As
o'clock and the Colon had gone ashore at
Ills, while Capt. Cook had received the
surrender at 1:43. At two o'clock, just
as the New York got where we consid-
cred her in signal distance, Commodore
schley ordered the signal raised, a glori-
N.
later
This signal replaced the one which we
had been flying for nearly three-quarters
4 of an hour. the enemy has surrendered.
/ and which the New York had not an
swered. vainly the signal officers on the
bridge watched the New York for even
the courtesy of an answering pennant
showing that she understood our signals
None was displayed, and then it appar-
emily dawned upon Commodore schley's
mind that SIMPSONS flagship captain on
the New York was probably intent upon
Ignoring him. Picking up the megaphone
Schley did the one thing that day for
which 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
Wanted Just One Honor.
"I request the honor of the surrender
of the Cristobal Colon he said in a clear,
distinct voice, and from the commander
in-chief's flagship came waited back the
insolent answer from a cadet: 'What?'
81 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 intently for
an answer, but none came And that
message as had all others preceding 1t
since the destruction of the Spanish fleet
which had been addressed by Schley to
the New York, remained unanswered.
..Sonebody raised broom at our mast
head on one of the pennant halyards and
the crew of the Oregon followed suit and
then gave three cheers for Commodore
Schley On the Texas the men all lined
up on the forward deck and at the re-
quest of somebody abosrd-I presume Of
Phillip himsslf-gavs three cheers for
Commodore Schey. The little Vixen cir
cled around three four times, her crew
yelling themselves hoarse for the Brock
S.yn for Schley and for the victory. But
from the New York there came neye-
sound Of joyousness and never cher"