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crn and what I regard as the then fighting
division Of our feet considered Com
modore Schley i'm responsible command
during this running fiybt and chase so
far as 7 was concerned. and Acknowledged
and reneated a signal he had hying. for
close action or something of the kind. AS,
however. the nroblem was perfectly
simnle namelv to u,Irs,te the Spanish
Shins as T had been doing before I saw
the Brookivn he did NOT ne a matter of
fact exercise anv control over any move
ment or action of tha Oreron nor did I
perform any action of any kind whatever
in obedience TO any order from the Brook
len neither az to NV co,,rsc nor as to NV
speed nor as to nv p,,n fire during the
fight or chase.
'"rhe Oreron always had fires under all
boilers In snite of thc e,,ood ebown bv tho
Drapon in tl,ie 6rb, ybn h,d mar beay ana
is not classed as tho rnstnet chin. but dur.
ing all he, service In ordor that M scala
shot1ld form, I'm then MOI ON, or o,,r 1,niIor,
vv,s ueed for condc,,giuo. tbnrah .l,o no.
s,,ltino discomfort for aiI honds vas a,
additionnI bnrdebin fnr hor non,,,nudi,g
cfTirorn
ADM RAJ HNANSS STATEMENT
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prevent any other Spanish ship from com
ing out ana attacking th' transports
IC'tiN'u ho ,,ela az Va ''S M n''''' 'i.',. -
Brooklyn All we had To 90 Wa 10 Oi"Sc u
ON the spanish squadron DIS 1t ,''lc va
"l inc harpoi' IN opeuien'e I" 'Lly oi".,,
OF Aofnlfal SAMPSON 'tIl' 'ng'.' VIZ .,;' -
heaviest uSHtlliS "dS oN'i an" tiiN 'P''''
SlllS were trNlnE lo eSc"P' '' NV w. :
loiloW 'll' iu--"''u VI LUIS "
signal necessary 10 'clI ''9 ~ l''''" '''
lns enemy .... 3;
ne machinery p' NV i'Nh
coluitoii " 50 '"N ~ 1f'
every euott i',l -, ne. ~ .i'1N' es
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~
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the HSh,' "he'i S,lc l7"atN ~
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present anu II, eo'','.'"N s,i, r, -, !,
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actudl uS", a. ~, ~, rn 80 -
u"' w 'ur ''" ~. 81, ,a,'i,, i,, o,,
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tlhued htlne at tie'.i "'tC. ~. ',to va rr,
"oa'9 uH'l' az W. r,',i, t,,,., ~,
or peacnou' s'" Wv, - .. ~, ,,i, %t
run ou, sed"alu 'v,li'','' - " CO i','
anout the t'ih' tu' l'"' V''' w - - 'i'''
lsh Shlps turned 10 lt, We u ms
OF making this loop me iroohi> u i m3
F'oou slr,isn. III t"Na''S ."g P''''''+ 'I., :,
MS lne "tH'r Hiier'C"n Hn't, NV, =, -
eu 10 i"t 'l.a' ~ ns N"'', II" ,, 1a,
, chase"
COMMANDER WAINWRIGHT.
! M. tot,,,,,-ir,, is ,-omp,audcr Wan
,,.ia'h+,t st.,tontont.