Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
STORY OF SANTIAGO.
Eyewitness of Great Naval Battle
 Tells 1t.


 CHICAGO, Jan. l3.--A book entitled "Schley and Santiago" is in press in this city and will be issued within ten days. The author is George E. Gra- ham, a war correspondent, who had exceptional facilities for gathering ma- terials, as he was on board the Brook lyn during the fight with the Spanish fleet and was thus in a position to tell the story of Santiago without fear or favor"
 The book is said to have the unquali- fled indorsement of Rear Admiral Schley, who read and corrected the proof sheets.
 Tn connection with the arrival of the New York MT. Graham says:
 1.-The commodore reached over to me, took my glasses and looked searching iy to the east, saying slowly as he did so:
 There is the Texas, and there is the Vixen, but I don't see the New York and then, as he kept the glasses up, in an instant he evidently had found her, for he remarked: Yes, there she is. I can tell her by her smoEe.'
 '.This was at 1:45 o'clock, and the Colon had gone ashore at 1:15, while Captain Cook had received the sur- render at 1:43. At 2 o'clock, just as the New York got where we consider ed her in signal distance, Commodore Schley ordered the signal raised: A glorious victory has been achieved. Details later This signal replaced the one which we had been flying for pearly three-quarters of an hour, sThe enemy has surrendered and which the New York had not answered. Vainly the signal officers on the bridge watch ed the New York for even the courtesy of an answering pennant showing that she understood our signal. None was displayed, and then it apparently t1awned upoE Commodore Schley's mind that Sampson's flag captain on the New York was probably intent upon ignoring him. Picking up the mega phone, Commodore Schley did the one thing that day for which I have always criticised him-lowered his dig nity sufficiently to plead with the com mander 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
 CT request the honor of the sur render of the Cristobal Colon,' he said in clear. distinct voice, and from the commander in chiefs flagship came waited back the insolent answer from cadet, 'WhatY
 "I request the honor of the sur render of the CristobaI Colon,' again called the commodore, and this time his voice trembled slightly. We watch ed the bridge of the New York closely, waiting intently for an answer, but none came. And that message, as had nll the others preceding it since the de- struction of the Spanish fleet which had been addressed by Schley to the | New York, remained unanswered. l Somebody raised a broom at our masthead on one of the pennant hal l yards, and the crew of the Oregon fol- lowed suit and then gave three cheers 1 for Commodore Schley. On the Texas the men all lined up on the forward deck and at the request of somebody l Rboard-I presume of Philip himself 1 gave three cheers for Commodore I. Schley. The little Vixen circled around l three or four times, her crew yelling l themselves hoarse for the Brooklyn, for l Schley and for the victory. But from the New York there came never a sound of joyfulness and never a cheer"