The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-14
INSULT AFTER BATTLE
Sampson Refused to Answer
Signals by SchIey.
Spanish Fleet Had Surrendered Before Com
mander-in.chef's Flag Was Visible
on The HORROR.
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago, Jan. PA book, entitled
"Schley and Santiago" is in press in
this city, and will be Issued within ten
days. The author IS George f. Graham,
q war correspondent, who had exceptional
facilities for gathering materials, as he
was on board the Brooklyn during the
fight with the Spanish fleet, and was thus
in position to tell the story of Santiago
without fear or favor"
The book is said to have the unquali-
fed Endorsement of Rear Admiral SchIey,
who read and corrected the proof sheets.
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 Legis-
lature, and said:
II am sure you feel as pleased at hav-
ing listened to Mr.. Graham as | do,
for l have listened to the best account l
have ever heard or read of the naval
fighting during the war
This book is the first and only COM
plete story of the work OF the Flying
Squadron commanded by Schley. Mr..
Graham was assisted by his camera,
which enabled him to add many interest
iEg illustrations, and the account ne gives
CT the movements of the fleet and the
battle is evidently sincere. 1t is free
OF virulent and personal attacks. The aim
Is to give truthful statement of every
occurrence IL connection with the arrl-
val of the New York, Mr.. Graham says:
BATTLE WAS LONG OVER.
a rec Is
took my glasses, and looked searchingfy
to he east, saying slowly as he did so,
There is the Texas, and there is the
Vixen but l don't see the New York
And then, as he kert the glasses UP, in
an instant he evidently had found her, for
he remarked: Yes, there she isl / can
tell her by her smoke
This was at 1.45 o'clock, and the Colon
bad gene ashore at lis, while Capt Cook
lad received the surrender at 1:43 At
o'clock, as the New York got where we
considered her in signal distance, Com
modore Schley ordered the signal raised
~ 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 answer
ed. Vainly the signal officers on the
bridge watched the New York for even
the courtesy Of an answering pennant
showing that she understood our signal.
None Yves displayed, and then it appar-
entity dawned upon Commodore Schley's
mind that Sampscn's flag captain on the
New York was probably intent upon ig-
noring him.
Picking up the megaphore Commo-
dore Schley did the one thing that day
for which / have always criticised 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 tho Oregon, thus nlaki..g
complete the days victory.
REQUEST WAS IGNORED.
I request the honor of the surrender
| OF the Cristobai Colon he said in a
| clear, distinct voice, and from the COM
| nender- in chiefs flagship came waited
| back the insolent answer from cadet
| 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 intently
| for an answer, but none came. And that
| message, as had all the others preceding
| it since the destruction OF the Spanish
| fleet, which had been addressed by Schley
| to the New York, remained unanswered.
! Somebody raised a broom at our mast
| III al 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 aboard presume of
| Fhilip himself-gave three cheers for
| Commodore Schley. The little Vixen cir
| cled around three or four times her crew
| yelling themselves hoarse for the Brook
| lyu, for Schley, and for the victory. But
! from the New York there came never a
/! sound of joyfulness and never cheer.