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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

L made my report 10 the captain, and
In about ten minutes came up on deck
again. In going forward / had TO pass the
wardroom sl1ylight; when l got abreast
Of il ] looked down and saw the young
Spaniard stretched out on a table, held
by four sailors. The two surgeons were
standing over him with their sleeves
rolled UP and their hands dripping with
blood. lere were puddes Of blood and
shreds of 1esh on the table and on the
deck; the necessary re-amputation ana
sewing up were going on. The end OF the
stump looked like a bloody sponge; every
now and then he would come to his
senses, groan in sickening fashion and
shout incoherently in Spanish. His leg
had been cut off at 10 o'clock in the
morning and he had received no medical
attention until midnight. During that
time the wound had been soaked in salt
water and dragged up on the beach,
where 1t had been filed with sand and
small shells.
certainly vas sorry for the oflicers,
most Of them were half naked, but one
little fellow had all his inery on; lac
came over the side stiff as a ramrod and
saluted but everybody was so excited
and busy that they kept running around
and paid no attention to him, so he had
to repeat his salute several times before
it got the recognition it deserved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
ABOARD THE BROOKLYN WITH
COMMODORE SCHlEY.

was sent In charge of the steam cut
ter on a still later trip, and on the way
back to the slip passed near the Brook
lyn Her officer of the deck hailed me
and told me 10 come alongside. When
got on board he told me that Commodore
Schley wanted boat officer. | went be-
low TO the cabin and saw the commodore
with one of bis aids, who was reading a
telegram or letter which had apparently
Just been composed; the commodore kept
rubbing his hands and saying: VERY
good. very good" When | was announced
he shook hands and gave me the tele-
gram in an envelope, saying that he
wished IT taken 20 the New York at once
and that all the Brooklyn's boats were
away from the ship. / went alongside the
New York and gave IT to the officer of
the deck.
While on the Brooklyn | learned that
she had been hit repeatedly in the run
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
PROMOTER OF AMERICAN LAW
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

This man Ames was the promoter
of the American Law School Associa-
ton. Could such a great man be
unfair? Ames gave the "Langdel
method" its success as a system of
teaching. by a skill hardly sur
passed by Socrates in inducing his
pupils to answer by their own rea-
soning the problems which the cases
suggested, Ames developed a remark
ably flexible and effective mode Of
teaching from cases. Langdell is en-
titled TO the great honor of dis
coverer; but Ames put the discovery
TO practical use"
The early struggles of this same
Langdel are worth noting. When
he was eighteen he worked in one of
the Manchester mills. He confided
to a lawyer his dream of going TO
college. He acted on advice TO try
to work his way through Exeter. lie
failed to get a scholarship, and al
most heartbroken he sat down upon
the steps of the academy building
and burst into tears.
But in spite of this blow he did not
waver in his purpose. He renamed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
A SHELL MUSES. UP OFFICERS
QUARTERS.

We started ahead full speed both
engines, but before We could clear a
she'll landed on the quarterback. passed
through it just as il II had been paper,
down through the orlop deck, through
the ammunition passage and burst I'm the
wardroom. knocking three of the officers
rooms into one.
never saw such confusion everything
was scattered around: there were pict-
ures, swords, broken glass and clothes all
over the place. ono fragment passed
through the steerage and blew all our
earthly belongings out on deck, but we
got them back. The water main was cut
and everything awash, and for a short
time we were afirc, but it was soon put
out. Luckily we had all gone to battle
stations about ten minutes before; il we
hadn't it would have been goodby 10
the whole steerage. The ship isn't hurt,
and the only things lost are the personal
property Of the officers.
II was mighty unpleasant on the bridge
while those things were whizzing out of
the black night and coming down on top
OF us without even the fash of the dis
charge being visible and nothing in sight
TO shoot at. I was glad when we got out
OF it,
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Continued from third page.

ss at the half drowned Spanish sailors
STAGGERING up through the surf. This so
angered our men that cutters crew
q don't know which ship it was from
quickly beached their boat and, selling
the boat stretchers, rushed upon the
nearest squad of patriots" Any mis-
giyings that their officers may have HAD
as TO the ACCESSIBILITY Of such a reckless
action were quickly dispelleds however
for the SOLDIERS" who but moment
before had been calmly butchering drown
inc men. dropped their loaded firearms
and ned in every direction. vainly endeaV-
oring 10 protect their heads from the rain
nj blows that were descending on them.
As we showed off TO go back to our ship
we nsssed a corpse floating on It's bacK'
with mouth and eyes wide OPEN every
u,t,a while IL would give conVulslNe
ebudder as if something were attachlhe
!, from below; some carnivorous hsh
probably. .,o-
We were busy all the afternoon trans
forring prisoners: all told, between two
and three hundred were taken on boaru
the Indiana. Captain Taylor met 'he
commissioned officers at the gangway anu
requested their parole dn French)' "nlcn
they all promptly gave; then they were
taken down in the wardroom and gwen
any clothes they needed. The enlisted
men were lined up in two long ranks ana
! certainly felt sorry for them, par'icu-
larly their petty officers.
You know. the chief master at arms -
chief of police on board ship and 'coch
OF the walk" Of the lower decks. WeI
saw the Oquendo's master at arms, SIM
wearing his brass buttons, lined up along
side a mess servant all his authority
gone. IL was pretty tough.
/ strongly suspect that the Spanish
officers had warned their men what to
expect IL they were captured by the
Yankees, for they all looked as IL they
were standing by for a general massacre
10 begin at any moment In the last boat
load that / brought on board one OF the
prisoners wore Theresa cap ribbon ana
/ endeavored 10 tell him that l would
exchange one of the Indiana for II. lie
WAS too frightened 10 understand ana
snatched off his cap and presented 1t TO
mo lie thought that wanted his
Clothes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
LAW BY DAYLIGHT AND LAW
BY NIGHT.

Benjamin T. Feiner points out 10
Dean Ashley in letter that is IN
corporated in the deans report that
there may be poor evening schools
as there are poor day schools. But,
he adds. II know Of no law in the
realm of physics or any other do
main which makes the student of law
by sunlight superior TO the student
of law by lamplight. From my ,X
perience l can say that in respect q
earnestness, sobriety and honesty Of
thought and sincerity of purpose.
the general average Of the student
body of the night law schools of this
city is superior to that of the day
school"
IF an evening school is carried OF
with the idea thai it's students must
be coddled, that allowance must be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
BOY OFFICER TELLS ABOUT SMASHING SPANISH FLEET AT SANTIAGO

place in direct line to the city, yester-
day morning and started operations
The signal corps had established field
telegraph station ashore which was in
communication with its most advanced
position, and stood by TO report the fall
of our shell as seen by the troops over
looking the city. We anchored with the
port broadside to the beach and swung
the heavy turrets to starboard. which
gave the ship a heavy list in that direc-
ton and consequently raised the port
S-inch guns high i'm the air. The position
of the ship was carefully plotted on the
chart and the compass bearing of the
centre of the city calculated; then the
S-inch turrets were trained until the guns
were pointing directly at the heart of
city that no one on board could see
At 10 O'Clock No. / gun was raised to
its maximum elevation and shot fired
over the hills. IT went shrieking and bel
lowing out of sight. and long after it had
disappeared we could hear echoes rum
bling among the hills like young thun-
derstorm. Hardly had they died away
when a soldier on the beach commenced
wigwagging. We read: Passed over
city and to right" The range was re-
duced 1000 yards and No. turrot trained
about ten degrees to the left The second
shot was fired at 1925. Again tho shrieks
and roars. and then the signal came:
Fell in bay to left of city" Ii being
No. rs turn once more, she was trained
five degrees TO the right and the third
shot fired at a quarter TO II. 1t seemed to
us as II the shell had hardly passed out Of
sight when the signalman commenced
calling up. We acknowledged. ana then
read the message: Fell in lower part OF
city"
After that 1t was easy; at regular in.
tervals shot would be fired into San
tiago. This was kept UP all day yester-
day and until about o'clock this after
noon, when we got signal from the gem
eral requesting us to cease firing, as an
armistice had been declared looking tow
ard the surrender of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
PROTEST AND REQUEST OF
DEAN ASHLEY.

Repetition of the word argument
is necessary when dealing with any
phase of the lawyer question. even,
as is now the case, when we are dis
cussing the protest and request of
Clarence d. Ashley. dean Of the Law
School of New York University. The
protest is against a resolution Of the
\American Law School Association.
ME preamble of which declares that
the maintenance of regular courses
OF instruction in law at night parallel
TO courses in the day tends inevitably
10 lower standards" This resolu-
ton declares the policy of the as
ISOLATION hereafter mot 10 admit to
membership any Jaw school pursuing
this course" The request is that the
resolution be repealed or modified.
This resolution. according to Dean
Ashley. was proposed without eX-
PLANTATION and was adopted without
debate. Which goes to prove once
again that the legal mind is not for
the layman TO understand. He can
only stand by and marvel at 1t. II
the decedent has said, Il am dying.
Il was John Smith who shot me-
that evidence would be admissible in
a court of law. But if he said, 1T
was John Smith who shot me. When
I get well j will kill him." that state
ment is not admissible. If you have
the time and the money a lawyer
will explain this thing TO you.
There are others who VIII under
lake to prove that studying law at
night. wheE the student is compelled
to earn his living in the daytime,
tends inevitably to lower standards.
1t is the opinion Of Dean Ashley,
who has just made an exhaustive
report based on months Of study Of
this question, that if the evening
schools were abandoned, as the
American Law School Association
desires, many worthy men would
either be prevented from entering the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

While we were receiving the prisoners
the word was passed aft that Admiral
Ceryera was coming. 1t had been the
original intention to send him to us, put
as the Indiana has no admiral's quarters
he was sent TO the Iowa instead.
climbed UP on one of the eight-i-.oh tut
rets. which extend well out over the
sbip's side. and he passed nearly under
me. The poor old man looked completely
broken UP. He had on suit OF CIVILIAN
clothes Qoaned him by Captain VAIN
wright, as he had been obliged TO take OH
his uniform 10 swim from his burning
flagship and had neither hat nor collar
His son, who served on his stan, was
with him. The boat was half fun OF
water and in the bottom. swishing back
and forth, was the body Of his sailor or
Derby, who had died from loss of blood on
the way out.
Captain Taylor and the officers made
every effort to keep the men from cheer
ing, but it was impossible. as they were
scattered all over the ship and were wild
with excitement. When Cervera was only
a few feet away one crowd started 10
veil like wild Indians, but the junior
officer OF the watch came running for
ward and made them pipe down. The
wells were changed into three cheers FIR
the admirfl, which he gravely acknowl-
edged.
| was the boat officer that night. and
about 10 o'clock was sent TO the Harvard
10 get one Of our surgeons, who was help
ing the Spanish wounded. When got
there he was just amputating mans
arm al the shoulder. Some of the pris-
opers were terribly hurt; one man / saw
had his backbone shattered The smell
OF blood was sickening.
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Law School FOR twenty-five years.
Also, he was generally conceded to be
a great lawyer. lie was the founder
of the case system Of studying and
teaching law, now followed at the
New York University Law School.
I'm other words, why not give the
evening fellows a chance?
The writer attended day and
night session at the New York Uni
versty Law School last week. There
was more electricity in the air in the
night class. The men were more alert
10 answer the questions put TO them.
The students were interested, stimu-
lated, tantalzed. The analytical
powers Of the men were being devel-
oped at high speed by the professor,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

at the academy being employed to
ring the academy bell. and in other
work. His sister Hannah sent him
occasionally small sums out of her
earnings. Each time she dropped the
letter into the box she said: This
is the happiest day in my life"
He entered Harvard, and at the
end of the first year he ranked sec
ond in his class. True" says Dean
Ashley in his report, 1T is not aristo-
cratic to earn ones own living and
pay for ones own education. but
those who are able to do this possess
an element Of strength and Of char
acter which makes Of them strong
and literally educated lawyers"
I1angdeIi was dean of the Harvard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

who made them think as lawyers.
He asked a lot of questions, but he
did not do much answering.
lie was not too tender of the feel
ings of the students. Judges on the
bench i'm the Big World have also
been known to be sharp at times.
The professor and the class discussed
concrete cases, real or hypothetical,
TO the mental disturbance-not to
say anguish-of more than one MEM
Der Of the class. But you were con-
scious that law was being absorbed
during those crowded sixty minutes.
He baptized men in brain fire. II
he led the student to the brink of
precipice he did not let him fall over.
He never failed to indicate the path
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
A spANlARp sWIMs ABOUT WITH
LEG CUT OFF.

When we got back to the Indiana
Spanish officer was being taken on bodrd
whose right leg had been cut OF between
the ankle and the knee. lie had been on
one of the destroyers, and when she oieW
up he had jumped overheard and had sot
mixed up with the propeller "hlch h"u
cut off his leg just as a knife "ouiu nave
done. He was a good looking young ie'-
low, about twenty years old. lie h"d
been in the water over two hours ana as
the sea is extremely salty here you can
imagine what ne suffered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
OFF Aguadores. July ~

OH AgUauOfeS, July II.
The army is apparently having a pretty
hard time of It, as yellow fever has ap-
peared among them and the Spanish
troops are making very stubborn resist
ance. The general has written to our
commander in chief and asked that. II
possible. a bombardment of the city
should be begun by the ships, as he has
no siege guns heavy enough to do the
work. Accordingly, the Indiana, Brook
Ign and New York proceeded to "A posi-
ton of Aguadores (Which is the nearest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
TENNIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF
LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

This fanciful suggestion" said
Ames, twas made with a view OF
showing how close an approximation
to this dream OF perfection we may
actually make. If we cannot sum-
mon at will the living clients, we can
put at the service OF the students,
and i'm a place created and carried on
especially for their benefit, the ad-
Indicated cases Of the multitude Of
clients who have had their day in
court. We have only to turn 20 the
reported instances Of past litigation,
and we may so arrange these cases
by subjects and i'm the order Of lime
as TO enable MS 20 trace the genesis
and the development OF legal docu
ments.
IF It be the professors object that
student shall be able 10 discrimi-
nate between the relevant and the
irrelevant facts Of case, TO draw
just distinction between things APP
parently similar and TO discover true
analogies between things apparently
dlssimilar-in a word. that they shall
be sound legal thinkers, competent TO
grapple with new problems because
OF their experience in mastering old
ones-I know of no better course for
him TO pursue than TO travel with
his class through a wisely chosen
collection Of cases
Again, it should be borne in mind
that this is the system pursued at
the New York University Law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

There have been a series of armistces,
followed by repeated demands for sur
render The general keeps urging our
commander i'm chief TO run into the har-
Dor over the mines. which the admiral
declines to do. referring to such an action
as suicidal folly" which 1t certainly
would be.
The admiral has expressed his entire
willingness to start countermining opera
lions with the smaller craft, removing or
exploding tt mines so the channel will
be clear for the battleshps. To do this.
however, it is necessary first TO capture
the batteries and forts that command the
mine fields, otherwise the yachts and
launches will be sunk and their crews
killed. to no purpose. and we will be just
where we started.
Ii has finally been decided that two
regiments will be sent 10 the seacoast,
and these troops, together with a thou
sand men from the fleet, WIN storm the
shore batteries. Meanwhile the counter
mining parties will be ready and the
moment the Spanish flag falls they will
run IN and clear the channel of the
mines. Then the fleet will form column.
go through the entrance. and the city
will be under their guns
We don't know yet whether the land at
tack on the forts is to be by day or by
night; all the midshipmen went down 10
the carpenter shop this afternoon and
had their swords sharpened.
II would be a splendid finish If the navy
could cap the destruction Of tho Sna,,s.,
sea power by a successful storming of
their batteries ashore.
Orders are expected at any moment.
and those of us who have been detailed
FOR the storming party have our leggipes
on already and keep wandering around.
Somehow or other we aren't able to sit
still.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

then look up the necessary angle OF eleya-
ton and blaze away.
Well we got into one OF the danger
squares. In about minute a'big mortar
shell came whizzing along out OF the
darkness ahead and burst directly under
the starboard bow. dishing the bow plate
and deluging the bridge with water.
Everybody lodged except Captain Tay-
lor; he didn't even wink; he certainly is
"A bird.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

ming fight and that one man had been
man, Chief Yeoman Ellis, had been taxi
ing ranges with a stadimeter from her
nigh forecaste, and had been struck by
small calibre shell which had cut off
his head above the mouth and had taken
head and stadimeter overheard, but had
not touched the ship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
DEAN AMES OF THE HARVARD
LAW SCHOOL.

Tho evening law schools. he as
serts. are uplifting the educational
standards of the profession by at
fording such men as cannot attend
class az other hours an opportunity
10 study in a law school where
thorough and systematic training is
given. He quotes a conversation
that he once had with the late Dean
Ames. of the Harvard Law School,
i'm which that great teacher eN-
pressed the belief that evening law
schools have distinct advantages.
And James Barr Ames was mas
terly teacher. Tho forty years OF
his connection with the Harvard Law
school," writes one authority, "was
its golden age; the period which
President Eliot and Langdell inaug-
urated, but no one did more than
Ames TO crown with success"
No greater tribute TO his power
and success as a teacher could be
given than that Of Professor Kirch-
wey. Of Columbia University, who
says:
a power of lucid statement was
as characteristic Of him as the pene-
tration of his thought and the re-
lentless consistency Of his reason
ing"
During the years Of his leadership
the standards of scholarship required
for admission to the school and for
securing its degree were continuous
~ made more severe. But he gave
preferential standing to graduates OF
the New York University Law School
who had pursued the regular three
year evening course and wished ad-
mission TO Harvard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
THE

vHEN Confucius was Minister
w OF Justice he said: surely
the grand object to achieve
is that there shall be no litigation at
ALL" The first thing we do, let's kin
all the lawyers" said the pal OF
Jack Cadc. And yet last year over
twenty thousand now laws were
placed upon the statute books. The
time is coming when we shall have
TO defend ourselves from these laws
In the mean time We must develop
lawyers We never know when we
may need them.
Have you ever allowed Yourself TO
dwell upon the variety of things that
q man ought never TO undertake 10
do except upon the advice Of COM
petent attorney? II YOU are making
will IL is as important TO have an
attorney as that YOU should have
surgeon when amputating leg
Exact technical things are required
IN the structure Of wills. Because so
many wills have been drawn by anna
tours the old proverb has been re-
Vised TO read: Where there's a will
there's a way-to break it,
What is and what is not compe-
tent evidence in a court OF law?
The arguments about the admissi-
bility of evidence often seem TO an
outsider not unlike the famous argu-
ment between the executioner and
the king. in alice in Wonderland.
relating 10 the decapitation Of the
Cheshire cat The eXecutioners ar
gument was that YOU could not cut
of a head unless there was body
from which TO cut IL off, while the
kings argument was that anything
that had a head could be beheaded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05

of Santiago, July 4.
This morning. it being Independence
Day, We full dressed ship, rainbow fash
ion, and at noon fred a national salute OF
twenty-one guns. All forenoon we were
busily engaged in transferring prisoners
to the various auxiliaries; | was glad
when got my outfit safely on board, for
there waSa heavy swell running and the
boats were loaded almost 10 the gunwales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
DEADLOCK ASHORE SANTIAGO
SURRENDERS.

July TO.
There appears to be deadlock ashore.
The Spanish general has expressed his
utter indifference to the destruction of
the city and the death of non-combatants.