Show ADMIRAL L SCHLEY WAS IN N THICKEST OF THE FIGHT Captain C i n of the thc Cristobol Colon Says the Brooklyn Inflicted Frightful Damage on on Spanish Fleet suggests that at the Charges of Cowardice Preferred referred Must Come Prom From Cowards J E EV T YORK ORE YO SI Tn Madrid I representative of ot tb tile Journal 1 and n nJ a Ad d N J vertI verti er baa Obtained an all 1 Interview front froH a es wo w eom coin L E mand d the te r e Cristobal Colon during daring the UIe naval conflict off oft Santiago o San Captain captan MOM in reference to the movements of Admiral bley All the tP American without exception did their duty in the naval avs Dattle of Santiago It is absurd and unpatriotic to make any allY ny exception inthe in inthe Inthe the raM rase of Admiral The Brooklyn was wag in the thickest tl t f the th light throughout She was at the mouth of the t he harbor harr when wen we tried to pare pain out and t ed us WI with a terrific lire fire data doin do frightful trI damage to the end In Inthe Intile the tile pursuit of lae we to t tile the bs Brooklyn miles nau west rf of f Santiago The Thi Brooklyn landed laded a shell shea just j ahead of ot my ship and aad with the Oregon helping her ber there was ws nothing left toi me to do but run ashore aMere I 1 should say that was wM not only brave bat but very competent as ae is iii Sampson I know mOw personally I dont dOll know bow Schley Schley directed that tbt our officers retain their personal effects A coward eeward Is never generous The suggestion of ot cowardice probably comes cosne front from fromI eJ 0 Ard ArdI I hive t t ive e read in El Mundo Kundo Naval that this thin attack upon an he lu naval officer ocer oft r bus ha a low lo political bulL basis The navy should be left outside oute of polities politics |