| Show SPANISH oi 0 TM New I York York Journals representative tire tIe In Madrid l lies has Interviewed el ci Cervera Captain of ot the tho Cot Col Colon c Coton i ion on and Lieutenant who was wason wason on the time during tho time engagement oil off Santiago In order to ascertain their views on time the valor anti and seamanship of Admiral Schley Time The opinions of these gentlemen are very cry Interesting Inte at nt n ci time time the American admirals conduct Is the lh subject et of official Investigation lion in tIuI country Admiral Convert Is hI quoted ns rue follows follo Admiral Behle accomplished fully full the work fork allotted to him and amid there therefore therefore fore o It U tines does nut seem to me lime that there Ic Ii I any an room for adverse at American Am side chic I 1 dont know kno Admiral Sampson and anti I 1 have ho no comment to 10 make moke upon ullOn him Your our ship went straight ht to 10 work probably with without wit without out much muth Menu says HIS All the time American without exception did their h lt duty in the t battle nt n 80 o did we nl ni It l Is certain that WP WI were re van by b I of ot force It Is II absurd b urd and unpatriotic to tanks make ft kny by exception In the tb CM cue ue of ot Admiral chieT It Is C because the I was wai In the Ills thick of ot the Ih tight through throughout out the Che na was at tIme the mouth of ot the harbor when n we 11 tried trl 1 to n pass pau u out sal eugE d u with a tire lire doing to do the I end la Jim the lb pursuit of ot 1 tho Crist Colon Coin w WI we cur Bur r il to th mb r woi 11 of If f i Thc I u a the tint t to en encounter n counter n II us a as we WI wre n earning out and 01 til lbs tnt first to I kad kd k In the UIKI and she he bt heup lpt up UT th tt trod kId win the Oregon atI Mine MineI t I 1 th tho hp who crew cre of ot the he rr kl T fl ted with willi si gi 1 it j I i Li ut J y fire ft and Ind emit amid the thet St t I rw rm of ot Nf Of Ot all Ih uh An hh the ilie 11 I lIt t nd I IU U 1 U f i hi I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 lyn was Wa the be most mOlt exposed td tO our lire 1110 and to tn that of our butteries batteries Commodore own report was wasa wasn a n model of n mm plain IlIa In mid gen gentlemanly en statement Schley directed that our officers re rO retain retain tain alum their effects A coward Is never generous The flue suggestion of cowardice probably probably probably ably from cowards I read In El m Mundo Naval that tile this attack upon Ulon an honorable naval haa a n low political ball basis ls Is The Tho navy should bo ho left loft outside of politics politic Admiral Sampsons Samp ons own re no report report port part Is evidence of ot tim th ac active tive part nUll and of tiC competency anti and bravery Tho Jho adverse criticism IB in obviously nn afterthought As 11 n fl naval natal I 1 deplore It II be because beI cause calico time tho navy should be he as 08 sell as ns n a woman about Its honor Tho The attack upon Schley Is III unpatriotic unpatrIotic Lieutenant testimony la Ii lathis this I J was on the bridge of the maul saw aa salt tIme the fight I 1 saw sav tim Brooklyn and from un tin excellent position observed Vell her movements Tho Brooklyn attacked us and It Is ridiculous rl to say nay 1111 the Brooklyn kept too far tar away or stayed out of time HIP th fight Time The number of times timeR tho Iho was 1118 struck shows she was more In fight than any an other American ship Admiral Hampton admits the westerly blockade lo IIO toti lion tion Rave KIO hoc her nn an advantage In the she shu maintained this thin to time the end crud anti and that she employed her line lino battery with tolling toIling effect Time The lyn In Wits was the only American ship which hail had any aimy onu killed aboard There cant have been hoen cowardice whore the ship engaged three of ours oursA A nina man of ot honor Ilko Schley Is III always courageous of or the bat battie tie are dying oft off and It Is l better blotter to finally settle et tho the question inaction now flats while enough witnesses are aro living I L can conceive of nothing morn merit hide hideous OUR ous than the attempt to 10 belittle 11 the tho man Inan who won the battlo which finished hlll time tilt war and put your country In first fleet place among tho the worlds naval un powers I should bo be b ashamed of ot my min man hood of ot my ray country and of tho ho people who sho though beaten baten us tue treated US liS as riM brothers If It I did not bear hear testimony testimony mony that y Is a ci I brave anti and ac rio accomplished officer and that hint the lyn In played ll a 11 distinguished part In the lie battle II of Santiago o That is nine also the popular Impression of Admiral Behle In this country rind antI will remain tho time verdict of history whatever technical points may flay come como Into prominence by the tho Investigation Tile American people cannot forget t the tM thrill of Joy that undulated from Otto end en of time the country to 10 the tho other when time Fourth I of July Jul message mess g was re to received toc c let that Iha t announced the time annihilation tion lion of time the Spanish squadron re no recorded recorded corded the tho nations day tiny that year ar one ever eer to bo be remembered To 10 give duo honor to Admiral Schley for tho the part ho Imo I o took look In that engagement Is not to de tie detract tract In the tho least degree from tho the hon hen honor or cm due ue to 10 Admiral Sampson There was glory enough for nil all |
