The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-30
TESTIMONY FOR THE CHAPLAIN
M'INTYRE'S REMARKS ARE Fx-
planned BY FRIENDS.
His Manner Was Not Contemptuous,
But Humorous-His References to
Sampson and Captain Evans.

Denver, Sept. 29.-When the court
martial trial of the Rev. Joseph p Nc
Intyre, chaplain of the battleship
Oregon, was resumed this morning
Henry NJ Courier was called by the
prosecution. He practically reiterated
the testimony of previous witnesses.
After the testimony of Mr.. Courier
was finished Judge Advocate LAUGH
elmer announced that the prosecution
had closed.
Attorney Cranston, for the defense,
then placed j. r. Schermerhorn, state
senator, who heard Chaplain Nc
Intyre's lecture, on the stand
He testified that the chaplain
said that the Oregon was one
of the best ships afioat and that the
eastern ship builders, through their
political influence, had for years been
able TO secure contracts from the gov
eminent, and having no competition,
had not been careful in constructing
vessels. The Oregon being the first
one built by western contractor, re-
ceived special attention in its construc-
ton. He heard no charges of dis
honesty in building ships. The chap
pain, witness said, asserted that at the
beginning of the battle the Oregon was
five miles from the Spanish ships and
the Iowa about three miles. The
Oregon at once started for the Spanish
vessels and met the Iowa going the
other way. He heard nothing about
the Iowa going to the rear. The chap
lain referred to Captain Evans as
Fighting Bob but there was no
manner indicating contempt. The
audience laughed when such illusions
were made.
Witness, testified that the chaplain
said that when the battle began Ad-
miral SIMPSONS flagship, the New
York, was IL miles away, but during
the fight she came up so that at the
surrender of the Colon she was within
signaling distance, which, he ex-
planned, was within four miles, and
that she was SO reported. The chaplain
did not state that the admiral reported
himself within the four mile limit.
Witness said he believed the chaplain
said something to the effect that the
audience was as much entitled TO prize
money as Admiral Sampson.
Senator Schermerhorn, on cross ak
animation, stated that he had known
Chaplain Mcintyre fer several years
and regarded him as a personal friend. |
He was of the opinion that Chaplain |
Mcintyre was i'll at the time of the |
lecture and that he should have been |
more explicit in some of his statements. |
Joshua Wilson, dry goods sales |
man, testified that Chaplain Mcintyre |
stated that the materials and work. |
manship in the construction of the |
Oregon were the best, while those in |
eastern built vessels were inferior be- !
cause the contracts were secured |
through political influence. He heard |
nothing about the government being |
cheated. Witness remembered that |
Chaplain Mcintyre said that when the |
Oregon went into the fight she met the |
Iowa, with Fighting Bob" on board,
going the other way. There was moth |
ing said about Captain Evans taking !
the Iowa to the rear and keeping her |
there. The manner Of Chaplain Nc
lntyre' reference to Fighting Bob"
was humorous. Chaplain Mcintyre |
said that when the Colon hauled down |
her flag 1t had been reported that Ad-
mlral SIMPSONS flagship was within |
signaling distance, which was four
miles, but at the time he used his
glasses and could see nothing but the
smoke of the vessels.
AT the afternoon session Judge E. N. /
Bonfils, newspaper editor testified |
that Chaplain Mcintyre stated that for
~ years the Union Iron works in San
francisco had been trying to Obtain
contracts for the construction of war
ships, but owing to the influence east
ern manufacturers had with the gov
eminent had been unsuccessful.
l AAie~Aly, "llCu IlleIc were more vessels
to build than the eastern planufactur-
ers could handle, the San Francisco
company received contract. The COM
pany spared no pains to make the
Oregon the best ship ever built
Regarding the battle, witness quoted
Chaplain Mcintyre as saying that as
the Oregon was going in she passed
the Iowa, adding in a humorous man
ner: And where was Fighting Bob
Evans?"
Chaplain Mcintyre, the witness con-
tlnued, said something about the d.
vision of prize money, naming $4,000
as the amount to go to Admiral Samp-
son and $500 to Captain Clark. but
there was nothing said about the audi
ance being entitled to as much as
sampson: Witness declared the report
published in the Rocky Mountain
News. upon which the charges against
The chaplain are largely based, to be
decidedly unjust to the chaplain. He
1enled its correctness in many points.
Judge Bonfils was still on the stand
when the court adjourned for the day.
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