The evening times., 1898-08-30
scH1EY KEPT H1s MEN POSTED.
Progress of His FiGht with Cerv9rs
BulIetined Below Decks.

Progress of His Fisht with Cervqr Ira
BulIetined Below Decks.
NorwaIk. Conn.,. Aug 3o-Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley reached the sauga-
tuck station yesterday evening and was
driven to the summer home Of his SON
in-law, r. M. 8. Wortley. at Hendricks
Point. He was accompanied from New
York by his wife and son-in-law and Mr.
Parker, of New York.
He had been recognized on the train,
and as he started to leave the car three
hearty cheers were given him. Then all
the passengers followed him from the
train. and, Joined by the villagers, re-
newed the cheering. which the rear ad-
miral acknowledged by standing In his
carriage and raising his hat
Il am very WE'LL the rear admiral saiG
last night '.The rest and cool have made
me all right End am very well. On We'd
nesday 1 shall sail on the Seneca for
Porto Rico as a high commissioner repre-
senting this country
While talking of the destruction Of
Cervera's fleet on Santiago the rear ad-
miral said:
II took II for granted that every man
on the ship was Just much interested
in how the fight was going as l was,
but the men behind the easements and
those below decks could not see what was
going on. During the battle / sent or
derlies among them telling them what
was happening and what effect their shots
were having.
Then. when the Vizcaya struck and
only the Colon was left. sent Orderiies
down to the stokednoies and engine-room
where the men were working away like
heroes in the terrible temperature.
Now. boys l sent them word 1T all
depends on you. Everything is sunk ex-
cept the Colon. and she is trying TO get
| away. We don't want her to. and every
thing depends on you ~ .'''
They responded nobly. and we got
her.
OF the death of young Ellis. the only
man killed on the Brooklyn, the Rear
Admiral said:
He was bright lad. from Brooklyn,
who enlisted 10 go before the mast, out
he was a hard worker. studied navigation
with the younger officers CT the ship. and
had risen to the rank Of yeoman.
As / stood talking with Capt. Cook.
while We were finishing the Vizcaya, 1t
seemed that our shots We're falling lit
tie short. l turned to Ellis. who stood
| near. and asked him what the range was
He replied, Seventeen hundred yards
II have pretty keen eyesight. and it
seldom deceives me as to distances. and
tod him / thought ii was slightly more
than that. L just took IL. sir. but I'll
try 1t again.. he said, and stepped off to
one side about eight feet 20 get the range
.'He had just raised his instrument to
his eye when a shell struck him full in
the face and carried away all of his head
above the mouth. A great deal of blood
spurted around. and the men near were
ratified for a moment.
shells are queer things" said the rear
admiral after a moments silence. 81
noticed one man standing with his hand
grasping a hammock rail as shell
struck the ship. riCochs' Ell and burst. One
piece of the metal cut the raj on one side
of his hand. another on the Other side. so
that he was left standing with n short
section of the rail s,ill sraS9ed in his
hand. Another portion of the she'll pass
ed over his shoulder and another between
his legs. He was surprised. but wasn't
hurt"