Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-04
CHAPLAIN MCINTYRE TESTIFIES
M. Head was 10 whirl. hot ~. Had Clear
idea. Of what ~. Intended
TO say.

Denver. oct a-when tho court
rcasacmblcd Mr. IA Copeland
denied that Chaplain Mcintyre said
that the Oregon was the only battle
ship honestly built air. Copeland said
the chaplain after describing the rum
ming nrht aud the surrender Of thu
Colon. spoke uXultantly u the fact that
when the oregon hal cntrappcd the
spanish shin the rest % the American
squadron was huh down behind aud
the chaplain exclaimed, And where
was Fighting nob'f"
Continuing. the witness asserted that
Chaplain Mcintyre said NJ the time u
theCol0n'H surrender the NuwYork was
within signaling distance. lie corroh-
GRATED the testimony previously given
ms % the division of the prize money,
and the comparison OF the wort OF
Admiral Sampson and Of the audience
IN the capture OF the Colon.
W. II. banner, local secretary o. the
Y. NJ g. A.. testified that on behalf OF
the association he arranged Tor the lee
turc of Charlnin Mcintyre. lie tcrt-
ned that when he asked the chaplain
10 lecture the latter at hrut refused on
the ground that he was very ~. Chap
lain Mcintyre, received no pay Cot his
lecture.
Chaplain Mcintyre the defendant.
was then put on the stand. lie stated
ifs home when not onduty an
chaplain IN the navy IL In Denver. lie
said that he was In exceptionally fne
physical condition when he sailed from
Fan Francisco on board the oregon
when she started on her memorable
voyage around Cape Horn. He told the
story ~ that trip, lie said that while
passing through the tropical regions the
vessel was placed In a condition 81
readiness for battle. Matches and
EanEwayH were closed. preventing the
circulation Of fresh air. Tho tcmpcrn-
ture ranged from W 10 i01 degrees IN
his quarters. The Ice machine failed
60 work satisfactorily 30 that the wa.
ter drank was more than warm"
In passing Cape Horn the tempera-
ture was a. degrees below zero. on
coming north the high temperature was
again experienced. These changes OF
temperature were disastrous 10 his
health. ON tho trip after they had
passed through the tropics he was at
tackled with a severe illrvau including
a terrible pain In the back o. his head
and In his spine, Three times hn
woke Ia the night with his left arm
helpless aud seemingly parnlyEcd. Iic
was then fearful that he was threat
cncd with Insanity.
After the battle OF July Ora, when
the strain Of the excitement was over
he fell 10 the deck ana had to be ear
rled 10 his quarters whore he was IN.
der the care OF n physician until he
left the vessel and was sent 10 the ma
val hospital at New York. There a
medical survey pronounced him "A auf-
laNar lTstnu ga
the physician privately stated "nrr-
vouH bankruptcy" After brleny rolai-
ms the story Of his trip 10 Denver. he
told how after repeated urging he cons
scented 20 deliver the lecture Of August
,th, 60 aid the Y. NJ. G.. A. The WORK
OF preparation Tor the lecture 20 irr-
tnted his nerves that on the afternoon
OF August sth, he was on the verge u
nervous collapse. To sustain him he
took quinine and brandy during the
afternoon, and after reaching tho
church he took N grains OF quinine
ana halt tn thrce-fourtha Of nm ounce
of brandy, being actuated by feeling
u failing strength. lie was detained
for nearly an hour after arriving at tho
church before beginning the lecture
and whcn he began hls head was In O
whlrl. Witness testified that ha ha0
clear Ideas OF what he intended 90 say
but could not be- certain what he did
actually say.
II cannot ind words b tell the hor-
ror with which ! read the report OF
my lecture nH II appeared In the Rocky
Mountain News" said Chaplain Me
lntyrc In reply 10 question by Attor-
ney Doud.
Statements contained In that artl-
Gle could not have been further from
my thoughta"
The chaplain said that In reply 60
an Inquiry FRAN the navy department
tho Gay following the lecture, he de
MED having made use of the express
tiuns attributed 10 him.
lie ild this because he knew that n
preparing FOR the lecture no such
thoughts were entertained.
owing 10 the fact that Chaplain
Mcintyre was much fatlgued by his re-
cital, his croaa-cXnminatlon was post
"a until $3.50 tomorrow ana court
adjourned.