Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-24

OF the battle, the Brooklyn steaming
straight ahead as nearly as / could
Judge, and engaging any ana all OF the
Spanish ships the Oregon endeavoring
to come to close action with the stern,
most one, and when she was driven out
Of action and pointed TO the beach, then
pushed on for the next one ahead, and
so on until the entire fleet was driven
ashore, burning or sinking
Mr.. Raynor-Did you get any signals
from the Brooklyn on the day of tie
battle?
yes, sir"
Can you recall what they wereY"
FOLLOW THE FLAG"
"Of my own knowledge and remem-
brance the signals that impressed them
serves upon me at the time were Fol-
low the flag / had this repeated to
the vessels following, thinking that
they might not see the BROOKLYN and
might see us. | remember another sig
nal one of my compartments filed
with water. recollect Il because It
perplexed me a little. ! was fearful
that the Brooklyn might have TO haul
out OF action and run In shore and |
warning In case she did haul out that
would be prepared TO look out for the
chase alone and not TO pay any atten-
ton to her and that she would look out
for herself. | also remember a signal
because | did not understand Il at first,
The enemy's ship appears 10 have been
built In Italy to which ! told the sig
nal officer TO answer, She will end on
n 4 oil 4. q.
signal 'Congratuations over the grand
victory and thanks for your splendid
assistance There were other signals
made. ! have seen the list Of them. but
these are the ones recollect that made
any impression upon me AT the time.
or my own recollection, cannot recall
any others"
What distance was II that you were
engaged In the chase OF the Colon after
the Viscaya ran ashore? How many
miles do you suppose the Oregon and
the Brooklyn ran IN the chase Of the
Colon before she SURRENDERED
II cannot tell you that have heard
the chart has limited the distance to
certain number OF miles, and the speed
Of the ships has been called in question.
] presume fifty or hfty-fye miles"
"Can you tell me with how many
ships the Brooklyn was engaged when
the smoke lifted and you saw her on
her westward courseY"
BROOKLYN ENGAGED FOUR.
she must have been engaged with
all four"
Did you see the turn of the Brook
lynn
mo cir 7 pavar en- ,bo nroot,i,.,.
until | came out Of the smoke"
How did the Brooklyn's fire appear
TO you at that time?'
II remember nothing about that
remember seeing her. II made deep
impression upon me to find her there.
and / felt that we should mutually sup
port and sustain each other. felt that
a battleship was needed and that we
were to be there together"
did you see the commodore on the
day of the battle OF July 81
Yes, SIR"
"will you kindly state where and
when you saw him?'
after the New York came I'D, after
the surrender OF the Colon"
WAS any conversation held between
you and the commodore on board the
New York"
"A Spanish batteship was reported
by Capt. Eaton, OF the Resolute She
had arrived of Santiago and / think he
said he had been pursued by her. The
admiral did not seem TO be impressed
by that He seemed incredulous but |
that II must be Camara's
fleet; that they had arrived there to
form q conjunction with Cervera's feet
A. haA ~ Yit lat "a sh.. uIt ft.al
did not assent. Finally he said: We'll,
Clark, you will have TO 90 after that
ship and believing as did. that there
was really n Spanish vessel there |
said: Admiral, In war, we ought TO
overpower an enemy II possible. Why
could not the Brooklyn go alongY'
'He turned and said: Certainly,
Schley, you go also | then felt that I
had perhaps assumed too much In
speaking TO an admiral and suggesting
that a commodore also accompany me.
! turned to the commodore and said
Commodore, we have knocked out sew
aral vessels this morning We can
knock out another, can't we% He said; |
Certainly we can. Come on He then |
started over the side and ! started after |
him for my boat on the other side.
HOW SCHLEY IMPRESSED CLARK. !
What impressed me was his CHEEKY |
manner OF approving OF my having !
his going and that he had |
no feeling against me for mentioning II |
rs a senior and was rather approving in |
his manner"
Capt Clark's examination in chief oc-
,upied fifteen minutes and at ten min
~ 81 l. ~ Ia ta.ew
he cross-examination
Did you" he asked. see the Iowa |
Turing the earlier portion Of the en-
yagementf"
Yes" replied the witness, II saw the
owa standing In toward the entrance
" the harbor and her position was a
little 20 westward OF the oregon. AZ |
irst she seemed 20 be steaming faster |
han we were and thought she was
,aining ground and would get In ahead
u US. Then the smoke became so depse
hat lost sight Of her. but ] could see
he Spanish ships as they came out |
alter | saw her again so near that I
vas fearful that the two ships would
ollide. Consequently I gave the order.
Hard TO starboard. and cleared her
lever saw the Iowa again during the
Iction."
Responding 10 request from Mr.
Hanna Capt. Clark described the man
Ter in which the Spanish ships came
ut Of the harbor.
STANDING ORDERS.
In response to another question he
aid that the order under which he
losed In was a standing order. as was
he order TO attack at once In case the
nanny appeared. Il remember" he