The age-herald., 1901-10-01

in the HarDOr or l1enIuegoa.
 There was nothing done SO far as
 know"
 What, if anything, within your knowI
 edge was done to destroy or prevent fur
 ther completion Of the enemyss battarie.
 in the vicinity of Cienfuegos?'
 "on Sunday afternoon. I'm quite sur.
 1t was, Commodore Schley formed hi
 squadron into columns and stood Into g
 range of about A mile and a half from
 shore made turn and stood out alone
 That is the only thing 1 know"
 Was any attack made on the enemy
 or by the enemy at that timer"
 No; they all got up and stood on the
 breastworks and looked at us. We steamed out again. There was no firing on either side"
 Were No Batteries.
 Were you then in range of the batter les in the vicinity of Cienfuegos with the heavier guns of your shipsp did not see any batteries. There was a work they were completing there"
 Were you within range of this?"
 Quite easy range; yes" l The battery of the Iowa consisted of what?'
 -Four 12-inch. eight s-inoh and twelve 4-inch guns"
 Were there embryo batteries within range Of your s-fnch guns when you steamed in?''
 They were within easy range"
 " ere they within the range of the finch guns?'
 'I should think so: yes." | Did the Iowa coal ship while in Glen fuegos. and if so. how much did she | take?"
 We took in 25O tons of coal on the 2sd. We began about in the morning and stopped at in the afternoon. We took | coal from collier alongside, the Merri- mac I think"
 Admiral Evans said that he had coaled from the Merrimac May 2S while off Cien- fuegos, and that he had no difficulty in | doing so.
 Speaking of the report of the condition Of the weather made by the Iowa on. the 24th and 2bth, the witness said on tfes eve of the 24th 1t was squally, that on the morning of the 18th the sky was overcast and the weather was again squally; on the afternoon 1t was worse. there being good deal of rain with long sea.
 Ships Could Have coaled.
 He said that after leaving Cienfuegos | the vessel had steamed to a point about thirty miles south of Santiago, arrived there on the evening of the 26th, and that time the squadron was heading to the east The weather at that time he said | was not such as to prevent the coaling of ships at that date The Iowa at that time had about S25 tons of coal aboard or sufficient for steaming 5000 miles, On blockade the ship used about thirty or forty tons of coal day Why was the retrograde movement made?" asked Judge Advocate Lemley. T do not know" was the reply, The witness said he could have coaled at sea on the 27th as the sea was smooth.
 Was any effort made by the flying squadron on May 2S. 29 or 30 to communi- cate with the insurgents on shore near Santiago?
 None to my knowledge Testifying that he had first seen the Colon on May 29 Admiral Evans said that vessel was not inside the harbor at all. but was about 1500 yards inside the Morro
 He then detailed the particulars of the bombardment of the Colon on May H. saying that on the forenoon of that day Commodore Schley signalled to transfer the flag to the Massachusetts; that he was inside to engage the Colon. Describ- ing that engagement the witness said: About five minutes to i o'clock I saw the first shot of the Massachusetts fall short long distance and supposing she was firing at 1000 yards gave the range to my sun 5000 yards. I saw these shots fall short and increased the range to 5000 Jdiuo. HltoT the maSSacnuSettS had passed the entrance to the harbor she turned and steamed back, the New Or | leans and the Iowa following. On the run back across the harbor I l again fired at 10000 yards. The shots still fell short, and as the Massachusetts and | New Orleans slowed down and stopped | after they got across I slowed my en- | zines and then increased the range to H. 900 yards and fired two shots from the forward 12-inch turret. The first was fired | at 11.00O yerds. I saw that 1t fell short. I then gave the range at 11,50O yards and | the shot struck very near the stern of the Colon. Both 12-inch guns were disabled by the fire of that extreme elevation After that we stood a mile and a half | possibly two miles. to our blockading station again. That was all I saw done | to injure the Colon.
 Blockade of Santiago, The witness was then asked about the blockade off Santiago under Commodore Schley. He said the squadron stood seven or eight miles out during the day. time and little farther out at night with the Vixen and Marblehead on the inside at night. The judge advocate ask ed concerning a statement about lieu tenant of the Spanish navy, printed by the navy department that at dark the American ships withdrew to the south ward disappearing.
 The introuuctlon or this Dook was Ub- jected to and Admiral Dewey said: "The witness has already told what distance was maintained by the feet We don't care for that kind of informa- ton. Admiral Evans was there and can say for himself; we want facts, not news- paper articles"
 Describing the battle off Santiago. Ad- miral Evans said: When Cervera's fleet came out of Santiago harbor the Iowa was at the center with the Brooklyn to the left and the Texas between. Captain Lemley Do you remember
 "The only vessel between the Iowa and the Brooklyn was the Texas
 Did you have an opportunity of ob- on this occasion?"
 began. When I reached the bridge of the Iowa the Brooklyn was still northwest That was just where the fight began. I terward, when she was steaming west ward very fast, firing her port battery headed northwest toward the head of the Spanish column. did not see the Brook lyn again until my attention was directed to her by the navigator calling to me Lookout. captain, for the Texas I went on the port bridge where the navigator was standing, and he said: Here she is. sir, in the smoke said to myself. Captain Philip will look out for the Texas and went below. In few minutes the navigator called out again: Look out Captain, you will run into the Texas l walked over to the port side nd D.