The sun., 1901-10-22

the repairsf A. Yea; from the forenoon
Of May n until the evening OF the 7sth.
working night and day.
DISTANCE TRAVELLED NJ THE pnooxLrS.
Ensign william Pisatt cronan Of the
Brooklyn. called also 20 certify to the record
Of his testimony. said that. as requested
by the Judge Advocate. he had plotted the
distance etween the place where the Brook
lyn started a. the beginning OF the bsttie
OF July > TO Rio Tarquino, where the Colon
went ashore He said the distance was
thirty -nine miles Lieutenant -CommAnder
Thomas r. Carter, who had charge oil the
engines In operation on the BROOKLYN "
the battle, has testified that she travelled
fifty-two miles between the two points
named. IL his estimate Ia correct, ulo
BROOKLYN traversed thirteen more miles
between her blockade position on santiago
and the place where tho Colon went ashore
than the actual distance Stated In another
way and assuming the estimate 70 % COZ
rect she ran ons-third more than the ac,uai
distance between the two points In chasing
the spanish feet
When Chief Machinist J. l.. Hunley OF
the Texas took the stand to correct h-
testimony, he was asked an interest hg
question. He IL the witness who on friuay
last testified that he and not Chief Machin-
list Alfred y. Claxton was AT the port thro,,E
Of the Texas In the battle Of July ., and tina,
tlaxton'- Statement, To the effect that thelott
engine was stopped and backed were no,
true. A number Of witnesses have ter'iieu
that the order to stop and hack the engines
Of the Texas was given and e1ecuied TO
prevent that vessel from being run uowh
by the Brooklyn while the last manned snip
was making tho loop. To questions
by the Judge Advocate. Machinis; hunley
could have been AT the throttle watch OF
the port engine, A. the witness was there
himself Then Capt. Lemly asked
Were you at the throttle OF the Texas
when that vessel went ashore AT Newport
r. r.
The witness had hardly answered Il was.
dr.- when Mr. Rayner interpo-ed with
request 10 be informed what the question
meant. Capt Lemly explained that his
purpose was 10 show that tho witness had
previously ruade mistakes In regard TO
signals, 1and mistakes with disastrous
conseauences, and that to strengthen
the testimony Of other witnesses he wanted
TO prove that the witness was careless.
After Mr.. Rayner had stated his objections,
the Court declined 10 admit Questioning
on this line and the witness was discharged.
scHIKr's rrAo SECRETARY TEsrIfiEs
Lieut. b W. Wells. Admiral Schley's =
flag secretary in the Spanish war then
took the stand and remained there through
out the day. most Of the time beins spent
In cross-examination. When the court
adjourned on Friday Lieut. Wells had
reached the point where he was jus, about
70 tel OF tne BfOOhlfnr COn1uCt w INV,
battle with Oerveras ships He was asked
to tell IL this morning. This Is part Of IL.
Il have no recollection of the ranges
when We moved In. but | recollcct that we
used range Of about i.iOo yards 1hi.
fire with the port battery was continued
until tn. Spanish ships drew aft and bore
directly astern. when we fired with our
aft fye-inch guns and then shifted to the
starboard ri guns and continued firing About
the time the turn was completed the range
was about :, 500 yards The spa ni-h vessels
in sight at that time after the turn ii do not
rvcollect seeing any OF them during the
turn were the three leading Ones The fire
from INV guns was mainly dir'cted on the
viscaya and occasional shots at the Colon,
but shs soCn got ~ far out OF range that
IL was useless 10 fire at her. Sho was prob
ably lO,Ooo yards ahead OF us. During the
chase of tho Colon | received an order FOR
extra ammunition for the rapid tirc guns
and was informed. In connection with the
order that as W. were heading for a point
Of land. and as tho Colon was running along
the shore she would In forced by the con-
vergencs OF the courses Of the two vessels
20 come TO close quarters with us, and this
ammunition was got out with the idea oi
pouring a rapid and continuous fire upon
her
lieut. Wells-That was the order The
order that got was that We were 10 close
with the Colon and give her a rapid fire
when we closed upon her That was the
order 1 received The chase continued for
prohably an hour In the meantime the
guns were sponged. cooled ~ and the
brrech mechanism overhauled and oiled
and the Oregon and BROOKLYN then opened
fire, the Oregon with her forward turret
gums and the Brooklyn with her s-mch
guns A numbsr of shots werc fired 10y
both vessels and we could zee the shots fall
A. the shots came nearer To the Colon she
ported her helm, drew on shore and hauled
down her colors | omitted 10 say that
shortly after Va completed our turn ! ~ "
the Oregon come oit through the smoke
Before her arrival We secfned to be alone
and engaging tho Spanish ships, which
bore on our Starboard bcam.
DATES sCHIFY RECEIvED ORDERS
Mr. Rayner then took up the matter Of
the delivery and preparation OF despatches
on the Brooklyn on Santiago ON May "a
son arrived Mr. Wells. as Flag Secretary
| had charge Of Commodore Schley's cor
rcspondsnce He said that the despatch
| from the Navy Department beginning
IAN Departments Information indicates
| that Spanish division II still at SAINT ingo.
was delivered by Capt Cotton u the Har-
ward 10 Commodore Schley on May q, the
| day after the Flying Squadron started hack
| for kcy West, ard that after that had been
| delivered Commodore Schley sent his
| 1T IL 10 he regretted that the Department :
| orders cannot be obey,d
| A despatch dated Wellington, May "a
and two dated Washington, May ~, al
from Secretary Long telling Schley Z,
.hold on all all hazards asking wher,
were -,he other two armored cruisers al
the spanish fleet, and telling Schley vher'
there was place near SAINT iago from Whici
| th,. whole harbor could he seen. were pro
duc,d and Lieut Wells said they had al
tcen delivered by Capt. Cotton on Ma,
Al A despatch dated Washington, MAJ
2s. signed by Long and sent 10y the HarvarV
| from Kingston. Jamaica, had al-o bect
r,ceiyed on Nav 81. he said This messag'
! told Schley that The Depart mont wishe
| YOU 10 remain al Santiago and 'fc'
must not leave unless u II unsafe for you
| SQUADRON or unless Spanish division H. no
there tSchley returned Ia Santiago an'
| established his blockade on MAY - or ~
the evidence being conflicting as 10 M
! exact date
| In the course of Lieut. Weiss exami
nation Capt Icmly asserted that the de
spatch 10 Capt. Cotton telling him to inform
Schley that Spanish squadron is ai San
tiago. had been exhibited tn Schlev ~
santiago or hs purport given 10 him h.
| Cotton ~ Santiago on May p, before IN
| cant obey message was written.
we deny that Capt. Cotton ever eN
hibi,ed or CAV. him tha, desps,ch.- sa''