The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-23


wereb reaking completely over the Massa-
ohusetts."
Mr. Huf also stated that ne had had
direct charge. under the executive officer
OF the Brooklyn, OF the coaling of that
vessel
THE Brooklyn he said was the best
ship i'm the fleet To coal, but only with
constant watchfulness In the cslmest
weather could we coal without havins an
accident"
In the course of his description OF the
battle OF July the witness said:
COMMODORE SCHLEY's ORDER.
Probably IS minutes after We started
The spanish ships had nearly all gotten
out. There We're three OF them. | stood
near enough 10 touch Commodore Schley
At that time and ! saw that We were goo
ing into q pocket.
"The Spanish ships had gotten out and
the Niscays, the second ship, had turned
| toward M and We We're about 10 cross the
line OF fire OF our own ships. AT that
| time the order was given 20 port the helm.
heard Commodore Schley say: Port
and the ship started TO swing to star
board. The helm was put over hard aport
ana she swung around on her heel The
fire from our batteries never ceased
from The time We started 10 turn until
the end OF the battle. when the Colon
went ashore. The guns were constantly
being fired.
''rhe Texas was on our stsrboard hand
aud she was fully third of mile from
tt-- There was never ANY question In my
mind about striking her.
1--WE were slightly ahead of her and
turned ahead or her and turned in that
way entirely clear OF her
After swinging around We lined up
parallel with the spanish heet.
Ia f.4Akr fa.ln h~
ashore on fire Soon after the Oquendo
followed aud then we sided up with the
N.scaNa and kept with her for 10 or II
niles Al this time there WAS no ship
- be seen sstern except the Oregon,
which was about half a mile from us.
ELLIS WAS KILLED.
ann-this nun with the vizcaya, Ellis was
Killed. There were ~ or u OF us standing
together Thee commodore asked I'm a mat
ter of fact tone, What IN the ranger
Ellis raised the stsdimeter TO his eye and
he did a shell took his head on As
he fell to the deck. young Mccauley said,
Lets throw IL overheard
'''rhe commodore said. No. don't throw
that body overheard lie died like n
! brave man aud | am going 10 bury him
| like one The NisCaya was putting up
| the hest Fight Of any ship there She
| fought we'll and the big shells were go
| ing over ~ ana great many OF us duck
| I'd. As they were heard going through
/ the air down would go a head, but Com
modore schleys head never bent"
| There was great outbur-t OF applause
/ in the court room as in dramatic way
4 the witness ructed this Incident Ad-
| mlral Dewey FOR the fret time during
! the sessions of the court, found it neceS-
sary to pound his savel on the table and
admo'iSh the audience against su'h dem
Cenilniiing his story the witness said:
! "iie was as calm cool and collected ~ ne
Is az This momsni US only thoushi was
for his men. lie called constantly as the
| different events occurred, saving. DO the
bullies below know This: do they know
| that; that this ship has gone ashore ana
| that shin has gone ashore
! Ills whole idea seemed to be that ne
wanted the people below To know as
much about Il as those of us ON deck.
TRIED TO RAM
| Continuing his account OF the battle,
/ Mr. nm said that before the Niscays
/ went ashore she had made turn 10 ram
! The Brooklyn. Speaking ~ the oregon he
\ said that during The CHaSe or me Spanish
! vessels that vessel could always be seen
! aud was the only American vessel that
] could be.
/ she was. he said from one-quarter 90
/ onc-half mile inshore. lie also said
| tfat az the time the NiscnNa turned IN
| the colon was @no Yards ahead Later
I in the chase of the Colon he said that
! Capt Cook had nat his head out of the
coming tower and said 10 the commo-
4 dors:
Don't YOU think we had better close
| in litts?' said the witness parentheti-
| cally. II thought 40 myself. But he
went ON. "rhe commodore replied. No,
! don't You see that point ahead2 Just
aS soon as that fellow starts 10 come out
! I'm going To head him OF. IN get him
yet Damn him l'l follow him 10 spain
| if ] have to-
This testimony was given In clear and
| distinct tones and Was distinctly heard
!. throughout the large courtroom. Like
! a previous statement h was received with
a burst of applause. but the demonstra-
| ton was quickly suppressed by Admiral
! Dewey, whose words of reprobation to the
audience we're followed by a word of ad-
monitiou from Mr. Hsyner to the witness
The admiral rose ana raised his hands
| In depreciation or tho demonstration. his
face was flushed and he said stop stop
! Lets have none of that
give ms the facts simply" said Mr.
| RaNner.
THESE are the facts replied the wit
| moss
! Taking the witness. Capt Lomly cross
| examined him about all tho points COW
| cred hN his testimony ln response to
one OF his questions Mr Hill said that
l hc had not heard nf any conversation
/ between Commodore Schlev and i.icuten-
| ant Comma nder N0dgson about the
1 Rrooklyus helm or tho Texas during the
4 engagement az .NufK