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mo, sir the witness replied.
Was the port engine of the Texas
either stopped or backed?"
mo, sir, not to my recollection
Was it slowed DOWN."
Slowed down. yes, SIR
How YeOman Ellis Died.
Lieut.. ]. P. ]. Ryan was assistant
engineer on the Brooklyn. He said:
II passed ranges from Yeoman Ellis
in to the forward turret until Ellis was
killed. These ranges varied. The last
range, made a mistake in passing. 1
thought he said 700 yards, when he said
LOO yards"
Were you present when Ellis was
killed."
Yes, sir. 1 was standing alongside
of him. He was forward of the forward
S-inch turret perhaps about three feet,
taking ranges. He had stadimeter in
his hand and was singing out the
ranges. A shell from what l thought
was the Colon struck him in the face
and took his head off. Blood spurted
out of his neck and went all over those
around. We attempted first to drop his
body overheard on account of the blood
on the deck, but the commodore said
to carry him aft, not to throw him
overheard, and that he should be buried
on land
Were you hurt? mean from Ell
ns?"
yes / was scratched in the face
and in the neck and a small portion of
a bone from his head lodged in my
breast. 1t was taken out about three
weeks afterward.'
"Did you see Commodore schley
about that timer"
''All the time"
What was his manner and bearing
as they impressed your"
Admirable, thought"
SchIey Kept on Fighting Side.
WAS his position one of danger?"
His position was on a little bridge
built around the coming tower. and he
was on the fighting side of the ship all
the time as far as / could see
WAS that an exposed position?"
"'All the time"
Lieut.. B. w. Wells, Jr., who was
Commodore Schley's flag lieutenant
during the Cuban campaign, was call
ed. Lieut. Wells gave a detailed &C.
count of the entire campaign, Begin
ming with the departure from Hamp-
ton Roads, the stay at Glen
the retrograde movement, the
blockade Of Santiago, the lombard
ment OF the Colon and the battle of
Santiago.
Lenily Registers a Kick.
The witness undertook to quote from
memory a publication by the Navy De-
partment which had, he said, given him
the impression that the land batteries
at Santiago were manned by large
guns. capt. Lemly objected. saying the
publication itself should be produced.
Some controversy between counsel en-
sued and Mr.. Rayner spoke of the OBJ
lection as a mere frivol-.
TO this Capt. Lemly responded: II
object to this criticism. Counsel has
been repeatedly criticising and throw
ing slurs on the officers of the court.
/ beg that it be stopped. 1t is un-
becoming in a court of this character.
II is extremely unusual. May II please
the court, we are making history here.
How will these things read in history,
even If they do come from the attorney
general of the great state Of Maryland?
They are unworthy Of a court of the
dignity which this court possesses. 1t
has not been done once, but repeated
ly."
Mr.. Rayner made no response, mere
~ asking the witness to omit the ref
erence to the publication and proceed,
upon Capt Lemly's assurance that the
original would be produced.
Referring to the engagement Of May
81, Lieut. Wells said he had gone
aboard the Massachusetts with Com
niodore schley. He gave brief de-
scription Of that engagement. He said
he had heard orders given to the New
Orleans to fire on the shore batterieS
Continuing, he said;
schIey Joked al the shells.
II saw during this action a number
OF discharges OF smokeiess powder from
the slope 20 the westward OF the en-
trance. Several shells passed over US
and dropped near US The commodore
al that time made a number OF joking
remarks about some OF US lodging. !
DO not think he lodged. lie seemed 10
sae At that time thoroughly self-pos-