The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-01
admiral EVANS HEARD
1owa's Commander a Witness
Before Court of Inquiry.
TELLS OF SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN.
Code With cubans Not Furnished
schley-commander Miller of the
Collier Merrimac and Captain Jewel!
of the Minneapolis Also Heard.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Rear Admiral
Evans, who commanded the battleship
Iowa during the Santiago campaign,
was a witness before the Schley naval
court of inquiry yesterday. His testi-
mony covered the entire period from
the time the Iowa left the port of Key
West, on the goth of May, 1898, until
the 5th Of July, when Admiral Evans
testified he had a conversation with
Admiral Schley concerning the battle
of the Sd. He described in detail the
principal battle off Santiago, and also
gave particulars concerning the bonn
bardment of the Colon on the 31st of
May. ffe
Admiral Evans said that before leav-
flying squadron at Cienfuegos Captain
Chadwick had communicated to him
the secret order received by Captain
McCalla. He had not, however, report
ed this code to Admiral Schley on his
arrival, supposing that the admiral
knew about the code.
Concerning the position of the
Brooklyn and the Texas on the day of
the battle the witness said: "The
Brooklyn was dangerously near the
Texas. | should say within 100 yards
of her."
Mr.. Raynor asked Admiral Evans
If he had seen the official chart show
ing the positions of the Brooklyn and
other battleships on the day of the
battle off Santiago, July 8, 1898.
The admiral replied that he had seen
the chart, but that it was wrong.
Mr.. Raynor-When did you first
know about the turn of the Brooklyn.
as you say, short distance from the
Texas?
''When saw her cross the bow of
the Texas"
do you reeolleet the conversation
you had with Commodore ScEley the
5th of July, the second day after the
battle, regarding the loop of the
Brooklyn?"
mo, SIR do not. I do not reme1n-
Der mentioning the subject at ALL
"1ou do not recollect that Commo.
dore Schley first told you July that
it was the Brooklyn and not the Texas
made the turn?"
81 never imagined anything of the
Sort
"Give briefly the purport of your
conversation on that date with Com
modore Schley."
Briefly, as recollect the conversa-
tion, he was talking to person named
Graham. He was sitting at his desk
writing. l walked into his cabin to
make report. He put his hand on my
shoulder and said: Bobby, 1 am Just
writing my report of the battle of the
Sd of July"
HE said: 4 have said that YOU
handled your ship with consummate
skill Then he introduced me to Mr..
Graham. Then Captain Cook came in
and asked me If would tell him if the
positions of the Spanish ships was cor
rect, which had come out first. as he
was a little confused in his mind"
The witness declared that no plans
OF battle We're formed until after the
arrival Of Admiral Sampson.
Other witnesses of the day were
Captain Theodore e. Jewell. who was
commander of the cruiser Minneapolis
during the Spanish war. and Com
mander James M. Miller who was in
command OF the collier Merrimac until
that vessel was turned over to Lieu
tenant Hobson to be sunk in the mouth
OF the harbor of Santiago.
Admiral Evans had not concluded
his testimony when the court ad-
journed for the day.