The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-10-16

pSlGS GCIE GTOus . Silb iAe DootS, n'
we're sone little tire getting the boa
cut, jo the meantime We hs6 sloWel
and as rapidly IS oorId be seconp'ishei
csa G. tno cp2te7s was Gss:!y cote!
out, $ oraT rus in. C.psa'a Geek zen
il the boat ara bearded the Coon,
think ne gropsbjy had nile aad a hall
TO pull.
cats any rate, We lad ou7gurs sra;ne;
cn the Colon st this time IN case o.
treachery CT sly act Of that kind or
her part, although | ssv her throwing
breeoh locks overheard, I di1 not GUS
pest anything Of that kind"
How far vas ths Ocsgoa from the
BrooElyn?"
From 1000 to 1900 yards on the
starboard quarter"
The witness, in reply to questions
continued his report Of the battle. Re
said that st the beginning o. tbs g. ht
he had given the ra2ge at l. 400 yal d.,
but that sitter the loop it was about2.
400 or 2, 500 yards.
Mr.. RaYaos: Whist vas the bearing
Ct Commodore Schley du'ing this or'
gagepen. or sry engagement in WhicE
you saR hin?"
His bearing and manner, wish re.
specs to an cfcsc Of MS rink and sta
ton in ths nsval service, we're naturally
those of commander in caief OF 8 ne
val force on thst occasion. The Wit
ness said the commander had occupied
= place or the platform around the con,
niog tower during the engagement.
THIS, BE ssid, was position Of daogeE
aa the commodore vas there always in
full vieg Of the eneny's ships"
SIS hiss been stated here" said MIR.
Rsynor, THAT tie Brooklyn ran 2,0O0
yards away from the eneny's ships in
masking her loop"
The witness replied: 'Ary witness
who made that statement although he
may have stated what be tho7ght had
occurred, WAS absolutely mistaken"
Row far did she go from the enc
my's vessels?'
Sac must have gene shout 500 yards
to tie sonth9est, as :has i. ABOUT the
tactical q sla1ue at that speed
DID this turn interfere with the
Brooklya's ability to keep up her ire?';
III oid not. Size continued to fire
from her aft turrets."
DID sou ever see tie Indiana dur.
ing the engsgenent?'
i di3 ret. The smoke wss very
dense IN the direction CT she Indians. "
Al thls point Mr. Rayacr Quctsioned
the witness ag le2g;h coGc@ralag his re-
ported coiIoQry WIKI admiral Sohley
during tbs ba,Gls Of Santiago in which
the commodore was reported TO have
said:
Damn the TeZss."
Mr. RaTnor asked the witness Il il
vas Tot Captain Cook who isG given
the order 80 port helm"
Tie reply vas that Captain Cook
might hsve given the order to the man
ST soe wheel.
NJ. RsyEor then asked:
"D4a Connocore Saaley give the
order 20 port the heln?"
he did," WAS t6s reply.
"WaS the holm 3, pors?"
- Sueas so. Captain Cooks says
So"
OF o.:on was na;a og Captain Len
leg to he uge CT the gccds Il guess"
oy Ice wiSnsag, bus Admiral Dswey gsid
tie fern was immzteriaialo asked taat
eouase! should nca Interrupt.
Continuing lis statement il his re-
Spouse 70 Mr. Ragnoc's question, the
witness esid Ehst when his conversation
WITH Connodosa Sobley had cccurrsd
On tins Bsocklyn she counodcrs wss
standing On the platform around the
COMING :oE"r soo two CT three feet
from himsa'f (ahe wit2ess) aid that
Jspss;n Geek, 3 part cf the time,
stocd in tbs Goar OF the coming tower
fcur CT fsc fest distant. He said esp
sai0 Cock Esd iskca part in the conVor-
sa.io2.
Mr. R2y7or then questioned the Wit
ness very cl7.ei2 IN regard to tae Ism
guage IL shlsh hi5 collequy gas report
ed BY ths Newspapers and the language
used BY Mr. Hodgson in his correspond
ence with Admiral Sohley. Ee read
the newspaper version Of Commander
Ho2gson's statement Of the collcquy as
follows:
S,hley: ''Esrd aport."
Hodgso2. ''You mean starbosrd."
Sohley: No I don's. We ars nesr
enough 70 them (sbe Spsniacia) already.
Hotgsoa: But Te will cut down the
Gezas.
Schley: Damn the Texas; let her
!ook out ior herself"
M. Rsyno, then mad the witness
scsutinizs the letter which he hs6 writ,
ten to Admiral Sohley On June 8 and
recall from hin the statement that be
had HOE then Informed the admiral that
be had used the expire ssion, Damn the
Texas"
When the witness was asked if he
thought that there Tas sny suggestion
of such a. expression, ke replied:
When | suggested to Commodore
Schley that there Was dagger Of collid
iDS with tie Texas ne ssiG:: Damn the
Texas He used the expression as
n2t in any Hay cordenniDg the Texas
for being there. but as if be were irci'
ested as one might be about anything
Mr.. Raypor asked then about the ex
preston attributed to she Ri.7ess: she
will cut dowD the TeZss?"
Commander Hodgson replied thai
there vas no such expression in the let
ter and thst hs never hsd said that the
&lyn would cut down the Texss.
There is good deal in the reported
collcQuy that cid not say ne said.
The statement there was naver made,
be went on, ''out the commodore die
sag, Damn the Texas"
Continuing ne sald that the dialogue
SIS reported Vas fictitious and that be
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