The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-23
CHLEY I'NsI' IRE Fl
COURAGE IN Men II.
All Witnesses Heard Yesterday Agree.
That He Was Brave.
CONVERSATION WITH EVANS.
Correspondent Who Heard ii Says sehley
Told Evans Tia, Ii Was the Brooklyn
and moi the Texas That Made
Turn During Battle.
lRs Associated Press,

.noaore schiey's flag lieutenant during
the Spanish War. still on the stand; but
he was soon displaced to allow Woman
Albcr. V. Mason. who had written the
Broo,1lyns log for the period covering
.ile Santiago campaign, to testify
Mr.. Mason explained the erasures in
the log entry referring 10 the Brootlyn's
turn on the day OF tie battle Of Santiago.
DE was followed by George e. Graham,
-sf1o. as an Associated Press correspond
ant, was with Commodore Sclliey during
The entire campaign.
Mr.. Graham's testimony covered all the
principal points of the campaign, and
discussed especially the Commandment of
the Colon on May 3lst and the battle off
Santiago July Sd. Mir. Graham testified
TO hearing a conversation between Com
lnodore Scilley and Captain Sigsbee,
when the latter came aboard the flag
ship Brooklyn OFF Santiago May 18th. He
said that he had heard Captain Sgsbee
tell the Commodore that the Spanish
fleet was not inside the harbor at San
tiaso.
A Reconnaissance.
Mr.. Graham also stated that Admiral
Schley had told him that the object Of
the t,ombardment of May 31st was to de-
velop the Spanish batteries, and he said
that the range was fixed at 1850 or 1850
yards. in order to draw their fire.
The witnesses for the afternoon Were
Dennis Cronin. who was Admiral Schley's
orderly. and who testified along the
same lines as Mr.. Graham to the CONVEX
sation with Captain Sigsbee; Lieutenant
Commander William II. Rush who said
lie thought the yizcaya had tried to ram
the Brooklyn: Lieutenant Edward Simp-
son. who gave very graphic picture of
the battle of July Sd, and Edward Fitz-
gerald. an assistant engineer. who was
on duty in the fire-room on July Sd, and
who testified that an order had been
given early in the action TO stand by for
a, ram.
Lieutenant Wells was questioned con-
corning the department orders relative TO
Iisking the American ships 20 lombard
1uent from shore batteries, The orders un-
der consideration being those OF April 9Th,
April oGth and two of May 5th.
THE TWO ORDERS.
The first OF The orders Of this character
stated that the Department does not wish
the Vessels OF Your squadron to be ex-
posed to the fire of the batteries at Ha-
Nana, Santiago or other stronGiy-fortitied
ports in Cuba and the others were re-
garded as notifications of these. In the
last Of these. dated May 9Th, the Depart
1ient said: 1.-The Department is perfectly
willing that you should expose your ships
TO the heaviest guns Of land batteries if,
i'll your opinion, there are Spanish vessels
OF sufficient military Importance protected
by these guns to make an attack advisa-e
bic your chief aim Tor the present being
Tho destruction OF the ene1ny's principal
LEMLY'S QUESTION.
After having read these different dis
patches the witness was asked by Cap
tain Lemly: Can you separate your
knowledge with regard TO the converse
ton with Commodore Schley SO as to
distinguish between either of the other
two orders or both of these orders and
as to whether or not anything was said
with regard to the receipt of informa
ton in relation to these letters here
which You have before you at the inter
View of May 18th in Key West?''
mo, sir, ] do not distinguish between
any OF them. j have given my general
which is that order was
TO. to risk the ships
ORDER OF BATTLE.
III reply to questions by Captain Lemly,
the witness said there had been no writ
ten or printed order OF battle, but that on
the day before Cienfuegos was reached,
some special directions were sent to the
chips by the Scorpion. This was, he said,
Order No. 8. relating TO signals in case
the enemy should be sighted. Questioned
further on this point, the witness said: Il
no written orders. and did not
know of the existence OF any / renem-
Der, however. that tie commanding ofIi-
GERS We're called on board
Lieutenant Wells was then excused and
pr. Albert V. Mason called He said he
had made the entry in the Brookiyns log
concerning the battle off Santiago
BROOKLYN'S LOOP
lie said that as the log giving an ac-
count OF the Brooklvn's turn had been
al first prepared. it read: I'VE engaged
with port battery st first but just as
soon as the enemy stood 10 westward
We put our helm starboarG at first then
hard aport so as TO bring our star
board battery to bear and swing clear
OF the Texas fire, we stood parallel with
tht enemy"
This entry had, he said. been changed
ister. at the instance of Lieutenant HodS-
SON so as TO make it read as il does in
Tue permanent copy. as follows: ..As
soon as the enemy stood to the west
ward. we put our helm aport. swinging
clear Of the Texas etc.
ar. Mason then retired and Mr.. George
l.eWard Graham. the Associated Press
= :. esi'oiiueh9. was called. lie was cues
honed by Mr Rayner and said he had
peen Oh the Brooklyn from March 10Th
TO August 20 1898
THE CONVERSATION
Mr.. Graham WAS then questioned con-
corning the conversation between Com
f =, Schiey and Captain Sigsbee on
me occasion OF the Captains visit to the
tSrooklyn on May 10Th. as follows: did
Non sec CAPTAIN Sigsbee on board the
Broelllyn on May e6th?"
Yes. SIR,
Did You hear him in conversation With ,
Commodore scilley9'.
Yes. SIR,
tio: was?'.
After he had reached the quarterback
o. me sangTay he stopped and co,nmo-
ucre Sehiey said To him: Have NE sot
en- EN-. siss5ee CAPTAIN Sissbee said: no, /
lhey are not here. / fage been here
sor a week and thcg are not here,
is that tie sSilole OF The conversation as
you recollect?" -
z No sir. We went aft further hacl; Of ,
tha quarter deck and he continued the |
conversation. Commodore scfley cad
Are you sase they are not il. there? He
SAID: Il have been very close to the har-
Dor entrance two or three times. Cap
tain Cotton has beer In and cut ca.
bic and they are not there
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