Evening star., 1901-10-15

sWered to the Ieffect shat he recognized that
Iae.. put tnasc he mast act in accordance
with MS Judgment. whether right or wrong.
put personal Consideration was of no
count when the safety of the feet was to
oe consideredSl That's Is about all that rec
Q. Was there anything said at any other
time on this snbjectrbetween you and the
commodore! IA. Nothing. except what I
have stated in my testimony.
u Can YOU state whether this conversa-
ton took place beftffe or after the signal
was given in regard1to coaling the Texas?
A rms conveRsa tion1 took place. according
to my recollection, between and o'clock
on the evening Of the 26th after the signal
mad been made to return to Key West by
the Yucatan channel
@. When dfd Instrumentation between
you ana the commodore take place In re-
gard to coalfng the Texas? A That was
on the evening of.the 9th. The Yale had
cast of and the Marblehead had gone
alongside the collier and then the Texas.
O. (By the court)-What instructions did
you receive from Commodore Schley re-
garding the movements Of the Brooklyn
a1ter 1t was discovered that Cervera's
squadron was coming out of the harbor of
Santiago on the morning of July 8? A. The
commodore was dn deck when the dscov-
cry was made. When 1 went forward the
snip was moving toward the enemy, every
thing had been connected in the coming
tower and he was at his post or the place
ne mad elected to- stand. near the coming
tower. to be in communication with me.
We were already standing for the enemy.
Conversation During the Battle.
Q. Please repeat any conversation that
took place between Commodore Schley and
yourself from the time the Spanish squad
ron came out until the Brooklyn was stead
led on her westerly course in chase. A. AT
one time he spoke Of the turning of one OF
the ships from the Hne-the Viscaya, I
think. turned out and turned in again. He
spoke OF that. He said to me at one time:
Look out for torpedoes or torpedo boats,
I think. -,,s
I know that at that time the executive
officer came from below and reported some
to him and said, Look out for torpedo
boats. He said, AYE, aye, SIR and left
me. 1 did not concern myself much about
the torpedo boats. He spoke frequently
at the batteries to fire steadily and slowly.
He called out a number of times loud
enough to be heard In the turret and to be
heard on the lower deck by officers to fire
steadily.
This was especially at time when the
ships were doubling on each other. He
spoke to me a number of times, asking me
II l could not edge In on her. remember
that distinctly, for l was anxious to keep
straight and steady course and believed
we would gain by it. We had them at
all times at an easy range. Our shots were
landing and theirs were not.
Ahc So"hOuOrc'B DemeanOr.
O. Please state what was the conduct
and bearing Of the commodore during the
battle Of July 3d. (The judge advocate
stated that the answer Of the witness to
this question, previously given, did not re-
fer specifically to that date. A. 1 cannot
imagine any conduct In battle more ad-
mirable. cool, brave and enthusiastic from
the beginning to the end of the action.
O. (By the judge advocate)-What spe-
cific orders were given you by Commodore
Schley with regard to handling the ves-
have already stated. throughout the battle
of July 3? A. do not see how I could add
anything to-" what has already been
stated The whole thing passed so quick
ly there was not much time for consulta-
ton. I will say whatever / did was done
under his direction,
Mr.. Rayner asked the witness what injury
was done toIthe Brooklyn on the day of
the battle by the enemy. He replied that
seven of the twelve gun carriages had been
injured to such an extent that they could
not lift the guns, and they had to devise
a method for raising the guns. This re-
Q. (by the eourD Were tsese injuries to
the gun carriages caused by shots?, A. No
Caused by the fire of the guns.
ebev notn ay be da1 Mas Of fba bst,e
one Of danger2 A. Yes. As, much as any
one on board If He was in the open all the
time. --aes
@. (by the COURT How far was the Colon
from the Brooklyn when the turn to star
board was completed? A. should say she
was about twenty-five hundred yards-two
thousand to twsSty-flve. hundred yards
nearer twenty-fil4 hundred:
Lieutenant Commander Sears was then
recalled to the stand.
The witness said he had seen signal fires
on the night of the 22d at Cienfuegos, and
the next day the vessels steamed in that
direction, but no boats were sent ashore,
There was nos firing at Cienfuegos, except
the demolition of the bockhouse by the
Marbiehead!H Preparations were made to go
la brought the Information that the Spanish
fleet was not In Cienfuegos harbor.