The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-18

ton OF batteries ana to form an estimate
OF their strength. He said he was not
going in for a regular bombardment, rs
he had instructions from the Department
MOTTO hazard the ships against the sae-
teries,. and feared that IL ne: should us
able one of his ships during this ootrs.
bardment his force would. be rendered
inferior to the Spanish forces inside the
harbor; that he was going in merely sor
u reconnaissance and not to destroy the
batteries or the Colon
On cross-examination Mr.. Macy SAID
that he did not know from whom The
Commodore had received his orders not
to endanger the ships by exposing them
to shore batteries, and that he had never
seen tho order. himself.
HEADED TOWARD BROOKLYN.
Questions We're asked by the scotirt as
follows:
Did you see any of the Spanish ships
while they We're coming out OF the nar
Dor Of Santiago on July 81
Yes; when first saw them two OF the
vessels were out and the third was just
coming in sight
How We're these ships heading while
coming out of the harbor with regard &c
the position of the Brooklyn on July S?''
After clearing the entrance they head
ed to the westward. apparently directly
for the Brooklyn. from the position she
was maintaining on the blockade.
The next witness was James A. Hand,
also an ensign, who testified that on the
day of the battle of July Sd he was st
the central station, and received from
Commodore Schiey and Captain Cook en-
couraging messages to the men, and that
one of these from the Commodore was re-
ceived with q Three cheers for the Com
modore.'
Ensign Ralph Marble said that on the
day of the battle of Santiago he had
charge of some of the after 5-inch guns.
His closest range was 1,100 yards. The
orderlies had passed the range of $50
yards to him, but he had not used that
range. Later in the engagement the
range had been 2,400 to $500 yards
which. while firing on the vizcaya. had
been extended to ESQ or 900 yards. He
said that just before going ashore the
Vizcaya starboarded her hahn and head.
ed for the Brooklyn, then ported her nalrn
and went ashore
Mr.. Marble related a conversation Re
had heard between Captain Sigsbee ard
Commodore Schley. when the latter came
aboard the Brooklyn May 26th, off San
tiago. The Commodore had asked the
Captain, the witness said, Have we got
them? To this inquiry Captain SigsDee
replied: No; they are not here. have
been here for about week. They could
not have been here unless I knew it,
DISPOSITION TO RAM
The court asked the following questions
of Ensign Marble:
Did any Spanish ships show dispo-
sltion to ram the Brooklyn at the begin
ming of the engagement of July 81"
Yes, sir. One ship did not turn as soon
as the others had headed to the west
ward
Did you see the Texas at any time
while the Brooklyn was turning to star
board?"
NO, sir: too much smoke
Medical Director Paul Fitzsimmons
who was chief surgeon of the Flying
Squadron, was called.
DR.. Fitzsimmons gave an account OF
the battle of-July I'd from his standpoint.
the gun deck OF the Brooklyn. When the
Brooklyn completed her turn ne had been
able to see only one of the American
ships. Il remember that incident very
distinctly said DR.. Fitssimmons, '.be-
cause it seemed to me that We were fight
Ing all the Spanish ships alone
Dr. Fitzsinlmons in reply to {. question
from Mr.. -Rayner said that he had not
seen Commodore Schley during the en-
gasement, but that he had met him
about 100 O'clock. soon after its close.
NOTHING TO HIS DISCREDIT
Asked by Mr.. Rayner what the Commo-
0ore's appearance was a that time the
witness replied: He was hardly able to
talk and complained of an irritation in
his throat from the effects of the smoke.
He appeared to be exultant over the VIC
tory. He was 50 choked with smoke he
scoutd ilardfy amake himself understood"
IS Taking the witness for .cross-examina-
ton Mr.. Hanna asked:
Have You anything in your knowledge
relating to any conversation with the
Commodore or anything else?'
Il can only say this" was the reply:
"Unless you ask. me specific questions,
that do not know anything TO the Com
mooore's discredit.. I think the Brooklyn
kept the Colon from getting away
d.. FitZsimmons In speaking of the
voyage to Santiago said that the weather
was rough and that the Commodore had
thought of sending the Eagle. away, but
had hesitated. This statement caused the
court to ask the witness if he knew Ele
cause of the hesitation. and he replied
that he had heard the Commodore talk
Ing about it. "He seemed to think the
Eagles spee6 was lacking. He said he
wanted TO keep the squadron intact if
he could, but the Eagle kept the fleet
back