The Washington times., 1901-10-19
Ger of the BROOKLYN. were also witnesses


yesterday.
When the Court adjourned Lieut.. B. w
Wells, ir. who was Commodore Schley' $
flag secretary, was upon the witness
stand. He had begun detailed account
of all the movements of the commander
in-chief of the Flying Squadron and had
reached the point of the beginning of the
battle of Santiago when the Court ad-
journed al I o'clock.
The proceedings we're again enlivcned
yesterday by passionate outburst from
Captain Lemly. who took exception to a
remark made by Mr.. Rayuer The ques-
tion before the Court was as to the ad-
instability OF the evidence of Lieutenant
Wells. who was upon the witness stand,
and making a statement in regard TO The
information which the Bureau of Naval
Intelligence had sent out as to tine
strength of the Santiago batteries. the
Judge advocate objected to the testimony
and asked that the original document be
produced.
Mr.. Rayner said that he did not have if.
and that he had some days ago asked
the judge advocate 20 obtain it, and that
he had failed to do so. When CaE'aiu
Lemly expressed doubt of this. Mr.. Ray
ner read from the record showing that he
had made the request. He then added
that the objection of the judge advocate
did not rise to the dignity OF techni-
cality even; it was merely a Guibble.
Captain LcmIy Indignant.
Captain Lemly was upon mis- feet in a
moment. protesting Il object" he said
ito these criticisms continually made by
counsel regarding the officers of this
Court They are unbecoming, evea IL
they are made by the Attorney General
of the great sovereign State of Maryland!
They are unbecoming, 1 insist, in a court
of this sort. We are making history here.
and 1 beg the Court to put Il stop to these
violations of proper conduct.
Captain Lemly gesticulated very elab-
orately during his remarks. and sat down
in a paroxysm of indignation. MIR. Ray
ner was about to reply, when Admiral
Dewey, In his suave and courteous way.
said: We know that :he original is in the
hands of the Department, and can be pro-
Guced: so that l do not see the nCcessitE
fer all these remarks.
The Court will not Ee in session today.
having adjourned over until Monday. at
the request of Mr.. Rayner, to enable him
to have a preliminary examination of the
witnesses who are to testify hereafter
He stated that he expected TO close the
case for Admiral Schley by the last OF
next week. Admiral Schloy viii ne called
as the last witness.
When all the officers who had testified
Thursday had certified to the correctness
of their evidence as recorded. the exam
ination of Lieutenant Commander Regi-
maid F. Nicholson was begun. Only one
of II .ize young ensigns VINO served as
naval cadets on the Brooklyn in the
Spanish war was asked any questions in
regard TO his testimony CT the day before.
This officer was Ensign Ralph \. Marble.
He was questioned closely by the judge
advocate il regard to his contradiction OF
Captain Sigsbee's statement that lie had
not told Admiral Schiey of Santiago on
May 2s. 1s9s, that he believed the Spanish
ships were not there. Mr.. Marble was
asked by Captain Lemly if Captain Sigs-
bee might not have said: i have been
here about a week and 1 haven't seen
anything of them
NO, sir" responded the young officer.
"As | remember it, he said. they could
not be here unless / knew it The wit
ness said also that as far as ne remeIn-
bered there was no qualification of Cap
tain Sissree's statement to Schley that
the information he was giving related to
the time he had been there
Lieutenant Commander r. T. Nicholson
was next called. He was the navigator Of
the Oregon and the first witness who
served on that ship TO be called before
the Court. Mr.. Rayner went directiy TO
the events Of July 3. in questioning the
witness.
events OF the battle off Santiago as you
saw them, from your own personal obser
walton? But before that state what posi-
tion you occupied
Al was NAVIGATOR Of the Oregon.
which position enabled me to be on deck
and to see much Of what was going on.
l wGs not in the coming tower. but on
the platform outside the coming tower.
h
shortly thereafter. he Spanish ships
were seen coming ont Of the harbnr. seen
practically by the whole Of the crew at
the same time. The cry went up on board
ship that they were coming out. and /
looked toward the harbOr mouth and saw
the first Spanish ship, which proved 10
be the Maria Ter-s1. She was closely
by the others IN column. / ' eut.
10 my station, first on the bridge and then
to the coming tower ana saw that al the i
were made. in the meantime \
the signal to general quarters was Civ e1.st
Steam was coming Up on all the bUilers. .
In a few minutes Captain Clark came up.-f
and the ship began 10 turn. going slowly I
at first and then Increasing her sreed. We (
turned in on the starboard helm and Z
started in toward the enemy. They came /
out at full speed apparently, moving
faster than We were. BY the time we had I
steamed out well to tie westward they (
were all out ahead Of Us. The Iowa start I
ID In at about this time to the westward /
)f US, and in a few minutes We passed I
under her stern. A few minutes after /
that we passed under the stern of the
Texas, apparently lying dead in the wa
-er. / called Captain Clarks attention to 1
Z. A few minutes after that firing began
On all the ships at about the same time;
They were firing at US. and we returned
the fire, but at long range. They were
three and one-half or four miles from
US. Just at about the time we crossed the
stern OF the Texas we saw the Iowa COM
ing out on course nearly parallel to
ours / noticed ner heading abaft of our
starboard beam. Captain Clark called my
attention to her 10 avoid a collision. |
did not think q collision very imminent
AS soon as we passed the Texas the only
ship ahead Of US was the Brooklyn. well
on 70 the westward. All OF the Spanish
ships had gotten out, and we were in pur-
suit. heading for them. when ] saw the
torpedo boats. Then the ne1t thing / no
ticed was when / looked and saw that
the Maria Teresa had apparently dropped
astern. She had evidently lost her speed
Then we saw the flames leaping up and
was convinced that she was on fire and
done for. A few minutes after that the
oquendo, which was following her. was
seen 10 be enyeloped in smoke, and we
concluded that she. too, was on fire
which afterward proved TO be the fact /
and she put in toward the shore
The Nizcaya starboarded her helm and
started toward the southwest and west
toward the Brooklyn. out of the line OF Z
the other Spanish vessels. At the same
time ii became evident tha. The Coto,
was going on the other way and steam
ing toward the shore. Il vas DEVELOPED
that she was running away and was wei
ahead. After the Nizcaya proceeded ont
10 port and headed toward the Brooklyn
she ran that course for some time and
then Strengthened out again and ran to-
ward the shore. a short tire after that
Captain Clark called my attention TO
some objects floating in the water. "'hey
looked like buoys. but we thought that
they might be a torpedo nets shlt Lad
been thrown out Of the ship and Captain
Clark called attention to them TO ava'i !
l. L.