The age-herald., 1901-10-18
OFFICERS OF BROOKLYN
 PRAISE SCHLEY
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 witness said that 1t was his duty to look after the lower decks, consequently he had not seen great deal of the fight
 Were any cheering or encouraging messages sent among the men that you know ofF'
 ''One message that seemed to cheer the men below very much, was that there were three Spanish ships on our star board beam, all firing at us."
 Commander Griffin said that when the Colon gave up the conflict, the Oregon was close on the Brooklyn's starboard quarter, and that the Texas and Vixen were within sight astern.
 Can you speak of the conduct, bearing and manner of Commodore Schley during the engagement in which you saw him?'
 He impressed me as being remarkably cool considering what had just occurred. He was perfectly natural in manner and bearing"
 On cross-examination, MT. Hanna asked;
 Did you hear anything about coaling difficuities?'
 T do not remember. l know he was always extremely anxious and seemed to want to coal whenever there was an op- portunity l do not remember the partic- ular conversation. The conversation about going to Guantanamo impressed
 
 1t was such a wise decision.'
 Mir. Hanna asked the witness whether the flying squadron had proceeded with dispatch on the voyage from Cienfuegos to Santiago, and the witness replied ii"Yes unit until we made the turn to the westward on May 26. The slowest ship fixed the speed, and that was six or seven knots an hour" ,s ''Then in your answer you except the .retrograde?'
 "I do"
 Having said that when the fleet left .Cienfuegos 1t was the general understand ing that 1t was bound for Santiago, the witness said the fleet was headed east when it stopped off Santiago May 26. He said further that If the squadron had continued as then headed 1t would have landed anywhere to the eastward"
 By the court: What difficulties did the Brooklyn have in coaIing off Santiago prior to June 1?''
 The derrick beams on the collier were too short and coaling brooches were rigged on the Brooklyn in order to coal"
 An Ensign's Story. Ensign c. A. Abele, who as a naval ca- oet served as junior watch officer on the Brooklyn in the Santiago campaign, was then called. He said when the start was made from Cienfuegos to Santiago the weather was rough and unsettled The blockade at Santiago was maintained at distance of five or six miles. At night he could see what he supposed was the Colon signalling to the fort. - The witness was still on the stand when the court adjourned for luncheon
 Ensign John Haligan, Jr., who served . on the Brooklyn during the war was the . first witness in the afternoon session. !. Coming to the blockade of Santiago he said that he knew that the Marblehead f.aa tl,a ading line there.
 Asked as to Commodore Schley's bear ing in the battle of July he said 1t was such as to inspire enthusiasm.
 'Do you know what vessels were in sight at the beginning of the battle?, asked Mir. Rayner.
 Captain Lemly objected to the question with some vigor and after consultation with Admiral Schley, MT. Rayner an nounced that he would withdraw the question for the time being. In reply to questions by the court. MT. Haligan said that when the Vizcaya turned toward the Brooklyn, "the Span- etsh ship bore on our starboard beam a little forward, and was headed toward us, distant from 2000 to 5000 yards He talso said there were three or four guns heard at Cienfuegos, and that these shots were regular.
 MT. Haiigan was succeeded by Ensign U. s. Macy who was naval cadet on the Brooklyn during the Spanish war. He said that en route to Santiago the fleet had been compelled to slow up be- cause the sea was too heavy for the Vixen and Eagle.
 MT. Rayner asked the witness if he had any conversation with Commodore 6chley during the night before the en- gagement of May 3l. He replied that he had had such a conversation and that during the course of the conversation the Commodore stated to him;
 Only a Reconnaissance.
 Tomorrow we are going in with the ships. not eoaling but to Lombard at long range to develop the exact location of the batteries and to form an estimate of their strength that he was not going for a regular bombardment as he had Instructions from the department not to head the ships against the batteries and If he should disable one of his ships during this bombardment his force would then be rendered inferior to the Spanish forces inside the harbor; that he was going in merely for a reconnaissance and not to destroy the batteries or the Colon.p
 MT. Macy said that he did not know from whom the Commodore had received his orders not to endanger the ships by