The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-10
SAYS That SCHLEY WAS
EXCITED UNDER FIRE
Commander Potts Tells of the Bombardment of the
Spanish Ship Colon
Admiral Taylor Declares That There Was No Attempt to Ran
American Vessels at Santiago Battle

, I cannot do it ! VIII submit to the or
der Of the court.
Admiral Dew ey--If counsel for the
applicant has put words into the mouth
OF the witness which he did not utter,
you addressing Captain Lemly) can
bring IL out at the proper time. You
viii have an opportunity TO do that.
Judge AdvOcate-Tbat is not the sd-
vantageOus time to do it. The advan-
tageOus ,ime is when it is done.
Elevation of Shore Batteries.
Mr.. Raynor-In order not to put any
words in your mouth which is an I'M
Fortunate insinustion. because l am of
the truth. / win give you an oppOrtu-
nifty now to make a fun explanation as
TO whether you stated the elevation
Of these batteries to be between 100 and
210 feet.
Il did state that"
Did you not state to me you are
positive about the distances which you
h~-" tven i'm The case?"
! II did
I ID YOU stiu stand to your state
cent? is the map wrong and are you
riaht?"
4 win stand 60 my statement. had
not seen the chart when 1 prepared my
/ statement"
! AR Raynor asked the witness wheth-
/ or there had been any menace to any of
/ the American ships on July 3 from the
/ shore batteries. Lieutenant Bristol re-
/ piled that there was danger to the
] Gloucester because that vessel was un-
Z aTmored. He said that he did not con-
/ slider the New York in danger.
Mr. RaynOr tHen read from a report
! by Secretary Long, stating that on a. :
day the New York had sustained a.
/ undivided fire of the shore batteries.
DO you still say. in view of that
statement. that the shore batteries did
not amount to anything"
You asked my opinion" the witness
replied, and l have given 1t TO you"
Admiral Dewey-We don't want opin-
ions.
Distance From Spanish Ships.
At the request of Mr.. Raynor the
! witness made measurements from his
cnart to show the distance the Brook
lyu was from the Spanish ships during
the fight OF Santiago. he reply was:
| Tie distance of the Oquendo from
the Brooklyn taken from the chart
just before the turn. is $500 yards. the
I Maria Teresa. 300 yards. Taken from
the chart when the Maria Teresa and
Cquendo were about TO run ashore
| which is practically the nearest point
the Oquendo was $500 yards from ms
Brooklyn and the Maria Teresa, 3,0Ot
yards
Quoting Lieutenant Commander
dodgson's statement that the short
est range of the Brookiyn's guns ir
the battle was !, 400 yards and hei
greatest $500 yards. and. referring C
The fact that q number of the Brook
lyn's 5-inch shells had struck the
Spanish ships. Mr.. Raynor asked &
number Of questions for the purpose OF
! showing that If the distance was a.
great as the chart showed and tn,
guns were set for the range given. il
would have been impossible for tn,
shots 20 go to the mark.
isn't 1t certain" he asked. eff the
shots struck that the chart is incor.
l-ect?"
The witness replied yhat "ths Maria
Teresa and the OquenGo could hav,
been hit with 5-inch guns"
With guns set at that range2"
Yes, she could do it. 1 have seer
some very wild fire when a ship ha.
any motion on
The Judge Advocate-How far would
have been the Brooklyn from The lead.
ing Spanish ships just emerging from
the harbor of Santiago. provided sht