Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-10-09

ans DOCK. A sailor Log inquired TO
a certain extent. and the rear admiral
was several times badly mixed by the
attorney, but the controversy thus caused
was disposel Of 10y Admiral Dewey di-
reeting the witness and counsel 10 con
fine themselves to answers and ques-
tons.
Rear Admiral Evans story OF the loop
made by the Brooklyn varied considera-
bly, from that told by other officers who
have related their views about this fam
Gus movement. He gave the distance
between the Texas and Brooklyn as 100
yards, and contended that the Iowa as
well as the Texas was endangered by
the Brooklyn's turn. He asserted that
the Oregon passed between the Iowa and
the Texas after the Iowa had slowed,
because the Texas came TO a sudden halt
TO avoid the Brooklyn. The three ships
were in such close proximity, according
to Rear Admiral Evans testimony. that
it seems incredible that all did not go 10
the bot ON.
Rayner
did you say To Admiral Schley on
July Did you know that Jack Philip
startc5 to run awas at the beginning of
the battle?' and Admiral Sehley replied;
You ire mistaken. 1t was the Brooklyn
that made that turn and you must see
the tactical necessity of it,
Il don't think | saw Schley on July 4
and that l ever said then or any other
time that Jack Philip ran away is pre-
posterous on the face of it."
"Did you ever say; I shot the bow
off the Pluton and the stern off the
Furor. then put my helm TO starboard.
knocked out the Theresa and raked the
yicayaT Did you say that:'
I. did not"
Was there conferences of captains
aboard the Brooklyn, May 29:'
Eyes"
Statements brought CIT by the long
tross-examination oc Rear Admiral Ey-
ans by Schleys counsel are to be made
the basis for an attack upon his eredi-
bility as a witness when the Schley side
of the naval inquiry is presented. Sew
eral statements credited to Evans, and
denied by him. will be reasscrted when
/ Schley takes the stand. The latter, it is
stated, will insist that Evans said to him.
Il shot the bow off the Pluton. the
stern off the Juror, put my helm to star
| board and raked he Teresa and knocked
out the Viscaya."
! Schley is said to have demonstrated,
/ saying that if the Iowa had done all of
| that nothing would have remained for the
other ships of the squadron to do.
4 hIeveuth gay.
| Captain Charles ID. Sigsbee, who com
manded the battleship Maine when she
was blown up in Havana harbor, and
| who during the war. was in command OF
| the scout St. Paul, was on the stand for
upward of an hour. He said that in obe-
/ dience to orders from Captain Wise, who
| was his commanding officer, he had pro.
ceeded to the vicinity of Santiago, arriv-
! ing there ON May u. He told Of taking
aboard the Cuban pilot Nunez and said
I that he did not have much confidence in
4 him. His instructions were to report to
! Commodore Sehleg that the Spanish
4 squadron probably was in Santiago har'
4 Dor.
1 He fell in with the flying. squadron on
the evening of May %, the squadron then
/ being twenty or twenty-five miles south
of Santiago. He had reported to Com
| modore Schley that he knew nothing
positively" about the Spanish fleet. He
was then asked if he had expressed his
belief to Commodore Schley that Ger
vera's feet was not in the harbor as re
ported later by Commodore Sehley. The
witness replied:
Il stated that we had Sc IN nothing o.
the Spanish fleet. | may have stated
that | knew nothing positively or abso
lutely about its movements, ont | recitec
certain events to show that there was q
Il probability of the feet being in Santiago
at that time"
In reply TO question as to the condi
ton of the weather at the time he was
at Santiago Captain Sissbee said:
"During May "A, % and 26 the wealth
er was unsettled: trade conditions hal
been hindered. There was more or les;
rain and moderately heavy sea on those
three days. The sea ON May 20 was
heavy. for boats, but it was moderatine
that is to say, more moderate than j
had been on two days before. ! should
say, however, it would have been a very
4 difficult Job to have coaled from ship:
| alongside that night"
"Did you receive a dispatch from Sec
rotary Long, dated May %. statin,; The
1872
II am not certain, but my recollection
is that it stated it arrived on the 1911
or 21st. | received the communication
just as / have stated. 1t came from thu
Secretary of the Navy. 1t was signed
Long but whether ! got a copy of i
from Captain Wise or got the original
cannot now recall. think |, got th'
original"
did you show this dispatch to Com
modore Schiey on May 26?'1"'
II already said | cannot recollect tn,
act of showing it 20 him. | presume
did. but that | informed him | remem
ber."
Captain Sigsbee was then excused.
weIfth my.
The proceedings Of the court begar
with the usual recall of former witnesses
for the correction Of their testimony il
the official record Rear Admiral Evans
took the stand with the purpose of cffec
tually mailing the statement that he mad,
a foolish boast Is To what he did at tn,
: battle of Santiago Schley's counsel ask
ed him the other day il he did not tel
Schley that he Evans destroyed tn,
whole Spanish feet. Evans at that tim,
denied the report, which in way place.
him in the position of disputing Scbley'l
word as the inference was plain tina
Schley asserted that Evans did play tn,
braggart. Fighting Rob" then came with
documentary evidence that he was guilt
less of blowing his own horn in 50 often