Warren sheaf., 1901-09-26
TELLS OF THE FIGHT
Witness Recounts Part Taken BY
Texas in Battle of Santiago.
PROCEEDINGS IN SCHLEY INQUIRY.
The Admiral's Counsel Are Making
Strong Efforts to Require the
Presence of Admiral
Sampson. 4@s

Washington, Sept. 24.-The mem.
bers of the Schley naval court of in.
quiry were prompt as usual in reach.
ing the navy yard, but when they
arrived they found Capt. Lemly and
his assistant, Mr.. Hanna, already
there, busily engaged in getting
ready for the days work.
prompt as usual in reaching the navy
yard, but when they arrived they
found Capt. Lemly and his assistant,
Mr.. Hanna, already there, busily en-
gagged in getting ready for the days
work.
Log Books Presented.
Capt Lemly presented the deck log
books of the Brooklyn, Texas, Iowa,
Castine, Marblehead, Massachusetts,,
Minnesota, New Orleans, Oregon, St..
Paul, Scorpion, Yale, Vixen, Eagle,
Dupont, Hawk and Merrimac. .
'How about the New York;" asked
Judge Wilson. II want t,o expedite the
proceedings"
II have no objection" responded
Capt. Lemly. 81, too, want to hasten
the proceedings as much as possible"
Capt. Lemly lso presented the
, steam logs of the Brooklyn, Texas,
Massachusetts, Iowa and the Marble
head. Admiral Schley's counsel asked
to have the log of the Spanish ship
, Christobal Colon presented. 49,.
"Very well, if we can find Spanish
scholar to go through it and select the
facts wanted" said Capt. Lemly.
"Admiral Schley is a good Spanish
scholar, and he can make such selec-
tions as we may desire" responded Mr..
Rayner.
Capt. Schroeder Makes a Correction.
Commander Schroeder was recalled
and asked if he desired to make any
corrections in the official record of his
testimony of Saturday. "There is one
omission from Admiral Schley's re-
marks on the Massachusetts on the
day of the mbardment of the Colon
which I overheard, which should like
to supply" he'replied.
1T is this: He said when he came
aboard that Admiral Sampson would
be there on the following day. He
made that sta tement in connection
with his remark that he was going in
to sink the Colon"
The Battle of July 3.
Lieutenant Commander L. G. Heilner;
who was navigator of the Texas dur
ing the Spanish war, was next called.
The witness was asked to describe the
battle of July 3, and said: =
''The Texas had been heading about east
when the enemy was seen coming out OF
Santiago. Lieut.. Bristol, who was officer of
the deck at the time, rang to go ahead
full speed and put helm hard to star
board to make a turn. .'.%'
when I got on deck he informed me
of what had happened and I sent him
below and assumed charge of the deck.
The captain told me that he had eased
their helm until he could find out
which way the ships were going, and
he also rang half-speed. I suggested full
speed. He said the battery was not ready.
I told him it would be ready before the
ship was in position to fire, and then he
said: All right and rang full speed. When
the second of the enemy's ships followed
the first to the westward, he put the helm
hard to starboard. I made several reports
to him about the Brooklyn regarding her
signals. He said: Never mind I also re-
ferred to the way I thought the Brook
lyn was standing up to fight very nicely
The captain said: oh. crackie Never
mind the Brooklyn. You look out for this
ship The Brooklyn then was about on
her port beam. So said: All right cap
tain. I will look al the Brooklyn no more,
and I turned my back, looking on the star
board beam at the ships getting out After we
sheered around and got to the westward
I suggested to give her little port helm
a. to-, n:
gave her this helm he sang out through the
sight hole to the men at the wheel and at
the engine room Indicator to slow, then
stop, and I said: Captain, they will all get
away from u.s. p.
Brooklyn Looms Up. =
"He did not answer me, but Immediately
stepped back and then I said: My Lord
captain, we are out of the fight He said ::
Look at the Brooklyn! turned around, and
right ahead of us this big gray ship doomed
out Of the smoke. For second thought
my heart was in my mouth. We were
steaming with heavy helm and she steered
by us When I saw her she was practically
ahead of US. That is the first saw. She
sheered off and went to sea, l should say
about 1000 yards, and then on to westward.
AS soon the Brooklyn cleared US we
rang to go ahead and started up forced
draft again. After that we simply fol-
lowed on as fast as we could on line that
was just inside the line where the Ore
gon was engaging the ships Just before
this turn of the Brooklyn the Iowa and
the Oregon were both close to us on the
starboard helm. We continued the chase
until the Colon hauled down her flag, when
the captain gave the order to stop forced
draft" if"
The Time of. Greatest Danger.
AT what time during the battle of
Santiago do you consider that the
Texas was in the greatest danger?''
asked Capt. Lemly.
Mr.. Rayner objected, contending
that such opinions were shut out by
previous ruling of the court. Mr..
Hanna said there were many minor
points on which the court must from
time TO time ask the opinion of wit
nesses. The point was also argued
on the one side by Capt. Lemly and
on the other by Judge Wilson.
The court overruled the objection,
and the question was repeated.
Hooking back" responded the wit.
ness, 81 know that the time OF, the