Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-24


troubles which beset our sex. take my
advice let the doctors alone, try
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound; it is better than any
and all doctors, for II cures and they
do not Mis- Il. c. SMITH, 1912 Oak
ST., Treasurer w. c. T. u, Kansas
City, Mo.-s5ooo forfeit # above Testimonial Ia
not genuine.
Mrs. Pinlham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
onstration was quickly suppressed by
Admiral Dewey whose words OF repro
baton to the audience were followed by
a word of admoniton from Mr., Ray
nor 10 the witness. The admiral rose
and raised his hands in depreciation OF
the demonstration, his face was flushed
and he said, Stop: stop; let's have
none OF that"
GIVE us the facts, simply" said Mr..
Raynor.
These are the facts" replied the
witness.
QUESTIONS BY COURT.
Inc NOutI AFhtu Nliltt NuINNlViiHt
which, with their answers were as fol-
lows How did you know that the
Texas asked permission to 60 TO Guam
tanamo 10 coal because she could not
coal In the open sea ?"
From general talk. ] know person.
ally that RE did go 10 Guantanamo
did thu Texas stop and back during
the Brooklyn's turn?'
"No, sir; | saw the Texas distinctly
when the turn began and during the
turn, and she did not make any back
water and she did not stop"
did you hear any conversation be-
tween Commodore schley and any
other officer during the early part OF
the engagement Of July 81
II heard none before or during the
turn. There was no officer with the
commodore on my side OF the ship.
ACKERMANs STORY.
Lieut.. Hills was then excused and
Lieut.. A. A. Alderman called. Lieut..
Alderman was in command Of the af-
ter thirteen-inch turret and the after
eight-inch turret of the oregon on the
day of the battle OF Santiago, and in
response to a request from Mr. Raynor,
gave a running account Of that en-
gagement.
BEGINNING OF ACTION.
Describing the beginning OF the ac-
ton. he said: 1--WE closed up the
matches and laid out fire hose and inn
mediately turned guns on the entrance
TO the harbor." He said he could at
that time see one after another Of the
Spanish ships coming out Of the har-
Dor, and he estimated their distance
from the oregon TO be about three and
half miles.
The witness said the Oregon was held
right on her course. evidently toward
the head Of the enemy's column, and he
described her passage between the Tex
as and the Iowa II had a very good
opportunity" said the witness for see
ing both those ships. We were very
close TO the Iowa on our starboard
hand and the Texas was a little off on
the port hand. | did not see the Brook
lyn, but | knew she was further on
ahead OF the Texas; that a whole ships
length was between my position and the
Brooklyn, wherever she was. AS we
passed between the Iowa ana the Texas
these ships seemed to be practically at
anchor. We were going very fast then.
and forced draught was covering our
quarterback an inch or more deep with
clnders many Of them red hot. Water
was running from every hydrant we
had To keep the decks from burning. Al
that time the fire OF the enemy and or
our own ships was very heavy. The
water was whipped UP in all directions;
shells flew overhead. I think II was the
most exciting time OF the whole engage
ment.
Just at that time II was reported
that the torpedo boats were coming
out. | saw two OF them coming out
OF the entrance to the harbor and
steam close along the shore. One
would seem TO run little ahead Of the
other. and the other would catch up,
and one Of them turned of little as II
she was going to attack the Gloucester.
The Gloucester ran up very close TO
them.
TORPEDO BOAT BLOWN UP.
"As could not get my guns to bear
| on the heavy ships Of the enemy
thought would try a shot at the tor
| pedo boats fired n thlrteen-inch
gun. and when the smoke cleared away
| I saw one Of those boats blow up.
| do not claim II was done by my shots.
| mere WIRE several Oll'lN hiAit ~
| that time. II Is wonder 20 me they
were not blown up sooner"
At this point the witness varied
from his narrative 20 criticise the navi-
gators chart. saying that Is showed
the position Of the oregon at that time
| % be four miles 90 the westward OF
where she actually was.
BIG GUNS TURN LOOSE.
The witness then described the burn
ing Of the Maria Teresa ana the
| Oquendo. He said that when the sug-
gesiion was first made 20 Can't Clark
that the thlrteen-inch guns should be
| fired nj the Colon he had demurred 20
an extent. saying that be thought the
| range was TOO great. The witness re-
| piled that the guns could be fired at a
range Of 1900 yards Without damag-
Ing the mounts. and he tod how after
ward they had been fred FIRST at dis
lance ~ 8 900 wards. which had been
increased TO 1900 yards,
| When the court rcconvenet Lieut..
Ackerman continued HE narrative, say
ing that when the Colon's flag went
down tho men on the Oregon ceased
nring. The Brooklyn bore az the same