The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-02
Admiral Evans Testimony All in
and Three New Witnesses Ex-
aminedYes by the SChley
Court of Inquiry
EVANS DOESN'T CLAIM
THE ENTIRE VICTORY
Neither Does He Accuse Captain
Philip Of Trying to Run Away
from the Spanish FIeet-Capt.
Sigsbee Didn't Know Positively
Where the Enemy Was

Wnere the ElitIliy Vdo
Washington, Oct 1.-The Schley court
of inquiry made good Roadway again
today. concluding with Admiral Evans
and hearing three new witnesses.
Admiral Evans testimony was along
the same general lines as was MS
statement of yesterday but some points
were presented in greater detail in re-
Spouse to questions by Mr.. Rayner'
The new witnesses were Capt. SlgsDee,
who commanded the scout St Paul
during the Santiago campaign, Thomas
M Diuaide, a newspaper correspond
ent who was on the Texas during the
battle of July and Chief Yeoman Gus
taye e. Becker who was a clerk 10 Az
miral Sampson during the war.
| Captain Sigsbees testimony covered
| his communications to Commodore
Schley upon the latter's arrival on san
tiago May 26, 1898, and at subsequent
dates and dealt with the state of the
weather at that period. He was asked
great number of questions by the
court. Mr.. Diuaide described the loop
of the Brooklyn as seen from the Texas
Mr. Becker testified as to dispatches
sent by Admiral Sampson to Commo-
dore Schley.
| When the court met much sympathy
was expressed on the part of members
of the court and those in attendance
with Judge Advocate Lemley because
OF the death of his sister, which oc-
CURED yesterday. Capt. Lemly was
present when the court convened, but
Immediately withdrew.
Admiral Evans was then recalled.
Mr., Rayner asked: Did you have a
conversation with Commodore Schley
on July 4, some time during the
morning between and IL o'clock, on
his flagship at Santiago, in the course
of which you used language as fol-
lows:
"Did you know that Jack Philip
started to run away at the beginning
of the battle?p and to which Commo'
dore schley replied: You are mistaken
about that, Evans. ] saw nothing OF
the kind The Brooklyn made turn
and you must see the tactical situation
that made 1t necessary.
II don't remember being on the
Brooklyn on the 4th of July. thinl
II was the 5th. | am quite positive
was not on board the Brooklyn of
Santiago but once and that was lone
time before that. AS to that conYersa-
lion, l never said anything to the eff
feet that Capt. Philip had RIM away
OF attempted 70 iat III eAAitfNAhH
over. last night, what did occur with
reference to the Texas, / think Commo-
dore Schley and 1 discussed the posi-
ton Of the Texas when the fight began
1.-THE Texas was lying with her head
to the east when the engagement began
and she turned with starboard helm
and headed off in the same direction as
the rest Of us. She fired first with her
port battery and then put her helm to
| headed In the d.
rection with the rest of the ships. |
think that question / discussed with
Commodore Schley. / cannot be sure
of it, but that 1 ever intimated that
Capt Philip attempted to run away
with the Texas is preposterous on the
face of it,"
Ibid you have q conversation witt
him on the same day. at the same
place and at the same hour or at any
| other place in which you used substan
TALLY the following language: Il sho
the bow off the Pluton, the stern OF
the Furor, put my helm to starboarC
and raked the Teresa and knocked on
the Viscaya."
ITO the best of my knowledge ant
belief / never used such language"
Were not the commanding officers
called on board the flagship Brooklyn
by signal on the morning of May 20 at
ter the Colon was discoyered?"
They Were"
"Can you tell me or do you recall
| what took place at the conference OF
the commanding officers at that timer
Commodore Schley was in the cabir
of the Brooklyn when we assembled
and there was a general talk about the
Spanish feet having been located al
last at Santiago. l do not reccolleci
any special conference. / do not think
| It was in the nature of conference
I do not recollect now that the officers
were asked to express any opinion.
remember having a conversation with
! Commodore Schley about the effect OF
the fighting batteries on the ships, in
which / told him of the experience we
had had at San Juan and expressed
| the opinion to him that 1t was not
worth while to risk ships fighting shore
| batteries alone; that 1 did not think
! anything would be gained by it.
| I'm the case under consideration tbs
| Spanish ships were present in the har.
Dor. The conditions were changed, anC
we would have to take the risk of the
fire from the batteries in order to gel
at themI remember Commodore Schley
remarking before we left that he felt
! that the country held him responsible;
that the ships should not be risked I'M
der the fire of the shore batteries until
the Spanish fleet was destroyed"
Thomas NJ. Diuaide, a newspaper
correspondent was called next. He
said he was on the bridge with Cap
tain Philip from the beginning Of the
battle off Santiago until the chase Of
the Colon began. He had made notes
Of the battle at the time and from Il en-
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