The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-04
REFERENCE 10 THE LOOP
Admiral Schley's Self Possession in
Midst of Battle.
TWO MORE WITNESSES ARE CALLED
Lieutenant Tyson Who Was to Testify Concern
ing the Flying squadron's Coal Sup
ply, Was Prevented by the
Courts Az ,urning.
(By the Associated Press.)

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Washington, Oct. 3.-After Lieutenant
Doyle, formerly of Commodore Schleys
flagship, the Brooklyn, had completed his
testimony before the Schley court of In
quiry today. Capt William d. Dawson,
of the Marine Corps, was called, and he
was followed by Lieutenant Charles w.
Dyson, of the Bureau of Steam Engineer
ing of the Navy Department. Lieutenant
Dyson was introduced to testify concern
ing the coal supply of the Flying Squad
ron, but the court adjourned for the day
before he could be heard.
At the opening of court Lieutenant
Doyle resumed his testimony.
Mr.. Rayner asked:
What was Admiral Schley's conduct
and bearing at any time either during the
bombardments or during the battle of
July 3, when his ship was under fire?'
He always struck me as being just
about as well possessed as it was possi-
Bile for anybody to be under those cir
cumstances."
Mr.. Rayner then asked the witness
whether on July 2, 1898, he had observed
smoke coming from Santiago harbor over
Zocopa Hill. Captain Lemly objected
contending that the certain effect of such
questions would be to open the gates
for interminable inquiry and that if one
side should enter upon such questions the
other must also be allowed to do so. They
did not object except for the reason of the
time involved.
Mr.. Rayner was then permitted to ask
his question which he did in the follow
ing manner: WAS the smoke observed
on July 2 by Commodore Schley, COM
munieated to the squadron"
The reply was: Smoke was observed
rising in the harbor on July and my
impression now is and always has been
since that night that information was
conveyed to the commander and chief"
The witness was then requested to give
a brief account of the part taken by the
Brooklyn in the battle of July 3, which
he did repeating much that he had said
yesterday.
THE CHASE AFTER THE COLON.
Describing the chase of the Colon Doyle
said the Spanish ship had secured lead
of five or six miles.
''The order was given to cease firing
and to come out of the turrets and take
spell, during the chase of the Colon
The Oregon during that chase and while
we were on top of the turret was direct
ed to try her 13 inch guns on the chase
which she did and the shots fell short
In a little while they were tried again
and came a little closer"
Admiral Dewey: Directed by whom"
by Commodore Schley, sir, by wig wag
signal, as l remember it,
Admiral Dewey: You saw that sig
nal?"
''Yes, sir, saw the signal being made"
Admiral Benham: did you read the
signal?'
Il did not, but I understood what it
was, and if | am not mistaken it was
McCauley, an ensign we had on board
who made the signal himself
Lieut.. Doyle, during cross examination
said that while he had seen the shore
lights at night at Cienfuegos he had new
er suspected that they were signals. lie
told of seeing three horsemen on the
shore during the day time. I'VE regarded
them as Spanish cavalry" he said, 'and
they were so brazen that some one sug-
gested that we should stir them up bit;
but we did not fire at them"
In response to Mr.. Hanna's questions
Lieutenant Doyle said that upon ap-
preaching Santiago on the evening Of
May 2S, the. squadron had lain-to for
the night about seven miles off Santiago
but he thought that the Marblehead and
the Vixen had been placed on picket for
the night. The log, however, showed no
record of this later fact.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the Schley
court began with inquiries concerning the
wig wag signals to the Oregon from the
Brooklyn 70 fire her 13-inch gun The
had seen the signal made, but that he was
unable to find an entry of the signal in
the ships log. Reading the log he found
a notation of several signals and then a
note, saying, that "other unimportant
signals had been made"
Mr.. Hanna inquired whether the wit
ness thought the signal to the Oregon
was included in that list
Lieutenant Doyle replied that it might
be, that he could not say how the log
writer had regarded the matter
Mr.. Hanna: ''You have spoken of the
appearance of smoke in the harbor and
of the action taken by the Brooklyn with
respect thereto. Was any entry made
in the log of the occurrence
II find nome
Captain Lemly asked what efforts had
been made by the Flying Squadron to dis
cover the whereabouts of the Spanish
fleet while the squadron lay off Cienfue-