The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-18
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coaling in the open of Santiago. The
Commodore replied that he had been
asked on several occasions if he would
like to go to- Guantanamo, whore ne
could coal quickly and give the officers
and men a rest from the strain of block
ade.
PREFERRED I'd REMAIN.
..l1e said that his answer in each case
was that he preferred - remain on-the
station until the Spanish ships came QUO
Of the harbor.
Commander Griffin described the en-
gasement of July Sd. He said that, as
it was his duty to look after the lower
decks, he had not seen a great deal of
the fl ght. Mr.. Rayner asked the witness:
Were any cheering or encouraging
message sent among the men that you
know Of: by whom and what were they
II had q messenger. who made fire.
quent trips to the gun-deck. and who
reported to me what was happening. L
conveyed this information to the men
Of my division in the different handling
rooms. One message, which seemed to
cheer the men below very much, was
our starboard beam. all firing at us.
You don't know who sent these mes
sages-who gave them, do YOU
SCHLEY SENT THEM.
II took it for granted-''
Judge-Advocate Lemly here interrupted
the witness by stating that it did not
appear that Commodore Schiey sent these
! messages, which brought {: statement
from Mr.. Rayrer that he would prove,
when Admiral Schley went on the stand,
J that the Admiral sent these messages of
| ncouragen,ent to the men.
Can you speak of the conduct
and manner Of Commodore Schley during
| the engagement in which you say him.
He impressed me as being remarkably
| cool, considering what had just occurred.
Ie was perfectly natural in manner and
! bearing
| WISE DECISION.
Mr.. Hanna asked: Did YOU hear Com
modore Schley say anything about coal
| ing dfficulties?''
Il do not remember. I know he was al
| ways extremely anxious and seemed to
| coal whenever there was an opportunity.
| do not remember any particular CONVEX
| satlon. The conversation about going to
| Guantanamo impressed me particularly,
| because afterward I thought it was such
! a wise decision"
Mr. Hanna asked the witness whether
the flying squadron had proceeded with
| dispatch on the voyage from Cienfue-
COS to Santiago, and the witness replied:
Yes. as a unit, until we made the turn
| to the westward on May 26th. The
| slowest ship fixed the speed. and that
was six or seven knots hour"
The court asked: What difficulties
| did the Brooklyn have in coaling off San
| tiago prior to June 1st?"
Il do not think there was any diff
Guilty during those dates
| Mr.. Rayner: rs not it q fact that
! the derrick beams on the Golfers were
| TOO short and were not coaling breech-
es rugged on all of the ships in order TO
! coal?''
THAT is the case Of the Brooklyn. L
cannot say about the other ships"
ENSIGN ADELE.
Lieutenant-C Commander Griffin was ex-
cused, and Ensign {. a. Abeie, who, as
a naval cadet served as a junior watch
yiiicer on the Brooklyn in the Santa sc
campaign, was called.
Mr.. Adele said there was a heavy surf
at Cienfuegos, while the flying squadron
lay OIL that place, and that when the
start was made toward Santiago, the
weather was rough and unsettled, though,
it was not. BAD .lor small SHIPS. s.,z.
!, MORO Castle was in sight, ne said. upon
the arrival eff Santiago,
In reference to the blockade on May
18th, in front of Santiago. the witness
said: AT night we steamed back and
forth in front of the harbor Al a distance
of five or six miles. At night 1 saw sig
mailing going on between the harbor and
the fort The system of signals was that
used in the English navy, blinking white
light, and 1 judged it was the Colon sig
mailing to the fort. 1t happened On two
occasions
Gould You see that plainly?"
Very plainly. indeed
The witness in describing the battle of
July 3 said that he had had charge of
the port battery on the main deck for
ward and that when the Spanish vessels
first came out Of the harbor he could not
train his guns on them because OF the Gis-
tance. Later, he opened fire and &c OBJ
. served that the aiding Spanish ship held
steady on the Brooklyns port bow for
some time, and then turned to the west
ward. His range then was l. 400 yar?s, and
the lowest range at which he fired during
the day was 1.100 yards.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ensign John Haigan, Jr., was the first
witness of the afternoon session of til.
court. He said that on approaching Glen
fuegos May p, he had heard the firing of
guns. Referring to the blockaue of Glen
fegos, he recalled that on the "a the
Brooklyn steamed past the entrance %
the harbor, and that the ship had gone
to within about a mile of the harbor. He
also recalled that the Adulsi had reported
that the Spaniards had left Santiago.
Coming to the blockase of San ago, he
said he knew tat the Marbleheac; an
vixen had been inside the blockad
ing line there. Asked as to Commodore
Schleys bearing in the battle of Santi-
ago, the witness said it was such IS to
inspire enthustsm."
DO you know what vessels were in
sight at the beginning of the battle?'
asked Mr.. Rayner.
Hold on there" exclaimed Captain
Lemly, before the witness could rep. Il
OBJECT.
Captain Lemly stated lat the precept
did not call for the position Of ships ex-
cert to show whether they endangered