Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-26

had constructed around the battle
tower as my position In the fight. I
had only been there a moment or two
when Captain Cook Joined me. Then
followed the signal, close up and the
Brooklyn es we'll as all the other ships
charged in for the entrance. according
to the original plan. We all moved di-
rectly for the head of the column. the
idea being to arrest and knock them
to pieces as they came on.
All the Ships Closed In.
1--WE continued on our course for ten
or twelve minutes" he said, land
saw, all the ships Of our fleet closing
in. One thousand yards is the limit
Of effective torpedo range and as we
were approaching about that distance,
+ mentioned something of that sort to
Captain Cook. Cook replied that we
would soon be within the crossfire of
the ships. saw Lieutenant Simpsons
first shot and then saw the first YES
sci in the Spanish line take a rank
sheer to the westward, leaving the
ViscGya coming straight on. Then the
latter also turned to the westward. 1t
was now apparent that the original
plan of the Spaniards had failed and
they were now entering upon the Sec
ond phase and that their new disposi-
ton would control their subsequent
course. Captain Cokk now gave the
order to port helm. If he had not done
SO I should in minute, and said to
him: Is your helm aport?" and he
replied, 1T is aport,' or hard aport,
think the latter"
Coming to the Brooklyn's turn Ad-
miral Schley, speaking steadily and
clearly and never hesitating for
word, said that he had never seen
ship turn more steadily. "The turn,''
he said, "was absolutely continuous;
there was no a.asing of the helm and I
never saw the starboard side of the
Texas. I am sure we were never
nearer that vessel than 600 yards. We
were so distant that I never had
any thought of danger in connection
with the Texas"
Admiral Schley said he closest range
given was 1,100 yards. 1--WE were SO
Close" he went on, that remember
could see the men on the Spanish
ships running between the superstruc-
ture; could even see the daylight be-
tween their legs"
Denies Hodgson's Story.
During the turn Lieutenant Com.
mander Hodgson, very properly made
the observation that we should look
out for the Texas but there was
never any colloquy between us-never
any colloquy of any character beween
Hodgson and myself; first because he
was too good an officer to have so
transgressed and, second, because had
he undertaken to do so, should have
reprimanded him. That incident is
fiction; it never occurred
At this point the admiral said the
leading one of the Spanish ships was
on the Brooklyn's starboard bow and
that not only all of the enemy's ships
but the forts as we'll were firing ap-
parently at the Brooklyn at that mo-
ment. The next five minutes were the
most serious of the combat" he said,
seen on all sides and how deafening
was the noise of the guns.
"The roar of our projectiles," he
said, was such as can only be heard
once and once heard it can never be
forgotten. All four Of the Spanish YES
sells were firing on the Brooklyn and
time showed any injury. Then the
thought passed through my mind that
they might get away and I feared we
should have most of the fight, as had
not thought up to that time that the
battleships would be effective in a
chase. I said to Cook that We would
stay with this crew."
At 3:40 o'clock the Schley court of
inquiry adjourned until Monday. Ad-
miral Schley, who had been on the
stand most of the day, complained Of
an irritation in his throat and the ad-
journment accordingly was taken.
Just before the court adjourned
Judge Advocate Lemly addressed the
court as follows:
Before the court adjourns I would
like to ask counsel a question. He
announced publicly that he desired a
summons for Admiral Sampson;
have stated from time to time that if
he would give me notice when he
wanted the admiral summoned
would summon him. I have not re-
ceived any notice and do not want to
leave the record in this shape and
would like to know what his wishes
are in the matter
Mr.. Rayner-"My wishes are that 1t
you can summon him, summon him.
AS understand 1t Sampson Is not in a
condition to be summoned. He Is not
well enough to come into court. am
perfectly willing to have him here and
I, OF course, don't retract for moment
anything said at the time when the
call was made"
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Davenports Heavy Loss.
Davenport, Ia, Oct. 26.-The Chris
Mueller Lumber company's saw mill
burned during the day. Loss s110 900;
insurance $4,000. This blaze makes
the ciy's fire loss this year close to q
million dollars, including two saw
mills, one immense lumber yard and
three sash and door factories. There
is a strong belief that most Of the fires
were of incendiary origin .,
Northcott Denies the Statement.
Greenville, Ills, Oct 26.-Leuten-
ant Governor Norfhcott has authorized