The age-herald., 1901-10-04
Captain of Indiana Says the
 Brooklyn Went 2OOO Yards Out of the Way
DOYLE RESUMES TESTIMONY
Gives a Narrative of the Battle From Beginning to End-captain Lem- ley Favors Extending h.
 vestisation to Others.

Washington, OctoOer S.-A1ter lleuten- ant Doyle, formerly of Commodore Schley's flagship. the Brooklyn, had com pleted his testimony before the schley court of inquiry today, Capt. William C. Dawson of the marine corps was called, and was followed by Lieut. Charles w.. Dyson of the bureau of steam engineer ing of the Navy Department.
 Captain Dawson was signal officer on board the battleship Indiana during the naval engagement off Santiago, and he gave an account from recollection of the behavior of the various ships of the American fleet duing that battle. He said the Brooklyn had gone about 2OOO yards to the southward before joining in the pursuit of Cerveras ships.
 Captain sigsbee was the first of yester- Gay's witnesses to appear for the pur- pose of correcting his testimony. Cap tain Sigsbee stated that he had made an- other search last night for the dispatch from the Navy Department under the terms of which he sought to connect with the flying squadron off Santiago, and that he had found private letter which he had written at that time in which he had said:
 Until we had sighted the vessels on the 9th we knew nothing positive as to their whereabouts"
 Lieutenant Doyle Again.
 Lieutenant Doyle then resumed his tes- timony began yesterday. He was exam ined by Mr. Rayner. He continued, in reply to questions. to give narrative of the campaign. MT. Rayner asked whether the Brooklyn had engared in any bonn bardments during the month of June, 1898, but Judge Advocate Lemley and MT. Hanna objected on the ground that the question was similar to the question asked yesterday concerning the blockade after the arrival of Sampson. MT. Rayner said his purpose was to show what the Brooklyn had done. and that 1t did not in any way concern what the New York had done. His purpose. he said was to show what had been done toward developing the strength of the shore batteries. 'I know what the rul- ing of the court means" he said and bow respectfully to 1t.
 Admiral Dewey said that if the ques- ton was confined to the Brooklyn there could be no objection. The question was then asked as to what the Brooklyn learned concerning the shore batteries as a result of any bombardments in which 1t had participated in June Changes His Question. | Before a reply could be given the court retired for consideration. At the conclu- | sion of the conference, Mir Rayner chang | ed his question so as to read as follows: What do you know from your own | observation in reference to the strength | of the shore batteries and l.-o guns. want the result of your observation at l Santiago acquired by you at any time | without going into any general or spe- cific details as to the bombardments." 1 Replying, Lieutenant Doyle said that at the bombardment which had taken place June 6, the Zocopa battery had replied at first very spiritedly. but that 1t soon | went out of business" After he ships | withdrew the enemy had again manned their guns and then shot at the ships. On | the occasion of the second bombardment they did not remain so long. 'They al- 1 ways took a snap shot as we left" he said.
 MT. Rayner then asked Lieutenant | Doyle how often he had seen Commodore | Schley under fire during the Santiago campaign.
 Every time we were under fre,' he replied, during those bombardments and in the battle of July g.
 | What was his conduct. I refer you to | the first specification of the precept of | his conduct in connection with the events | of the Santiago campaign, and what was his conduct and bearing at any time, either during the bombardments or during the battle of July 8, when his ship was | under f1re?'
 Schley SeIf-Possessed. | "I did not have an opportunity, as the | commodore was always near about the | coming tower to observe his conduct dur ing the battle, but immediately previous and after. did have an opportunity to dc | so. He always struck me as being as well possessed as possible for any one to be | under these circumstances"
 | MT. Rayner then asked the witness whether on July 2, 1898, he had observed | smoke coming from the Santiago harbor over Zocopa hill.
 Captain Lemley objected and MT. Ray. ner said his purpose was to prove that | 1t was believed at that ..ie Spaniards | | harbor and that Commodore Schley had | communicated the facts to the squadron It was competent, he said, to prove the | conduct of the comm odore under the departments precept
 Captain Lemley and MT. Hanna con- | tended 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.
 Wants the Searchlight.
 Captain Parker announced his willing. ness to "open the door wide" He wanted the entire matter investigated/And would have the search light turned upon every individual from the commander-in-chiei
 to the lowest officer under him.
 MT. Rayner was then permitted to ash
 his question. which .ie did in lne follow ing worlds
 Was the smoke observed on July
 by Commodore Schley communicated tc
 the squadron?"
 The reply was: Smoke was observed