Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-24

coal onto the Brooklyn and that other
and supplementary devices were neees-
sary for that purpose. He also said
that he had personal knowledge Of the
Texas and knew that the projecting
Sponsors of that ship made it hard
vessel to coal. and on more than one
occasion permission had been asked
and received for the ship to go to Guam
tanamo for coal,
In the course of his description of the
battle of July Srd the witness said:
Probably fifteen minutes after We
started the Spanish ships had nearly
them. stood near enough to touch
Commodore Schley at that time with
in FIVE feet of him. and l saw that We
we're going into pocket. Che Spanish
ships had gotten out and the Viseaya,
the second ship. had turned toward us
and we were about to cross the line of
fire OF our own ships. At that time the
order was given to port the helm.
heard Commodore Schley say port and
the ship started to swing to starboard.
The helm WAS put over hard aport,
and she swung around on her heel. The
fire from our batteries never ceased
from the time we started TO turn until
the end of the battle when the Colon
went ashore. The guns were constant
ly being fired. Ghe Texas was on our
starboard hand and she was fully
| third of a mile from us. There was
never any question in my mind about
striking her We did not come any
where near her. We did not cross her
bow. We were slightly ahead OF her
! and turned in that way entirely clear
of her. After swinging around We lined
up parallel with the Spanish fleet. In
few minutes the Teresa went ashore,
on fire. Soon after the Oquendo fol-
lowed and then we sided up with tn"
Viscaya and kept with her for 10 or IL
miles. At this time there was no ship
| to be seen astern except the Oregon,
which was about half mile from us
On this run with the Viscaya. Ellis was
killed. There were fourteen or fifteen
of us standing together.
The Commodore asked in matter-of
fact tone What il the range?" Ellis
raised the stadimeter to his eye, and as
he did SO, shell took his head off. As
he fell to the deck, dead, young Nc
Cauley said Let's throw 1t overheard
The Commodore said mo, don't throw
that body overheard. He died like a
brave man, and | am going to bury
him like one" He directed me to look
out for the body. l had 1t wrapped in
blankets, laid in the shade and that
evening 1t was gotten ready for burial.
The Viscaya was putting up the bet
fight OF any ship there. She fought
well and the big shells were going over
These shells sounded like half dozen
railroad trains under way. Az they
were heard going through the air down
would go a head, but Commodore
Sehley's head never bent"
| There was a great outburst of ap-
plause in the court room as In dra-
matte way, the witness recited this in
cident Admiral Dewey for the first
! time during the sessions of the court
found 1t necessary to pound his gavel
on the table and admonish the audience
against such demonstrations. Continu-
ing his story the witness said: "He
was as calm, contained, collected as ne
is at this moment. His only thought
was for his men. He called constantly
as the different egah.s occurred say
! ing DO the DULLES below know this;
do they know that this ship has gone
ashore, and that ship has gone ashore?"
! His whole idea seemed to be that he
wanted the people below to know as
much about it as those of us on deck"
Continuing his account OF the bat
! tie, Mr.. Hill said that before the Wis
! tdyd went d5uOTs she nd0 maze a. TURN
to ram the Brooklyn. He was pro-
| ceeding to say that he knew this to be
the case an officer of the Spanish ship
had told him so. but this testimony
| vas ruled out. The witness then said
that he himself knew that to be her
purpose.
Speaking of the Oregon, he said that
during the chase of the Spanish YES
sells that vessel coulu always be seen
! and was the only American vessel that
could be. She was, he said. from one
quarter to one-haIf mile inshore. He
also said that az the time the Viscaya
turned in the Colon was 5000 yards
ahead.
Later, in the chase of the Colon, he
said that Captain Cook put his head
cut of the coming tower and said to
the Commodore: Don't you think
we'd better close in little2" And"
said the witness, parenthetically, Il
thought so myself. But" he went