The sun., 1901-10-24

OF Tacr tone, 'tvnar Is the range Ell
lis raised the stadiineter to his eye, and
as he did SO shell took his hend off.
AS he fell to the deck dead young Nc
Cauley said, Let's throw 1t overheard
The commodore said: NO, don't throw
that body overheard. He died like
brave man, and I 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 it was got ready for burial.
The Nizcaya was putting up the best
fight of any ship there. She fought
well, and the big shells were going over
us, and great many of us ducked.
These shells sounded like half dozen
railroad trains under way. AS they
We're heard going through the air down
would go n head but Commodore
Schley's head never bent"
Applause For schIey.
There was a great outburst Of ap-
plause In the courtroom as IN n dra.
matte way the witness recited this In.
cident. Admiral Dewey for the first
time during the sessions Of the court
found IL necessary to pound his gavel
on the table and admonish the audi
ence against such demonstrations.
Continuing his story, the witness said;
''IIe was as calm, cool and collected
as he Is at this moment. His only
thought was for his men. He called
constantly ns the different events oc-
CURED, saying: DO the bullies 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 lie wanted the people below
to know as much about it as those of
us on deck"
Later in the chase of the Colon he
said that Captain Cook had put his
head out of the coming tower and said
TO the commodore:
.III Follow Him to SPAIN"
".Don't you think we'd better close
in little and, said the witness paren-
thetically, Il thought so myself. But"
he went on, "the commodore replied
No; don't you see that point ahead
Just as soon as that fellow starts to
come out, I'm going TO head him off
I'll get him yet. Damn him, I'll follow
him to Spain IL have to-"
This testimony was given in clear
and distinct tones and was heard dis.
tinctly throughout the large courtroom
Like a previous statement, 1t was re.
ceived with n burst Of applause, bu,
| the demonstration was quickly sup
pressed by Admiral Dewey, whose
! words of reprobation to the audience
We're followed by word of admonitior
from Mr.. Rayner to the witness. The
admiral rose and raised his hands III
depreciation of the demonstration, his
face was flushed, and he said: stop
Stop! Lets have none of that"
Court Asks Questions.
| The court asked three questions
which, with their answers, are as fol
lows:
How did you know that the Texas
asked permission to go to Guantanamo
| to coal because she could not coal il
the open sea-"
ally that she did go to Guantanamo"
"l)ld tile Texas stop and back dur
ing the Brooklyn's turn?'
NO, sir. | saw the Texas distinct,
/ when the turn began and during the
] turn, and she did not make any back
water and she did not stop"
! Did you hear any conversation be
! tween Commodore Schley and any 9th
| er officer during the early part of ths
! engagement of July 81"
| Il heard none before or during til,
! turn. There was no officer with til,
| commodore on my side of the ship"
4 Witness Hill was then excused