The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-17
he va not laboring under great men-

that he was not laboring under great men
tai excitement on that day?'
when Ellis was killed, another officer
and myself picked up his body and started
TO throw 1t overheard. Commodore saw Us
and said: Don't throw him overheard.
Cover him up with something
Were you present when Ellis was
Yes. sir"
How near was Ellis to the commodore
when he was killed. and TO you2"
He was standing right next TO me-. He
was about fifteen feet from the commodore,
l should think"
dents of the battle of July 3. saying that
he had Ion his W hook. hoisted the
signal clear ship for act and tn mar
commodore; the latter had told him TO
hoist ''close up"
The Spanish ships were. he said. at that
time, headed southwark and westward and
standing out. the Niscaya apparently head
ing directly toward the Brooklyn, he said
that when the Brooklyn started 10 turn
with port helm YeOman Ellis had given
the range at 900 yards. He said that not
until after the BrOOklyn's signal To the
Oregon had the latter begun 10 Use her
thirteen.inch guns and that then the Brook
Ign also opened with her eight-inch guns,
Recurring 10 the COMMANDMENT OF the
Colon, May 81. the witness said that COM
mOdore Schley's bearing on that occasion
had not been different from what IL had
been on other occasions
The croSS-examination was conducted Dy
Mr.. Hanna. who questioned the witness IN
detail concerning the signal to the oregon
to use her thfrteen-inch guns. asking the
witness why he remembered il especially.
ply.
Did you also send the others on which
you have refreshed your memory by ret-
erence TO your bOOk2"
The witness said that he had made them.
He did not recall that the Oregon had made
any response to the signals TO that vessel.
Mr.. Hanna also called attention to an en-
try IN the signal books of the Brooklyn ana
the St. Paul of a message for Admiral
Sampson. 1t appeared that as received by
the St. Paul, the signal was as follows:
IF Sampson comes here, tell him that half
engine of the collier is broke down."
Upon reading the entry Of this signal
Lieutenant McCauley said that ii ran; II
Sampson comes here. tell him that half of
the squadron is short Of coal" He said.
however. that the word short was very
indistinct. The signal to close up had;
the witness said. remained flying until
we discovered the Oregon on our quarter"
Several of the ships had their answering
that the Oregon had, but could not recall
the ships that made no response. Lieuten-
ant McCauley was then excused.
SMOKE IN SANTIAGO HARBOR.
Lieutenant Charles Webster was then
called. He said he had beer a watch officer
on the Brooklyn during the campaign of
1898, and began his testimony by describ-
ing the blockade of Cienfuegos. Asked if
he had seen any suspicious movements on
shore at Santiago during the evening of
July 2 the witness replied: 81 remember
being on deck on July 2 and seeing col
umns of smoke rising and apparently NOV
ing. as though vessels were steaming in
the harbor. Also 1 remember the burning
OF blockhouses TO the west Of Santiago.
which / reported to the commanding Of
What was the conduct and bearing of
Commodore Schley in the different engage
mentS and on July 80"
Il never saw Commodore Schley during
the engagement. L saw him Immediately
after the battle of July 3, and he was per-
fectly cool and collected"
Speaking of the bombardment of the
Colon May 81, the witness said he had
while he had noticed that the first shots fell
short, he had seen one later which he
thought had fallen under the Colon's coun-
ter. He had got the impression from this
engagement that the shore batteries were
stronger than they were previously sup
posed to be. He thought after that time
that those batteries were manned with
eight-inch guns.
On cro~ss-examination Capt. Lemly had
the witness read from the log of the
Brooklyn an entry to the effect that the
Brooklyn had steamed out at night. The
judge advocate asked only a few questions
on his own account, but put two or three
at the instance of the court as follows:
when the flying squadron was blockad-
ing Cienfuegos did the column OF vessels
at night keep on a line nearly perpendicular
to the shore line or on a line nearly parallel
to the shore liner
My recollection is that the line was
perpendicular to the shore line"
How did the Spanish ships bear from
the Brooklyn when the Brooklyn helm was
put hard aport July 80"
1T seems that the Teresa was very nearly
broad on the port bow, the Viscaya per-
hapS three points on the port bow. The
helm had been eased aport before that, so
it had changed their bearings somewhat. 1t
N~nE hn-l 20 fn11 nH fhn Nvnpxr hnnfn M fnr Of
the turn how they bore"
What were the relative positions of the
Brooklyn and the Colon when the Colon
passed the Viscaya?"
How was the Brooklyn heading at this
time?'
The Colon passed inside the Viscaya at
a distance of about 1900 yards, L think.
So that at that time her range would
probably have been 1850 yards. She bore the
same bearing as the Colon at that time
forward of the starboard beam about two
points. The Brooklyn was heading probably
nearly west"
The court then adjourned for the day.