The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-31
sCHIEf's INVOCATION
IS HOW ASSURED


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rave tne orsirF. Hard 10 sEartoaF9 ana
cleared ksF- / sever SAW the lows asa1
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The witness also sid. il Response 4
1 smother question from Mr. Hsnaa sas'
While y Aad seen the Texas IL had uol
nosis-si Whirh xsy she WAS headins Is i
WIS ms Sfsclal caaeern 10 clear her
/ tspr44u Clark vas aiSo Questioned N
rzrI5nx his statement IN chief thar III.
/ Brooklyn AZ one riEae during the engage
1aent engaged seur different vssSsess. and
rpnilruied ais Pre- lois testimony saving
that she was alongside al foar ef shs
enefay's ships. and IN response 70 4 asseS.
ton from Mr. iiaU IA a To whether there
we've aot other Aiaeriean vessels engaged
at the SaEne time be replied
The Oreson Was firing As fast as she
could with her how guns.
Proceeding. he said that for sore time
after the NiSaaya went ashore md when
\ the Coscn only was left Of the enemy 5
ships the Oregon did not slFs. and when
she did resume the work only the lss-inch
guns were used. wjth the exception OF one
Or two shots from the S-ineh guns in the
forward tGFret.
Did you IRE the 13-iaeh guns in pur-
suanee Of a signal from TIE Brcoklyn =
Mr. Hanna asked. and the witness re-
piled
No: the 13-inch guns were fired after
a conference with officers on board the
Oregon had feared damage 10 the gun
mechanism aud hesifated to use the guns.
bat decided TO do 80. If any signal was
made from the BROOKLYN I did not see il
and it was Dot repoI Ted 10 me-
Captain Lemley announced that he had
no further questions.
Mr.. Rayner asked:
Were any of the Spanish vessels run
ashore or destroyed in the channel as
provided in the standing squadron or
ders to close in and destroy the enemy
in the channel.'
NO sir
WAS the battle of July Sd completed
previously issued:"
No SIR
DO you know anything about signal
~ close up and follow flag made by Com
modore Sehley from the Brooklyn"
Il remember a signal Follow flag"
made because | ordered il repeated. We
did close up.
Rear Admiral Schley was called to the
stand ar , :06 D. m.
There was a futter of excitement wheni
the name of the Rear Admiral was called.
When be tok the stand and after giving
his name and rank. he was requested by
Mr. Rayner 70 relate his conduct of the
campaign in narrative form. He began
by relating the particulars of his taking
command of the flying squadron at Hamp-
ton Roads, where, he said. "the general
plan of the campaign was threshed out"
He said that the captains of his squad
ron had diversified views and he re-
solved TO take the helm himself The
question of tOrpedOes in the fleet was ear
" discussed and he decided the manner
in which they should be cared for. Con
tinuing. he said:
Il put this question Immediately upon
a war footing. established the matter OF
uiekets mad patrols. and also the mask !
ing of lights. which were under inspec-
ton on several occasions TO ascertaiIf
how effective and complete it was. AZ
first there was some fault. Later | am
glad to say the masking was absolutely
complete. so that it was impossible. when
the ships were under way in the column
or in line of battle to distinguish any
one at more than ordinary distacne from
it
He had he said. explained it would be
impossible TO arrange a general plan of
battle. but he had explained to his COM
manders that in a general way it was his
idea Ito attack the head and leading ship
of the enemy attacking us. and concentrate
the fire upon her. NY reasons for this.
ne continued were IWOkOlu. the Ufsl Dt--
ing the moral effect upon the enemy, and
the second the confusion it would create.
The older plans for naval attack were
TO attack the center or rear of anv en-
emys fleet which would result in the es-
cape of some of the enemy's vessels; |
felt that if we got the head we would get
the whole think the plan was vindicated
by the result of the battle some SIX weeks
or two months later" he said, concluding
this point.
He then related the details of the
cruise TO Kew West and his meeting there
with Admiral Sampson.
THE Admiral was very much worried.
he said .'and necessarily so because his
had been great. be
showed me number of orders. one of
which was for a division of the two
sauadrons. one to take the north and the
other the south coast of Cuba, and he TO |
have the preference.
EAdmiral Schley was still on the stand |
when the SOnoma sailed.-Ed. Republic
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