The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-17
MORE WITNESSES FOR SCHLEY
Continued from First Page,

| L OrK: we nave gained great VIC
| tory. Details will be communicated
$50 p m. New York to Brooklyn
| Report your casualties
'1:55 D. M Brooklyn to New York
! Killed. one
II: 55 D. m. Brooklyn to New York
| This is a great day for our country
$3.50 y. m. New York to Brooklyn
Ascertain as far as possible position
and strength of the enemy's forces anc
report without delay
1870 .. m. New York to Brooklyn
Hoist out all boats.
''2;40 D. m. New York to Brooklyn
DO you want services of chaplain tt
bury dead?
"2:45 D. m. Brooklyn to New York
Would like to have services Of chap
lain. Will signal time later
$3.50 D. m. New York to Brooklyn;
Send for chaplain when you want
him.
$3.50 .. m. New York to Brooklyn:
Send both steam cutters and strongest
towl.ne.'
80 45 D. m. Brooklyn to New York
Both steam cutters entirely disabled
by shot. Will use such pulling boats as
we can. Will send tow line.
APO p. m. Brooklyn to Oregon
Follow flag"
"4:25 p. m. Brooklyn to Oregon:
Close up
"4:25 p. m. New York to Brooklyn:
Will remain in charge of prize"
do you remember any incidents con-
nected with the signal from the Brook
Ign to the Oregon at APO p. m. Follow
the flag and at 425 p. m. from the
Brooklyn to the Oregon Close up'?"
"There was a report that there were
one or two Spanish ships to the east
ward, and l understood that the Brook
lyn and Oregon were to go after those
ships. We started off and signalled to
the Oregon to follow us. She did not
get under way Immediately. as I re-
it. so we signalled to ner to
Close up.'
Going back to May 2s when the fleet
reached Santiago after the retrograde
Lieutenant McCauley said
that the Spanish flag was flying on
Moro castle. The next morning he
had seen the Cristobal Colon and
another Spanish vessel lying in the har-
Dor.
Lieutenant McCauley also gave a list
Ct the signals made from the Massa-
chusetts while that vessel was being
used as Commodore Schley's flagship
May 81, and when asked whether any
signal had been sent to the fleet to
not GO in any closer" replied mo sir"
He said he had had charge of the sig
\ al nd hnr q Ci
nal.
Leading up to the battle of July 8, Mr..
Rayner asked:
What was the conduct and bearing
If Commodore Schley on the day of the
oattle?''
Perfectly cool and steady"
Where was the commodore? What
vas his position when you saw him?
ION the platform outside the coming
over"
Did he make any encouraging re-
marks on that day to the officers of the
hip that you heard?
"He said, Give 'em hell, DULLES. :"
did he say that more than once?"
Yes, sir, several tines
"Can you give us any incident to
NY great mental excitement on that
ay?"
When Ellis was killed another officer
nd myself picked up his body and
tarted to throw it overheard. The !
commodore saw us and said: Don't |
brow him overheard. Cover Him up
nth something"
Were you present wher Ellis was !
illed?"
Yes, sir"
How near was Ellis to the commo-
ore when he was killed, and to your"
"He was standing right next to me-
[e was about fifteen feet from the
should think"
Lieutenant McCauley described the (
lcidents of the battle Of July 8, saying
lat he had ION his own hook" hoisted
lie signal "Clear ship for action" and
len when he had reported this action
the commodore the latter had told
i'm to hoise "Close up"
The Spanish ships were, he said, at
lat time headed southwark and west
ard and standing out, the Viscaya APP
arently heading directly toward the
He said that when the
rooklyn started to turn with port
Elm Yeoman Ellis had given the range
900 yards He said that not until af-
r the Brooklyns signal to the Oregon
I'd the latter begun to use her thirteen
CHI guns, and that then the Brooklyn
so opened with her eight-inch guns.
Recurring to the bombardment of the
,lon on May 81, the witness said that
,mmodore Schley's bearing on that
casion had not been different from
hat it had been on other occasions.
}e cross-examination was conducted
Mr.. Hanna, who questioned the wit t
IS in detail concerning the signal to !
e Oregon to use her thirteen-inch !
ms. asking the witness why he re- ]
it especially. ]
Because I sent it myself" was the !
ply. {
Did you also send the others on g
itch you have refreshed your memory t
referring to your book?" S
The witness said that he had made t
en-, Z
He did not recall that the Oregon had Q
tde any response to the signal to that a
ssel Il
Nj. Hanna also called attention to an $
try in the signal books of the Brook t
l and the ST. Paul of message for s
miral Sampson. 1t appears that, as a