The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-19

hpr. The Scorpion came back and COM
lnuhiCaicd ineEuphone message to the |
Brooklyn. The substance OF this message /
was chat the nashville was returning TO
Key West broken down, that the Gincin- |
nati ana Ngsuyius were patrollng Nncatun
channel and that Captain McCRla report |
ed that he had seen nothing of the Span |
lards at Cienfuegos
Who received that messenger" asked Mr.. |
RAYnor.
40 the best Of my remembrance the
commodore and Nag lieutenant We're on the |
bridge beside myself"
Relatlng his experience during the voyage |
from Cieniurgos 80 Santiago. he said the
weather was dark ana lowering III was
he said, the toughest weather we had had |
since ! Lad been ON the brooklyn. IT was
snort hruNy heAu sea
The witness placed the distance Of the
blockadlng line at Santiago at from three
aud half to i've miles from shore, saying
that he had bceu watch officer aud had
made close Chscryati lions. There were piCket
boats on the inside Of the line.
AZ this point the court took recess for
luncheon.
Mr.. Cronan continued his testimony at
the afternoon session, relating the details
Of The bailtc of July 3.
lie described the turn Of the Brooklyn,
saying that after 1t began he observed that
the FIRST ship appeared 10 be heading di-
rectly toward the Brooklyn creating the
impression that either she meant to ram
the Brooklyn or the Brooklyn 10 ram her.
Ihis contingency, however, was averted by
putting the helm to port. He said that the
Ioclpa land battery also fred at the Brook
lyn at that time lie also stated that just
before starting In shore the Viscnya had
made sudden turn toward the Brooklyn.
In reply TO a question by the court, Mr..
roman sald tlat, 80 flr as he knew, neither
the Eagle or the Vixen had made any signal
requesting the squadron to slow down on
the cruise from Cientuegos to Santiago.
George II Warford. who was carpenter
Tho ItTODylNu. then IlpI npspiib
ing the battle Of July 3 he said that early
In the action the order was passed by Il
marine orderly, Stand by to ram, he also
said that later aud during the chase he
had seen the Niscaya turn as If 10 ram
the Brooklyn before the former went
ashore. lie said he had made personal
examination OF the Brooklyn after the
ba,tie and had found that she had been
struck thirty times Mr. Warford said
that Commodore Schley's conduct and bear
ing during the battie were that of fear,
less officer. He said that during the en-.
gagement the turning tank of the Brook,
Ign hlled with water
When Mr. Warford was excused. j. L.
| Hunlcy who was chief machinlst on tle
Texas during the battle of July .. was
cWled. lie said that during the engage
mpnt he had been ON duty ut the throttle
of the port engine and not Alfred CaSton,
who had previously testified, fhat he (ClaN.
tom was standing at the throttle OF the
port engine lie stated that the port en-
CINE OF the Texas neither stopped or
backed but was slowed down,
I ON cross examination Mr. Hunley said the
only orders he remembered were to SLOW
down and for full speed
/ Mr.. Hunley was then excused and Lieu.
tenant j. L. j. Ryan, who was assistant
engineer on The Brooklyn, was introduced.
lie described the battle, but told nothing
new,
did you see Commodore Schley about
the time Ells was killed."
"Ali the time,
they |4 mpr VI ked MS so manner and bearing as
admiral Bcnl$$y, thought, was perfect
ly cool 3qH collected.
/ WAS " position one of dangcrG"
Ills pSASion was on little bridge built
around the 0conning tower and he was on
the lighting side OF the ship all the time
as far as / could see.
Was that an exposed posltionY
/ "All the time"
When Lieutenant Ryan had concluded,
/ Commodore Schlcy's Gag lieutenant, was
called. Lieutenant Wells gave a detailed
account of the Cuban campaign, beginning
with ne departure from Hampton Roads,
I the stay ar Eientueeos, the cruise to Santl-
ago, the rctrograde movement, the blockade
OF Santiago, the bombardment of the Co
Ion and the battle off Santiago
He gave a brief description OF that en-
gagement lie said he had heard orders
given TO the New orleans to tire on the
shore batteries. Continuing, he said:
81 saw during this action "A number of
discharges OF smokeless powder TO the west
ward of the entrance. Several shells passed
over us and dropped near us, The Commo-
dore at that time made number of joking
remarks about some of us lodging. | do
not think ne lodged. lie. seemed to me at
that time thoroughly self-possessed."
WAS he labUing under any mental ex-
element at that time?'
None at all that ! could see. He was
In very natural frame of mind"
Mr.. Ruynor questioned the witness con
corning the visits of Admiral 0hen captain)
Cotton to the Brooklyn on Ma 327 and 30
Admiral Cotton was then in command Of
the Harvard and the dispatch which he
mad taken ABOARD the flagship was read
rms dispatch was from Admiral Sampson
ana directed TO Captain Cotton Another
dispatch which was presented while Admit
RAJ Cotton was on the stand also was read
10y Mr.. R0yncr II likewise was from
sampson TO Cotton, and was as follows:
THE Spanish squadron ut Santiago. II
previous TO May 10 scout Off Santiago, Com
munlcate with Schley If he they moved
uago from 'ieniuegos, Cuba Telegraph
me from Nicholas Mole to Key West II he
UhCN' move cast and leave letter FOR
Sthi'N' then so or Santiago 10 meet him. -
Tho witness said that he did not rcmem.
her the rocclp Of this dispatch.
Concerning the stay az Ctcnfuegos Mr..
Raynor questioned the witness With the
view OF elicting exact information as to
the time OF the Eagles definite sport 70
Schley that the Spanish neet was not in
Cientucgos In reply Lieutenant Wells said:
II was during the afternoon some time,
l should say about $50 or o'clock"
What was the time between the receipt
for Sautlagot'
We prepared several letters or dis.
patches 10 Adlniral Sampson, Selieve. and
to 'he department. IL | am not mistaken,
and when they were finished the Dupont
leit some time along about o'clock II
was shortly after that that the squadron
| stood out TO southwark"
When did you first distinctly lind out
who're me spanish squadron wasp
, ! men We saw the Colon AT the entrance
10 the harbor Of Santiago on the morning
OF the 29rh Of May"
DO you know from your own knowledge
> about the dlHl2ulty of coaling the Texas
, ON May y and PSF"
II recollecr that there was signal
which was the subject OF some converSa-
, ton, relative to the fact thai Ghe collier
aud the Texas had both suffered some in
; jury at that time aud later a day or so
! remember seeing on the ships side evil
deuce of some repairs being made In the
nature Of red lead and touching up"
DO you know whether any report was
, made to Commodore Schley - the time OF
the reconnaissance Of the fact that thS
ship was not on the range that had beer
determined onf What was the range de
termined onY"
, Seven Thousand Yards or 1900 yards