Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-16

north, The engines had been started by
the time | got on deck and she was
gaining way and was swinging toward
the enemy,
THE hrst vessel which proved to be
the flagship Maria Teresa, came out.
She was directly on our bearing from
the entrance TO The port, AS the ship
swung toward the Teresa, she swunh
slowly around. To me the Teresa APP
peared to not hold an exactly steady
course, and the helm OF our ship was
eased one way or the other to keep our
ram pointing toward the Teresa. The
Teresa shortly turned squarely toward
the westward and as she did 80 | got
view Of the next ship following IN hel
wake. Ii was my observation that the
Brooklyn was then held up to meet the
second ship approaching, OF course, We
ported helm.
THE second ship passed in the wake
Of the first one and l said to the
commodore that Il looked as II the Sec
cond one was going to try and ram us.
he think, assented. At any rate, the
Brooklyn was held toward her and she
appeared TO me to be uncertain In he.
course. The Brooklyn was handled by
turned after she had passed 10 the
southwark Of the Teresa's wake and fol-
lowed her and then II was generally
remarked on the tower bridge they were
all going to try and escape to the west
ward
Just about the time the Vlzcaya
turned Woman Ellis, who was a
trained observer with the stadimeter
came to me on the platform and said
that his siadimeter showed 900 yards
to the Vizcaya. ] Immediately took ali
especial look at the Vizcaya with that
in mind. and my judgment confirmed
the stadlmeter. | said to the commo-
dore: l think we are about our tactl-
cal diameter from that ship now, ana
he SAID i think so too. or we are.
Then the order was Hard aport. / am
not positive who gave that order
think the commodore said Hard aport,
and Capt Cook said 1t is hard aport'
The helm was kent hard ap0rt and the
ship swung rapidly In her turning cir
Gle. When the order was given 'hard
aport' looked at the next vessel In our
ileet-the Texas--and In my Judgment
we were completely clear OF her ana
as we turned we passed well clear or
her.
After the turn was completed We
found ourselves abreast or perhaps II
little abaft the beam OF the leading
Spanish ship with n slowly converging
course toward the leading ship. II is my
impression we held a very straight
course. The navigator was trying to
maintain this course 10 keep our guns
TO bear to the best range. The Oregon
was astern Of us and the Texas astern
Of her. The Vizcaya began 70 blaze
away and she turned In toward shore.
"The commodore spoke of the advis..-
billty OF signaling the oregon or Texas
to stay by the Vizcaya when she turned
In and insure her surrender, but after
moments thought he said, 'phlln,
will known enough 20 look out for that
and then we proceeded, We were in
creasing our speed as rapidly as the
fires could be forced, and after the VIZ
Gays had gone In We continued the
chase after the Colon.
After We began 10 gain upon the Co
lon the commodore directed the Oregon
TO try her guns az her. Then the Ore
gon and the Brooklyn fired deliberate
~ az the Colon. After our fire she BIZ
gan TO waver In toward the shore. Her
course was unsettled and the commo-
dore said he thought she had enough OF
II and was looking for a soft spot 10 lie
upon. which proved to be the case"
when Mr. Sears had concluded his
description Of the battle Mr. Raynor
asked him II Commodore Schley had
given him dispatch 10 be sent TO the
navy denartIgent making a report or
~. lat "A In,
affirmative. Admiral Dewey then asker
II this dispatch had been sent and was
informed by Mr.. Raynor that II had not
been forwarded 10 the department, al
though It had been taken TO the ca
Bile Office The court decided that as
the dIsnatch had not reached the de-
partment It could not appear.
Suppose II was not Commodore
Schley's fault that the dispatch was
not forwarded2' asked Mr.. Raynor.
To this inquiry Admiral Dewey res
pended: you can't ask questions ~ the
court. We are not in the witness box.
Commodore Schley's report Is In evid-
ence and that Is sufficient"
In reply TO question Commodore
Sears said he had been with Commo-
dore Schley In five engagements all
told. He was then asked as 10 the
bearing OF that officer under Gre. and
replied His bearing 10 me was
model Cor anybody worthy ~ enula-
ton az all times. Under FIRE his facul-
ties. n II was possible. seemed TO be
clearer and he more in possession Of
them than at any other time. He was
not excited but cool and calm. He
was always putting himself In exposed
positions. 7 reduesied him many times
not TO expose himself. as Il was use
less 10 do So"
The afternoon session began with
the recall Of Can't. Cook FOR the pur-
nose ~ correcting the testimony given
by him Yesterday Iudge-Advocate
femly asked him the following 0uns-
ton what conversation N any. did
YOU have with Commodore Schley about
the retrcgrade movement either before
NJ after the signals ware afonted snd
he orde- given on May % ia return
10 Key west?"
AS nearly as recolleci there was
h conversation after the message had
been brought to me and that the Sig
nails had been made TO bound for Key
West by Yucatan channel I did not
understand the signsl and went IN IN
see the commodore about Il. ] asked
him what the signal meant and he said
thaf he must coal the shins. That he
must seek some plscc 20 coal them
md that he was gcirg toward Key
West until he could ind an opportun-
tv 10 coal from the collier. and n he