The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18

hor shot. Wo cottinuod TO fro with
tho OceIon, thc with 13 end 8 inch
guns aud wo cur 8 inch gum, lromom
bcr saoiug ono OF the l3 iuch shella Of
| tho Oregon fall we'll ahead Of tho Colon
and one Of on, 8 ipoh shellu appsrently
| fell inshoro Of tho Colon, At that
| time the Colon ported 10 holm hard aport
Previously to thia che had ported her
holm onoo OF twiso apparently seeking
o soft spot on hh,ro. Shn hfed hcrlee
| Gun and heulod down her flag. Ipul)cd
out my wa!oh. It was exactly 1:15,
| We then ceased firing and slowed doWn
and orders Wcro given to got out boat.
Tho captain was ordered to 20 on
board to Garry terms to tho command.
ing oifioar OF the Colon. Oa account
of steam having boon out off and thoro
boips 1ome trouble with tho boat, we
wero eomo little timo getting tho boat
out. III tho meantime we had slowed
and as rapidly as could be accomplished
ono Of tho outtcrs was fiaa!Iy gotten
out, orow put in. Captain Unok wont
in tho boat aud boarded the Uoon
think ho probably had milo and half
to pull.
| "Atany rate. wo had our guns trained
|
troaohery or spy aot Of that kind on
her part, although | saw hor throwing
brooch looks overheard, ! did not GUS
poet anything of that kind"
How far was tho Oregon from the
Brooklyn2"
'Fsom 1000 to 1900 yards on the
stsrb0ard quarter"
The witness, in reply to quostiona
continued hig report of tho battlo He
said that at tho beginning OF tho faht
no had given tho range at 1 400 yal d..
but that after the loop it WAS about T.
| 400 or $500 yards.
| MI. Rsynor: What was the bearing
of Commodore Sohley during this en-
eagement or aoy engRgement in whioh
you nav him?"
HIio bearing aud mapntr, With ro.
spcot TO an olicar Of his rank aud sta
tion ia the naval Hervioe, wcro naturally
those OF commander in chief OF ns
vel foroe ou that OCCASION. Tho wit
ness said the commander had occupied
& plaoo on tho platform around tho oon-
ming tower during the cnga gomont.
This, he SAID, wAsa Is position OF dagger
as tho commodore WAS there always in
full viow Of tho onemy'B hhips."
1t hsH boon stated here, said MIR.
Raynor, that tho Brooklyn ran 1900
ystdB away from the enomy's ships 10
IN akiug her loop"
j Tho witnosB repiiod: ''Apy witness
who made that statement although nc
may have statod what ho thought had
occurred, was absolutely miotakon."
4 'How far did she 60 from the enc
J my 3 vosaels?"
"Sho must have gono about 600 yard,
J to tho soushwost, as that j, ABOUT the
i. tactical stauoo at that spoed."
, sid this turn intc7fero with tho
B1ookIyn'a ability to keap up hor Gre?'
1t did not. Sho continued to FL,
from her aft tusrets." " 4l.,.
do YOU over soo tho Indiana dur
ing the engsg9menl2
. II did not, Tho amoka was very
! donpo in the direction of the Indiana.
4 Az th>s point hlr. Raynor questioned
) tho Witness at tlepgth oonoernipg hs ro
ported colloquy with Admiral Sohlel
: during the battle off Santiago ia whicl
tho commodore Was reported to hsv,
said:
Damn tho Texas"
! Mr.. Raynor asked tho gitnoss if i
vas not Captain Cook who had givcl
/ the order TO port helm"
: Tho seply Was that Captain Cool
, might have givon tho order to the maj
at Tho wheel.
, hlr, Ksynor then asked:
: "Dld Commodore SohIey give th,
} oyder 70 port tho holm?"
''ho dit," was the roply.
WAS tho helm s.: DorL2"
81 II guoss SO. Captain Cooks say
So"
Objsction Vas mado by Captain lie n
, 10y 70 .hc use Of tho Worda ~ guess
. b2 The witness, but Admiral D,wey aai,
/ the form S7as immataria! apd asked tha
{ council should not interrupt.
Continuing his statomeut in his re
. sippso 30 Mr.. Raynor's question, tn
witncen said ,hah when his conversation
with Commodore Sohioy had oocarrct
, on tho Brooklyn the commodore wa
1 standing on the platform around thu
/ coming tower and two or three foe
, yrom himgof (tho witness) aud tha
Captain Cook, "a part Cf tho time
: stood iu the door OF tho conniag towe
j four or five fsst dis.ant. He said Gap
t tain Cook had takon part in the oonvol
D saron.
MIR. R,ynor then questioned the vii
neaa worry closely in regard to tho len
" Guage in whioh his colloquy was report
/: ed BY tho newspapers and tho languag
uacd by MIR. Uodsson in his correspond
. cnco With Adniral Hohloy. He Yos
i tho newspaper version Of Commando
}. l1odsGon'o s!att mcnt Of tho collcquy a
0 follows:
S,hley: "H.rd aport."
g Hodgsop. You moan starboard."
! Sohlcy: mo l don't. We are nea
4 enough 10 Shcm (tho Spsniards) already
q Hodgson: ''ltut we will out down til
8 Texas"
p Sehloy: Damn the Texas; lot he
o look out for herself."
o. Mr.. Raynor then had tho witnes
| sorutin,zo tho lettor which no had wri
+ ton 10 Admiral Schloy on Juno 8 an
o rooail from him tho atatomont that h
o had nos thon iaformcd the admiral tht
he had used tho EXPIRE ssion, Damn I'll
It Tozss."
II When tho witnoas was asked if h
It thought that thoro WAS any suggostio
), OF baoh an expression, TO soplio,
Ii When / suggostod to Commodol
). Sohlcy that thoro wap dagger OF coilit
d ing with tho Texas he said: Damn I'll
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