The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-18

report Admiral echey called this enair
batteries. Mr.. Macy's testimony was i'm
portant In corroborating Admiral Schley's
statement that he had merely made a re-
connoissance and not an attack.
OBJECT or THE ATTACH On " COLON.
BY Mr.. Rayner-Did you have any con-
v~ersation with Commodore Schley on the
s0th Of May relative TO the engagement
Of the slsiP A. Yes.
q state the circumstances. was
on the signal bridge OF the Brooklyn after
dinner. The Commodore came up Ola the
bridge, and then II was thai the converra-
ton took place The Commodore said:
Tomorrow we are going In with the ships
not coaling 10 bombard nj long range tn
develop the exact location Of the batteries
and To- form an estimate Of their strength :
He said he was not going In for a regular
bombardment. a. hc had instructions
from the Department not Ia hazard hiS
ships against the batteries. and that II he
should disable one Of his ships during the
bombardment his force would then 10
rendered inferior "a the spanish forces
inside the harbor; that he was merely GO
ing for n reconnaissance and not 10 attack
the batteries or To destroy the Colon.
. He aid that to your A Yes. he ssid
that to me.
Q Did he say what ships he Was going
10 take in; A | do not remcmher.
MIR Macy said he was on the forward gun
deck 81 the BROOKLYN In the hattie 81 July
= The least range no used was I.2D wards.
and tina was with III" port battery After
che loop the ranRe was about $50 wards
On Denomination the witness sald
he did nov rrm"mt-r having heard Com
modore Schl"v Say whom he got tho order
not to expose his ships or ANYTHING else
about n The signal man and Two marines
were near and might have overheard the
conversation.
MACY QUESTIONED ut rHr
The Court ssked these questions, 20 which
Nir Macy. answers are appended
. pid YOU 500 the Texas when the Brook
lvu was turning with port helm, A ] did
not
Q bid YOU $50 any ~ tho spanish ships
whom they were coming out ~ the harbor
on july - A Nez When ! first saw
thorn two - them were out aud a third was
lust coming out
. How were the Spanish ships heading
when coming out ~ the harlor with refer
oncc 10 IA. position Of IN" BROOKLYN on july
- 4 After they came out ~ ia" %entTsncs
they were headed to IA" west ward. APP
p~arently direct Tor th" BROOKLYN
rSsiaS HsSp CALLED.
Ensign James A Hand. who was also =
cadet IN the BROOKLYN, aid that tho weather
was lad vhil. the Flying Squadron was
going 90 santiago. In the haiti" of July
2 he was engaged In transmitting orders
The first range he gave. h" satd, was l.'el
wards one 81 the junior officers Reported
In him through m. tubs that the Niscaya
va. turning ou' toward the BROOKLYN
This answer was excluded hy Admiral
DoWry a. hearsay Nj Hand said he
T~rruucn'lv transmitted messages from Com
mDAirc Schl"v and Capt Cook 20 encourag"
the men one message. Of which he could
NOT recall ~. tenor, caused the men In the
forward handling room TO CIV" three cheers
Tor IN. Commodore
rSsioN MARBLES TESTIMONY
still another Young Officer who served
or the pfpoilyu a. a naval cadet CAV"
ts-tim1uN fui Admiral S"hl"y III" was
lr-isr Ralph y Marble. Who came home
'r,u Pm, il.pplu,-, 60 testify II" -ald
tHri during M" bro"klyn'- Turn when NE
SPANISH ships were nearly ast"rn, IN"
range A. which he fired was 100 yards
Tho range Wa passed to him ~ wh yards,
hu' ho did not Use n iFcau-- ia" turn was
madn 49, rapidly that he thought the rang"
Wa increasing
10 can't Charles n Sig~ler's testimony
that ~. had never said =" 'omin"dor"
Schlrv ~ santiago, on NAV ~, tth' ne
- g~h.-,, did not tHh"Ne III" spanish
Acct vas w Santiago harhnT '"tnin'u'I"
S.bl.y aid In his defence TO the SenAi"
| ,b,t am. ~ the reasons be- b'lcNT~i 'h"
Susn,-h shiu- werr not al Santiago MAS
| ,hat Cnpt Sie-he-, who had iFen Scnuting
| ~ tb, t,4rt for "A week.. told him tnal ir ulu
ma, LeIieys they were there apt SigShsT
wrote a letter 70 the NaNy pI" IN II.
n',NihH ,U'' I" - - N, S,n,i,so.
~ ',n 80 u..u Commodore
lh', c"nNrrN','uh $50 o.,1trr,.I ON
smiley anu uh,n ,r. living
80" hfoohlNn ~, . ..s shin M.
~lHau'v' W IL, .',,'I,y y...,LI about
~ id'l anu ~ ,,hna 80 santiago
went ~. .,.a,Io ,i'L C,Ut
shorty al,'i w I.r ,,,red hack
Slg-,"T' 'u' -, H. v....a,. 10 the
ivT MY W. am' Lo Lad 80 ,n the.
Navy l,"iNH'n"'"' "''"e
Tot coal
C~oSrRApiCTs carr siGsBRf
r., Question hy Mr. Ravner. MIR Marhls
80 Ia. vns ure~rni during tho Couversa.
- -, v.,n Cnumodora Schley and Can't
$50, IA. Mas -tanding near tho Com.
-, A. Cant Sig-l@a came aboard and
.,,r,,,I.d Srblsy
~ Cnmmndnr, Schl"v asked Capt Siga-
lse. said IA" witness nav" We g',
th"m' m-ahlns Wv, Nanru suI ~
understood '"P'
they AZ" NOV lrrr 49, ~. ~ -
about a. "'~'N anu w" y"
unless ! Know W. ~ =. 80
VIVA was ~'Nu' a,,uN = IA 49,,
not nave 'rTh eN".." -,
hear anything "i~, ~ WI. S""naS IL,
IN hns",. 70 tf',n ~.
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