The Washington times., 1901-10-18


Ole said that to you2
| A.-Yes; he said that to me.
Odd he say what ships he was go
ing to take in?
Al do not remember.
Mr.. Macy said he was on the forward
gun deck of the Brooklyn in the battle
| Of July 3. The least range he used was
1.2Oc yards, and. that was with the port
battery. After the loop" the range was
about $500 yards.
on cross-examination. the witness said
he did not remember having heard Com
modore Schiey say when he got the order
| not to expose his ships or anything else
about it. The signal man and two ma
rines were near, and might have over
heard the conversation
Ensign James A. Hand. who was also
cadet on the Brooklyn, said that the
weather was bad while the Flying Squad
ron was going to Santiago. In the battle
Of July he was engaged in transmitting
orders; the first range he gave. he said,
was 400 yards. One of the junior officers
reported to him through the tube that the
Nizcaya was turning out toward the
Brooklyn. This answer was excluded by
Admiral Dewey as mere hearsay. Mr..
Hand said he had frequently transmitted
message from Commodore SChley and
Captain Cook to encourage the men. One
message, of which he could not recall the
tenor. caused the men in the forward
handling room to give three cheers for
the commodore.
Still another young officer who served
on the Brooklyn as naval cadet gave
testimony for Admiral Schley. He was
Ensign Ralph n. Marble. who came home
from the Philippines to testify. He said
that during the Brooklyn's turn, when
the Spanish ships were nearly astern, the
range at which they fired was l,lh yards.
The range passed to him as 800
yards. but he didn't use it, because the
turn was made so rapidly that he thought
the range was increasing.
Contrndicts Captain siEsbee.
Mr. Marble gave direct contradiction
to Capt. Charles ID. Sigsbee's testimony
that he had never said to Commodore
Schley off Santiago on May 26 that he
(Sigsbee) didn't believe the Spanish fleet
was in Santiago Harbor. Commodore
Schley said in his defence to the Senate
that one of the reasons he had
for believing the Spanish ships
were not at Santiago was that
Captain Sigsbee, who had been scout
ing off the port for a week, told him
that he didn't believe they were there.
captain Slgsbee wrote letter to the
Navy Department denying tnat he had
SAID THIS. lie said he did believe the
enemy was at Santiago. The conversa-
ton between commodore Schley and
captain Slsspee occurred on Ine BROOK
Iyu has 20, when the rIylnB oquadrOn
encountered SIssDee snip, the St. Paui,
ana uIner scouting veSse4s about .wenty-
.wo miIes southeast OF santiago. snort
~ aIter his conversation witn captain
-issDee CommOuore scnity turned Ddch
~ hey west ana sent the message 10
Tie navy department Saying ne nad to
so there for coal
10 d question oy Mr.. Rayner Mr.. Mar
bic salu ne was present during tne con-
YstSdIIOn between JUIumOUore ochiey ana
captain SIssuee. s1e was stanulnS near
the comiHUuUre as captain SlssDee came
On DUaIu anu approached ochIey.
Commodore ochley asKeu captain Sigs-
bee. saId Ine witness, have We sUt
them? meaning the spanish stlpS, ds 1
Understood. Captain SIgsUee answered, as
4 understood, no. they are not mere. L
nave been here ABOUT week. ana thtg
could not be here without L knew IL.
IIldI WAS, IA eHsct, wnslt was sald, al
though The words may not have Deen
eAAcuy those. 1 did not hear anything
else, as 1 went away then.
10 questions by the Judge advocate, Mr..
Marble said that there were some oHicers
nearby. but ne GIu not remember VINO
tney were.
first omcer not OF the line TO be caIIed as
d witness, followed Ensign MarDte. lie
is now stationed at Newport, X. 1. IN
the spanish war he served as nest sur
B.on wiIh the FLYING Squadron ana as
chief surgeon OF The Brooklyn. he SAID
he had a good view OF The battle OF July
Z. Or. tlJzsImonS asserted that II the
Brooklyn had continued on her course
toward the mouth of Santiago harDor
instead oil making the turn she would
have gone to the westward of the Lead
Ing Spanish ship q his would have placed
the enemy between the Brooklyn and the
other American vesseIs.)
1t seemed 10 him, ne said, that the
Brooklyn was lighting the whole spanish
neet alone as tae turn was completed.
he had heard th6 ranges given TO the
omcer to have his guns at SJU yards.
Then the range ran up to 3,0oO yards, and
the highest, which he believed was Ia the
chase after the Colon, was $500 yards. Dr.
Fitzsimons said he treated Commodore
Schtey al i:5U p. m. tnat DAY for an irri-
tation OF the throat, caused Dy too much
smoke. The commodore was then eXuI-
tant over the victory. Ills throat panied
him, and he could hardly talk loud enough
TO make himself understood.
Under cross-eXaminat1on by Nj Hanna !
DR.. Fftzsimons said he saw only one Span
lSh snip IN the beginning OF the action |
He was asked if the specifications of the
prccept suggested any thing TO him, and
he answered that ali he could say with |
ing to Commodore Schley dlscredit. !
This remark caused laughter, and MT
II tanna remarked: DO you know any
thing to his credit?''
Yes" said Mr.. Fitzsimons, Il think
il was to his credit that the Brooklyn
kept the Colon from getting away"
Dr. Fitzsimons testified also that the /
was troubled about the slow
progress of the Eagle on the voyage to-
ward Santiago, but hestated about send |
ing her away; This brought the follow
ing question by the Court:
''Eow do you know that the commo-
dore hesitated about sending the Eagle
away?'
4 heard him talking about it." the
witness answered.
Did he give any reasons for hesitating
about sending the Eagle away?" Mr.
Rayner asked.
He wanted TO keep the squadron in
tact" said DIR. Fitzsimcns.
The Court adjourned. when Dr. Fitzsim- |
onS testimony was completed.