The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-26


nesses werc introduced IN the Schle,
court today. They were Admiral Cot
ton. who. as captain. commanded the
auxiliary cruiser Harvard. and Captain
Wise, who commanded the auxiliary
cruiser Yale during the Spanish war.
Both these vessels were used as scouts
and both came up with the flying
squadron off Santiago on the 2Sth OF
May before the retrOgrade movement
20 Key West was begun.
Admiral Cotton testified that he had
gone aboard Admiral Schley's flagship,
the Brooklyn. on that date. to Ia ke
dispatches to him. and he said ct first
that he gave him four or five dispatches
addressed to the commander of The
squadron He afterward modified this
statement. saying that probably ali but
two of these dispatches were addressed
TO himself admiral Cotton). but that
they contained Information which ne
thought should be in Admiral Schley'
possession
One OF these was a copy of a dis
patch from Admiral Sampson, which
had not been printed in the official rec
ords. stating that the Spanish fleet was
at : intiagc. He. also said that the coal
could have been taken from the Mer-
rimac on the 9th of May. the day on
which the retrograde movement to Key
West wss begun for the purpose of
coating
Captain Wise testified that on the
slTn OF May ne naO SlEnaleQ captain
Philip of the Texas his opinion thSt
Cervera YVES inside the harbor at San
tiaEO. but the testimony was ruled out.
During the day Admiral Schiey an
nounced that he had selected Mr.. Ray
Tor of his chief counsel to succeed
Judge Wilson. and that he would be
assisted by Captains James Parker Of
New Jersey and by DR.. NJ A. league
Of Baltimore as an expert assistant.
Mr.. RaJnor will continue to conduct the
cross examination of witnesses as he
has been doing, and the other gentle
men win continue in the same capac-
ity they occupied up to the time of
Judge Wilson's death.
air. Rtynor stated that # il became
necessary in the preparation or alb
stracting Of the voluminous documents
or If he should be unavOidably absent
at any time, that proper arran. 'ements
would be made for that purpose.
Chart of Santiago Battle.
- Tie business o. the court was
promptly resumed at the usual hour.
The vail back of the court was
ado-ueii today with a chart on a large
scale. showing the ground site of the
battle Sf Santiago on july .. The
southern coast of Cuba in the vicinity
of Santiago WAS plainly marked, and
the points al which the Spanish ships
went to the bottom or TO the shore
were all indicated in plain lettering.
There were also a number Of transpar-
ent charts which had been prepared
over night. setting about in the rear of
the room, and which were intended 70
illustrate various phases Of the San
tiago campaign. All these had been
prepared with "a yiew OF eXpediting the
work Of the court. and all were or a
large scale.
The first witness called today was A.
j. ClaxtOn. the machinist on board the
Texas. who had begun his testimony
when the sitting of the court was 50
abruptly terminated Yesterday morn
ing by the death of Judge Wilson.
Before Mr.. ClaXtOn took the stand
Commander Heilner was recalled to
make verbal corrections in the Official
copy Of his testimony In one case he
was recorded as giving the bearing
and the distance" IF the Brooklyn. He
said he had given the bearing and not
the distance. Other changes were not
material.
Mr. CIa7ton said on July g. 1895 he
had been on duty in the engine room
of the Texas. The engine indicator had
called for full speed ahead early in the
morning. which had. within an hour
after the beginning of the action. been
changed to full speed aste :. To his
knowledge there had be- 40 signal
foc the reversal Of the 4gines. He
said that he had been scused from
service in the engine room. but still ne
knew that the engines were reversed
for about two inmates. The witness
had said that the engine was stopped.
OnaIfEe II the 1nQlcaLOT.
What was the next change made in
the indicator Of the port engine of the
Texas" he was asked
Full speed ahead.
What was the next after that?'
There was no other order given for
some time aftervrard."
Nv hen was further signal received
by the Indicator and what was the sig
nal?''
within the first hour Of the ems age
ment the direction was changed 70 full
speed astern."
can you not give an estimate OF the
time when the signal was given for
fun speed astern. and how long after
the BEGINNING of the action p"
II should say within the first hour.
Was therc any other signal given
during that watch within your knowl-
edge for the port e-vines to reverse -
There was none 70 ny know ledge
You were on duty IN the port en-
CINE room during that day. were you
ION and on. SIR
''Where else .sere you on duty at
Il was excused for time on account
OF the heat"
AS matter o. fact. were the en-
Eincs reversed p
They were for about two minutes. %
Mr.. Claxton WAS not questioned by
Mr. Ba-nor
Rear Admiral Cotton. now com
1tttliAaNA or the NOTIufE navy yard
who commanded the auxiliary cruiser
Harvard during the Spanish war was
the next witness He It'd Of meeting
she flying SQUADRON unoer Commodore
Schley OF Santiago. on May p. 1885.
and said that on that date he had de-
livered dispatches 20 the commodore
from Admiral Sampson and the navy
department. tie had. he said. boarded
the Brooklyn aSout 1870 C'siock. The
weather WAS then moderate and he
had no difficulty ir going aboard the
BROOKLYN from his boat. He had worn
his sword.
''V hat conversat N took place be-
tween yoft and Admiral Schley2" asked
Captain L mly.
Dispatches For Schley.
III VIII be Impossible for me to state
T. @ entire conversation the witness
repl ed j was on board. generally
sreakinE. from about half past ten
20 bout noon The conversation nat
uraily covered q very v-'-~ range. the