The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-10

To this Captain Taylor replied at
S.3s: Work aboard ship previously go
ing on prevents me from going with
you today"
Mr.. Raynor contended that the sig
nails were among the most important
occurrences of the day prior to the time
that the command of the fleet devolved
upon Commodore Schley.
Question of Signals.
Captain Lemly replied that under
previous rulings of the court the read
ing Of the signals were clearly mad
missa bic. He, however, agreed that he
would consult with Mr.. Raynor, and
that if. after this consultation, the
question including the reading of the
signals should appear proper, Admiral
Taylor could be recalle- and the ques-
ton asked. To this Mr.. Raynor con-
scented, and the court took a recess for
luncheon.
At the afternoon session Admiral
Taylor said that on the morning of the
battle Of July the Indiana had sig
nailed: The enemy is escaping
The court asked only one question
of Admiral Taylor, as follows:
Was the Indiana in such position
with reference to the Brooklyn and the
enemy's ships just after they cleared
the entrance Of the harbor that you
would form a fairly correct estima te
of the distance between them?''
AT the time mentioned there were
but two occasions when the smoke per-
mitted me to see the Brooklyn dis
tinctly. I could not, therefore, say
what was the distance between the
enemy and the Brooklyn just after the
Spanish fleet came out of the harbor."
Admiral Taylor was then excused,
and Lieutenant Commander Templin
NJ. Potts, who was navigator of the
Massachusetts, was called.
Going to Pot the Colon.
Commander Potts said that he had
| been on the Massachusetts on May 81,
the day of the bombardment of the
| Colon, when Commodore Schley had
used that vessel as his flagship. De-
| failing Commodore Schley'S conVerSa-
ton on that occasion, the witness said:
When Commodore Schley came on
board 1 heard him say: 'Higginson, I
am going in with you and the Iowa and
| pot the Colon with your big guns. I
son will be here tomorrow, and / wish
to destroy the Colon or words to that
effect.
After that there was a conversation
between Commodore Schley and the
commanding officer of the ship as to
when we would go in and 1t was deter
mined that we would allow the men to
go to dinner and go In afterwards,
which we did. Later on, about 1
O'Clock, 1 think. while on the port
bridge. just abaft the pilot house. 1
| was present at a conversation between
Commodore Schley and Captain Hig
ginson, in which the question of where
J the ship was to be fought was under
discussion. Commodore Schley asked
Captain HSEginson what position he
! intended to take. He replied: I think
the coming tower. Commodore Schley
replied: Yes, think that is wisest-'
| shortly after this Commodore Schley
and his staff, the captain and myself,
! went down to the coming tower on
the forward thirteen inch turret. Com
modore Schley. Commander Schroeder,
I think, Commodore Schley's personal
| staff and myself were standing as the
ship was standing in toward the en-
trance. Commodore Schley said in my
hearing and presence; Gentlemen, we
are very conspicuous objects here in
J white 1 think we had better get out
of this Commodore Schley left the
| forward thirteen-inch turret and took
his place on the small platform on the
lee side Of the coming tower"
Says Schley Was Excited.
Captain LenIy-At what stage Of the
engagement was this?
AS we were steaming in toward the
entrance before we had turned to the
eastward"
Captain Lemly-Did you hear any
further conversation?
It heard the conversation when Com
nodore Schley was leaving the ship IN
which he stated that he was satisie6
with the reconnaissance that he had
made in drawing the fire Of the bat
teries. or in words to that effect
What was the bearing and manner
of Commodore Schley during the en-
gagement of May 81 to which you have
already referred?"
His bearing and manner was thai
Of a man who was suffering under
extreme mental excitement; of one who
had a disagreeable duty to perform
and performed it reluctantly and tried
to get through with it as soon as HI
could"
Mr.. Raynor then began his cross
examination Who was the captain OF
your ship?" he asked.
Francis J. Higginson."
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