The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-10

tion to do so. The admirals invitation
was wig-wagged by Captain Chadwick
and was as follows:
The admiral wishes to know if you
viii Join him this morning in going to
see General Shafter"
TO this Taylor replied at s:47; work
aboard ship prevents me from going with
you today
Mr.. Rayner contended that the signals
were among the most important occur
rences of the day prior to the time that
the command of the fleet developed upon
Commodore Schley. Captain Lemley re-
piled that under previous rulings of the
court the reading Of the signals was
clearly admissible. He. however, agreed
that he would consult with Mr.. Rayner
and that il. after this consultation, the
question: including the reading of the
signals should appear proper, Admiral
Taylor could be recalled and the question
asked To this Mr.. Rayner consented
and the court took a recess for luncheon.
ONE QUESTION OF TAYLOR.
At the afternoon session Admiral Tay-
lor said that on the morning Of the bat
tie. of July 5. the Indiana had signalled:
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 enc
mics ships just after they cleared the
entrance of the harbor that YOU could
form a fairly correct estimate Of the
distance between?'
AT the time mentioned there were but
two occasions when the smoke permit
ted me to see the Brooklyn distinctly.
I could not. therefore. say what was the
distance between the enemy and the
Brooklyn just after the Spanish feet
came ont OF the harbor."
Admiral Taylor was then excused and
Lieutenant Commander Templin NJ Potts
who was navigator Of the Massachusetts,.
was called.
COMMANDER POTTS CALLED.
Commander Potts said that he had heen
on the Massachusetts, on May 81. the
day Of the bonbardment OF the Colon.
when Commodore Sehley had used the
vessel as his flagship.
Detailing Commodore Schley's conver-
sation on that occasion, The witness said.
When Commodore Schley come on board
I heard him say: Higginson. am going
in vi.h YOU and the Iowa and Dot the
Colon with your big guns. I want 70 Ere
dellbe-ately. Admiral sampson sIl be
here tomorrow morning and I wish To de-
stroy the Colon. or words 70 that effect.
After that there Was a conversation be-
tween Commodore Schley ana the com
manding officer Of the shin as 60 when
lie would 90 IL IL and was determined
that we would allow the men % 60 @
their dinner ana 20 in afterward. watch
we did. Later on. about clock. Z thlnk.
while on the port bridge. fust aft the pilot
hcuse. / was present et a conversation
between Commodore Schiey and Captain
TIiesinson in which the question of where
the ship was 90 be fought vas under 5ls-
cussion. Commodore schley asked CAP
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