The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-17

not signal. just note of when the
Colon surrendered: Colon fired her lee
gun and hauled down her flag.
Il: rs p. m-Brooklyn to oregon, Enemv
has surrendered.
firing.
'1:27 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon Keen
your guns loaded and trained on the en-
envy
$50 p m.-Brooklyn to oregon, Con
gratuiatlons on the grand victory.
Ihanks for splendid assistance
"1:35 p. m.-Oregon to Brooklyn, Thank
you more than words can express
LAB m.-Brooklyn to flagship New
York, We have gained great victory.
Details will be communicated
80 p. m.-New York to Brooklyn, Re
port your casualties
55 p. m.-Brooklyn to New York,
Killed one
s %1:5e p: m.-Brooklyn to New York.
This is a great day for our country
ESQ p. m.-New York to BROOKLYN. AS
certain as far as possible position and
strength of the enemy's forces and re-
port without delay
"2:3O p. m.-New York to Brooklyn,
Hoist out all boats
'2:4O p. m.-New York to Brooklyn,
DO you want services of chaplain to bury
dead?'
'.2:45 p. m-Brooklyn to. New Y,.,;
would like to. have service of chaplain.
VIII signal time later
ESQ p. m.-New York to Brooklyn,
Send for chaplain when you want him.
$3.50 p. m.-New York to Brooklyn.
Send both steam cutters and strongest
tow line
3:45 p. m.-Brooklyn to New York,
Both steam cutters entirely disabled by
snot. WIN use such pulling boats as we
can. Will send tow line
1920 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon. FOL
low flag
"4:25 m.-Brooklyn to Oregon, Close
WHERE SAMPSON GETS IN.
"4:25 p. m.-New York to Brooxlyn.
viii remain in charge of prize
10 you remember any incidents con-
nected with the signal from the Brooklyn
10 the oregon at APO p. M, Follow flag.
ana at 4:25 p. m. from the Brooklyn to
the Oregon, Close up'?' was asked.
Ihere was report that there were
one or two Spanish ships to the eastward.
and understood that the Brooklyn and
oregon We're to go after those ships. We
started off and signaled the Oregon to
follow US. She did not get under way i'm
medlately, as / remember it, SO we sig
nailed to her to close up'''
cong back to May 2S when the fleet
reached Santiago after the retrograde
movement, Lieut.. McCauley said that the
spanish flag was flying on Moro castle.
Inc next morning he had seen the Girls
tooal Colon and another Spanish vessel
lying in the harbor
Lieut.. McCauley also gave a list of the
signals made from the Massachusetts
Whlle that vessel was being used as Com
modore Schley's flagship, May 81. and
when asked whether any signals had been
sent to the fleet to Not go in anv
closer" replied mo, SIR He said he had
mad charge of the signals and did not re-
member such a signal.
Leading up to the battle of .J1lIv Mr.
Rayner asked: what was the conduct
and bearing of Commodore Schley on the
day of the battle?'
Perfectly cool and steady'
mere was the commodore 2"
what was his position when you saw
OUTSIDE THE TOWER.
ION the platform outside the coming
tower
Did he make any encouraging remarks
on mat day to the officers to the ship
that you heard?''
he said, Give them hell, bulles.'"
Oncpp''
Yes, sir; several times"
Can you give US any incident to show
that ne was not laboring under great
mental excitement on that day?"
When Ellis was killed another officer
and myself picked up his BODY and
started to throw it overheard. The com
modore saw us and said, Don't throw
MIN overheard. Cover him up with some
thing"
.'Wera ,,o,, ,,,oo>,A
killed?' "f'S
Yes. SIR
How near was Ellis to the commodore
When he was killed and to you?'
he was standing right next to me He
was about fifteen feet from the conmo-
dore, L think"
Lieut.. McCauley described the incidents
OF the battle of July 8. He said that he
mad lost his own hook. hoisted the sig
MAJ clear ship for action" and that
Wnen he had reported this action to the
commodore the latter had told him To
MOIST Close up" The Spanish ships were
ne SAID, at that time headed southwark
ana westward and standing out the Wis
caya apparently heading directly toward
the Brooklyn. He said that when tba
brooklyn started to turn with port helm
feoman Ellis had given the range aft ora
yaros. lie said that not until after the
49, 0i6iAe'i 10 the oregon had the
latter begun to use her I3-inch guns
recurring to the
COMMANDMENT OF THE COLON
May 81, witness said that Commodore
Schley's bearing on that occasion had nor
been different from what it had heen IN
other occasions. The cross examination
was conducted by Mr.. Hanna, who cues
TONED witness in detail concerning tba
slghaI to the Oregon to use her 13-inch
guns asking witness why he remembered
it especially
ply ' INC re-
Did you also send the others?"
The witness said that he had made
them. He did not recall that the ornoo o
nao made any response to the signal to
that vessel. Mr.. Hanna called attention
10 an entry in the signal books of the
Brooklyn and the ST. Paul of a MESA oe
TOT Admiral Sampson. 1t appeared that
as received by the st. Paul the signal
was as follows:
II sampson comes here tell him that
half the squadron is out of coal and thai
the engine of the collier is broken down. !"
upon reading the entry of this signal
Lieut. McCauley said that it ran "If
sampson comes here tell him half of the
squadron is short of coal" He said. how
ever, that the word Short was very in.
distinct. The signal to CLOSE up', bad
witness said remained flying" until II
was discovered the Oregon was on our
quarter" Several of the ships had their
answering remnants flying. He remem-
oered especially that the Oregon had. but
could not recall the ships which made M
response '
Witness was then excused, and Iieut
CHARLES Webster was then called. He Ga Ia
ne had been watch officer on the Brook
lyn during the campaign of 1898. and be-
gan his testimony by describing the block