The age-herald., 1901-10-17

 spaniards had left Santiago. He gave number of signals made from and to the Brooklyn on the voyage. most all of them relating to the condition of the collier Merrimac which was somewhat disabled on May 26, also to the slow speed of the smaller vessels. It was at ?. m. on that date that the engines and valves on the Merrimac became incapaci- tated. The signal book of the Brooklyn which the witness consulted showed that both the Minneapolis and Yale had re- ported short supplies Of coal the Min neapolis saying that she had just enough to take her to Key West While chasing the Colon the Oregon fired number of shots. We wigwagged her when each one struck and a num- Der of unimportant messages were ex- changed"
 ''Give us these unimportant messages as we'll as you can recollect"
 When the Oregon came up on our quarter, we wigwagged to her God bless l the Oregon" Later on during the chase of the Colon, we wigwagged to the Ore gon to try her 13-inch guns or something | to that effect" '"Was that the signal that has been | spoken of as Try one of your railroad | trains? "
 "I have heard it spoken of outside the l court, but do not remember" | Do you remember any incidents con nected with the signal from the Brooklyn to the Oregon at 4:20 D. m., follow flag, and at 4:25 D. m. from the Brooklyn to the Oregon, close up'?''
 There was a report that there was one or two Spanish ships to the eastward, and I understood the Brooklyn and the Oregon were to go after those ships. We started off and signaled the Oregon to | follow us. She did not get under way i'm mediately, as I remember it, so we sig naled her to close up.'
 schIey Thought of Ellis. l Leading up to the battle of July 3 MT. Rayner asked:
 What was the conduct and bearing of Commodore Schley on the day of the battie?"
 Perfectly cool and. steady" Where was the commodore what was his position-when you saw him?'
 "On the platform outside the coming tower"
 Did he make any encouraging remarks on that day to the officers of the ship | that you heard7" He said: Give them hell, bullies. Did he say that more than once?" "Yes, sir-several times.' Gan you give us an incident to show l that he was not laboring under great mental excit ement on that day?"
 When Ellis was killed another officer and myself picked up his body and start ed to throw 1t overheard. The commodore saw us and said: Don't throw him over board; cover him up with something" Were you present when Ellis was | killedY'
 'eYes. sir''
 How near was Ellis to the commodore when he was killed, and to your ~'TIe was standing about fifteen feet from the commodore, I should think"
 oreaon's Heavy Guns. Lieutenant McCalla said that not until after the Brooklyns signal to the Ore | gon had the latter begun to use her 13- | inch guns. and that then the Brooklyn also opened with her 8-ineh gun. | Returning to the bombardment of the Colon. May 3l, the witness said that Con- modore Schley's bearing on that occasion | had not been different from what 1t had been on other occasions. | On cross-examination the witness said he especially remembered the signal. to | the Oregon to use her 13-inch guns be- | canse he sent 1t himself. Did you also send the others on which | you have refreshed your memory by ref | erence to your bookT' | The witness said that he had made | them. He did not recall that the Oregon had made any response to the signals to | that vessel.
 
 and Lieut.. Charles Webster was called. | He said he had been watch officer on the Brooklyn during the blockade of | Cienfuegos. He thought the distance out | at night was seven or eight miles. with picket boats inside the picket line. The custom at Santiago was to lie off | from the port four or five miles during | the day The vessels steamed back and forth at night about the same distance | out.
 Asked If he had seen any suspicious the evening of July g, the witness re- | piled:
 T remember being on deck July 8 and seeing columns of smoke rising and ap- | parently moving, as though vessels were | steaming in the harbor. Also in my watch I remember the burning of block houses to the westward of Santiago, which reported to the commanding of | ficer.
 What was the conduct and bearing of Commodore Schley in the different en- | agreements and on July?" l T never saw Commodore Schley during the engagement. I saw him immediately after the battle of July 3. and he was l perfectly cool and collected" 1 Speaking of the bombardment of the colon May 31, the witness said he had l gotten the impression from this engage ment tha@ the shore batteries were stronger than they had previously SUD- | posed them to be. He thought that after ftrfnn f.off Arf1