Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-16
SCHLEYS CONDUCT
WHEN UNDER FIRE.
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Of Commodore schley on the day Of the
battlei'
Perfectly cool and steady"
Where was the commodore? What
was his position when you saw him2"
"On the platform outside the coming
tower"
Did he make any encouraging re-
marks on that day 10 the officers OF the
ship that you heard?'
sCHLEY's ENCOURAGING RE-
MARKS.
"He said: Give them hell, DULLES.
did he say that more than onceY'
Yes, sir, several times
Can you give US any incident 10
show that he 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 Il overheard. The
commodore saw us and said; Don't
throw him overheard Cover him up
with something.
Were you present when Ellis was
killed?'
yes, sir"
Glow near was Ellis to the commo-
dore when he was killed and TO your"
HE was standing right next 20 me.
He was about i5 feet from the commo-
dore, | should think"
Lieut.. McCauley described the Incl
dents Of the battle OF July 8. saying
that he had ION his own hook hoist
ed the signal Clear ship for action"
and that when he had reported this
action 10 the commodore the latter had
told hin, ~ hriet afstov, az,
Recurring TO the bombardment OF
the Colon MAY 81. the witness said that
Commodore Sohley's bearing on that
occasion had not been different from
what II hid been on other occasions.
The cross-oxaminatlon was conducted
by Mr.. Hanna, who questioned the wit
Ness In detail concerning the signal 10
the oregon TO use her l3-inch guns,
asking the witness why he remembered
It especially.
Because | sent II myself" was the
reply
did you also send the others on
which you have refreshed your menu
DRY by referring to your book?"
The witness said that he had made
them.
lie ala not recall that the Oregon
had made any response TO the signal to
that vessel Mr.. Hanna also called
attention to an entry in the signal
books OF the Brooklyn and the st.
Paul OF message for Admiral Samp-
son. II appeared that as read by the
81 Paul the signal was as follows:
If SAMPSON COMES.
III Sampson comes here tell him that
half the squadron Is on duty and the
engines on the collier are broken down"
Upon reading the entry OF this sig
nal, Lieut. McCauley said that it ran
II sampson comes here tell him half
OF the. squndron Is short of coal" He
said, however, that the word short"
was very indistinct. The signal To
Close up had, the witness said, re-
mained flying until we discovered the
oregon on our quarter" Several OF
the ships had their answering remnants
nylng he remembered especially that
me oregon had been among the ships |
which had made no response.
Lieut.. MeCauley was then excused |
and Lieut.. Charles Webster was called |
lie said he had been a watch officer on |
the Brooklyn during the campaign Of |
1873, and began his testimony BY des- |
cfiDlng the blockade off Cienfuegos. He |
thought the distance out al night was
seven or eight miles with picket boats
inside the line.
Lieut., Webster was asked a number
OF questions by the court relating 10 the
blockade of Clenfueg0s and the posi.
ton OF the Brooklyn at Santiago. He
was being questioned when, at %, m,
the court adjourned.