Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-10-25
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yards to the other sac or the hai
instead of 1900 yards as stated, yester-
day.
In response TO a question of Mr.. Ray
ner. Major Murphy detailed an incident
in which Commodore Schley inquired al
the close of the battle of July j. Ma
ior Murphy said:
1T was when we were preparing
cutter to take Capt Cook to the colon
to receive the surrender OF that snip.
She had hauled down her flag and was
ashore. The officers and many of the
men were gathered forward in the
neighborhood Of the forecastlc. and
Commodore Schley addressed the men.
cautioning them not to cheer when the
Spanish captain came on board he
spoke Of their gallantry. that they had
made good fight. and that they should
not be humiliated: that we should treat
them chivalrously and not humiliate
them By cheers.
The commodore made the same
speech about midnight on the same
day when we were ranging alongside
the Iowa. and we learned that Admiral
Cevera and his officers were on board
Admiral Cevera heard that Commo
dOre Schley made the remarks. He
appreciated it very much, so we were
told.
Major Murphy was excused and
Commander Harlow called. Captain
Lemly asked him about the coaling iof
the ships of the flying squadron on
May 25 and Is. He said that on the
25th, no one would have attempted to
coal ship and that without experience
coaling could not have been under
taken in the forenoon of the 26th.
III reply to question from Capt.
Lemy the witness said that he re-
membered the incident of Commodore
Schley transferring his flag from the
Brooklyn to the Massachusetts on May
u for the purpose of making recon-
naissance, the Vixen having been used
for that purpose.
What, IL anything. was said when
returning. about the guns that were
discovered or developed "A remark
was made. think by myself. that at
any rate we had developed that that
was what we went in for"
What was the manner and bear
ing Of Commodore Schley upon this oc-
casion?" Commodore Schley looked
badly. and. as l would have expected
from man who probably had been
up q great deal at night and laboring
under great deal of feeling of respon-
sibilty. From the impression at the
time he seemed 10 be seriously affected
by the situation. as result Of his
watching and feeling OF responsibility"
Have YOU ever said III regard to
this matter ana at this time that h,.
was worried over III" situation that
there is no doubt but what Schley was
worried over the situation and afraid
to take the responsibility. Il said
that in my own private notes. my
dairy. as my opinion. at that time"
Witness said Commodore Sch!ey Was
not nervous nor excited Describing
the course OF the Brooklyn during the
battle of July > witness said: Il saw
the Brooklyn receiving and returning
almost the entire fire of the two lead
ing ships with an occasional shot from
the Colon. | was in a position TO see a
flash and shortly afterward the fall of
the projectile and these showed that ii
large proportion was about the Brock
lyn"
The witness said he was satisfied
that the fire from the Brooklyn set the
Niscaya on fire and caused her to run
ashore. The Maria Teresa. the witness
said. was driven ashore by the con-
centrated fire of all the ships Of the
American fleet.
1,S
In response to question by the
court, Commander Harlow said that
with scarChlights the Vixen was near
enough to the mouth Of the harbor at
Santiago to see the enemy's ships in
case of an effort at escape. The wit
ness also said that he did not con-
slider that the Texas was near enough
to the Brooklyn at the time of the loon
to render collision liable and that he
thought the Viscaya made an effor. to
ram.
Lieut.. Harlow was then excused and
captain {. r. Clark of the Oregon call
cd. At the request of Mr.. Rayncr he
began description Of the battle of
July as follows:
When we discovered the Spanish
ships coming out. our fleet closed in at
! once to attack them. each ship being
ordered to keep her head directly to-
ward the entrance. The SpaniarGs
turned to the westward. breaking
through our line or crossing it and
our ships swung off to the westward
in pursuit Both sides opened fire
promptly, and fired rapidly. Dense
smoke soon obscurcd the vessels. MAX
ing il difficult to distinguish them.
The Oregon ran between the Iowa
and Texas and the next ships to the
westward In our line and soon after
We sighted four Spanish ships ahead.
apparently uninjured at the time They
mad gained so much ground that l be-
neiieFed they had been successful in
attempting to escape. but it was sooa
evident We were gaining at least on
one OF them. which afterward provel
10 be the Maria Teresa, the faaship.
and thought We should bring her to
closc action but might be exnosed t.
thc concentrated fire of all the ships
Just then the smoke lifted or broke
away to the left and | discovered the
hrookiyn. She was we'll forward Of
our port beam and broadside to the
enemy feet. Her course. was perhans
little divergent from ours. becauso
tnc oregon was