The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-26
spoke Gently of Woman EIIis.

At this time the Admiral paid his
tribue to Ellis. who he said in the mag
nificent performance of his duty had
lost his life. His voice lowered as he
spoke gently of the shocking sight
when the sailor was decapitated by
shell which splattered his brains and
blood upon the deck. Some of it reach
ed me-" he said. He saw Lieut.. Nc
Cauley and the doctor pick up the body
and carry it to the side as If to throw
it overheard. He called to them not 20
do so, that one who had fallen so gall
lantly deserved a better burial. Con-
tinuing the story of the fight proper,
the Admiral described how the Wis
caya had turned toward the Brook
Ign just before she went
ashore. AS she turned he
! distinctly saw the effect Of a shot
/ which then entered her bow, where
! upon she wheeled back and headed for
the shore. AS she did so he saw her
raked fore and aft by big shell and
she listed SO far over that he thought
she might turn turtle. II signalled
the Texas to look out for her, but re-
ceiving no answer-the Texas was too
far back probably--I remarked at the
time, 1t does not matter. Philip is
always sensible. He needs no instruc-
ton"
The Spanish Fire Was Heavy.
Speaking then of the effect of the
Spanish fire on the Brooklyn he said
it was so heavy that all the rigging
of the Brooklyn had been cut, even
the speed cones had been shot away,
| one of them nearly striking him as he
stood on the bridge. After the Viscaya
hauled down her colors the chase Of
| the Colon continued.
She edged in shore and appeared to
be following the contour of the coast.
He thought she was looking for a soft
place to go ashore, but she kept on.
She was then out of range. and he
| told Cook to have the men come up
and get a breath of air and something
to eat He himself went into the con-
ming tower and sang out 10 those be-
low through the tube that all hands,
except one, had gone ashore. and that
he would depend upon hon to get her.
There was much jubilation among the
men, he said but the Brooklyn mo-
| ton seemed slow and heavy, and Ad-
miral said he directed Capt. Cook 70
| make examination. The result was the
| discovery that a water-tight compart-
ment was full. 1t was at first thought
| that there had been an injury to the
ship, below the water line. After that,
however, the speed of the Brooklyn
increased. She was kept straight for
| Tosquino Point, on the theory that the
Colon, to get away, would have to pass
that point. He ordered extra ammu-
milton brought up for use when they
| came to close quarters. The Colon
was gradually overhauled and he sig
nailed the Oregon to try one of her 13-
inch guns. He said he had supposed
| until Capt. Clark testified, that the Or
! der had been received.
The Oregon was abaft the beam Of
the Brooklyn. working up little oc-
casionally during the chase, but he did
not think the two boats were more
than 500 yards apart at any time. At
1880 both the Oregon and Brooklyn
opened, the former with her 13-inch
and the latter with her S-inch guns.
The shell from one of the lS-inch guns
he distinctly saw fall beyond
the S-inch shells. Suddenly the
Colon turned her nose inshore.
fired gun to leeward and hauled down
her flag"
The Admiral said he at once sig
nailed that the enemy had surrendered.
He mentioned the fact that there was
difficulty in getting a boat out to board
the Colon. I'VE steamed into a posi-
ton, should say, of a thousand yards.
1 remember distinctly Capt. Cook ask
/ ing me if he should slow up. / said.
! No, continue in"
AT the time the Colon hauled down
her flag / think she was about four
miles from us. We were running then
in the neighborhood of Is knots. think
! 1t was about 1:30 p. m. when the sur
render occurred, looked for the other
! vessels of our feet. I saw three vessels
astern. could see the masts of two. /
could see only the smoke of the third
| one. When Capt. Cook started for the
| Colon after the surrender he said to
me, Commodore, what are the terms of
! surrender? 1 said to him, 'Uncondi-
tional. These are the matters the COM
ruander in chief must arrange
Sampson Comes Up.
About 2:25 o'clock the New York
| came up. / made signals to her When
she came up made the signval to her
| that it was a glorious day for our
country. AS soon as possible went
on board to pay my respects to the
commander in chief. ! reported sub
stantially what had occurred. While
talking with the officers of the New
York the chaplain of the ship came up
to me and said Commodore, Your
work is not over yet. The Resolute
has Just arrived and reports a Span
ish battleship on the coast and the ad-
miral wants to see you l found Capt
Clark with the commander-in chief I
hosting the flag on the Colon and
said to him that / was prepared. IL
he had not come up. to have sent
force of fifty or sixty men on board
TO take possession and avoid anything
like 'monkeying' with her.
when he mentioned to me to take
the oregon and go eastward TO meet
this shin I must say / felt some little
delight, because I thought that after
the admirable work of the squadron on
that day. and the part the Oregon and
the Brooklyn had in It, that there was
not anything that carried the Spanish
colors that we should have hesitated
to meet"
The witness then told of starting for
the supposed Spanish ship, having
made signal TO the Oregon to follow
the flag. He told of meeting the Vixen
and being informed that the Spanish
ship was the Pelayo.
Admiral Schley then described the
! overhauling OF the stranger, which
proved 70 be an Austrian cruiser.
schIey's Generosity 20 ceFvern.
Admiral schley told OF passing the
l Iowa when he was hailed by Capt
/ Evans, who informed him that Admiral
/ cervera was on board and would like
very much 20 see him. Il found the
/ Spanish Admiral greatly detected
said 20 him ! knew he had lost every
I hing, clothing as well ar money, and
I Informed him thst ny wardrobe. o.
/ well a. ny purse. ns fer a. that would
] So, was az his service"