Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-23
NCHLRY'S COURAGE
AGAIN DECLARED
Witness Says Men We're
Cheered on to Duty
Newspaper Man TeStifeS He Heard
Sampson Remark The Spaniards
Are Not There


Jadso Advocate Lemly and Mr. Han
na lie was followed by G. +. Ora
ham. newspaper correspondent, who
was on board the Brooklyn with
Schloy during the campaign.
Mr. Mason was questioned by Mr.
Rayner, and said that he had been
on the Brooklyn from March 20 TO
August 20. 1898
Did you see Captain sigsbee on
board the Brooklyn on May 26?" n
"Yes, sir"
did you hear him in conversation
with Commodore schley?"
yes, sir"
Can you give us an idea what that
conversation wasp
After he had reached the quarter
deck of the gangway he stopped and
Commodore Schloy said to him: Have
we got en-. sigsbee? Captain slgs.
bee said: No; they are not here /
have been here for q week. and they
are not here"
Is that the whole Of the conversa-
ton as you recOllect?"
mo. sir. We went aft, further oack
Of the quarterback and he continued
the conversation. Commodore Schley
said; Are you sure they are not
tnereg He saidi I have been very
close TO the harbor entrance two or
three times. Captain Cotton has been
IN and cut cable and they are not
there"
You heard Sigsbee say that?"
yes, sir. ! took some part in the
conversation"
did you record that conversation
and did Captain sigsbee know you re-
corded it?"
Captain Sigsbee knew / was a
newspaper man and was there look
ing for information, and Captain Sigs-
bee later took a dispatch written by
me and yised by Commodore Schley.
He took 1t ABOARD his ship. and he was
TO deliver IL to one of the small boats
or else take il over himself"
And Captain Sigsbee took that dis
patch?"
yes, sir It was open. It de-
tailed the fact that tie feet was not
there"
DO you remember the reconnois
sanse Of May 9l?"
Yes. sirs was aboard the Massa
chusetts"
Were you present at any conversa
ton between Commodore Schley and
Captain Higglnson in the pilot house
of the Massachusetts,?
"Qp the. Brooklyn ! had heard that
they We're going in to lombard. and
that the flag would be transferred "a
the Massachusetts I asked permits
sion to go aboard the Massachusetts
with the commodore. He had Just
given permission to Mr.. McCauley tC
60 and, turning to me. he said: 1 dc
not think you'd better 60 think
you can see it better from the Brook
lyn. She was then coaling. He
further said that they did not !ntenC
20 do anything except find out what
the batteries consisted of. KEEP
urging him to let me 90. and he finally
consented"
Nov tell me gsrding the CONVEX
sation between C smmodore Schle,
and CapUin Higgi nson."
There was some discussion abou
what yle Spanish fleet had brought
with q EN-. A report was current tha
they Lad brought aruas and ammuni
tion for the defense of Havana, an,
there was also a discussion as 4
whether they had had time to noun
them or wheth ar from any ships II
the harbOr pricr to the arrival of tn
fleet they had taken any large gun
and mounted them. The two officer
smoked their cigars and chatted owe
It. Commodore Schley said his ide
was to so in about 1000 or 1900 yard
and fire, simply to draw their fire
SO far as l remember Captain Higgir
son acquiesced in that. Later Nj
Potts came in"
Were you in the presence Of Con
mOdore Schley during the whole c
this reconnaissance on the MassachI
setts?"
only part of the time. At times
was behind the coming tower and h
was on the other side Of it."
did yon see Lieutenant Potts o
board the Massachusetts?
''He came into the pilot house du
ing the conversation and took som
part in IT,"
Describing the battle Of July 3, M
Graham said that Commodore Schle
had gotten to a position in front
the coming tower as soon as the nos
OF the first Spanish ships appeare
The Brooklyn at that time, he sal
pointed almost north. Lieutenai
Simpson had fired the first gun fro
the eight-inch turrets, and. calliI
Commodore Schley, said; How
thatg"
ITO this tho commodore replied
said the witness, 81 did not see
Simpson: but keep at it,
when the viscaya went ashore Il
commodore went into the connil
tower and himself called down 4
tube TO the men below: They are
gone but one; it all depends on yc
boys.
did you see the Texas before I
turn"
Il saw her inst before the turn g