Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-11

The following testimony given before
the Schley court of inquiry Thursday
was received too late for publication in
our issue of yesterday:
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the court re-conyened after
luncheon, Lieut. Commander Schuetze
continued his testimony, In response
to question by the court he said that
he had determined the position OF the
Iowa at 4,l0 a. m. on May 2S, and
that its distance was out seven miles
He also said that the bombardment Of
May 81 had developed that the Span
ish shore batteries were extremely
weak. He had seen no evidence Of a
disposition on the part Of any OF Ger
vera's ships to ram any Of the Ameri-
can vessels.
BY the court-Was your position dur
ing the battle Of July such as TO
enable you TO observe clearly the rela-
tive positions and movements OF the
different ships?
mo sir never observed the rela-
tive positions OF all the ships on ac-
count OF the smoke and the attention
"N'N lo'ihe W tui oNh ohip III tHdt
fight"
COMMANDER GRANTS STORY.
Commander schuetze was then ex-
cused and Lieut.. Commander Albert w.
Grant, who was senior watch officer on
the Massachusetts during the war with
Spain, was called.
Asked by Capt. Lemy concerning the
blockade Of Cienfuegos, Commander
Grant said there were no directions
giving an order Of battle there, but
there was upon arrival signal from
the flagship that Cienfuegos was TO be
blockaded. He had ON the occasion OF
the maneuver of Clenfuegos seen the
Spanish earthworks there. and the
masts OF one vessel lying In the harbor.
but nothing TO his knowledge had been
done TO destroy those works.
Commander Grant said that he re-
membered a signal from the Brooklyn
before starting from Cienfuegos. say
Ing the fleet was bound for Santiago.
and would rendezvous at Gonaives bay.
The progress on that cruise was. he
said. slow because the smaller vessels |
were affected by the weather. He said |
that on the first night out from Glen
fuegos suspicious vessel which had |
enormously been supposed 10 belong |
10 the enemy. had been sighted. The |
Brooklyn, which had been yteamlng |
lust In front Of the Massachusetts |
changed its course and turned 10 port
The witness said that as soon as no |
observed this maneuver he turned the
massachusetts, so ms TO protect the |
ship following Then" said he "as
Knew was going to clear the Brook
yn. ! went ahead with mort engine full
'peed and shifted the helm and gave
he whistle signal"
Were the yhips In formation OF col
imnY' Capt. Lemly asked
: The witness replied They were not
There was n mix-up."
commander Grant then told about the
etrograde movement Of the hving /
squadron toward Key West as well
Is the blockade of Santiago. He also
described the bnmhardment OF the "co.
on and May 81. and said that on that
occasion he had had no conversation
With Admiral Schley.
faNe you stated all or did YOU un-
erstand that ! want all that commo-
ore Schley may have said within your
earring IN relation to this battle on
Il was only IN Commodore schley's
resence onse. and that was when ne
fent over the side after the firing was
yer heard these words. that the
reconnaissance had developed the bat.
eries and he was satisfied or words
b that effect"
Mr. Ravnor questioned the witneee
oncprning the signals Of Nav % |