The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-19

Attorney RaynOr, counsel FOR Admiral
Schley, informed the court that he hoped
to be able to conclude the presentation of
testimony for the application by the close
of next week. He added that he thus far
had not had opportunity to consult with
witnesses who are stll to be heard. He
therefore asked that an adjournment be
taken from today until Monday.
Speaking for the court Admiral Dewey
said he was most happy to grant the re-
quest Accordingly, the court adjourned
until If o'clock Monday.
The list Of witnesses examined today in
cludcd eight names, but the interrogation
Of the last Of the witnesses called had
not been concluded when the day came
TO close. This last witness was Lieu
tenant q. w Wells, Jr., who served dur
ing the war with Spain as Admiral Schley's
flag lieutenant, or private secretary. The
other seven persons heard during the day
were In the order in which they were call
ed. Lieutenant Commander Reginald Il.
Nicholson, who was navigator OF the ore
gon; Medical Director Charles NJ. Dcvalin,
surgeon; Captain ]. l.. HannuS retired,
engineer: Lieutenant Thomas T. carter
Ensign W. Z. Cronan, Carpenter George II.
Warford, all Of whom served on the Brook
Ign, and j. r. Iunly, who was chief ma
chinist on board the Texas.
Lieutenant Commander Nicholson told the
story Of the battle Of July as he saw II
from the deck OF the oregon. He said the
movements of the oregon had not been con-
troled by signals from the Brooklyn and
he expressed the opinion that the oregon
was nearer the Colon than the brooklyn
was. MIR. Hunley said that the port en-
gues Of the Texas had not been stopped
during the battle OF July 3.
From the line of the examination, relat
ing to the fight Of July 3, already pursued
it is evident that IL is the intention OF
Mr. Raynor to have Lieutenant Wells Civ,
complete history of Admiral Schley's &C
lions during the Spanish war. When tn,
court adjourned he had reached the perIol
OF the battle of July 3, having gone quiz
infinitely into other Incidents of the cam
| paign up TO that time, including the re
ceipts OF dispatches from Admiral Samp
sou.
While Ensign Marble was on the stan
| for the purpose Of correcting MS torme
| testimony he was further Intercepted b.
! Judge Advocate Lemly concerning the con
| versatlon between Captain sigsbee OF IN
| st. Paul and Commodore Schlcy, oNqrhear
]
came aboard the brooklyn Oft spnuas
| May &c
Captain Lcmly asked. MAY not Capital
Sigs6ce have said ! have been herr abou
IL week and have not seen anything {
them or words TO that ehect mennin
the Spanish nectY'
They could not be here unless I knew II.
10 whom we're these remarks nHdreSsr
solely? Were they addressed TO you at AL
Under the circumstances may you nc
have failed to hear all that captain sig
| bee saldI'
After hearing the conversation which
! have given, Captain Slgsbce aud the con
modore walked aft SO l could not hea
| what was said, aud | went below
Lieutenant Commander Nicholson Of III
! oregon was then called and aud bega
his recital of the story OF mo battle
July 3, which he had observed as navigate
of the oregon.
lie was. he said, on the deck Of his We
sci and added; Occupying the positio
| did during the day of the engagement
l necessarily saw considerable Of II. I'll
Incidents Of that day commenced aOot
a30 or I'VE minutes before when th
went up. There they goH / Looked towm
the hnrh0r and saw the first chip. II,
bow was making turn Into the In
reach of the harhor on her way out. 81
was followed in succession by tAc other
| went TO my station, first on the hrds
then down to the coming tower and sa
that proper connections We're made.
the meantime the signal had been sound,
to general quarters and by this time stea
was coming up, all the boilers and bloN
! ers We're going full TIT and, few mi
utes afterwards, Captain Clarke came u
We turned the ship, going slowly at Grs
the speed increasing all the time, turnt
ship with starboard helm and start'
In toward the dcet They came out
full speed. apparently much faster tina
we were going at this time. BY the tin
1 we were Strengthened out well to the Yves
ward they We're all ahead - US. VAe low
| II. hplnW
us, apparently got In closer 10 the cnen
than We did, because We passed under h
stern. few minutes after that on n
; course 10 the westward, we passed ind
the stern OF the Texas. apparently 81
4 In the water. | called Captain Clarke
attention to this. OF course, firing COZ
! first ship cleared. probably three aud on
half 10 four minutes OF ut that por
When We. crossed under the Texas ste
J we saw the Iowa coming out OF Cour
nearly parallel TO q conyerglng cour
, with ours. noticed her a little ahaft
our starboard beam. Captain Clarke,
. attention to her and told me to look o
= and avoid collision, After the actl
commenced we passed the lN'NaS and q
lows, The only ship then ahead OF
''Ali the spanish ships had gotten out
this time aud we were pursuing them, hea
ing for the leading ships We noticed q
Maria Teresa drop ostern at less Spel
. than at first saw flames lelplng UP al
out from her which convinced rs she W
5 on fire; a few minutes after the Oquen,
appeared 10 be covered with smoke, N
We concluded that she also was ON 0r
which proved to he q fact Just about IA
K time the Niscayn. which starboarded h
G helm, seemed TO head on to the southwa
and west toward the BROOKLYN and fell %
OF line, II then became evident that Il
IS Colon was pulling out OF battle and runuh
@ along the shore, but IL was developed tn
she was running away ana had more spe
than all the other ships The Nlscal
y headed toward the Brooklyn. She ran m
% course for some time and then straighten
out again then turned In shore and IL
minutes after tnat ran ashore also The
Is no question about the NlsCuvn pulling o
% the general Spanish line 10 the scout
wlr1. because q short time after this Ca
= ain Clarke turned around and called y
a attention TO some objects In the water Ia
!, looked like floating huoys. apparently thr
or four feet above the water We thong
they We're nets with turpedoes betwei
a them, probably thrown ont to injnre 4
ship. ! ported the helm aud before cou
= do anything we passed over the spot al
found that We We're In the wake OF 4
n Niscaya."
Commander Nicholson then detailed /
= chase OF the Colon, the subsequent goi
i ashore and surrender.
He se4d that he recalled some sigma
u from the BROOKLYN on the day OF the hat,
= and others ~ the beginning Of the baTt
,. To close and another az the close Of 1
d engagement saying, well done, Oregon
He Old not remember any siqnaf o.,