The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-10-04
JEWELL AND EVANS.
Two Commanders in Santiago Bat
tie Give Interesting Testimony.
The Former COdtradicts . Statement Made
By Schley to the Navy Department
Evana Says the BroOklyn's
Loop Was Wrong.

stand in the Schley court of inquiry
Monday he was asked whether if the
fleet of Cervera had been in the har-
Dor at Cienfuegos it could have been
seen by the vessels blockading the
port. He replied: 81 cannot definite
~ say. Not unless they had anchored
In the lower harbor just inside of the
entrance in the deep water where the
schooner to which l referred before
was anchored. 1 do not believe they
would have anchored in that spot
The first new witness of the day
was Commander James NJ. Miller. who
was in command Of the collier Merri-
mac while that vessel was part of
Admiral Schley's flying squadron. His
testimony related altogether to the
condition of the sea May %, "a, 25 and
26 and the wisdom of coaling vessels
at sea. Miller said there was no time
during the four days when the Merri-
mac could not take coal at sea, but
the Merrimac was an unusually steady
vessel
Capt. Miller was succeeded on the
witness stand by Capt. Theodore F.
Jewell, who commanded the cruiser
Minneapolis during the Spanish war.
Capt. Jewell said that he first fell in
with the flying squadron under COM
mand of Commodore Schley on the
evening of May 26. Capt. Lemley quot
ed from Admiral Schley's letters to
the senate committee on naval affairs,
dated February Is, 1899, saying: "Aft-
er having been Informed by the scouts
commanded by such officers as Sigs-
bee, Jewell and Wise. that, although
they had been off Santiago for
week they had seen nothing of Ger
vera's fleet since it left Curacao" and
asked whether he had given to Ad-
miral Schley this information or any
other information concerning the
Spanish fleet, the witness replied: 81
gave him no information with refer
ence to that subject whatever"
Capt. Robley D. Evans was the only
witness in the afternoon. Describing
the battle of Santiago Admiral Evans
said: "When Cervera's feet came out
of Santiago harbor the Iowa was at
the center with the Brooklyn to the
left and the Texas between. I saw
the Brooklyn when the fight began.
When I reached the bridge of the
Iowa the Brooklyn was still off to
the westward headed. I should say,
northwest. That was just as the
fight began. I saw her again possibly
five minutes afterward when she was
steaming westward very fast firing
her port battery, headed northwest
toward the head of the Spanish col
rlmn. I did not see the Brooklyn
to her by the navigator calling to me:
Look out. captain, for the Texas
walked over to the port side of
the bridge and saw the BrOoklyn's
and military masts. She
was lying directly across the bows of
the Texas. The Texas was appar-
emily backing and dangerously close
to the Iowa. The Brooklyn seemed
to be 100 yards directly in front
of the Texas. l eased the helm of
the Iowa little. ported her
helm a little, and just at that moment
the Oregon came through my lee and
passed between me and the Texas
and the three boats were punched to-
gether. At the time the Brooklyn
was shut out in the smoke. and saw
no more of her until the Colon had
passed well to the westward of me,
when some one ON the bridge said:
The Brooklyn is knocked out 1 went |
on the bridge to see what had hap
pened and she was then about mile |
and half forward of the port beam |
of the Iowa with the colors seven or
eight miles head on her starboard |
bow. From that time on the firing |
was light and I could see the Brook |
lyn occasionally. The Brooklyn was |
ON our starboard bow on the port |
quarter of the Colon. Well astern of |
her was the Oregon, with the Vixen
off shore of the Brooklyn. The Iowa
at the time was directly in the wake |
of the Colon with the Vixen a little |
on her starboard bow" Admiral |
Evans said that the weather was such |
that the Iowa could not have coaled |
from the Merrimac between the |
of the 25th and the morning |
of the 26th of May. Admiral Evans |
said that the official chart showed |
the Brooklyn's loop was wrong.
R0osevelt's Policy In tho Boer War.
London, Oct. 1.-"Mr. Kruger" says |
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