Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-16

Inc lOlloWlng testimony given Detore
the Schley court Of inquiry Tuesday
was received too late for publication in
our issue Of yesterday:
sCHLEY's REPORT OF BATTLE.
Mr. Raynor sought to secure the in
PRODUCTION Of a brief report OF the
battle OF July g. which Commodore
Schley prepared for transmission to the
secretary OF the navy, II was stated
that Commander Sears had taken this
dispatch ashore to be cabled TO the
secretary, but il had never reached
that official The dispatch was ruled
out on the ground that as It was not
received 1t was not an official COM
munication. II was not read In the
courtroom, but the following Is a copy
of It,
WHAT REPORT STATED.
Secretary OF the Navy, Washing
ton-Spanisn squadron came out Uf
Santiago harbor this morning, july 8,
at $780, and were all captured or de-
stroyed In a running fight 10 the vest
ward OF about three ana one-half hours.
Very few casualties In our ileet, Allls
chief yeOman, killed, and one man
wounded on the brooklyn. Reports
from other ships not yet In. The COM
mander-in-c now experimenting
transfer of prisoners from the Cristo-
bal Colon, which surrendered to the
Brooklyn ana Oregon at 1:l5 p. m.
About 1000 prisoners In all, including
Spanish admiral. Victory complete;
details later. SCHLEY."
Capt Cook was recalled during the
day, and IN response to question by
Capt Lemly, made an additional state
ment concerning the retrograde move
ment Of the flying squadron, May ~
10 May Is. He also said, in answer
to question by the court, that Com
modore Schley, during the battle OF
july 3, was cool, brave and en-
thusiastic. | cannot imagine any con-
duct in battle more admirable"
LIEUT.. SEARS ON STAND,
Lieut. Commander Sears followed Nu-
nee. Mr.. Raynor questioned him, say
ing at the beginning Of the examination
that he would ask him concerning the
points Of the precept and requesting
that replies should be as concise as
possible Mr.. Sears said that when the
dying squadron arrived off Cienfuegos
he knew nothing of a code Of signals
for communicating with the Cuban In
surgents. Questioned concerning the
McCalla memorandum, he said that II
had been brought to Commodore Schley
by the Hawk and by no other vessel to
his knowledge,
Describing the blockade Of Cienfue-
Cos, Commander Sears stated that IL
had been maintained from one to four
miles out, and that the Dupont was sta
toned inside, with instructions TO keep
close into the mouth of the harbor ~
maintain careful watch. reporting any
suspicious Incidents.
With reference to the blockade at
Santiago, the witness said that II had
been maintained at varying distances
OF from three to six miles.
DESCRIBED BATTLE OF JULY 3.
The witness described the engage
ment OF July 3. After stating the pre-
liminary incidents. he said II was in
my room when | heard the cry of the
executive officer Clear ship FOR action
| knew what that meant and ran to
the quarter deck / looked aloft to see
If the prescribed signal Enemy is es-
Gaping was up. and saw that 1t was.
went to the commodore on the quar-
ter deck He declared the signals TO
close In, all OF which were made. From
my position I had good view OF the
entrance. our ship was heading at
that time, should say, to the vest
ward OF north, not on her regular head
ing, which was about northeast by