Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-01

should not expect to have found them
there. IL they were behind the hill
they could not have been seen, In my
opinion
Capt. McCalla was then excused
finally and the court adjourned for
luncheon.
ADMIRAL EVANS CALLED.
When the court convened for the
afternoon session, Rear-Admiral Robley
d. Evans, who as captain commanded
the battleship Iowa during the battle
off Santiago was called TO the witness
stand. He stated that he had first
Joined the flying squadron off Glen
fuegos on May 22nd at p, m, when
he took the dispatches from Admiral
Sampson TO Commodore Schley by his
executive officer Commodore Rogers,
he not seeing the commodore himself
AS the dispatches were sealed he did
not know their contents
please state what, II anything, was
done while this squadron was off Glen
fuegos toward developing the fact as TO
whether the Spanish squadron under
Admiral Cervera was or was not ~
harbor Of Cienfuegos."
There was nothing done so far as I
know"
Were you then within range Of the
batteries In the vicinity Of Cienfuegos
with the heavier guns OF your ship"
IL did not see any batteries There
was work they were completing
there"
Were you within range Of this?"
"Quite easy range, yes"
"The battery of the Iowa consisted
Of what?"
-Four twelve-inch, eight eight-inch
and twelve four-inch guns"
Were these embryo batteries within
range Of your eight-inch guns when
you steamed in?"
"They were within easy range"
Were they within range Of the four
II oh guns?"
81 should think so. yet"
"Did the Iowa coal ship while In
Clenfuegos and II so, how much did
she take?"
BOMBARDING THE COLON.
Testifying that he had first seen the
Colon on May 20 Admiral Evans
said that vessel was not inside the
harbor at all, but was about 1880 yards
inside the Moro. He then detailed the
particulars of the bombardment Of the
Colon on May 81, saying that on tht
forenoon OF that day Commodore
Schley had signalled to transfer the
flag 10 the Massachusetts. that he
was going in to engage the Colon.
BLOCKADE OF SANTIAGO.
The witness was then asked about the
blockade OF Santiago under Commo-
dore schley. He said the squadron
stood seven or eight miles out during
the day, and little further out at
night. with the Vixen and the
Marblehead on the inside at night.
The Judge advocate asked the witness
concerning a statement by a lieuten-
ant Of the Spanish navy printed by the
navy department, to the effect that AT
dark the American ships withdrew to
the southwark, disappearing.
BATTLE OFF SANTIAGO.
Describing the battle off Santiago,
Admiral Evans said: when Ceryera's
fleet came out of Santiago harbor the
Iowa was at the center with the
Brooklyn TO the left and the Texas
between"
Capt. Lemly-Do you remember what
vessel were between them?
"The only vessel between the Iowa
and the Brooklyn was the Texas.
Did you have an opportunity Of OBJ
serving the movements OF the Brook
Ign on this OCCASION
you mean during the battle?"
II mean the beginning OF the bat
tie"
II saw the Brooklyn when the fight
began. When ! reached the bridge OF
the Iowa the Brooklyn was still of
10 the westward headed, | should say,
northwest, That was Just as the fight
began. saw her again nossibly five
minutes afterward when the was
steaming westward very fast, firing hen
port battery. headed northwest toward
the head OF the Spanish column. ! did
not see the Brooklyn again until my
attention was directed to her by the
navigator calling 10 me: Look out.
captain, for the Texas | went Oh
the port bridge where the navigator
was standing and | said, Where the
devil Is the Texas The navigator
said, Here she Is. sir. In the smo.'
/ said TO myself, Capt. Philip VIII look
after the Texas, and went below.
"In a few minutes the navigator
called out again, Look out, captain,
you win run into the Texas. !
walked over TO the port side Of the
bridge and saw the Brooklyn's SMOKE
stack ard military masts. She was
living directly across the bows of the
Texas. The Texas was apparently
backing and dangerously close 10 the
nwa. The Brooklyn seemed 10 be
800 yards directly in front OF the Tex
as. I eased the helm OF the Iowa
little ported her helm a little and Just
az that moment the Oregon came
through my lee and passed between me
and the Texas and the three boats
were punched together
AT the time the Brooklyn was shut
out in the smoke and ] saw no more OF
her until the Colon had passed wen 20
the westward ~ me. when some one on
the bridge said. The BROOKLYN Is
knocked out I went on the bridge TO
see what had happened and she was
then about n mile and q half forward
OF the port beam Of the Iowa. with the
Colon seven or eight mi'es ahead and
on her starboard bow, From that time
on the firing was light and ] could see
the Brooklyn occasionally, TIE Colon
was on our starboard bow. On the port