Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-28

d.. '" He Iell lhe stand on Fri
. ~ ns examination In chief had beer
4 a''''S' concluded and whom ne resumed
i 'vuay II was with the understandln,
s'a' oi'er comparatively few question,
auu oeen asked by Mr. Raynor he would
0e placed in the hands Of Judge.Adyo.
"a" Lemly and Mr. Hanna for cross.
examination Mr. Raynors questions
N eeLe again directed toward throwing
, ,sn' upon disputed points in the con-
\ csy ana most VI them concerned
,vnseisat'ons which witnesses FOR the
na,y department had reported as hay-
2 s nau WIN the admiral. The cross-
examination is eyndenty calculated IN
liver quite an extended period. The nj.
senuahce was large today as Il had been
the stand. N''''' "e"' Va
HARLOW MAKES CORRECTIONS.
Previous to Admiral schley taking
lhe stand Lieut.. Commander Harlow
was called to correct his TESTIMONY
t ts occupied but a few minutes and
, nu,a'. a, sehiey took the stand about
n'io Mr. Raynor's FIRST question reiat-
81 70 an incident testified to By Lieut..
uldhl OF a melee the ships got into on
me way IRON Csnfuegos 10 Santiago
Nhen II met sailing vessel.
ihf ADMIRAL replied that he had an
Mdisunct recollection OF the incident
ne said that whenever the squadron
stopped II was always in conformity
WIN signals previously made. III there
W'ts any mlx-up as testified to-" he
sad. 1T must have been the result Of
| lhe carelessness Of the officer Of the
Geek N not carrying out the signals
ifom the flagship"
keyerting TO May q, the day OF the
reconnaissance, Mr. RaynOr asked the
witness II he recolected any signal
from the Massachusetts 20 the squad-
ron TO not go IN any closer.
Il cannot recall that signal AT all"
replied Admiral Schley 1T would have
peer, Of course, unnecessary In view
OF The fact that no vessel could have
left the line without permission from
tha flag or commander-in-chief."
CONVERSATION WITH EVANS.
Mr. Raynor then asked Admiral |
Schley regarding alleged conversations |
with Admiral then Captain, Evans, on
July T. or5
J dld have a c9nyers1tion with him" |
replied tie witness lint Z 40 not re-
member whether Il was on the fourth |
or nth. do not believe he would viii
lingly m'sstate. think his recolec-
lion IS ~ fault. He did have a conper-
satlon with me IN relation 10 shooting
the bow or one OF the torpedo boats
and the stern OF another and putting
bis helm 70 starhoard and -aking one
ship ana then aport and raking anoth-
en- My recollection Is now that pre-
liminarily he said 10 me Did you zee
Jack Philip start 70 run away?' and
said No that he was mistaken. II
was the Brooklyn that made the turn
and asked him II he did not see the
tactical necessity for H."
Mr. RaynoT then called Admiral
schley's attention 20 the testimony Of
Admiral Taylor who &C ,aptain. COM
handed the battleship Indiana during
he battle on Santiago and Cant. Daw-
son. who commanded the marines on
that vessel 10 the effect that the
when she made the loon.
vent southwark mile or a mile and a
lalf
'AYLoR AND DAWSON MISTAKEN.
Il think they are entirely and abso.
utely mistaken" replied the witness.
The Brooklyn did not pass 10 the
outward Of the line except the dis
ance perhaps Of her tactical diameter.
ihich surely was not greater than coo
ards and from that time she steerod
course parallel % the spaniards and
do not think we were over 1900 or
400 yards az any time from the Span
h line. say emphaiically that the
rooklyn dld not run south and any
iatement t. the contrary Is a mis-
Ike"
The witness stated in reply 10 a !
iesti0n from Mr. Raynor that when :
started 10 the westward from San
ago he left the ST. Paul at the latter
ace "a
Admiral schloy then told Of how his "
Ipers were boxed up by bis secretary
7 transmission 20 the department as 4
3 regulations require. lie turned the Oh
< over a. the department about Feb II
ary 8. lie estimated that this box oil
ntained an his papers except the a
cument he had turned over 10 the h
art, namely, a copy Of the No. dts "a
ich II
HITS on SPANISH SQUADRON. ~
he admiral then by permission Of v
court. reverted 10 his narrative OF %
lday and smoke NJ The hits on the n.
arish squadron The Brooklyn. he w
iffe1 aas he rrly shin carrying 81
a-lnch guns A record % the hts ill
elvef by the enemy showed that IS
cent N the hits scored by the Oh
,rrctn f6ct cane fr0m those suns n1
,he prookBn The BROOKLYN re-
yea 90 81 thc 90 Mt trHm the Sparish ug
C. or about % pr cent W.
NDER CROSS EXAMINATION
'nh ibis statement Adnlral Schiev ,
cludel DIE direct testimony and ,fs d,
tel began tn crosse ~
n'naHon Ahmirl Scliov WIS -.
ii first about tha consultation ri.h nv
commanders 90 Nlmuton Dlsfi 't
ne the Gv.Hg squadron f1i'el 90 w.
southwark. ln re1'y Admiral sehley .SSi
NAT Cauaire Hlrglnson. lowell. "a
AL cook aai Mark were present. Wv
exriainei ih8t lhey had discussed .
order OF hattie i1 case the Spanish ti.
was met and also the question or ,, ,7
: below tha warhcais Of the over 80
n iorpcfoes "
roe there any other consultation q
The canialnsP PIE
Is oil s1nuago. for the purpose N u
aiming fha formation OF thc block Ger
and fhc method 81 attack On case u
M ne eulnIsh iieet" org
'se there cry 1rcscfibed order OF sfru
e in writing ~
WRITTEN RATTLE ORDER fore
ala not consider IL necessary. We me
I fieht he ships by signal" slgn
AZ there time TO place the order ~
tile IN wriiiug?' tNsi
q 7 DO not think the regulations Dor
AZ that the order of battle shan BE-
Cd 10 writing IT
Judge advocate then questioned com
raj sehley as TO TIE Identity Of ca