The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-23

Washington. oct Z3.-Ihe SchleN couIt
OF inquiry IL rapidly approaching it's clos
ing days "a was made evident by many
circumstances today. One OF these was
found in the fact that the court has re-
moved from Cts immediate vicinity most
OF the tables which were placed there for
the press at the beginning Of the hear
ings in September.
Comparatively few OF these tables Ners
ever used and they have been taken
away 10 make room for the incres.rF ~
tendance which is expected during the
last DAYS OF the inquiry. and which is
now made manifest
At the beginning OF today's proceedings,
Mr. Rayner. chief counsel for Admiral
Schley. said that he would not have more
than Il or Is more witnesses TO examine
and that the examination OF some of these
would require comparatively little time.
The principal witnesses yet To come are
Admiral schley and Capt. Clark.
II is expected that Admiral Schley 5
testimony will cover at least day or
TWO of time. the length depending largely
upon the extent OF the cross examination
10 which he will be subjected.
Captain Clark probably will be the last
witness before The admiral is heard, but
his statement IL is expected Will be COM
psrstivcly brief
There was an unusually large number
of witnesses In court at the beginning OF
todays session for the purpose OF cor
rccting their testimony and after they
had been disposed of another long list
for today was presented.
TopAY's WITNESSES.
The first new witness was James n.
Hare, who. as a photographer for an ~
lustrated weekly newspaper witnessed
ana madep photographs OF the battle Of
: > .}t+l.- 4
William j. iill who was chief boat
,wain on the BROOKLYN during the Cuban
campaign aud who had special charge OF
the work OF coaling followed him.
Other witnesses called for the day were
Franklin Il. Applegate. "A gunner on the
brooklyn: Major Paul St G. Murphy,
who was I'm command of the marines OF
the nying squadron and who made his
headquarters on the BROOKLYN, Lieutenant
Commander G. II. Harlow. who was ex-
ccutive officer of the Vixen aud who
wrote an account OF the battle OF July O.
in which IL IL claimed alterations were
made before II was officially published
Lieutenant T.. W. Eberle who had charge
of the forward l3-inch turret on the ore.
gon. Lieutenant \ A. Ackerman. who
was in charge of the ait l3-inch turret oi
the Oregon, and Lieutenant Rufus II
Johnston who Was signal officer on tn,
Oregon and aide to Captain clark
G. w. Graham made an addition 60 bis
testimony of yesterday concerning the m
terview hetween Commodore SchleN aud
CAPT Sigsbee on May %. lie said that
beyond what hs had already reported
Capt Sigsbet az saying he further said
he had two pilots aboard and that those
pilots said that a feet OF vessels of the
size Of the spanish squadron could not
enter The harbor AZ Santiago Mr. Gra-
ham also changed his reply Ca the ducs-
tion OF the court az to whether he had
heard ccnNersa tion between Commo-
dore Schley and Lieutenant Command
lodeson during the battle OF july 3. Mr.
Graham said that there was a. great deal
OF conversation going on between three oi
-four officers forward and he answered
No. because NJ couId nOT pick nTTt UrTyT
body from that conversation between
Lieutenant Commander liodgsOu and
Commander SchlbN
Lieut. Wells was among the former Wit.
ncsses called for correction Of testimony.
While he was on the stand his attention
was called 90 press copy OF a cipher dis
patch. dated MAY "a prepared by him
FOR admiral schiey The copy was found
IN the commodoreS press copy book and
Lieut. Wells said he thought he had pre-
pared a.
SPOKE TO THE ST. PAUL
Tie said, however that there was a pen-
Cil note indicating that the dispatch had
nevcr been scrt. He was asked To- trans
late the copy and present 10 10 the court
'ater, Captain Lemly explaining that the
dispatch Indicated conversation be-
ween the witnesses and Commodore
ssthiey.
James II Hare was tho first new Wit
ness TO-DAY. lie was a press photograph.
or during the Santiago campaign lie
stated that he was on the press boat
somcrs y. smith on MAY ~ or q and that
They had met the st. Paul
Did you have any megaphone com
nunicaiion between the Somers - Smith
and ST. Pauls Mr. Rayner asked
MeEaphone and bs mouth also"
state what n was
I'VE asked the St Paul n there were
any tidings of .erYera's 3 feet. Capt. SigS.
bee told us there were not that Cor.
verar feet was not inside Santiago and
thst schley had gone west"
rs there ANY particular incident that
innresses that upon your memory"
Yes sir On Sig gSbee : ASSURANCE that
the feet was not IN the harbor. We went
hack TO Key West g. coal instead Of Js-
vss that cerveras feet was bottle up In
ths harbor
Mr.. Hare told tho court IN response On
question by 10 that Capt Sigsbee had
intef uscd the mceaphonc
HEARD Guns AT cIENFTESOS
AIR. Hare WAS succeeded by chief
Soafsvain William =. Hii. who WAS =
costsvain on the Brooklyn during the
summer ~ ls2S lie testified 10 hearing
guns on approaching flfnfusgcs and said
that While there biockading line was
nflrfsired three n -four miles ouf.
He said that he had written letters 70
HE ~ifs during the campaign and had
from these made journal covering the
period.
he ssin w reply ip question hy Mr.
Rsynsr concerning ,hs weather on IN.
cruise between Cienfuesos ana Santiago.
. should say u was blowing a reef