The sun., 1901-11-01

half miles back ana r0rtn at night.
Speaking of the events of the battle
of July 3, he said the lowest range CIV
on was LOO yards, and this was given
iust before the turn. while the maxi
mum range was $500 yards. He had
clearly observed the Brooklyn's loop,
and. speaking of this, he said:
an the course of the turn | fired
guns on either side, starboard and port.
Smoke was very thick at that time,
and during the turn saw no vessels
nj all, although / had plain view out
of the stern posts. / Judge ! could see
about five hundred yards distinctly"
In reply to questions from Mr.. Ray
nor he said he had seen Commodore
Srhicy three times during the battle
ma that his bearing was everything
that the officers and crew would have
expected"
captain Borden was then excused
and as he left the stand Mr.. RayneI
said he would have no more witnessed
to call He said, MAY it please thu
court, we close our case"
Captain Parker then asked to have
put in evidence Il number of documents
including the report of the battle OF
July 3, Admiral Schley made from Mon
teyideo June 13, 1900.
Witnesses In RebuttnI Called.
Ten minutes were consumed in pre-
this report, which was admit
ld. Lieutenant Grant was then called
the first witness in rebuttal
frhc witness was interrogated only
ncerning the events of May 81 when
lmmodore Schley went aboard the
ssachusetts for the purpose of max.
il reconnaissance and bombardine
Colon, especially to the conversa.
bn IN which Lieutenant Sears, flag
eutenant of the Brooklyn, who ac'
bmpanicd Commodore Schley on this
eciSion. in which the lieutenant was
lRpresentcd as urging that no obsta
cs be put in the way of letting BON
hrlment go on because. as he was
Represented to have said, 1t had been
dilIicult enough to get the commodore
bp to the point of undertaking it,
Mr.. Rayner objected to the question
nd was sustained by the court.
@ The witness was then excused, and
&XEaptain Sigsbee was recalled.
.<9% When he had taken his seat, Mr.,
td 1Ianna stated that the witness had
7been called for the purpose of securing
M such facts as he might he possessed of
~ that the court or counsel might want
to elicit from him.
This statement led to Il spirited con.
q troversy between counsel as to whether
" witnesses might he called at this time
except in rebuttal The court adjourn
II ed without having decided this point.
When the court reconvened after re
cess, Admiral Dewey announced th,
n decision of the court on the question ol
rehutting testimony. holding that wit
nesSes may be called at any time or re
Al called for the purpose of making cor
8 icctionS of former testimony or addi
M tons in the nature of corrections. The.
~ cannot, however, reiterate former evi
III dcncc.
M Schicy's First Report.
III At the last previous session of til,
mi court tn fact was brought out tha
III Admiral Schley's first report to Admi
& raj Sampson of the battle of Santiag,
was REJECTED by the latter. This frs
S# report WAS not allowed to be put II
't# evidence. II had never been made pub
nc, but the New York Journals Wash
9M ihGlon correspondent has succeeded il
8 obtaining copy. The report is date'
X from the flagship Brooklyn, July
| lS!'S, and reads MS follows:
|W 4. At o:30 o'clock Admiral Cervera
l1M with thn Infonta NInpta viz
# "aya Almirante Oguendo and Cristo
H hal Colon, with two torpedo boat dt
stroyers, attempted to escape from SaI
R lingo harbnr
W signal was Mt once made for 'clOs
& action, which was promptly responde
10 ~ the Brooklyn, Indiana, Oregon
loWa Gloucester, Texas and Vixen.
The squadron, after clearing til
hlrbor, stood to the westward, but WA
'X engaged at close range (from 100
IA "INW yards for most of the time) an
81 III about twenty minutes the Oquend
"a ana Nizcaya We're set ON fire by shell
OF the squadron and were forced to I'll
M ashore, where they burned and ble'
| up later in the night. OF the destro,
ers one was sunk and the other set O
hrc by our shells and burst on IL
~ beach
= The flagship Infanta Maria Ter
sa' with Admiral Cervera, and the q
loh We're engaged in running figl
WIN the Brooklyn, Oregon, Texas an
ioWa for some twenty-five minut,
wh'h The Spanish flagship was set {
,rt' the Spanish being obliged to beac
nsI The Brooklyn and Oregon co
nrusa npo','i the chase and fight gradual
~, /" iI'S away from the other ships I
VI ,'lo p m, when the Colon was be
anu struck her colors to the Brook
and Oregon.
a.. rhise For Officers and Men.
60 :" Inc Brooklyn was exposed I
so"n e 9, twenty minutes to the fire of t
sels spanish ships, untik the other "
.N} good our squadron could get up il
&M mnrh "nge' cannot speak with /
& cers ~, p,"'Se of the conduct of the o
,s 1h', ahd crews of the vessels enpa .,
as At'r ~, spirit and enthusiasm were 81,
{2M "a rarely before seen in action
Tain ~, would especially mention q,
lor mp Captain Evans, Captt
- eaotain Cook and Capts