The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-01
might not have gone In,

might not have gone In
Mt. Rayner: sLet me get that right.
You thought. on the 18th. they might pc
there. although on the 29tf in your
official report You say you thought you
saw them approaching that port?',
That is quite so. They might have
been out or they might have been IN. L
was prepared for either event
Captain Sigsbee was excused and Ma
chinist Alfred B. Claxton. who served
in the enSine-reonl of the Texas on the
day of the battle Of Santiago was re-
: called. He said he still adhered to his
former statement that to the best OF
his belief the engines OF the Texas were,
reversed on that day.
WE'RE NOT NEAR TOGETHER
Lieutenant John Fl. Roys. watch officer
on beard the Eagle. said that when the
Eagle met the Flying Squadron, as the
latter was on its way to Cienfuesos, he
had heard nothing said to the effect that
there was no news. He was sure that
on that occasion there was no direct
communication between the Eagle and ths
Brooklyn. and they We're not nearer than
q mile to each other. He said. also. that
he had been present when Commodore
Schiey had later sent the Eagle away 20
Port Antonio. arc. had heard Commander
Switzerland ask to be allowed to coal
from the Merrimac.
Mems Andersen, who was one df the
quartermasters on the Brooklyn, and sta
toned at the wheel in the coming tower
was called. Efe said that Commodore
Schley gave the order helm hard aport.'
Captain Joseph G.. Eaton. who was in
command CT the ResoIute. expressed the
opinion that at the beginning OF the bat
tie of July the ire of the Indiana had
been more effective than that of others
of the American vessels.
PRECAUTIONARY ORDERS
Captain F. Chadwick, of the New York.
was next called to testify concerning the
precautionary orders given by the De-
partment concerning the bombardment uf
shore batteries. lie recognized and iIen-
titled the various dispatches ON this sub
ject, stating the dates on which they
We're received He said the orders vera
not communicated to Commodore SChley
MI Rayner questioned Captain Chad
WICK at some length concerning the de-
taiis OF the conversation between Nd
miral Sampson and Commodore Schtey ut
Key West on May 18th. but the witness in
sisted that he had given in his previous
testimony. in which he had said that
Commodore Schley had protested abso-
lutte loyalty to Admiral Sampson. the on
" actual detail OF the conversation which
he could recall. Efc was sure. he said
that if anything had been said on that
subject he would recall the fact.
Captain Chadwick said it was impossf-
Bile that a conversation regarding orders
not TO expose ships to batteries should
not have impressed itself on his mind.
why that any more than anything
else?" asked Mr.. Rayner.
Simply because it was so out of ac-
cord with Admiral SIMPSONS views and
ideas. 1t never could have occurred to
him to advise Il subordinate to act differ
/ entity from the way in which he had
acted in regard to firing at batteries :
Captain Chadwick said Admiral Sa1np-
son had bombarded San Juan under that
order.
BATTERIES OF NO ACCOUNT
Mr.. Rayuer asked the witness if he li1
| not think that in view of the fact that
Admiral Schley was going to Cienfuegos
and Santiago. it was not likely that Adj
1nira1 Sampson would give him the i1ttr
| port of the Governments message ffle
reply was:
1--WE knew those places were not FORT
| fed that there were no guns to be taken
| into account
Did you know that the Batteries at
| Santiago were of no account"
Our information was that they did not
| amount to much The ST Paul and the
| Wompatuck bombarded those batteries
without injury on the 18th of May two
| perfectly unprotected ships.
| ssWhat was developed subsequently, by
| fhe New Orleans in bomharding the forts
/ near santiago?" asked Captain L.ernly
..She was ordered in one morning Icy
ADMIRAL Sampson to attack the batteries.
She went in alone and was under IRE
some twenty or twenty-five minutes anu
came out uniniured
Ibid the Texas do the same thing
| "She was struck once.
Was she injured?
NO: she had one man killed and ssv-
+! eraI wounded
CAPTAIN Chadwtere concluded his testi-
n7ony Mt $50 clock, when the court a.
journed.