The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-04


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information was conveyed 10 the com
Hander'in'chief.
ne witness was then requested 70
E'" ,slei account Of the part taken
ny th' ftookiyn IN the battle OF July
$, wh'a he did, repeating much that
ne haa said previously.
Alt'f Statn ne the prclimin2rleS Lieu
tenant Doyle summed up his ohserya-
nons of the battle In til" following
language:
! fred the left gun firat and Hal.
lgan shortly aftorward fired the right
on" hen We began TO load IN" guns
again II was necessary then after
loading The guns second time 10
turn the tnrrct directly ahead aS onr
ship was apparently shutting the en-
cmy out by turning with a starboArl
helm. Immediately after firing that
lett gun the second time the order
was 10 man the starboard battery. /
got ont of the turrot through the root
that being the most convenient way
OF getting out. and crossed over 10 the
| starboard turrct
po,;,,o, ~ ~. e,,,is, cbirs
a. ! was going INTO lh' slarhoaru
t"'F't ! han an oppol'"h'l 20 -" th'
spanish SHIPS. hes "cf" 'heh i''
u" on our SiN'poaTd DO" As soon
a. ! had chaFs" ol "a" cohtfollcr'
| "hlch up 70 thiS time had neeh IN
ehafg" oi MI. woodward ! swung the
turr'' around on % the slarboard DO"
guns had nfed u" No'uihe OF SMOKE
| Was so great 'ha' was eh'.I"t Sh"'
out from seeing the enemy. "hi,e 'he
| guns ""r" IN thls position M'. Mason
| our 'Necui'N" "illSer' passea "o"h 'he
| starooari SahS"h!. SalHus saaip VI,
| IN" starhoArl quarter ne sh'e''a'
| of time from the time the guns Were
| on the s.AI noa'" ~" IN" 90 o'''' y
| quarter th!nk must nav" heeh t"'
| minutes swung me guns dI"u"u y
| the s'aVboard quarter ..h" '"'n ".
| picked UP the 'htmH a., .
which hred. 70 the "'Si oI my III III
ory was about If'p !arus "hu l'oN
| 'h'h on II W. 80, -, -,
the guns until We finally got them on
'"' S'a' wa. ,''' -. nJ 5,r;no
creased up 10 -.ooo yarIS anu nnt'hE
| the cun varied from ABOUT -''Vo !.
lsoo. ] think when the 'S'aNa "r"'
III shoi' ',' .e,,a,"i, hotoro she
yards. Just immediately nelo,t 1.h Sn, Sa,
'"' nv" :. orar,ly conine
starboard helm, apparently comm. 60, n11,
,o""'us Us '.s' ' .har 80 ana ven,
heIm aro"rr nv, ~, ,bnn n( on W !, was a chas,
after the Colon. After the |iscaya
went ashore. the Colon by WORKING ui
inside OF the other Spanish shipS, nae
secured very long lead. should say
she was a, least fve or six miles, per
hans more. on our s,arboard bow, wei
in shore The order was gwen I
cease firing and to come ont OF the
turrets and take spell during the
chase OF the Colon
THE Oregon. during the chase an.
while We were on the top o' 'he ."l ,
ret was directed 10 Try her i"-ih''
guns ON the chase which she did, an'
the shots all fell short IN a ',''l'
while they were tried again ana ca'h'
little closer, , y,
Admiral Dewey directed n'
whom"
| "Uy Commodore SChley, SIT, u! VIE