Milford chronicle., 1901-10-04
Ell DID NOT SLUR philip
Evans Denies He Said Texas Cap
tain Was Running Away,
sCHLEN CAREFUL ABOUT FLEET
Notes Taken BY q Reporter On the
Texas During the Santiago Fight
Dewey's Sarcastic Comment On
Witness-cant sinshna o. etana


Texas During the Santiago Fight
Dewey's Sarcastic Comment On
Witness-capt. sigsbes On Stand
Washington. Oct. 2.-The Schley
court Of inquiry made good Roadway
again yesterday. concluding with Ad
miral Evans and hearing three nov
witnesses, although the testimony oil
one of them was not concluded wher
the court adjourned for the day. Ad
mirai Evans testimony was along the
same general lines as was his state
ment o: the day before, but some Of
the points were presented in greater
detail in response to questions by Mr.
Rayner The new witnesses were
Captain Sigsbee. who commanded the
scout st. Paul during the Santiago
campaign; Mr. Thomas NJ. Dieuade.
newspaper correspondent, who was onI
the Texas during the battle of JULY
3. and Chief Woman Gustave E. Beck
er, who was a clerk to Admiral Samp
son during the war.
~ NAC tAANCBlAOu u AUullIHl HNalS
testimony Mr. Rayner asked: did
you have conversation with Com
modore Schley on July 4. some time
during the morning between 8 and ~
o'clock, on his flagship at Santiago
IN the course of which you used Ian
guage as follows; Did you know that
Jack Philip started to run away at the
beginning Of the battle?' and to which
Commodore Schley repliedt You are
mistaken about that. Evans; saw
nothing of the kind The Brooklyn
made turn. and you must see the
tactical situation that made it neces-
sary?"
i do not remember being on board
the Brooklyn on the Fourth Of July.
J think it was the 5th, at Guantanamo.
! am quite positive was not on board
the Brooklyn off Santiago but once
and that was a long time before that
AS to that conversation. / never said
anything to the effect that Captain
Philip mad run away or attempted to
run away. On thinking over last
night, what did occur with reference
to the Texas. think Commodore
Schley and discussed the position
of the Texas when the fight began.
"The Texas was lying with her head
to the east when the engagement be.
gan. and she turned with starboard
helm and headed off in the same direc-
ton as the rest of us. She fred first
with her port battery, and then put
her helm to starboard and headed in
the same direction with the rest Of the
ships. I think that was the question 1
discussed with Commodore Schley. l
cannot be sure of it, but that ever
intimated that Captain Philip attempt
ed to run away with the Texas is pre-.
posterous on the face of it,"
Were not the commanding officers
called on board the flagship Brooklyn
by signal on the morning of May 20
after the Colon was discovered?"
There were"
Can you tell me or do you recol-
lect what took place at the conference
of the commanding officers at that
timer"
Commodore Schley was in the cabin
of the Brooklyn when we assembled,
and there was a general talk about the
Spanish fleet having been located at
last at Santiago. 1 remember having a
conversation with Commodore Schley
about the effect of the fighting batter
les on the ships, in which I told him
Of the experience we had had at San
Juan, and expressed the opinion to him
that it was not worth while to risk
ships fighting shore batteries alone:
that did not think anything would be
gained by It.
I'm the case under consideration the
Spanish ships were present in the har.
Dor. The conditions were changed, anG
we would have to take the risk of the
fire from batteries in order 70 get al
them. remember Commodore SchIey
remarking before we left that he fell
that the country held him responsible;
that the ships should not be risked
under the fire of the shore batteries
until the Spanish feet was destroyed. ,
Mr.. Dieuade, the newspaper mar
was then called to the stand. He SAID
when he first noticed the Brooklyn she
was going seward.
WAS she headed towards the
Texas?"
"She was on a course about righf
angles to US at that moment"
Have you any notes on that sub
ject made at the timer"
YES, sir"
please read them"
II have a note made at $50. in quo
tations marks, Stop both engines
helm hard starboard'
Mr. Hanna: did you make an!
entry at the time with respect to tn
passing of the Brooklyn before tn
Texas?"
Yes the next line here (reads): /
was Brooklyn Close shave "
Admiral Dewey Did you hear Cap
tain Philip give any orders to back tn
sngines?"
mo. sir. I do not remember that
Admiral Dewey: "You would hav
If he had given the order wouldn
your"
Il might and might not"
Admiral Dewey: You seem to hav
heard everything else"
Captain Sigsbee's testimony Gov
cred his communications to Commo
dore Schley upon the latter's arriva
off Santiago May rs, 1898, and at sub
1 sequent dates. and dealt with the stet,
Of the weather at that period. MI
Becker testified as to dispatches sen
by Admiral Sampson to Commodor
/ Scbley.
I Carnegie Took 1t Back.
Mrs. Carnegie is thoroughly domesti
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