The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-19
Eight New Witnesses Called Before
the Court of Inqu ry
Yesterday.
COURT THEN ADJOURNED I'LL MONDAY
The Chief Machinist Of the Texas Denies That
Her Port Engine Was Stopped During
the Battle eff Santiago on
July the Third.
July the Third.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Just before the
Schley Court Of Inquiry adjourned today
Attorney Rayner, counsel for Admiral
Schley. informed the court that he hoped
to be able to conclude the presentation
or testimony for the applicant by the
olcse of next week He added that he
thus far had net had opportunity to con-
suit Witnesses who are still to be heard.
lie therefore asked that an adjournment
be taken from today until Monday. Speak
ing for the court Admiral Dewey said he
was most happy to grant the request Ac-
cordingly the court adjourned until eleven
O'Clock Monday
The list of witnesses examined today
included eight names, but the interroga-
tion CT the last of the witnesses called
Lad rot been concluded when the day
came to q close. This last witness was
Lieutenant 3. W. Wells, Jr, who served
during the War with Spain as Admiral
Schleys flag lieutenant or private secre-
tary
Lieutenant Commander Nicholson told
the story of the battle of July as he
saw it from the deck of the Oregon. He
said the movements of the Oregon had not
been controlled by signals from the
Brooklyn and hes expressed the opinion
that the Oregon was nearer the Colon
than the Brooklyn
From the line of the examination re-
lating to the fight of July 8, already pur-
sued it is evident that it is the inten-
tion of Mr.. Rayner to have Lieutenant
Wells give a. aaconplete history of Admiral
Schleys actions during the Spanish War.
When the court adjourned he had reached
he period of the battle of July 3, having
gone quite minutely into other incidents
of the campaign up to that time, including
the receipt of dispatches from Admiral
Sampson.
WITNESS FROM THE OREGON
Lieutenant Commander Reginald F.,
Nicholson, CT the Oregon, was the first
witness called and began his recital Of the
story of the battle of July which he
had observed as navigator of the Oregon.
Describing the pursuit of the Spanish
ships he said
Eve turned the Oregon going slowly at
first. the speed increasing all the time
and started in toward the enemy. They
came. cut dj lull SpS6Q apparently,
faster than we were going at this time.
BY the time we were Strengthened out
we'll to the westward they were all ahead
OF US. The Iowa started in, she being to
the westward of US, apparently got in
closer to the enemy than we did be-
cause we passed under her stern. A few
minutes after that on our course to the
westward we passed under the stern of
the Texas -~~--~-tlv still in the water.
! called CaItain Clark's attention to this.
OF course firing commenced on both sides
at the time the first ship cleared the
mouth OF the harbcr. We returned the
lire at long range, probably three and &
half to four miles off at that point.
When we crossed under the Texas
stern we saw the Iowa coming out on a
course nearly parallel to a converging
course with ours. l noticed her little
a5aft our starboard BEAM Captain Clark
at the same time noticed her and called
my attention to her and told me to look
out and avoid a collision. No collision
was very imminent but we did change our
helm and passed on. After the action
commenced we passed the Texas and the
Iowa. The only ship then ahead of us
was the Brooklyn. The Viscaya headed
toward the Brooklyn. She ran that