Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-30

general instructions to close In ana
keep somewhere about lVOO yards
away, outside of the broadslde torpedo
range. When the time came Tor the
turn Capt Cooks conception 81 the
movement conceded with his own Al
though Capt. Cook gave the order ne
would have done 30 II the captain hau
failed to do so.
ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY.
"Do you assume full responsibility
for the turn"
Absolutely. II ! did not give the
order ! approved H.
Asked where he had heretofore, be-
fore the beginning Of this inquiry, men
toned that he had during the battle
given the signal Follow the nag Al
miral Schley replied.
II think have kept my mouth pretty
close on all these subjects and do not
recall speaking Of this incident. | as
tlnctly recollect giving the signal and
that 1t was flying for twenty minutes.
Did the Brooklyn stand In and at
tempt to sink the Spanish fleet In the
channel"
Il started in at first to help the other
vessels and to stop them. never mad
any idea that they would get away
Continuing. he said In reply to ques-
lions he estimated that the Brooklyn
had gone into within from mile TO D.
mile and a half from the mouth Of the
harbor and was within range or the
shore batteries. He thought that for
from twelve to fourteen minutes the
flagship had been within range OF less
than 1000 yards from the Spanish
ships. They looked very close" he
said.
when the Spanish ships succeeded
in getting out OF the harbor without
being sunk in accordance with their or
der what alternative was there but TO
chase themY'
NO ALTERNATIVE.
There was no alternatiye-no other
course was open but much depended
upon the character of the chase,
whether 1t was made In the proper
way and was effective was one thing,
while a poorly conducted and ineffec-
tive blockade would have been another
thing"
The admiral said In reply. to ques-
tons, that while several of the vessels
had failed to join In the chase, leaving
the work, after the sinking Of the Te-
resa and the Oquendo TO the Brooklyn
and the Oregon, this was because they
could not follow at the pace set by the
Spaniards.
At this point Capt. Lemly introduced
the following paragraph from Admiral
Schley's report dated Guantanamo,
July 10, 1898:
"since reaching this place and hold
ing conversation with several Of the
captains, viz. Capt. Euate Of the
Viscaya, and the second In command
of Colon, Commander Contrees, | have
learned that the Spanish admiral's
scheme was TO concentrate all fire for
a while on the Brooklyn and the Wis
caya to ram her, In hopes that II they
could destroy her the chances CT escape
would be greater, as II was supposed
she was the swiftest ship Of the squad
ron,
This explains the heavy fire mem
toned and the Vlscaya's action In the
earlier movements OF the engagement.
The execution OF this purpose was
promptly defeated by the fact that all
the ships Of the squadron advanced In
to close range and opened nm irrfsisti-
bic and terrific fire upon the enemv's
squadron as II was coming out Of the
hGrbor."
AT 1886 p. m. Judge Advocate Lemly
announced that he had no further ques-
tons TO ask Admiral Schlsy, Mr..
Raynor stated that he bad not single
question 10 AJAX. Admiral Dewey an
nounced that the court had some ques-
lions.