Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-09
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
MUCH INTERESTED
His Retirement Does Not Affect His Inter-
est in the Inquiry-Lieut, Bristol
Maintains lie is Right.

I gave here as in other cases in which
| you have given disances2"
Capt Lemly objected 20 the form
| OF me question, saying that counsel
! was putting language he had not used
In the mouth Of witness.
a LIVELY CoLLoQUY.
| Mr. Raynor then made objection to
| tne interruption and after stating this
| objection, said to the witness.
Mr.. Raynnr asked the witness wheth-
/ er there had been any menace TO any oe
/ tne American ships on July from the
shore batteries Lieut. Bristol replied
/ mat there was danger 10 the Glouces-
| yer because that vessel was unarmOred.
lie said that he did not consider the
| New York In danger.
| Mr.. kaynor then read from a report
| by Secretary Long, stating that on that
day the New York sustained the undi-
vided fire Of the shore batteries
10 you stu say in view Of that
statement that the shore batteries did
TOT amount TO anything"
You asked my opinion" the witness
replied, and have given it 10 you"
Admiral Dewey--We don't want opin-
| Ions
Al the request Of Mr.. Raynor the witt
| ness made measurements from his chart
! TO show the distance the Brooklyn was
from the Spanish ships during the fight
OF Santiago, the reply was:
The distance OF the Oquendo from
| the Brooklyn taken from the chart just
! before the turn Is 1900 yards, the Mara
! Teresa 1900 yards, Taken from the
chart when the Maria Teresa and
! OquendO were about TO run ashore.
which is practically the nearest point,
| The Oguendo was $500 yards from the
Brooklyn and the Maria Teresa 5000
yards"
Quoting Lieut. Commander Hodgsons
| statement that the shortest range OF
the Brooklyns guns in the battle was
l,i00 yards and her greatest 1900 yards,
and referring to the fact that a num-
Der Of the Brooklyn's 5-inch shells had
struck the Spanish ships, Mr.. Raynor
| asked a number Of questions for the
| purpose Of showing that II the distance
was as great as the chart showed and
the Guns were set for the range given,
II would have been impossible for the
shots 10 70 TO the mark. Isn't IL GER
tain" he asked. ~ the shots STRUCK
that the chart is incouect?"
The witness replied that "the Maria
Teresa and the Oquendo could have
been Inc with aye-inch guns
with guns set at that ranger
Yes; she could do Il. ! have seen
some very wild fire when ship has any
motion on"
LEMLY TAKES WITNESS.
Capt. Lemly then took the witness,
developing The fact that he had been
for six months IN the coast survey
where he had daily used the sextant
The judge-advocate asked: How far
would have been the Brooklyn from the
leading Spanish ships Just emerging
from the harbor OF Santiago, provided
she had immediately started ahead az
u kpots?"
In reply the witness said: AT IL
knots speed she would go In five min
utey 1900 yards, II she was g0ias AZ
that speed, but she was dead In tho
water. as understand. Then, | SHOULD
say. she would make about l,O00 yards
the first five minutes. That would
| mean that she was close In 90 5000
Yards from the MORO. The ships when
j first sighted them were at Caysmith.
| believe that 70 the best OF my recol-
lection to be 1000 yards inside the
MORO. These ships came out OF there
AT about 10 to " knots. At IL knots
they would 20 one-twelfth Of one knot
In 1--WE minutes. That Is, 1000 yards,
| but they turned to the westward 10
| they dId not go 1000 yards But call
il 1000 Yards Then 1000 yards and L.
900 substract from 1000 plus / 900 yards
makes 1000. which would make them
| 900 wards on at the first shot"
The court then asked. 'Do you know
that any orders we're signalled 10 the
fleet by the Brooklyn during the battle
From my own personal observation.
! do not know
REAR-ADMlRAL TAYLOR.
Lieut.. Bristol was then excused and
Rear. Admiral Taylor was called. He
stated that when the battle OF San.
tiago on July 3 began the Indiana, on
which he vas IN command, had Occu-
plea the eastermost post on the line or
The hoCkade having taken the place OF
the flagship New York when II left for
Siboney
In reply 70 a question from the judge
advocate as 10 whether he had OBJ
served the position OF the Brooklyn at
the time Of the beginning OF the battle
the witness said
Just before the beginning OF the
battle / did and ON two occasions there
after"
After the beginning Of the battle.
please state whore you observed the
BROOKLYN whether you noticed herproX-
unity 10 the Texas and what Il was"
when the battle had been on about
Ten or fifteen minutes my attcntlui
was attracted 10 the Brooklyn by my
signal officer. CAPT. Dawson. lie said
10 me mat the Brooklyn must be in
iurad. or words TO that effect, as she
was dropping out 4 action ! observed
The BROOKLYN heading apparently about
soutl or on-shore She was then on
nv mort bow half a mile perhaps ahead
Of me. and at that time quarter OF a
milo outside OF the line ~ our column.
She was not turning as far as / could
so The Texas was apparently D.
me sin IN the water. I Old not sec
whether she was backing or not The
distance between those two ships was
,,anossibls Tor me 10 see. az they wore
loo nearly in line for me 10 Judge Of
Inc distance between thin. | simply
observed that there was a bunch OF
sbins ahead Of me Not more than a
few minutes late my attention was
Grain turned to 'he Brooklyn She
tad then proceeded a distance not over
Two miles ana noi under one mile frori
he time had seen her first and TIE
second time 4w her as near as !
coud figure out. owe and a ha'f miles 20
seward OF our column Of Battle. lu-
meSis.ely aitcruarl she passed mo
ne thick smoke which was Nins do
patches took no further notice ot
tcr on thcee two occasions. however,
nav recollection is very plain and th.
distance very near 10 what . stated '
In reply 10 q question 7 there was
auv ATTEMPT on The par, OF any ~ ne
sronish vessels 90 ram any 90 ine
vessels OF the American squadron Wit
ness replied.
SAW No ATTEMPT TO RAN.
observed that there was no saeh