The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-10-17

-, "S iSal VI the battery
.ook up the fire at once and continued
W hre on the port bow until the
.ahses commenced 10 get down 10
l.o'o anu i,too yards. asked Captain
look as TO which way he was goinp
round, It being necessary for me- ~
KNOW on account of changing tho bar.
very below, shifting from one side IA
IN" other. he answered that he was
gong with poit helm. | gave the NEG.
'ssaIy orders on deck and went ha.
I low
NO Time Lost in Turning.
AS | arrived in the after cabin ,ha
o.ihch gun was tired for the last time
On the port side and the starboard y,n
TOOK Hp the fire Immediately. The
s'aiboara battery then was engaged
Tor IN" rest OF the action. The range
al the time We trgoed. as far as | re
member. vas about l.4oO yards Al.
though | have recollection of ! 100
yards being sent TO me once. win
say here. by way Of explanation that
the ranges We're sent 10 me if was
near at hand: II not they were sent
direct to the officers OF the divisions.
After swinging around. the range went
from -.4u0 TO 900 and 1000 yards.
saw none OF our vessels after the
hrst signal alarm. As to the position
oi the enemy. they We're on the port
bow outside of the halbOr when We
mad" the turn with the port helm Al
IN" end Of the turn they were on orr
stafhcard beam and quarter. with one
oi them little ahead. The Maria Te-
reSa very shortly after this. or about
the end Of the turn, dropped astern
| and sheerel in for the shore. the
Oqnenao following en- along some time
later. leaving the N.scaya alone l
made the statement q moment ago
about not Seeing any Of the vessels OF
| IN" squadron. IL was just about this
time ! saw the Oregon coming out OF
| the smoke. After the OpenGo went
ashore We had running fight with the
| Nlscaya for some time. the Colon 60
! Ing ahead Of her and on the inside.
| The Viscaya finally. when vel. for
ward on rhe beam put her helm hard
| siarboard. II looked as If she was
| going 10 turn and go for us or cross
| our path. then Immediately shifted 10
| hard aport went clear around the cir
| Gle and started ashore. After that We
| had chase ef some time with the
| Colon. in which. for time she made
| better speed than We did. when grad
| ually We managed 10 overhaul her.
After the surrender was accom-
:, plish.i where did the Brooklyn go?"
When Captain Cook returned on
| board We We're sent TO the. eastward
at onc. BY the commodore 10 intercept
| 4 Spanish man-of.war that was report
.l first ~ the Reso!ute and then by
| III" When
Did you intercept any man-of-war'
About dusk We met the Austrian
| cruiser Maria Teresa"
WAS that the vessel YOU were cr-
derca 10 intercept"
II imagine ii was the vessel because
We had some difficulty in distinguish
| ing the difference between the Aus
trian and Spanish flags when tney
w.r. not holding out straight. so much
| 50 that the commanding officer oil the
| Austrian hoisted an international sig
| nal. We are Austrians.
| On cross-cxamination Commando
Mason said he had not made thre coal
| supply his especial concern. he had
| not discussed the question Win the
| commodore. nor had any conversation
with him on any other oilclai matters
Questioned by the Court.
The court asked a number OF ques-
| tions before discharging witness. IN
renly TO these Commander Mason SAID
that b.yond sending men aloft ana
having CAPTAIN McCalla go ashore no
| enorts had been made by the nylng
SQUADRON to determine whether the
Srariards were in the harbor at Glen
fuapos. that he knew Of no American
.h;ne hcipy between the Brooklyn and
Tho Snanish ships when the Broki!h
was turning 10 starhoard July .; tnat
wben the Spanish fleet came out OF the
harbor the Brooklyn was near het res
ular blpckading position "hich va"
| Ooo wards from the Moro. thal o''
"a. voyage from Cienfuegos TO san
TOO, the fleet had been DELAYED D!
,ha smaller vessels. especlaisy lhe
r.,,, and hut for these vessels nelie'
sna.d could have been made: that .e
MA observed the bombardmen1 oi 'ne
colon from the foretop of the brooh
Len &c she Law coaling several miies
AWAY and nau Io'Su 'i -. ell
shots from the American sh'ps -,
short while one at least OF "a, S"I,. ,hs
~ me Spanards fell OUTSIDE my
American vessels: that he hau .on ,,a
clnded from this engagement 'na' go
n,ns IN the Spanish shore bat'esi.s
40 of calibrc not to eNeee" s'N -
eight inches s .ben ex
Commander Mason Wis
cused. ,s.orroou
rho first witness at the N'.e,".,a Ma
s.ssion was Lieutenant tnMa'u NC
Canley. .Jr.. who. as an ehsls" un
u.,,,rn during the Cuban caniPa'sn u
s"rved as Commodore Sch'es ,;ns
"a, of,icer. He had diar. IA W. =,
ha no had made notes of the p."s, pa,sn,l,
ne n," dnrinc the war and freq"en.is
oonnu,teI il to refresh his ms'"u,s me,
, re- said that on Nav - 'hss ar;ar,,s s,ra
re s,,,o % h,d reported that the spahia'", SPAN, =,
/. A'n" ,,, "'' Santiago. He also spoke %
,"o ,"" weather on the cruise from rom, ' ~,
me w." - cierfuegos. saying that VA, IA,
VIA v;ssn made bad weather o" '''
"Trip. -. ., tho brooklyn
:a, mo witness consulted sao.h. ~,
, NM" .sa, ne,h the Minneapolis I1;ss an" 'r q
,nI, Va,c had reported short snpp',t ,hat sh,
, ~, a me Minneapolis saying '., ,a Ke,