The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-24
ADMIRAL SCHLEY MAY
TELL HIS STORY TODAY
Expected That He Will Take the Witness Stand i
the Court of Inquiry.
Dramatic Scenes Yesterdays Session When Stories Of th
Accused Mans Bravery Were Cheered

summer of 1898. He testified to hearina
guns on approaching Cienfuegos. and
said that while there a blOckading lind
was maintained three or four miles OUt
He said that he had written letters I'd
his wife during the campaign. and had
from these made a journal covering thd
period He said. in reply TO a question
by Mr.. Raynor concerning the weather
on the cruise between CienfuegOs and
Santiago:
1.-THE weather was rough It was
worse than that I should say IL was
blowing a reef topsaiI breeze. and q
one time the seas were breaking com-
lpletely over the Massachusetts. L made
an entry TO that effect"
Mr.. Hill also stated that he had Ia
direct charge. under the executive Of
ficer of the Brooklyn, Of the coalins oi
that vessel The Brooklyn" he said +
was the best ship in the fleet to coal
but only with constant watchfulnese
in the calmest weather could we Goa
| without having an accident.
The witness said In reply to cues
ton that the derrick bea1r.s OF the coll
Aer were not long enough to throw ia
coal into the Brooklyn and that other
AMI supplementary devices were necas-
sary for that purpose He also said
that he had personal knowledge Of the
Texas and knew that the projectlne
sponsors of that ship made il a hard
vessel to coal, and OF more than one
occasion permission had been asked
and received for the ship to 90 To
Guantanamo for coal. In the course
of his description of the battle Of July
3, the witness said
When Spanish Ships Came Out
Probably fifteen minutes after va
started the Spanish ships mad nearly
all gotten out. There were three O
them. I stood near enough to touch.
Commodore Schley at that time ard 4
saw that we were going into a pocket
The Spanish ships had gotten out and,
/ hn he ErarrT
| turned toward us and we were abOu1
to cross the line of fire Of our own
ships.
AT that time the order was given to
port the helm. I heard Commodore
Schley say port and the ship starred.
to swing to starbOard. The helm wa
put over hard apOrt and she swung'
around on her heel
1.-The fire from or ltteries neVeE
ceased from the time re started tOl
turn until the end of the battle. when
the Colon went ashore. The guns we're
constantly being fired. The Texas was
on our starboard hand and she was
fully a third of a mile from US. There
was never any question in my mind
about striking her We did not come
anywhere near her. We did not cross
her bow. We were slightly ahead Cd
her and turned in that way entirely
clear OF her.
After swinging around we lined up
parallel with the Spanish feet In al
few minutes the Teresa went ASHFORD
on fire. Soon after the Oouendo fol-
lowed and then we sided up with the
Viscaya and kept with her for tex
miles At this time there was not al
ship to be seen astern except the Ore
gen, which was about a half mile from
US.
"On this run with the viscaya, Ellis
was killed There were fourteen or
fifteen of US standing together The
commodore asked, in a manner OF fact
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the stadimeter to his eye and as he
did so a shell took his head of AS he
fell to the deck dead young McCauley
said, Let's throw it overheard The
commodore said, No, don't throw that
body overheard. He died like q brave
man, and am going to bury him like
one. He directed me to look out for
the body. 1 had it wrapped in blankets,
laid in the shade and that evening it
was gotten ready for burial
Schley Never Dodged.
1.-The Viscaya was putting up the best
fight of any ship there She fought
well ana the big shells were going over
US, and a great many OF US ducked.
These shells sounded ike half a dozen
railroad trains under way. AS they
were heard going through the air.
down would so a head, but Commo-
dore Schley's head never bent"
There was a great oGtburst Of ap-
plause in the court room as IN a dra-
cident. Admiral Dewey, for the first
time during the sessions of the court,
found it necessary 10 pound his gaveL
on the table and admonish the audience
against such demonstrations COntinu-
ing his story, the witness said-
'sHe was as calm, cool and collected
as he is at this moment. His only
thought was for his men. He called
constantly as the different events oc-
Cured, saying do the DULLES below
know this; do they know that, that
this ship has gone ashore and that ship
has gone ashOreg His sole idea
seemed to be that he wanted the peo-
pie below to know as much about It aa
. those on deck
Continuing his account OF the battle.
Mr.. Hill said that before the Viscaya
went ashore she had made q turn TO
ram the Brooklyn Ee was proceed
ing to say that he knew this to be the
case because an officer Of the Spanish
ship had told him so, but this tesEi-
mony was ruled out The witness then
said that he himself knew that to be
her purpose
5 Was Theatrical Scene.
Speaking Of the Oregon he said that
during the chase OF the Spanish ships
. the vessel could always be seen and was
the only American vessel that could
{ be. She was. he said. from one-Quar-
ter to one-haf g mile in shore lie
also said that at the time the Viscaya
| ahead.
Later in the chase of the Colon he
/ said that Captain Cook had put his
head out of the coming tower and said
! to the commodore. Don't YOU think we
Z / had better close in a little2
And said the Witness, parentheticaIly,
c Il thought so myself BUT ne went
on. "Ghe commodore replied No. Don't
{ YOU see thas point aheadZ Just as
2 soon as that fellow starts to come our
j. I'm going to head him OF III get him
2 yet. Damn him III follow him to Spain
2 if I have to-
4 This testimony was given IN clear
= and distinct tones and was heard dis
l. tinctly throughout the large cours
a room Like a previous statement. II
T. was received with burst or appiause.
:. but the demonstration was quickly sum
( pressed by Admiral Dewey. whose
g words Of reprobation 10 the audience
were followed by word OF adnIoaition
Z from Mr.. Raynor to the witness. The