Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-17
York: We have gained a great vic tory. Details will be communicated.
 1:5O D. m.-New York to Brooklyn: Rnnor.t vnnr casualties

York: We have gained a great vic tory. Details will be communicated. I 50 D. m.-New York to Brooklyn: | Report your casualties. 1:55 D. m.-Brooklyn to New York: Killed one
 1:55 D. m.-Brooklyn to New York: This is great day for our country
 2:3O D. m.-New York to Brooklyn: Ascertain as far as possible position and strength of enemy's forces and re- port without delay.
 2:3O D. m.-New York to Brooklyn: Hoist out all boats.
 2:4O D. m.-New York to Brooklyn: Do you want services of chaplain to bury dead?
 2:45 D. m-Brooklyn to New York: | Would like to have services of chap lain. Will signal time later
 2:5O D. m.-New York to Brooklyn: Send for chaplain when you want him.
 2:50 D. m-New York to Brooklyn: Send both steam cutters and strongest | tow line.
 ! 3:05 D. m.-Brooklyn to New York: Both steam cutters entirely disabled by shot Will use such pulling boats as we can. Will send tow line. | APO D. m-Brooklyn to Oregon: Fol low flag
 4:25 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon: l Close up.
 4:25 D. m-New York to Brooklyn:
 Do you remember any incidents connected with the signal from the Brooklyn to the Oregon at 4:20 p. m. 1 Follow the flag and at 4:25 p. m. from the Brooklyn to the Oregon, | Close up?''
 ''There was a report that there were one or two Spanish ships to the east ward, and understand that the Brook lyn and Oregon were to go after those l ships We started off and signaled the Oregon to follow us. She did not get under way immediately, as I re l member it, and we signaled to her to close up.'
 Going back to May 2S when the fleet reached Santiago after the retrogade movement. Lieutenant McCauley said that the Spanish flag was flying on Morro castle. The next morning he had seen the CristObal Colon and an- other Spanish vessel in the harbor Lieutenant McCauley also gave a list of the signals made from the Mas sachusetts while that vessel was be- | ing used as Commodore Schley's flag ship May 31, and when asked whether any signal had been sent to the fleet to mot go in any closer" replied, No. sir He said he had had charge of the signals and did not \ remember such a signal.
 Leading up to the battle of July 3, MT Rayner asked: What was the conduct and bearing of Commodore Schley on the day of the battle?"
 Perfectly cool and steady" Where was the commodore? What was his position when you saw him?'
 "On the platform out side the con ming tower.''
 Did he make any encouraging re- marks on that day to the officers of the ship that you heardT'
 He said: Give lem hell, bullies.' :"
 Did he say that more than once?
 .'Yes. sir. several times" "Can you give us any incident D show that he was not laboring under great mental excitement on that day?''
 ''When Ellis was killed, another of ficer and myself picked up his body and started to throw it overheard. The cOuHOuOTe SAW us eiHu Sd1Q. DOA L throw him overheard. Cover him us with something"
 ''Were you present when Ellis was { killed?"
 'Yes, sir.''
 | How near was Ellis to the commo- dore when he was killed. and to you?''
 ssHe was standing right next to me. He was about fifteen feet from the commodore, I should think"
 Lieutenant McCauley described the incidents of the battle of July 3. say ing that he had. lon his own hook hoiSted the signal "clear ship for ac- tion,' and that when he had reported this action to the commodore. the lat ter had told him to hoist "close up.''
 The Spanish ships were. at that time, headed southward and westward and standing out. the Vizcaya appar- ently heading direct toward the Brooklyn. He said that when the Brooklyn started to turn with port Yeoman Ellis had given the range at 900 yards He said that not until af- ter the Brooklyn's signal to the Oregon had the latter begun to use her thir- teen inch guns and that then the Brooklyn also opened with her eight inch guns.
 Recurring to the bombardment of the Colon May 31. the witness said Commodore Schley's bearing on that occasion had not been different from what it had been on other occasions.