The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-02

Evans and hearing three new wit
nesses. although the testimony of one {
OF them was not finished when the
court adjourned for the day.
Admiral Evans testimony was along
the same lines as was his statement of
yesterday. but some points were pre-
scented i'm greater detail in response to
questions by Mr.. Raynor.
The new Witnesses were Captain
Sigsbee. who commanded the scout st.
Paul during the Santiago campaign:
Thomas NJ. Dieuaide. a newspaper cor
respondent. who was on the Texas dur
ms the battle of July >. and Chief Yeo-
man Gustav i. Becker. who was a
CLERK 70 Admiral Sampson during the
war
Captain Sigsbee's testimony covered |
his communications to Commodore
Schley upon the latter's arrival of San
tiagc. Mr. 26. 1893. and at subsequent |
dates. ana dealt with the state of the
weather at that period. He was asked
= great number Of questions by the 2
court. Dieuaide described the loop OF
the Brookly :. as seen from the Texas.
Mr.. Becker testified as to dispatches
sent by Admiral Sampson to Commo-
dorc Schley.
There were five admirals Of the
United States navy congregated today /
within the railing Of The gunners' shop /
in the navy yard where the SChley /
court Of inquiry meets. Admiral Dewey /
and Ills associates. Admirals Benham /
and Ra aisay. occupied their usual seats I
rs members Of the court. and Rear Ad- I
rnIral Schley his customary place at the |
table set apart for 1.-The applicant" in !
the witness stand. Rear Admiral /
Evans. who had be m called yesterday, /
still occupied his position and continued
10 tell his story OF the part taken by
him as captain OF the Iowa during the
historic period Of the Santiago cam
paign.
General sympathy was expressed on
the part Of the members of the court
doc.
Advocate Lem1y because Of the death
or his sister. which occurred yesterday
Captain Lemly was present when the
court convened. but Immediately with
Admiral Evans Recalled.
Captain Miller. who commanded the
collier Merrimac before she was sunk
by Lieutenant Hobson. was called for
the purpose Of correcting the official
record OF his testimony given yester-
day.
Admiral Evans r-as then recalled. Mr..
Raynor began his tnterrogatic1s by
asking the witness concerning the Se-
cret code OF signals for communicating
with the Cuban Insurgents near Glen
fuegos. The admiral said that when
Captain Chadwick communicated this
code to him he did not Instruct him 70
give the information to Commodore
Scnley Mr.. Raynor then questioned
the witness especially as to his inter
views with Commodore Schley eEter the
battle Of Santiago.
Yesterday" said Nj Raynor, II was
speaking Of n conversation which l
thought YOU had at Guantanamo on
July 3 ] find 1 have made a mistake
arJut that and IL necessary for me 70
repeat my question, I suppose you VIII
answer in the same way.
He then asked: Did YOU have con-
versation with Commodore Schley on
July 4. sometime during the morning
between s and 10 o'clock. on his nag
ship az Santiago. in the course of which
YOU used language as follows. Did YOU
know that Jack Philip stared 10 run
away at the beginning of In oattleF
and TO 'Thich Commodore Schley re-
piled: You are mistaken about tnat'
Evans: / saw nothing of the kind. The
Brooklyn made n turn Snd you must
Asee the tactical situation that made I
necessary
- do not remen. Der being on board
Brooklyn on he 4th of July
anb IL ,vas the 5th at Guantanamo.
nouite positive I wCs not on board
-, r.ooiSiyn off Santiago but once,
90 ~ was a long time before that
AconVeTsatiOn, I never SAID TO
~ eefect Mat Captain Philip had run
svav or t&mpted to run away
NeveN Accused Philip.
CON thinkirk over last night what
did o.,-ssv with preference 20 the Texas
trtak CommSdore Schlev and 1 dis
Used the position OF the Texas wheh
WIN her head = the east when the en-
Eagement begaNl Ind she turned with
starboard helm\arf headed off in the
same direction az The rest OF US. she
Tired FIRST with b& port battery and
then nut her telnS 90 starboard and
HEADED in TIE same direction with the
rest OF the ships. I mink that ques-
tion I discussed vita Commodore
Schlsy. I cannot be sure Of it. but that
ever intimated that ca. tain Philip at
tempted TO run away wiz The IeXa- Is
preposterous on the face Of "
Did YOU have a conversation WIZ
him on the sane day, at the same Place
and az the same hour. or at any othe1
place fu which YOU used substa atiall,
The following language. I shot the bow
+. off the Pluton. the stem Of the Furor
pat my helm 90 starcoard and rakef
the Teresa and knocked out the Viz
caya 90
.-To the best OF my knowledge ant
belief never used such language
Were not the cor1ma ndinG Vffi-er
csued CT board Tie flagship Brooklyl
r,snaI on the morning Of May p
after the Coicu was disCuveTedy
They were.
can YOU tell me or do you recollec
what took pace at the conference q
the commanding officers at that time +?
~'Commodore Schley wac tn the cabi
~ the BROOKLYN when we as emblst
and there was q general talk about thu
Spanish feet having been located a
last at Santiago. do not recollcct an
special conference don't think It wa
ia the nature Of conference do no
recoliect now that the officers wer'
asked 10 express any opinion
Evans Advises s;chley.
II remember having a conversation
with Commodore Schley about the ef
feet of the fighting batteries on tn
ships IN which I told hin OF the ex
perieucc we had had at San Juan. ant
expressed the opir ion 10 him that
Nas not worth While to iisk fghtin
shcre batteries acne; that I did no
think anything would be gained by 81
ia the case under consideration tn
skaAlsh ships were present in the har
lahe conditions were changed an
have to take the risk OF tn
ne batteries In order 70 get q
4 member Commodore Schley r.
~ before we left that he felt tina
RtFy held him responsible; ths