The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-01

had told him had been seen on May % and
%. but the witness said he had had no
conversation with Admiral Schley about
these lights. and had made no report TO
him of their appearance or significance.
Mr.. Raynor then changed the base or
his examination from Cienfuegos TO San
tiago, and began by asking Admiral Evans
If he had seen the official chart showing
the positions Of the Brooklyn and other
battleships on the day of the battle on
Santiago, July 3, 1898. The admiral replied
that he had seen the chart, but hat II
was wrong
about the turn OF the Brooklyn. as you
say, a short distance from the Texas
When L saw her cross the bow of the
Texas"
THE LOOP NOT MENTIONED.
DO you recOllect the conversation you
had with Commodore Schley the 5th OF
July. the second day after the battle, re-
garding the loop of the Brooklyn
mo, sir; l do not. 1 do not remember
mentioning the subject at all"
Give briefly the purport of your CONVEX
sation on that GATE with Commodore
Schley."
Briefly. as 1 r~ecollect the conversation,
he was talking 70 a person named Graham.
He was sitting at mis- desk writing. l
walked into his cabin to make report. He
put his hand on my shoulder and said:
Bobby, / am Just writing my report
of the battle Of the Sd of July. L have SAID
OF you that you handled your ship with
-consummate skill Then he introduced me
TO Mr.. Graham. Then Captain COOK came
in and asked if 1 would tell him whether
the position Of certain Spanish ships was
correct-which came out trst, etc.-that
he had been a little confused in his mind.
We talked a Few minutes, and L then went
into Captain Cooks cabin
You do not recollect the conversation
going over the particulars or the turn the
Brooklyn made. and the remark that Com.
modore Schley made at that time about
captain Philip when you SAID you thoushl
II was Captain Philip, of the Texas, VINO
made the turn?'
Il never said that. Absolutely, 1 never
said such a thing, because the Texas was
right under my eye all the time. She dld
not turn at all
Concerning the position of the Brooklyn
and the Texas on the day OF the battle
The Brooklyn was dangerously near
the Texas. | should say whiting one nun
What was your position, just at that
time, when she crossed the course OF the
Texas, relative to the Brooklyn and the
The Iowa was heading straight in for
the Spanish fleet to intercept the N1scaya
the northward than the Texas. The Texas
was headed off more to the west. When
1 saw the Brooklyn the third time she was
across the bow Of the Texas, heading
south"
Where did you see her next, if at alp
AFTER the OQuendo went ashore my at
nun "a III " IL DAOOhlg IL ny OlAlC
one on the bridge, who remarked: The
Brooklyn is knocked out She was then
hotly engaged with her starboard battery:
She was headed parallel with the course Of
the Colon, l should say"
SPAT WITH RAYNOR.
Mr.. Raynor questioned the witness again
with reference to statements made in his
admiral Evans's) book, asking him
whether he had ever said he felt reasona-
bly, sure that the Spanish fleet was in the
harbor at Santiago. The witness said he
had made that statement, but that it was
a conclusion based on the fact that the
Spaniards were not at Cienfuegos: that
they had not gone westward, and that from
a military point Of view Santiago was the
place where they were most likely TO be.
not Ihat was simply your opinion then, and
Mr.. RaynOr. to which the witness replied
In the affirmative. Mr.. Raynor then re-
marked that he had never before entirely
understood upon what the admiral had
tased his statements.
Il think you did" said the admiral.
II assure you | had never read il before"
responded Mr.. Raynor.
You have read it three times to me, so
that you cannot say that you never read
the statement before"
Admiral Dewey-Remarks will be confined
to questions and answers
Admiral Evans then, in response to a
question from Mr.. Raynor, said he had
been called to the deck of the Iowa on the
evening OF July 2 by Lieutenant Hill, who
was the deck officer, and who had called
his attention TO columns of smoke rising
from TIE entrance to the harbor. The lieu
tenant had remarked that ii was his opin-
ion that the Spaniards were preparing TO
come out, but he Admiral Evans) ex-
pressed the opinion that they were merely
shifting their berths at that time, as they
had done on previous occasions. However,
the signal at that time had been prepared
and was kept in readiness all night, saying
that the enemy was escaping.
Mr.. Raynor then surrendered the witness,
temporarily, saying that he would have
further questions to put, but that he de-
sired some time TO prepare them. Captain
Lemly made some interrogations on re-
direct examination. He asked:
Under what instructions, verbal, writ
ten or by signal, from the flagship Brook
lyn did you maneuver the Iowa during the
naval battle of Santiago on July 8, 1882
Il never saw any signal from her. l did
not maneuver in obedience to any signal
from the Brooklyn. L did not see any sig
nails aboard her"
"Or any written or verbal Instructions
"None, whatever"
What instruction, oral or written, did
you have from Commodore Schley relative
TO the order of blockade, or order of bat
tie, while a part of the flying squadron
The order of blockade was to form col
umn double distance and cruise in that
formation
"Was there any prescribed form of bat
tie by which you would have been guided
if the enemy's ships had come out of Santi-
ago harbor prior to June i, 1882
There was none
Admiral Evans was still on the stand
when the court adjourned for the day.