The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-26

BATTLE OF SANTIAGO :
Sohlsy Rshsarses Story Of thu
Famous Fight.
an OVATION FOR TIE ADMIRAL
Bro0klyn's Helm Not Eaaed While
Making starbonrd Turn, and She
Did Not Gross Texas Bow.
Sampson Not to he Called.


miral Winfield Scott Schley, testfying
IN his own behalf before the court of
inquiry yesterday afternoon, got down
to the subject Of the battle of Santiago.
Resuming the stand after recess, Schley
said his movement westward on May 20
was further determined by the knowl-
edge contained in order No. 8 that
Sampson was at Cay Frances, protect
ing the eastward passage to Havana,
and therefore he (Schley) should protect
the westward passage with the hylng
squadron In case the enemy had gone
that way.
He said that on July he had sent
message to Sampson advising him OF
suspicious movements Of smoke in San
uago harbor and he said, Il am quite
sure it was answered.
He said that lie made preparations
with Captain Cook regarding the
Brooklyn's engines. He didn't nave
them coupled because he and COOK
agreed that they would do well enough
with steam under all boilers. He said
Cook told him the Brooklyn could make
eighteen and a half knots then. and he
replied that would probably be two or
three knots better than the Spanish
ships. as their bottoms were foul.
Admiral Schley gave the impression
that he expected the Spaniards ont. lie
began detailed story of the battle at
2l5.
He said the New York was on, of sig
nal distance Of the Gloucester the east
crllmost vessel of the biorkadlng line,
when the Spaniards came ont. There
fore he made signals. The first was
Clear ship for action then Close
up
The RrouIlyn headed direct for III"
enemy. After ten or twelve minutes
turning with port helm he saw the lead
ing shin make a rank sheer as II to ram.
Admiral Schlcy said that when it be-
came apparent that the Spanish SHIPS
had succeeded in passing our bnillrship
line Captain Cook gave the order to
port the helm.
Il did not" he said. a would have
done it in IA second. asked Cook If
the helm was aport, aud he said il was;
l.artl aporI, ! think.
THE luin was absolutely continuous.
There was no easing of the helm. l
never saw the starGOard bow OF me
Texas. We never crossed her bow. We
were never within Go0 yards Of Ter.
Some time during the turn l.ieuten-
ant llo,gSun very properly made some
such H,us,nn to me AS Look out for the
Texas. bat there was never any col
louuy of any character between us.
because in the first place he WAS too
good an officer and in the second place
would not nave permitted il.
Admiral Schley said that The Brook
lyu was within l.lun yards III least or
the nearest Spanish slip when the
turI was made.
Il SAW men running Nrr"ss the
, deck" h. SAID. II saw the daylight
between their legs with my naked
! eyes"
Admiral Schlcy said that at one tina"
! the Brooklyn seemed to be engaged
alone with all the Spanish ships lie
described the killing of Ellis in feeling
| language. When they were about to
throw the body overheard. the admiral
said. he asserted, NO. not That for
on. who has fallen 50 gallantly." lie
| said that the Eru"lllyn's signal hal
yards were shot away and one of the
| speed cones in falling nearly struck
! him 1t fell overheard.
Schley said he gay" orders to signal
| the Oregon 10 fire at tn" Colon. AIlh
! he thought the order was carried ont
"EcfOrr we turned the leading ship
was nheam or Il little ahHIi the hraI!,
and when we turned about she was
ahead Of lis--tlIat is, on the >IlrbUArd
bow and all four ships and III" forts
we're firing at the same time. and from
that moment the following ten or iii
teen inmates Wer" the most furious
part of the entire combat. | remember
very distinctly seeing from time to time
AS my attention was attracted for 4 mo-
n!cul til" lets Of water ahead and
agteru aud over and short. The roar OF
Iruirctilrs was one of the things that
can be heard only once in n lifetime
and then never forgotten. II appeared
nj that moment that all four Of those
ships were at work upon the Hrooklyn
and ~ to the moment Of turning. go fan
rs we could perceive. there was not the
slightest evidence they had even been
injured. The thought passed through
my mind that after all our precautions
and waiting. those fellows would gel
away
AT that moment | felt ana thought
] remarked to Captain Cook that We
were alone ana would perhaps have
most Of that fight upon ourselves. be
cause | did not know then HAT the bat
tlcslps could possibly keep up thcil
speed. But said to him we must stay
with this crowd. had no idea that VT
would escape. or course if they conlt
have shot aS well as our people Iii,
they certainly would have got us. Whrl
we had completely turned around on :
westerly course. the ships appeared tt
have been broken up little although
still in some scublance of formation
and Just at that moment ] saw the Ore
gon breaking in through this cloud en-
yeloDe. She broke through on to thu
starboard quarter Of the flagship. hat
huistcd the signal Of Close up and thel
Follow the flag, feeling that new dis
position was necessary. That sigma
was replied to. and | saw it repeated
Captain clark knew very well It wa
not intended for him, because he Wal
following the flag, SO he repeated it Il
the other ships.
"ln very few moments after thl