The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-10-03
acm as they came out Of the narrow

them as they came out Of the narrow
defile''
i Il recollect 1t perfectly"
i is that correct statement?"
/ "That is correct"
SO there was plan of battle ar.
ranged by Commodore Schley, was
there not?"
! There is nothing there to indicate
/ it from what you have read"
Was not that the same order which
! was given to the commander-in-chief,
substantially: Close in towards the
! harbor and attack them?"
] you have not read anything indi.
eating plan of BATTLE"
/ Mr.. Rayner--"And added the words
4 (reading) indicative of his intention
! to attack them as they came out
81 want to read you two reports,
your report of the engagement of the
Spanish squadron and the commander
| in-chief's report of the affair, and I
would like you to tell me whether
| there is any conflict between them and
if there is which of these statements,
in your judgment now, Is correct:
| (Reading) After having passed at
| 1925 the Oquendo and Maria Teresa
on fire and ashore this vessel contin-
ued to chase and fire upon the Viscaya
until 1896 when signal to cease firing
was sounded on board, it having been
discovered that the Viscaya had struck
her colors.' That was in 1896 in your
report. Now / want to read from the
report of the commander-in-chief:
The Viscaya was still under the fire
of the leading vessels. The Crfstobal
Colon had drawn ahead, leading the
chase, and soon passed beyond the
range of the guns of the leading Amer
lean ships. The Viscaya was soon set
on fire and at 11:15 she turned in
shore and was beached at Aserrade-
ros, Is miles from Santiago, burning
fiercely, etc."
Considered Material Point.
81 have no doubt you read it cor
rectly." - - .--.
(Which is correct, if there is con-
| flict between the commmander-in-chie
at the time the Viscaya went ashore
and your report, yours at 10: SO and his
| at 11:15, 1t becomes a material point
to us which one of these specifications
is correct"
| "The time given in that report of
mine was furnished by the navigator
and executive officer of the ship. L,
of course, did not take the time"
| Mr.. Rayner then questioned the wit
| ness as to the speed the Iowa was
! making when the Oquendo and the
Maria Teresa went ashore. The lat
| ter replied that he could only say the
| ship was going as fast as they could
make her go. He thought she must
| have been going IL knots an hour.
In this connection Mr.. Rayner asked
a number of questions intended to
show that the admiral's official re-
ports and his present statements as to
speed were not consistent. Admiral
| Evans was also questioned as to his
statements concerning the distance
| the blockading vessels were out at
| night. He. said yesterday that the
vessels of the blockading squadron
| were farther out at night than during
| the day and Mr. Rayner read pre-
vious statement from him to the effect
that at daylight eve. closed in"
This the witness said was the exact
fact, that after being out further at
night, the vessels came in closer at
| daylight He said that in steaming
back and forth at night, the vessel
| just ahead could not be seen, but not
the vessel at the head of the column
The Marblehead could. be occasionally
seen, but the Vixen never. - {
while before Cienfuegos or on the
| way to Santiago did you have any or
ders for battle?" asked Mr.. Hanna. 80,
mo- said the witness. 1--WE
steamed in column with flankers on
| each side"
"Had you any instructions as to
what to do in case the enemy should
| appear?" ~ d &
I'VE had not"
Admiral Evans was then excused
| and Thomas NJ. Dieuade, a newspaper
correspondent who was on board the
| Texas during the Santiago campaign.
| was called. He testified regarding the
| famous loop of the Brooklyn. cor
roborating testimony previously given.
Captain Sigsbee on the Stand.
Captain Sigsbee, who commanded
| the scout ship St. Paul during the
Spanish war, was next called. He
said that in obedience to an order from
Captain Wise, who was his command
| ing officer, he had proceeded to the
vicinity of Santiago, arriving there on
| May 81. He told of taking aboard the
Cuban pilot Nunez and said he did not
have great confidence in the individ-
ual His Instructions were to report
to Commodore Schley that the Spanish
| fleet probably was in Santiago harbor.
He fell in with the flying squadron
on the evening of May 26. the squad
ron then being 20 or rs miles south Of
Santiago. He had reported to Commo-
dore Schley that he knew nothing
positively" about the Spanish fleet.
He was then asked il he had expressed
his belief to Commodore Schley that
Cervera's fleet was not in the, harbor
as reported by Commodore Schley.
A controversy arose over the admissa-
bility of the question, and the court
took recess for luncheon before re-
ceiving the reply of the witness. "
When the court reconvened after
luncheon Captain Sigsbee resumed his
testimony. Mr.. Hanna repeated his
question, asked before recess, quoting
from Admiral Schley's report of Feb.
IS, 1899, the sentence reading: after
having been assured by Sigsbee that
he did not believe the Spanish feet