New-York tribune., 1901-10-19

Nothing all I don't remember stopping or
backing. The only orders remember were tc
| Slow down and for Full speed.
do you know Of anything that was done on the
| starboard side
| Il do not
| Mr.. Rsyner-who summoned you here7
| Il don't know: was ordered 10 come"
| Captain Lemly asked Mr.. Rayner state the
| purpose OF the question He went say that
| this inputation which ne resented Reply
| ing, Mr. Rayner said he had meant no imputation:
| that Admiral Schley had not had the witness
| summoned and had accidentally found him here.
| Captain Lemly replied that he did not relish such
conduct. with 'imputations hand and apollo
| gle. on the other
| Mr. Rayner replied that he sorry Captain
| Lernly had been so badly hurt.
DEATH OF YEoMAN ELLIS.
| Lieutenant ]. p. ]. Ryan. who was assistant
| engineer on the Brooklyn. was the next witness.
Describing the battle of Santiago the witness said:
| Il passed ranges from Yeoman Ellis into the for
/ ward turret until Ellis killed. These ranges
| varied. The last range made a mistake in pass
ing. I thought he said 700 yards, when he said
| l.100 yards.
Were you present when Ellis was killed."
Yes sir I was standing alongside OF him. He
was forward OF the forward s-inch turret. perhaps
about three feet, taking ranges He had stadi-
meter in his hand and was singing the ranges.
A shell from what thought was the Colon struck
him in the face and took his head OF. Blood
spurted out of his neck and went all over those
around We attempted first to drop his body over
board or account OF the blood the deck. but the
Commodore said TO carry him aft, not 70 throw
him overboa I'd and that he should be buried on
, land"
Were you hurt? I mean from Ellis.
Yes i was scratched IN the face and in The
neck and a small portion OF bone from his head
lodged in my breast. II was taken out ABOUT
three weeks afterward-"
Did you see Commodore schley about that
tme?'
All that time"
What was his manner and bearing as they I'M
pressed you
Admirable I thought
Was his position Of Danger
His pos!tion was on a little bridge bUilt around
the coming tower. and ne on the lighting side
Of the ship all the time as far as could see 30.
Was that exposed position?'
An the time.
sCHLEY-s FLAG OFFICER HEARD
1ieutenan, B. ". Wells. r.. who was Commo-
do-e schley's flag lieutenant in the Cuban cam
pairn. was called Lieutenant Wells gave a de-
JAILED account OF the entire campaign, beginning
With the departure from Hampton Roads the stay
a. Cienfuegos. the cruise 70 Santiago, the retro
grade movement. the blockade OF Sah'"'su, 'le
bonbartrert OF the Colon and the battle on Santi-
ago Describing the blockade OF Cienfuegos. ne
spoke especially OF the appearance there OF the
British steamer Adula on May 23 which. ne said
brought war bulletin from Kingston containing
the information that the Spanish squadron had
gone into The harbor a. santiago but had suose-
quently left IT, Referring 70 The cruise from Cien-
fueEos 70 Santiago the witness said that the Eagle
and The Vixen Jagged behind. and that ii was
necessary TO slew down on this account ne re-
meubere8 the meeting with the scout boats. the
= Paul ,ne Yale and the Minneapolis, on the
evening y the 26th and also The VISIT AZ that time
made 10 the flagship by Captain Sigsbee and the
signal TO return 20 Key West by way or the fuca-
tan Channel he also recalled that the Yale had
taken the collier M-rr.mac In tow and taat theIe
had been difficulty ln doing 80
on the @7tr the weather having moderated. the
Commodore sIgualled 20 ask II the Texas could
coal 20 which the reply was can Try lHe
Texas and other vessels having cosled. the fleet
headed 10 the eastward arriving of Santiago about
sunset The next morning the squadron had
steamed ln more closely. and he had seen two OF
the Spanish ships During The day on santiago
the vessels lay 70. he said while az plight they
steamed back and forth
Coming To The Commandment % the Colon on May
z, ,be witness undertook TO quote from memory
publication by the Navy Department which had.
he said given him the impression that the land
batteries there we're manned by large guns
wRANGLE BETWEEN COUNSEL
Captain Lemly objected. saying the publication
itsel. should be produced. \ controversy between
counsel eusued. and Mr.. Rayner spoke % the OBJ
lection as a mere trlyoL" To this Captain Leuly
replied.
objee. . mis- criticism Counsel has ben re, re-
GERS q me court beg hat nat i oe sIGpp :. ~ aI =
unoeeom,ng in eGgTt Q; a Ihis ib 1-, ws are
making history here. How viii these things read
II h. I si II hsy . dS &C. S9f f ie b2 a
unworthy % court Of the dignity which this court
possesses I, has not been done once. but re-
peatedly
Mr. Hanna Endorsed the statement. but Mr.. Ray
ner made no reply. merely asking the witness 10
omit the reference the publication and proceed.
on Captain Lemy's assurance that the original
would be produced
Referring 70 the engagement OF May 81. Lieu
tenan, Wells said he had gone aboard the Massa-
chusetts with Commodore schley. He gave brief
descriprion 81 that engagement he said ne had
heard orders given 10 the New-Oreans 70 fire on
the shore batteries. Continuing. he said;
saw during this action a number Of discharges
ward of the entrance. Several shells passed over
and dropped near Us The Commodore az that
% Us lodging DO not think ne lodged. He
seemed 20 me at that time thoroushly se!f-Pos-
time during that action
Was he laboring under any mental excitement
at that time?'
None at all that could see He was in a very
natural frame OF mind"
RECEIPT OF SIMPSONS DISPATCHES.
NJ Rayner questioned the witness considerable
length concerning the receipt % dispatches while
the Flying Squadron was of Cienfuezos and also
after it had arrived OF Santiago He first directed
the witnesses attention to Dispatch No. :. known
as the Dear SchIey letter and elected from aim
the statement based upon upon the back OF
copies OF the dispatch presented him for identi
hcation that two copies OF IL had been received
the first on May % ard the second on May a. With
reference 10 the McCaIla unenoran ndun saying that
a good landing place could be found on the coast
% Cuba. thirteen miles the westward Of Cier-