Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-23
CAPTAIN SIGSBEE
WAS MISTAKEN
He Assured Quite a Number Of Peo-
ple That Cervera Was Not in
Santiago Harbor.
INQUIRY NEARING ITS END
There Are Only About Dozen Witnesses
to Be Heard Yet-Admiral Schley's
Testimony May Take Two Days
Interesting Facts Brought Out.

interesting actS Dr0ugntOut.
Washington, Oct. 23.-The Schle!
court is rapidly approaching it's closing
days. Today Attorney Rayner, chic.
counsel for Schley, said he would moi
have more than twelve or fifteen more
witnesses. The principal witnesses
yet to come are Admiral Schley ant
Captain Clarke. 1t is expected Schley's
testimony will cover at least a day OF
two, depending upon the extent of the
cross-examiriation.
Chief Boatswain VIM. L. Hill on the
Brooklyn during 1898, followed Hare.
"The Brooklyn" he said, "was the
best ship in the fleet to coal but only
with constant watchfulness in the
calmest weather could we coal without
having an accident"
Witness said the derrick beams of
the collier were not long enough to
throw coal into the Brooklyn and sup
Elementary devices were necessary. In
his description of the battle Of July 8,
tuC WitHcSo Sdlu. ITOUdUly fifteen
minutes after We started, the Spanish
ships had nearly all gotten out There
were three and I saw we were going
into pocket The Viscaya, the Sec
ond ship, had turned toward us and we
were on cross-line fire from our
own ships. I heard Commodore Schley
say: Port and the ship started to
swing to starboard. The fire from our
batteries never ceased from the time
we started to turn until the end of
the battle. The Texas was on our
starboard hand fully third of a
mile from us. We did not come any
where near her. We did not cross her
bow We were slightly ahead of her
and turned that way entirely clear Of
her. After swinging around we lined
up parallel with the Spanish fleet"
c. E. Graham made an addition to
his testimony of yesterday concerning
the interview between Commodore
Schley and Captain Sigsbee on May
26. He said that beyond what he had
already reported Sigsbee as saying,
aboard and those pilots said fleet of
vessels of the size of the Spa nish squa-
dron could not enter the harbor at
Santiago.
James H. Hare was the first new
witness today. He was a press photo
grapher during the Santiago campaign.
He stated he was on the press boat
Somers N. Smith on May 26 or ~ and
they met the St. Paul. 1--WE asked
the st. Paul If there was any tidings
of Cervera's fleet. Captain Sigsbee
told us there was not; that Cervera's
fleet was not inside Santiago harbor
and that Schley had gone west. On
Sigsbee's assurances that the fleet was
not in the harbor we went back to
Key West to coal instead Of to Jamai-
ca and the first news we got there was
that Cervera's fleet was bottled up in
Santiago harbor."
Bucyrus, Ohio, Oct. 23.-The Demo-
Gratis formally opened their state
campaign here today with excursions |
from all parts of the state and large
attendance. This city was founded |
by the grandfather of Colonel James |
Democratic candidate for |
governor, and was selected for open |
ing the demonstration on that account |
The speakers included Colonel James |
Kilbourne, Anthony Howells, condi- |
date for lieutenant governor; Mayor |
Tom L. Johnson, and Charles w. Ba-
ker, candidate for United States sena-
tor.
The witness said 1.-THE Viscaya
fought we'll. Big shells were going ov-
er us and many of us ducked. These |
shells sounded like a dozen railroad |
trains under way. As they were heard |
going through the air, down would go |
q head, but Commodore Schley's head |
never bent"
There was great outburst of applause |
in the court room as, in dramatic |
way, the witness recited this incident. |
Dewey found 1t necessary to |
pound his gavel on the table and ad-
monish the audience against such de-
Continuing his story, |
the WlCneSS SAID: lie WAS cdIIl, COOl
and collected as he Is at this moment. |
His only thought was for his men. He
called constantly, as different events
occurred. saying-'Do the bullies be-
low know this; do they know that; |
that this ship has gone ashore and
that ship gone ashore?'"
Speaking of the Oregon, Hill said
that during the chase of the Spanish
ships that vessel could always be
seen and was the only American ves-
sci that could be. In the chase after
the Colon, he said that Captain Cook
put his head out of the coming tower |
and said to the commodore: Don't |
you think we'd better close in lit
tle?" The commodore replied: mo,
don't you see that point ahead? just |
as soon as that fellow starts to come |
out, I'm going to head him Off. I'll get |
him yet. Damn him, I'll follow him to |
Spain If 1 have to-"
This testimony was received with
applause, but the demonstration was
quickly suppressed by Admiral Dewey.
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