The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-19

killed q
-. cir. II was standing alongside Of
him. He was, forward of the forward 8
inch turret perhaps about three 1ect s 2
ing ranges He had a ~ us
hand. and was singing out the ranges
shell. from $Hlla t i thought was the Colon.
=str,,cl. him in the face and took his head
off 3 blood spurted out of his neck ana
went all over those around. We ATTEMPT
ed first to drop his body overheard on
account of the blood on deck, but the
Commodore said to carry him aft, not &c
throw him overheard and that he Should
be buried on land.
..yVerc you hurt. J mean from Ellis?'
Yes; was scratched In the face dtid
In the neck, and a small portion of a bore
from his head lodged in my breast. 1t
was taken out about three weeks after
ward.
Did you see Commodore schley ebou.
that time? %
..All the time
.sNnat his manner and bearing as they
impressed you?
Admirable, I thought
Was his position one of danger?''
His position was on a little bridge
built around the coming tower and he
was on the fighting side ofEthe ship al
the time, as far as I could see
was that an exposed position?' %
All the time
MERE FRIvOL
Lieutenant p. Wells Jr.. who was Com
modcre Schley's flag lieutenant during The
Cuban campaign. was called. Lieutenant
Wells gave a detailed account of the en-
tire campaign. beginning with the depart
ure from Hampton Roadside stay IT
Cienfregos, the cruise to Santiago, che
retrograde movement. the blockade Of
Santiago. the bombardment of the Colon
and the battle Of Santiago: The witness
undertook to quote from memory a pub
lea ton by the Navy Department, which
had, be said, given him the impression
that the land batteries at Santiago Were
manned by large guns. Captain Lemly
objected, saying the publication Itself
should be produced. Some controversy
between counsel ensued, and Mr.. Raynec
spoke of the objection as a mere frivol.
10 this Captain Lemly responded: Il
object to this criticism. Counsel has been
repeatedly criticising and throwing slurs
on the officers of the court. l beg that
l. be stopped. 1t is unbecomipg in court
OF this character. It is extremely UNI
usual. May it please the court, we are
making history here. How will these
things read in history. even if they do
come from the acknowledgement OF the
great State of Maryland. They are I'M
worthy of a court OF the dignity which
this court possesses. 1t has not been
done once. but repeatedly."
Mr.. Rayner made no response, merely
asking the witness to omit the reference
to the publication and proceed, upon
Captain Leinly's assurance that the origi-
nal would be produced.
JOtlED DURING COMMANDMENT.
Referring 10 the engagement of May
31st, Lieutenant Wells said he had gone
aboard the Massachusetts with Commc-
dore Schley. lie gave d brief description
of that engagement. He said he had
heard orders given to the New Orleans
TO fire on the shore batteries. Continuing
he said: Il saw during this action num-
Der OF discharges OF Smo3lelesS powder
from the slope to the westward OF the
entrance. Several shells passed over us
and dropped near us. The Commodore
at that time made a number Of joking
remarks about some of us lodging. 1
do not think he lodged. He seemed to
me at that time thoroughly seIf-pos-
sesset, without any perturbation that L
saw at any time during that action
Was he laboring under any mental
excitement at that tme?''
None at all that ! could see He was
in Very natural frame OF mind
Mr.. Rayner questioned the witness at
considerable length concerning the re-
ceipt CO dispatches While the Flying
Squadron lay off Cienfuesos and also af-
ter it had arrived off Santiago. Witness
said two copies of the Dear Schley"
letter had been received. one on the 22d,
the other on the 24th. But one copy OF
the McCalla memorandum had been re-
ceiveti on May 18th Admiral SIMPSONS
dispatch directing Admiral Schley to pro-
coed to Santiago was received at 40 P.
NJ May sd, and another copy the follow
ing day.
Mr.. Rayner read this message from Adj
miral Sampson 10 Captain Cotton. OF the
Harvard: The Spanish squadron at San
tiago. If previous TO May 18th, scout of
Santiago Communicate with scllley il
he Ghey) move vest etc.
The witness said he did not remember
the receipt of this last dispatch on board
the Brooklyn.
WITH ALL DISPATCH.
Mr. Raynar questioned the witness with
the view OF eiciting exact information
as to the time of the Eagles definite re-
port to Admiral SchleE that the Spanish
fleet was not in Cienfuegos. IL reply,
Lieutenant Wells said:
1T was during the afternoon, I should
say about $50 or o'clock.
What was the time between the re-
ceipt OF this message and the time YOU
set sail for Santiago?'
1--WE prepared several letters or dis
patches to Admiral Sampson, believe,
and to the department, II | am not mis-
taken, and when they We're finished the
Dupont left some time along about 1
O'clock. It was shortly after that the
squadron stood out to southwark"
when did you first distinctly find out
where the Spanish squadron was?
when we saw the Colon at the en-
trance to the harboc OF 5:r :iaso on the
morning OF the Goth Of Nay,
NO SUCH sREMAl2K.
"Did YOU hear Commodore Sch!ey sag
at any time anything in reference to the
consDieuousness of his uniform at the
time of his reconnaissance Nay 31st?''
mo. sir. I do not r:call any such re
mark
What have YOU to say il reference 20
a statement that he took refuge behind
or on the lee side Of fthe corning tower
during the time of ths reconnaissance?
Did you see him sufficie ntly to enable you
to speak of +hat?''
81 was in his immediate vicinity during
that entire reconnaissance. and I racol-
lect that he certainly sd not take refuge.
as YOU express it, behind the coming
tower. He was at different points about
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