The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-17

Colon fired her lee gun and hauled
down her flag
1:25 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon: Enc
my has surrendered
1926 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon:
"Cease firing"
1:26 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon: keep
your guns loaded and trained on the
enemy
1:30 p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon: Con
gratulations on the grand victory.
Thanks for splendid assistance"
1:35 p. m.-Oregon to BROOKLYN:
THANK you more than words can ex-
press"
1:45 p. m.-Brooklyn to flagship New
York: I'VE have gained a great vic
tory. Details will be communicated"
1:50 p. m.-New York to Brooklyn:
Report your casualties"
1:55 p. m.-Brooklyn to New York:
Killed, one
1:55 p. m.-Brooklyn to New York:
This is a great day for our country"
2:30 p. m.-New York to Brooklyn:
Ascertain as far as possible position
and strength of the enemy's forces and
report without delay
2:SO p. m.-New York to Brooklyn:
Hoist out all boats
2:40 p. m.--New York to BROOKLYN DO
you want services of chaplain to bury
dead?'
245 p. m.-Brooklyn to New York:
Would like to have services of chap
lain. VIII signal time later
$50 p. m.-New York to BROOKLYN:
Send for chaplain when you want him.
$3.50 p m.-New York to Brooklyn:
| Send both steam cutters and strongest
| tow line
3:45 p. m.-Brooklyn to New York
Both steam cutters entirely disabled by
| shot Will use such pulling boats as we
| can. Will send tow line.'
4;2O p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon: Fol
| low flag
AIS p. m.-Brooklyn to Oregon: Close
| up
| 4:25 p. m.-New York to Brooklyn:
will remain in charge of prize
''Do you remember any incidents con-
nected with the signal from the Brooklyn
to the Oregon at APO p. m, Follow flag,
and at AIS p. M, from the Brooklyn to
| the Oregon, Close up'?"
There was report that there were
one or two Spanish ships to the eastward
and / understood that the Brooklyn or
| Oregon were to go after those ships. We
started off and siglalled the Oregon to
follow us. She did not get under way
| Immediately as l remember it, so we sig
| nailed to her to close up -
sCHLEY COOL AND STEADY.
/ signals made frona the Massachusetts
|
modore Schley's flagship May 81 and
| when asked whether any signals had
been sent to the fleet to mot go in any
Closer replied, mo. sir" He said he had
charge of the signals and did not remem-
ber such a signal.
Referring up to the battle of July 8 Mr.
! Rayner asked What was the conduct
and bearing of Commodore Schley on the
day of the battle?'
Perfectly cool and steady
| Where was the Commodore. What was
his position when you saw him?''
/ con the platform outside the coming
| tower"
I did he makes any encouraging remarks
on that day to the officers of the shil
| that you heard?"
"He said, Give them hell. bullies. "
| D1Q ne say tndt more Indn once
Yes, sir, several times
"Can you give us any incident to show
that he was not laboring under grea
mental excitement on that day."
AN INSTANCE OF GOODNESS.
when Ellis was killed. another Officer
and myself picked up his body ant
started to throw it overheard. The Com
modore saw US and said Don't throw hin
overheard. Cover him up with some
thing =
Were you present when Ellis wa
| killed."
Eyes, STR
GLOW near was Ellis to the Commo
dore when he was killed, and to your
He was standing right next to me. H(
| was about fifteen feet from the Commo
| dore L should think
Lieutenant McCauley described the in
| cidents of the battle on July 3, saying
that he had ION his own hook hoistet
! the signal clear ship for action" ant
| that when he had reported this action t.
the Commodore the latter had told hin
to hoist "close up"
NO CHANGE IN HIS BEARING.
Recurring TO the bombardment of th'
Colon, May 81, the witness said that Com
| modore Schey's bearing on that ocea
sion ha dnot been different from wha
it had been on other occasions.
Mr.. Hanna called attention to an entr!
in the signal books of the Brooklyn ant
the ST. Paul of signal for Admira
Sampson. 1t appears that as received b!
the ST Paul the signal was as follows
| "If Sampson comes here tell him tha
half the squadron is out of coal and thai
the engine of the collier is broken down.
Upon readi1; the entry of this sigma
Lieut.. McCauley said that it ran: i
Sampson comes here tel him half of the
squadron is short of COAL" He said
however, that the word "short" was yer!
indistinct The sigma to "close up" had
the witness said, remained flying unit
we discovered the Oregon on our quart
err" Several of the ships had their an
swering pennants flying; he remembered
especially that the Oregon had, but coulC
not recall the ships which made no re-
sponse
Lieut. McCauley was then excused, ant
Lieut. Chas Webster was called. ASKED
if he seen any suspicious movements OF
shore at Santiago during the evening o
July .. the witness replied: