The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-29

him about the majority of these con
ycrsations, and the principal ones left
We're those which We're reported to
have taken place between Admiral
ans of the Iowa and Commander
Sharpe of the Vixen. The admiral's
version of these interviews differed
considerably from that of the other
parties to them.
Reverting to May u, the day of the
reconnaissance, Mr.. Rayner asked the
witness if he recollected any signal
from the Massachusetts to the squad
ron not to go in any closer.
II cannot recall that signal at ALL"
replied Admiral Schley. 1T would have
been. Of course, unnecessary in view OF
the fact that no vessel could have left
the line without permission of the flag
or the commander in chief"
Conversation With Evans Ques-
toned.
Mr.. Rayner then questioned Admiral
Schley regarding alleged conversations
with Admiral Chen Captain Evans on
July 4 or >.
Il did have Il conversation with him.
replied the witness. but | do not re.
member whether il was on the 4th OF
9th. | woald say Of Captain Evans, as
| have said of all the others, do not
believe he would willingly misstate.
think his recollection is mt fault He
did have a conversation with me in
relation 10 shooting the bow off of one
of the torpedo boats and the stern of
another and putting his helm a-star
board and raking one ship and theL
| aport and raking another. My recol
lection now is that preliminarily he
said TO me, Did you see Jack Philip
start TO run away and | said, NO;
TINT he was mistaken. 1t was the
Brooklyn that made the turn and ]
asked him if he did not see the tactical
necessity for it.
Mr.. Rayner then called Admiral
| Schley'S attention to the testimony OF
Admiral Taylor, who as captain com.
nlanded the batteSlip Indiana during
| the battle off Santiago. and Captain
| Dawson. Who commanded the marines
| on that vessel. 10 the effect that the
| brooklyn, when she made the loop
| Went southwark Il mile or Il mile and a
| half
| Il think they are entirely and abso.
| lutely mistaken" replied the witness
"lhe Brooklyn did not pass to the south.
ward Of the line except the distance
| perhaps of her tactical diameter, which
| surely was not greater than GOO yards
/ and from that time she Steered course
| parallel to the Spaniarls, and do not
think we Wore over 2,3O0 or .. 400 yards
| ut any time from the Spanish line. |
say eniphatically that the Brooklyn did
not run south, and any statement to the
| contrary is a mistake
| The witness stated in reply to ques-
| tion from Mr.. Rayner that when he
| started to the westward from Santiago
he left the st. Paul ut the latter place.
Hits ON Spanish Squadron
Admiral Schley then resumed nara
! tive where he left off on Friday and
spoke Of the hits on the Spanish squad
| ION. The Brooklyn, he testified, was
the only ship carrying ) inch guns. A
! record of the hits received by the
enemy showed that 3G per cent Of the
| hits scored by the American fleet came
| from those guns on the Brooklyn. The
| Brooklyn received thirty of the forty
two hits from the Spanish fleet. or
about 20 per cent
With this statement Admiral Schley
concluded his direct testimony and the
4 judge advocate then began the-.cross
examination. lie was asked first about
the consultation with the commanders
ut Hampton Roads before the fiyine
squadron sailed to the southwark. In
reply Admiral Schley said that Cap.
tains Higginson, Jewell, Sands, Cook
and Mark We're present. He explained
that they had discussed the order Of
! battle in case the Spanish feet was
met, and also the question Of the place
below for the war heads of the water
| torpedoes.
WAS there any other consultation
with the captalnsT
Eyes; off Santiago for the purpose of
explaining the formation of the block
| ade and the method of attack In case
we met the Spanish feet
WAS there any prescribed order of
battle in writing?'
Il did not consider ii necessary. We
would fight the ships by signal"
| WAS there time to place the order