Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-25
aDN|RAL SCNE1'SS STORY.
admiral schiey Takes the Stand il i
the Court Of ! Iuauiry.in His Own, x. /.
# 8.sFs# Behalf. saa.5.s+- so ~
Gives Campaign in Detail, Organize
ton 5of4 Flying Squadron audf& f&seve-s
]: SSs i tai Blockade &f
Captain Clark Of the Oregon Tells Of
the Santiago Campaign Observed !
from Oregon. SS,;.,. "

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;$t Washington, Otc. 25.--Every avail
able seat IN the large room in the gum
,ners workshop at the navyyard where
the Schley court Of inquiry is sitting
was occupied half an hour before the
court was called to order at IL clock.
The announcement of the approaching
close of the case and the possibility.
that Admiral Schley would take the
witness stand during the day had the.
effect Of increasing the public interest
and bringing tosthe courtroom a larger
number OF persons than could be cons
Veniently accommodated ~ss and a far
larger number than could hear the
proceedings. .t<. .; .4,.rr.., H., ....s
e. After former witnesses had cor
rected their. evidence Commander ,Har-
low continued his testimony. Captain
Lemly asked him about the coaling of
the ships Of the flying squadron son
May Is and e.. He, said that on May.
Is no one would have, attempted to
coal ship and that without experience
coaling could not have been UNDER
taken in the; forenoon of May rs. sz:,,s
In reply to a question from Captain
Lemly the witness said that he re-
membered the incident of Commodore
7Schley's transferring his flag from the
Brooklyn to the Massachusetts on
May 81 for the purpose of making a
reconnaissance, the Vixen having been
used for that purpose. =, He had, he
said, seen the commodore both going
and coming and had spoken to him on
his return fgs2 5fE;.$g strsssssss {sE3r5s
What, if anything, was said when
returning about. the guns that were
discovered or developed ?'' u 'a''5, t2'
%@ "A remark was made, + think by my
self, that at any rate we had devel-
oped the batteries. Commodore
SchleS replied that that was what we
& went in, for 81 t8895iAs&y, Mf&Hsi&aG y.H!
Ny Commander. Harlow was then excused
and Captain. Clark called to the stand.
oregon's Commander Testifies.sz;
The large audience manifested signs
Il of interest as the 1ea plain of ss the
Oregon reached the witness stand He
& is a man Of goodly preporti ons, with q
short brown fnlstache and dark com
plexion.i Admiral Dewey smiled ass'he
walked around to the end OF the table
Ito Z administer the oath. Captain
\ Clark at first spoke ii an und dertone
!; and was stMosor three times requested
tosraise this voice. This he did as he
progressed and i was soon 4 distinctly
I understood in the vicinity of the court
AZ the esrequest Of Mr.. sRayner he began
s5as descript ption OF. the battle Of Julyn3
as follows: HI N ss.s vi iii i, 1B1st1 Bs
IS When We discovered the Spanish
q ships coming g out ouT feet closed in al
oncesto attack them, each ship being
& rdered to keep her head directly
< toward the M harbor entrance. 81 The
sSpaniards IL turned stol the westward
n breaking through our line sor CROSSING
n ! it, and our ships swung off to the west
ward in puIsuit t. s BCeh sides opener
fire promptly and fresl rapidly. Dense
smoke soon obscured the vessels, MAX
ing it difficult to ID distinguish them. (;
s'The Oregon ran between. the Texa!
s and the Iowa, the next ship to west
ward in our line, and soon after; Nj
I sighted four Spanish ships ahead, ap
parently uninjured at the time. The.
n had gained 80 much ground that be
3 ieYed they had been successful in at
tempting to escape, but it was sOol
evident we were gaining at least ol
one #of them, which afterwards proves
to be the Maria Teresa, and { though
we should bring her to close action
but might be exposed to the concen
trated fire of all the ships. Just thel
II the smoke lifted or broke away to tn
d left and Ias discovered the Brooklyn
/ She was well forward of our port bean
and broadside to the enemy's feel
~ Her course was perhaps a little diver
gent from ours because the Oregol
was attempting to draw up upon tn
Teresa. But the Brooklyn and Oregol
maintained this relative position, boy
and quarter. appro oximately, to the en-
! of the battle, the Brooklyn steamin
i straight ahead as nearly as 81 cosl
Judge and engaging any and all 9th
sssSpanish ships, the OREGON endeavol
ing to come to close action with sth
Is sternrncst one, and when she wa
q driven out Of act ion and pointed to tn
beach then pushed on for the mex
one ahead and 10 on until the entir
33s feet was driven ashore, burning 9
sinking
Signals From The Brooklyn.
Mr., Rayn Did you get any sii
Ilals from Brook klyn on the day &
n battle ~ e8 ay8 s@ ~
Yes, sir. u
IAN you recall what they were ?''
ts(of ID own knowledge and rernen
brance the 81 gnai that iInpresse
4 hemse Ives up on me at the time were
Fellow the flag i had this repeate
to the vessels follpWs ms, thinking thu
they might nott sec the Brpokly an
nlfgiit see us. S remember ancths
II gnal One OF my conn rtnaents file
with water. IS recollect It because
parplexed me a little. was fearfl
thai the Brook lsn MI ght have 10 ha,