The sun., 1901-10-19
TIN SCHLEY INQUIRY.
The Executive Officer of the Oregon
j. TeStiiies.
CLARK'SPARTIN THE BATTLE
pacidc COnst Battleship Did Neo-
man service-Witness Did Not Re-
member Signals Said to Have
Been Given by Admiral.

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nesses called before the Schley court +
OF inquiry at the beginning Of the ses- !
sion for the purpose of correcting testi-
mony was exceptionally long, comprls- {
ing eight persons. There We're, how /
ever not many new questions asked
of any of them, and as the testimony
was comparatively brief in each case
the time consumed in hearing them !
was not great.
While Ensign Marble was on the
stand for the purpose of correcting his
testimony he was further interrogated
by Judge Advocate Lemly concerning
the conversation between Captain Sigs-
bee Of the st. Paul and Commodore
Schley, overheard by him (the witness)
when Captain SigShee came aboard the
Brooklyn off Santiago, May 26
Captain Lemly asked. May not Cap
tain Sigshec have said. i have been
here about il week and have not seen
anything Of the on words to that effect,
meaning tile Spanish feet!'
No. Sir, as | remember it, he said,
They could not be here unless | knew
it.
ITO whom were these remarks adj
dressed solely? Were they addressed
to you al alI:'
mo, sir
''Ustler tile circumstances, may You
not have failed 10 hear all that Captain
Sigsbee said?"
after hearing the conversation
which | have given, Captain SigSbce
and the commodore walked aft, SO
could not hear what WAS said and
Went below
Commander Nicholson Called.
Lieutenant Commander Nicholson Of
the Oregon was then called, and began
his recital of The story of tile battle Of
July ), which lie had observed as navi-
gator Of the Oregon. He WAS, he said,
on the deck of his vessel, and added:
Occupying the position | did during
the day of the engagement, ] nccesSa-
rily saw considerable Of il. The Incl
dents of that day commenced about
$50 or five minutes before, when the
first call to quarters had been sounded.
Then the spanish ships were seen cont
inc out Of the harhor-were seen, III
fact by practically the whole crew +
the same time. When the first slip
started % 20 around. the cry went up,
There they go.' looked toward the
har,or ana saw the first ship Her
bow was making turn into The last
reach Of the halhur oil her WAY out
She WAS followed III succession by the
others. went to my station, first on
the bridge then down u the coming
tower. and saw that the proper con.
ncctionS wprc made. In tile meantime
the sigial lad been sounded TO gen-
eral quarters, and by this time steam
WAS coming IN. MI the boilers and
blowers We're going 1T full tilt. ana 4
few minutes afterwara Captain Clark
came up. We turned the ship, going
slowly ii first, The speed Increasing
all the time; turned ship with star
board helm and started in toward the
enemy They came ont III full speed
apparently much faster than We we've
at this time. By the time We Were
straghteited ont well 70 The WESTWARD
they Wore all ahrad " NJ
Bcsinning Of the Battle
"The Iowa started iii. She being Il
the westward of rs. apparently cot II
closer to the enemy than we did if'
cause we passed under her stern. !
few minutes after that on our course i
the westward ~ passed under th
stern Of the Texas apparently still i
tile water | called Captain Clark
attention % this. OF course frin
commenced On both sides III lie Tin
the first ship cleared tile mouth " II
harhGr. Wr returned tile fire at lon
range. probably three and il half /
fourmile~ oft at that point
when we crossed under the TnNa
stern, we saw tile Iowa coming ont Q
course ncarly parallel "a i ronycl;
ing course with orrS. | noticed her
little ahaft 0ur starhoalel beam. Gu
tain Clark 1T tlie same time notice
her and eallell my attention 10 hpr IA
told Inc to luol; ont and avoid i ool
sion. 80 collision wls very imAineu
but we did changc ntlr Arlm and pass,
on. | did NOT $50 any m0re Of II
Iowa .titer thu notion commenced !
passed the Texas ana the Iowa Il
Oily shtp then ahead of uS was Il
Brooklyn size WAS well Off Acl 4
cuStomed position. Wei of to tile wes
ward All tile Spanish ships had Q
out rs this timc and We Wero pulSuil
them heading for the leading Shit
We noticed the Maria Teresa. dr
asteln I'll lrSS speed than tit first: Sa
flames Looping up and ont FROM Ii
which convinced Ms size WIS Oh tire.
few minutes after that the Ganen
appeared to he covered With ~mnl
AMI We concluded that size also was
fire, which proved to he !; fact. u
about thiS time the \ ztaya Viii
starhoaFfed her helm, seemed to ne
off to tile Sputhwula and west t0wl
thr Brooklyn ana fell out Of -illr.
then became evident that tho col
was pulling otit Of battle and rmli
nl1H@ the shore but it was develel
tai She waS running away nd i
more speed than all the other sEiPa
Pursuit OF the ViHcusn.
sFho EilcaEa headed toward
brooklyn She ran that eunrs"
some time and then straightCned
again, tEen turned inshore and i i
minutes after that ran ashore q
There ii no question about the Nizci
pulling out of the general Spanish
"a thr S0uthwarl. because a short ii
stef ttis Captain clark turned aror
aWi fallrd nv attention to some
it@te iii tt" water that looked like flo