Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-24
NCHLRY INQUIRY
IL NEARING End
Applause in Court Room
Checked by AdmiraIBeWey
Probable That SChIcy Will Go on the
Stand TOdav-May Call Witnesses
in RebntIaI

Sc justified by the progress made yes.
terday in the examination Of witnesses
called to testify IN the admiral's be-
half. Eight witnesses were heard. and
there are only three more names on
the list preceding the name of the
admiral himself OF these three only
Captain Clark OF the Oregon Is ex-
rected to testify at any length. Il isl
not probable that the admiral viii
be called before afternoon. He Will
be the last of the witnesses TO be
heard in support Of his side of the
controversy. II is now considered
probable that he will be on the stand
for two OF three days.
II is not yet possible to say whether
any witnesses viii be called i'm rebut.
tai by the court. but It seems probable
that a few persons may be summoned
for this purpose. The testimony yes
terday led Judge Advocate Lemly and
Mr. Hanna to decide upon the calling
OF at least one rebutting witness 81
he can be found
At yesterdays session there was a
long list OF witnesses present to cor
rect their testimony. The first new
witness was James II. Hare. a pho
toerapher, who made photographs OF
the battle on July g.
Mr.. Hare said that he was on the
press boat Somers N. Smith on May
26 or %. and that they had met the
st. Paul
did you have any megaphone COM
munication between the Somers ~.
Smith and St. Paul?" Mr.. Rayner'
asked
"Megaphone and by mouth also"
estate what IL was"
1--WE asked the st. Paul if there was
any tidings Of Cervera's fleet. Cap
tain Sigsbee told us there was not;
that Cervera's feet was not inside
Santiago and that Schley had gone
west"
rs there any particular incident
that impressed that upon your mem
ory?"
Yes, sir On sigsbee's assurance
that the feet was not in the harbor
we went back 70 Key West to coal in
stead Of to Jamaica, and the first news
we got there was that Cervera's fleet
was bottled up in the harbor."
Mr.. Hare was succeeded by Chief
Boatswain William l.. Hin. who was a
boatswain on the Brooklyn during the
summer OF 1895
In the course Of his description of
the battle Of July the witness said;
Probably 10 minutes after we
started the Spanish ships had nearly
all gotten out There were three of
them stood near enough TO touch
Commodore Schley at that time with
in FIVE feet Of him, and I saw that we
We're going into a pocket The Span
ish ships had gotten out and the Wis
caya. the second ship, had turned
toward us and we were about 10 cross
the line of fire of our own ships. A.
that time the order was given to port
the helm. I heard Commodore Schley
say: Port and the ship started to
swing to starboard. The helm was
put over hard aport and she swung
around on her keel. The fire from our
batteries never ceased from the time
we started to turn until the end of the
battle when the Colon went ashore"
Applause In Court Room.
"The commodore asked. in a mat
ter-offact way" continued the wit
ness, what is the ranger Ellis
raised the stadimeter to his eye, and
as he did so q shell took his head on
AS he fell to the deck, dead. McCauley
said. Let's throw it overheard Tho
commodore said, No, don't throw that
body overheard He died like a brave
man, and l am going to bury him like
one He directed me to look out for
the body had it wrapped in blan-
kets, laid in the shade. and that even
ing it was gotten ready for burial.
The Viscaya was putting up the best
fight Of any ship there. She fought
well, and the big shells We're going
over u.s. and a great many Of us
ducked. These shells sounded like
half dozen railroad trains under way
AS they We're heard going through the
air down would go a head, but Com
modore Schley's head never bent"
There was a great outburst of ap
plause in the court room, as, in a dra
MdLlt way AnG WllANoe lNNiANu Inls
incident Admiral Dewey for the first
time during the sessions Of the couri
found it necessary to pound his gave
on the table and admonish the au
dience against such demonstrations
Continuing his story. the witness said
"He was as calm. cool and collecte,
os he is at this moment. His onl.
thought was for his men. He callei
constantly as the different events oC
CURED. saying Do the DULLES beloN
know this; do they know that thi
ship has gone ashore and that shi
tas gone ashoreg His whole ide
aasloed 10 be that he wanted the pes
PIE below to know as much about
as those on deck"
Later in the chase OF tho Colon h
said that Captain Cook had put al
head out Of ihe coming tower an
said to the commodore: Don't 70
think we'd better close in q little?'
"And." said the witness parenthet
cally. Il thought so myself But" h
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