The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-10-18
VOL. y x XVI
.SCHLEY In BATTLE.
souns Never Stopped Firing as
Brooklyn Mads Her Loop.
al HE FloAr DESCRIBED.
This Taxas Was Not Endangered
blythe Loop" Nor Was
" .I5ss lss i=ire sIanksted
Eithpk.

~ C3 if{iEs3 saB TITO SANK kaHGu
Either.
On Monday Of last wook Sc'lley had
regular field day in tho coult Of on
quiry. Tho ohiof eilncea L'yutnnsnt
Hodgaon, tho oxeousiyo tiiccr Of the
Brooklyn during the battle of Santiago.
] He was q star witness for Sohloy.
Mr.. Raynor began his GROSS examina
5 tion by asking Ms. Rodgson whether
tho Marblchoad had hailed Tho Brook
lyn whom tho two vessels pssaed each
II other as the BrooAlyn n wap on hor way
Z to Oieniueg0s.
Tho witness replied in tho negative.
The examination then turned y Don
evonts about Oieniuegos and in ropl3
to Mr.. Raynor's lAqulry Hodason do.
tailed thoao at leng.n.
Commander Hodsnon said in roply to
theaeS questions that no had oton tho
lights on tho shole st UltnlueSOs,
ThiSh were at.ec%ard determined to hu
signals, but ho had supposed thoy woro
signals petweon different Drai 9 aos OF
tho Spanish foroos on BhOro. He addoa
y that whom Captain MoCn,ln arrived with
information ns to III, meaalnG Of the
signals he was immoalasvly d,spa ohcd
s to the shore to communicate W1th tho
insurgents. lilo SAID that the pccgeeks
of Tho squadron Mas impedod Detwoou
Uienfucgos ana Santi4gv by tho heavy
3S weather.
5iS5 Mr.. Kaynor thon asked: "How far
wero you off during the BLOCKADE Of
Santiago, from tho Moro, during the
day anu night OF May 28, 70, 80 3l2"
In responho tho wllnths said: 'Ear.
ly IN the dsy timo our habltual position
# was about six miles. In rho night |
81 think Wo steamed up and down III tront
of the harDor, distance OF ABOUT Blk
a miles."
He stated that tho picket bosts, the
Marblehead and tho Vixen, wero in.
side tho line Of tho feet shout midway
between that limo and tho shore lineB.
The Witposs then in response 70 re-
quest from Mr.. Raynor continued hls
testimony, describing tho tho naval bat.
h. Vie Of Juiy 3, from the point wheIo be
,& had dropped thaS desoripUUA at Oaptai q
Lomloy y request Whilo no WAS on tho
w htand Erlday.
In thls connection he said /.
.yCho Blooklyn did all Bho GOULD
She got iIyo ACTON just aB quiok a4
Btoam could oatry hex there. Wo con
!. .llnued hnng as ho0n 80 tho tirst gun OF
Inc port bvW could bear anu wu kcpt
tho port. battery firang until sho tucno4
With port Aeim through tho afo, usiae
tho alt guns until no got all The Btar
boar guns to boar. W0 GOT around a:
quickly ss wo could with port holm un
III Wo almost paraileed tau course OF
tho leading SpahIeh voasels, Hhen the
ehelm was esB.d anu the snip stlered Il
course parallel With the VisUaya., whloi
Was thcn tho loading ycaBcl, although
tho MaEa Teresa ptcbaDiy WAS fartnel
to tho westward ,hau enc ViSoaya. She
4 Ra4 standing at an ango into tho shore
When Wo ROL around the smoke Wa9 81
dense nOtnlng could be bccn OF any
thing Ia the rear Of w. Tno three
Spanish vessels NO were thon ongageC
with woro tho Vlseaya, tho Colon anJ
tho Oquendo. Tho Vlsosya waD abou
LWontS five hundred yarGs en- ouc star
board Dows, the Uoiois piobapiy was {
little forGard Of The bturd DCslo beam
the Oquondo Wab abait Tho a!boasd
We continued in that direonop, mhcl
remarked TO Captain Uook tnat i
seemed rather Lonely for US out Ghere
Ho WAS In tho coming tower. II
asked:
Why"
Il SAID that VIC woro all alono will
the three Spanish yeubeio, and IL &C comee
that II dopohd,d d upon us to KNOCK then
OUT AZ that tItnc Tho smoke was 81
dnYo 4 jI "A
supposed that tho New YORK boin,
away, tho Brooklyn WAS ntealnlng ahoa'
ofthe slower vessels. Flo stcpp.d d ou
of the conhlng tower ana exosMMed L
me: What's that eff our btArooaI'
quarter?'
II looked in that direction and So
the heavy bow Of shll. ana SAID
Ihst must bo the MasssoAuse,Js.'
lie Bald: No, 1t oouia nut bs th
Massachusetts; sno has gono 10 q uau
,ananD.' SAID: IL must be the Oro
g0n, and no rCmarkoo; God biesD III
Oregon SAID: We'll, | am yer
glao to SEQ Aer. Tho Oregon was &
that tine about, should say, four O
fivo hunored ysris III our stArboar
quartor at full speed. We continue
IA that position unul tho Brooklyn
speed begun 10 inofoauo as Wo goG u
aCesnl, and Wo probably GROW littl
fugLher ahcad from the Oregon. Sh
never TaB that cl0so to us again as
remember. Tho Oquepdo, shortly al
Ter, fell out and MenJ ashore. Ill
Uolon gradually drow ahead and als
s went hanOrO.
II remember worry we'll tho timo tha
the Vlsoaya blanketod her from ou
4 fire. This chase was continued In tina
al1oction un,il whom of Acccrradera,
tho ViAcsJa ported her holm and ra
inashoro Bomt seve miles. After pua,
q ing tho Vihoaya VIC steamed ahead an
ceased firing. The men wero allowe
to o,mo out Of tho ,urrots, ono at
time, to got breathing spell, although
OF coufse, ell guns wero mannod an
everything ready, but tho gaining upo
tho Colon Gas vory slow.
'At 11:16 wheD tho Visoaya stoo
in for Aooeiadoias. Thd otase wf
continued then after tho Colon.
knew 1t must be six or soven mil,
4 s. away until we gradually began to gail
1 romember kceping tho state at wol
on her, although tho $4,000 yar'
u would not reglster on the btcadiomoto
remembor at ono tmo telling Comm
sFiS dn~o AnbL ~ kbo% xoo mi h II, a hc