Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-10-23
SCHLEY COURT.
Inquiry Rapidly Ap-
preaching the Close.
Democrats Open the Cam
paign in Ohio.
Southern Pacific Passenger Train
Held Up by Highwaymen.
KILLED IN A MINE.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Schley
court is rapidly approaching its clos
ing day. Today Attorney Rayner,
chief counsel OF Schley, said he would
not have more than twelve or fifteen
more witnesses. The principal wit
nesses yet TO come are Admiral Schley
and Captain Clark. II is expected
that Schley's testimony will cover az
least day or two, depending upon the
extent of cross.oXamination.
q. Il. Graham made addition to his
testimony of yesterday concerning cn
interview between Commodore Schley
and Captain Sigsbee. on May 20. He
said that beyond what he already re.
ported Sigsbee as saying, he further
said: He had two pilots aboard and
those pilots said that a fleet OF YES
seis of the size of the Spanish squal-
ron could not enter the harbor of San
tiago"
James H. Hare was the first new
witness today. He was press pho.
tographer during the Santiago cam.
paign. lie stated that he was on the
press boat Somers N Smith on MAJ
26 or 27. and they met the st. Paul.
I'VE asked the st. Paul II there was
any tidings Of Cervera's fleet. Can
tain Sigsbee told us that there was
not; that Cervera's fleet was not In.
side Santiago. and Schley had gone
west. On Sigsbee's assurance that
the fleet was not In the harbor. we
went back to Key West to coal ip.
stead of to Jamaica. and the first news
we got there was that Cervera's feet
was bottled up in the harbor."
Chief Boatwain William l.. Hill. on
the Brooklyn during 1898. followed
Hare.
"The Brooklyn" he said. was the
best ship In the feet to coal. but only
with constant watchfulness in calm
est weather could we coal without
having an accident"
Witness said the derrick beams Of
the collier were not long enough to
throw coal into the Brooklyn. and
supplementary devices were neces-
sary. In his description of the battle
of July 3, witness said
Probably fifteen minutes after we
started the Spanish ships had nearly
all gotten cut. There were three. |
saw we we're going into pocket. The
Viscaya. the second ship, had turned
toward us and we were about to cross
the line of fire of our own ships I
heard Commodore Schley say: Port,
and the ship started to swing to star
board. The fire from our batteries
never ceased from the time we started
to turn until the end of the battle.
The Texas was on our starboard and
fully a third of q mile from us. We
did not come anywhere near her. W.
did not cross her bow. We We're
slightly ahead of her and turned
that way entirely to clear her. After
swinging around, we lined up paral-
lei with the Spanish lleet'
Witness said:
THE Viscaya fought we'll Big
shells We're going over us; many
of us ducked. These shells sounded
like a half dozen railroad trains I'M
der way. As they were heard going
through :he air down would go "A hea I,
but Commodore Schley's head never
bent"
There was great outburst of ap'
plause in the court room as, in a
dramatic way. the witness recited this
incident. Admiral Dewey found II
necessary to pound his gavel on the
table and admonish the audience
against such demonstrations.
Continuing his story, the witness
said. HE was as calm. cool and col
lected as he Is at this moment. His
only thought was for his men. He
called constantly as different events
occurred, saying; DO you bullies be-
low know that this ship has gone
ashore, and that ship has gone
ashore"
Speaking OF the Oregon, Hin said
that during the chase of the Spanish
ships that vessel could always be
seen, and was the only American YES.
sci that could be. In the chase OF the
Colon, he said that Captain Cook pnt
his head out Of the coming tower and
said to the commodore Don't yhl