Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-26

hard aport, and she swung around on
her heel. 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. The
Texas was on our starboard hand, and
she was fully a third Of a mile from us.
There was never any question in my
mind about striking her. We did not
cross her bow. We were slightly ahead
Of her and turned in that way entire
ly clear Of her. After swinging around
we lined up parallel with the Spanish
fleet. In a few minutes the Teresa
went ashore on fire. Soon after the
Oquendo followed. and we sided up
with the Viscaya and kept her for ten
or twelve miles. At this time there
was not a ship to be seen except the
Oregon, and she was about half
mile from us. On this run with the
Viscaya Ellis was killed. There were
IA or Is Of us standing together.
Continuing the witness said:
1.-The commodore asked in a matter
of fact tone, What is the range? Ellis
raised the stadimeter to his eye and
as he did so a shell took his head off.
AS he fell to the deck, dead, young Nc
Cauley said: Let's throw 1t over
board The commodore said, No,
don't throw that body overheard. He
died like a brave man and I am going
to bury him like one.' He directed me
to look out for the body. I had 1t
wrapped in blankets, laid in the shade
and that evening it was gotten ready
for burial. The Vlscaya was putting
up the best fight OF any Of the ships
there She fought we'll and the big
shells were going over us, and a great
many of us ducked. These shells
sounded like half a dozen railroad
trains under way. AS they were heard
going through the air down would go
heads: but Commodore Schley"s head
never bent"
There was a great outburst Of ap-
plause in the court room as in dra-
matte way the witness recited this In
cident.
Admiral Dewey, for the first time
during the sessions Of the court, found
it necessary to pound his gravel on the
table and admonish the audience
against such demonstrations. Contin-
uing. he said:
HE was as calm, cool and collected
as he Is at this moment. His only
, thought was for his men. He was con-
stantly, as the different events occur
red, saying: DO the bullies know this;
do they know that ship Is gone ashore
and that ship has gone ashore? HIS
whole idea seemed to be that he want
about it as those Of us on deck
Continuing his account of the battle,
| Mr., Hill said that before the Viscaya
| went ashore she had made turn to
ram the Brooklyn. He was proceeding
to say that he knew this to be the case
because an officer Of the Spanish ship
had told him so; but this testimony
was ruled out. The witness then said
that he himself knew that to be her
purpose. =
Speaking Of the Oregon he said that
during the chase Of the Spanish ves-
sells that vessel could always be seen
and was the only American vessel that
could be. She was, he said, from one
quarter to one-half mile In shore.
Later in the chase Of the Colon, ne
said Captain Cook had put his head
out of the coming tower and said to
the commodore:
Don't you think we'd better close
in little?"
And" said the witness, parentheti-
cally, IT thought so myself" But ne
went on; the commodore replied: NO
Don't you see that point ahead? Just
as soon as the fellow starts to come out
I'm going to head him off. I'll get him
yet. Damn him, I'll follow him to
Spain If I have to.
This testimony was, like previous
statement, received with burst Of
applause; but the demonstration was
| quickly suppressed by Admiral Dewey.
Admiral Dewey rose and said:
stop! Stop! Let's have none of that
"Give us the facts, SIMPLY" said Mr..
Raynor.
"These are the facts" replied the
witness.