The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-30

on the coast OF Cuba also remem-
Der signal Congratulations ever tbt
grand victory and thanks for YOU
sp'end d assis ance."
Respecting conversation on TIE
New York, after the battle, between
sampson, Schley and himself, Capt
Clark said: A strange vessel had b. en-
sighted, aud it was believed to be u
Spanish warship. Admiral Sampson
told the witness he would have to &C
after her, and witness, thinking the
stranger was Spanish man OF war,
suggested that the Brooklyn accompany
the Oregon. Then linking that h.
had been 100 forward in making sug-
gestions 10 an Admiral a. d Comma
dore, he turned to Commodore Schley
aud said: 1--WE knocked out several
vessels this morning, and can knock ou
another one, can we no ?" "Certain-
we cam" said Commodore Schley
The witness SAID the Commodore wa
cheerful and seemed to have approved
his suggestion that the Brooklyn &C.
company the Oregon.
Mr.. Hanna began the cross examine
ton OF Capt. Clark:
"Did you see the Iowa during the
DIST por ion Of the ngagemeut?"
Eyes, saw the Iowa standing n
toward The entrance of the harbor.
Her p sition was little to westward o.
the Oregon's. AT first she SCENT to
he steCming faster than we were, and
L thou b. she was gaining ground and
won d get in ahead of Us.
The smoke became 80 dense that |
lost sight OF her, but | could see the
Spanish ships as they came out. La'er
| saw her again 80 near | was fear al
the two ships would collide. Couse-
quently | gave the order hard to star
uoard, and cleared her. / never saw
the Iowa again during the action"
Capt. Clark SAID that the order OF
close in had been q standing order;
also the order to attack at once in case
the enemy appeared.
81 think," he SAID, 'that everybody
started in when the enemy's vessels
appeared in sight; it was II cir duly 10
attack, and remember that l had
feeling of satisfaction at that time that
there was standing order TO close in
because OF the possibility OF accident
IN executing that movement"
garding his statement that the Brook
lyn bad at one time during the battle
engaged four different vessels, and
confirmed his previous testimony, say
ing that she had been Blongside all tour
OF the enemy's ships. Ia response to
question as 10 wheth there were
other American vefsels engaged at the
same time, he replied, "The Oregon
was firing as fast as she could with her
bow guns"
add YOU fire the IS inch gun in pur-
suance of a signal from the Brook yu2"
mo the Is inch guns were fred sf-
ter conference with Ulcers on board
the Oregon; l had feart some dam
age to the gun mechanism aud hesitAl-
ed to use the guns but de- ided to do so.
Ii any signal was made from the Brook
Ign, did not see it and it was not re.
ported to me-"
Mr.. Rayner asked: "Were any Of the
Spanish vessels run ashore or destroy
ed in the channel as provided in the
standing squadron orders to close in
and destroy the enemy in the channel2"
"No si,'
WAS t bat lie Of July 3rd oomplel-
ders previously issued?"
No sir"
sCHLEY TEsTIFIEs.
There va, hulter q excitement
when the name Relr Admiral Sc ley
was called. He related the par ocular,
Of his taking command OF the 6tiug
quadron ~ Hampton Ro DIS, where,
he said: The general plan of cauI-
psign was thr' shed OUT" The cap
talns Of his tquadron had divers fed
views, and he resolved to take tn
helm himself. He put the squadron
Immediately upon war footing, es-
ahlish' d the matter Of picket, aud pa
rolls and also the ma-kiI G of lights
which were under inspection on sew
eral occasions to ascertain how tffec
tive and complete it was.
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