The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-04


Nh Rayner then asked:
What was Admiral Schley's conduct
and bearing at any time. either during
the bomba rdments or during the battle OF
July Sd. when his ship was under fire.?
He struck me as being just about as
Well possessed as it was possible for any
body to be under those circumstances.
MIR. Rayner then asked the witness
whether on July 2, 1898. he had observed
smoke coming from Santiago harbor over
Zocopa HILL
Captain Lemly objected ana Mr.. Ray
ner said that his purpose was to prove
that 1t was believed at that time that
the Spanards were preparing to with
draw from the harbor, and that Commo-
dore Schley had communicated the facts
to the squadron.
Captain Lemly conten9ed that the GER
tain effect of such questions would be to
open the gates for interminable inquiry.
and that If one side should enter upon
such questions the other must also be
allowed to do so. They did not object
except for the return of time involved.
Captain Parker announced; his willing
ness to open the door wide He want
ed the entire matter investigated, and
would have the searchlight turned upon
every Individual from the commander
in-chief to the lowest officers under him
Mr.. Rayner was then permitted to ask
his question which he did in the follow
ing words: Was the smoke observed
on July End by Commodore Schley, COM
municate6 to the squadron
SAW SMOKE RISING.
The reply was:
Smoke was observed rising in the har-
Dor on July End, and my impression now
IS and always has been since that night
that that information was conveyed to
the ommander-in-chief.'
The witness was then requested TO give
G,,-Nc -
Brooklyn in the battle of July Sd. After
stating the preliminaries Lieutenant
Doyle related his observations of the
battle in the following language:
II fired the left gun first. and HalIigan
shortly afterwar6 fired the right one.
Then we began to load the guns again.
1t was necessary then, after loading the
guns a second time. to turn the turret
directly ahead. as our ship was apparent
~ shutting the enemy out by turning
with a starboard helm. Immediately
after firing that left gun the second time
the order was to man the starboard bat
terry. I got out of the turret through
the roof. that being the most convenient
way of getting out. and crossed over to
the starboard turret. AS 7 was going into
the starboard turret I had an opportll-
nifty TO see the Spanish ships They were
then little on our starboard bow. AS
soon as / had charge of the controller
which up to this time had been in charge
of Mr.. Woodward, I swung the turret
around on to the starboard bow.
GREAT VOLUME OF SMOKE.
I'm the meantime some of our forward
guns had fired. The volume of smoke
was SO great that it must have come
from one of the eight-inch guns of the
forward turret, so I was entirely shut out
from seeing the enemy. While the guns
were in this position Mr.. Mason. our ex-
ecutive officer. passed down the star
board gangway calling. sharp on the
Starboard quarter The interval OF time
t, ON the time the guns were on the star
board bow or starboard quarter. I thinI
must have been two minutes. Z swung
the guns around to the starboard quar-
ter and then we picked up the enemy.
The range at which I fired. to the best of
my memory, was about 400 yards and
from then on it was a constant fire.
training the guns until we finally got
them on the starboard bow. The range
increased up to 1000 yards and during the
run after being parallel with the Spanish
ships. the range varied from about $500
to 1,So0 yards. think when the Viscaya
went in shore the range then was about
1.S0O yards. Just Immediately before she
turned in she made sheer with her star
board helm. apparently coming toward
u.s. and then Immediately put helm
around the other way and went in short.
! CHASE AFTER COLON.
From then on it was 4 chase after
the Colon"
He said al the time the viscaya went
ashore the Colon by working up inside of
the other Spanish had secured very
| long lead. I should say she was at least
| five or six miles on our starboard bow
| we'll in shore. The order was given to
| cease firing and TO come out of the turret
| and take a spell during the chase of the
| Colon. The Oregon, during that chase
| and while we We're on the top of the tur-
! ret. was directed to try her 13-inch guns
| on the cfcse. which she did. and the
! shots fell short In a little while they
| We're tried again and came a little closer.
Admiral Dewey: Directed by whom"
by Commodore Schiey. sir. by wig
wag signal, as remember it,
| Admiral Dewey: You saw that sig
nal?" yes, sir, saw the signal being
| made
Admiral Benham: did you read the
signal?'
Il did not but I understood what it
was. and if I am not mistaken it was
| McCauley. an ensign we had on board,
| who made the signal himself"
SAW SHORE LIGHTS.
| Lieutenant Doyle during cross-ex-
animation said that while he had seen
! the shore lights at night a Cienfuegos.
he had never suspected that they were
! Signals. lie told OF seeing three morse
| men on the shore during the daytime.
we regarded them as Spanish cavalry
he said, And they were so braZen that
| someone suggested that we should stir
tow up bit; but we did not fire at
them
! In response to Mr.. Hanna's questions,
Lieutenant DOYLE said that upon APP
i, preaching Santiago on the evening of May
/ 18th. the squadron had laid to for the
| night about seven miles off Santiago. but
h" thought that the Marblehead and
! Vixer bod been nlacetl on picket duty for
the night. The log. however showed no
| record Of this latter record"
tn" nfterrrnor seseinr of the SchIey
court began with Inquiries concerning the
"ig-"as sign"i to the oregon from the
! F-"nk!vn IL fire her 13-inch guns. The
r-i+ne~v said fl''t he was sure that he had
seen the st"~ai made. bur that he was
Unable tn find N ertrv nf the signal in
/ the shio's log. Read!ne the los. he found
/ notion of several signals and then q
nnt". Sovinr that Other unirnportant sig
| mails, had been made