The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-21

eia.n at 1 O'Clock. the court took a
rcctss of ar noun for luncheon.
Promptly at O'Clock the court was
cafssd to order by Adm raj Dewey. and
1ir. R9ynor resumed his argument in
O2ucsltion 60 the admissfbiiity Of ques-
tions intended to call out the OPTIONS
OF Witnesses. He contended that Is tes-
tim0nv giving opinions should be ad-
mitted. the inquiry would be intermin-
able. IT. for instance. opinions were
10 be taken as. TO the pr0prsety of the
loop made by the brooklyn, practically
the entire navy should be summoned.
as all it's members were experts and
each would nave his opinion W.
nesses were expected 70 relate facts
the court to give opinions
Lemly Sides With Others.
Replying. Judge Advocate Lemly
quoted the record IN the frial of Adj
nliral kesyDel. arguing that if was en-
uEely within he digestion of the court
to decide whctfer enc opinion OF 2. Wit
ness WhG had ,geer on the ground
should be called for by the court. He
thought however. that the weight of
authority was against asking the Opin-
lon of a Nvitness.
The cohrt then Withdrew its oues-
ron.
Another question put by the court
was as to the distance the squadron
lay out from Santiago, and the reply
WAS that it was three or four miles
0HL MuElnE LHe uaILlfle ana Two or
three mileB out at night In reply to
= question. ne said that after the
hombardh1ent Of 1ay 81 no further ef-
fort had been made TO destroy the
Colon because the vessel had gone in
side the harbor.
ADMIRAL HiggiTison wac then ex-
cused and Captain G. n. Chester. who
commanded the Cincinnati. and who IS
now in command of the naval war col
lege at Newport, was called. Captain
Chester related 2u interview he had
had with Admiral Schley on board the
Brooklyn OF the south coast of Cuba
on May 20. 1898. He had told the ad-
lniral that from lis examination of the
charts he believed coaling feasible. but
he thought it you'd be done under
great Disadvantages. He had expressed
the opinion that boats might be used
or that more secure point might be
gained under tee leas thirty miles 80
eastward
Msicr Wood Testifies.
Majo Thomas n. Wood Of ma
rine corp. who com handed Ii marine
force on the Massachusetts dL ing the
Spanish war. testified to the circum-
STAGES connected with that vessels OPP
erations during the siege CT Santiago.
lie SAID that the second day after San
tiago bay was reached by the flying
squadron ne had seen the Cristobal
Colon lying inside the harbcr. that
there was at that time another Spanish
vessel. Of the NisCaya class partly Wis
three OF four days. The witness also
sale that when Admiral Schley had
come aboard the Massachusetts, previ-
Gus to the bombardment Of the Colon
on KAY 81, he had heard that officer
say TO Captain Higginson:
we are going in. bus we will not 60
in sufficiently near TO endanger the
vessels
He had been told that the distance
was to be $1,000 feet After the bom-
bardmen. Ceased, Major Wood said,
tie Spanish shore batteries continued
tg fire at the American ships. At this
point he had gone forward where he
had again seen Commodore Schley.
Says schisy Ordered Retreat.
Did you then near any orders or in
Etructions2' ne was .-sked.
FL then heard some one say. and I
believe from the sound OF the voice
that IL was Commodore Schlcy, Star
board your helm ana let's get out Of
this. answered II E witness.
This had occurred or the port side
OF the coming tower. he said. and the
commodore had been about eight feet
from him.
Did you hear orders or instructions
given by Commodore Schley after the
bOmbardment2"
fhe witness replied:
II went around to ask if we were go
ing in again, or going any closer, so as
TO know whether we woufG have
chance to Use the siX-inch batteries. Of
which I was in command, and I heard,
as believe. Commodore Schley say 10
Captain HigginsoL:
.'starboard your helm and let's get
out Of this
How clear is your reconsction?
Were those his exact words?'
AS I remember. those We're the ex-
act words. and at the time L Consid-
cred them as having been made by
Commodore Schley. There was quito
a number Of people upon the forward
part OF the deck at that time. and from
the recognition of the voice and the
general direction from which il came
took it TO be remark made by the
lag officer 1 suppose 1 was probably
eight feet away from the speaker when
i heard this remark made?"
did you hear It distinctly"
Il heard 60 Sairly distinctly. There
was bit Of confusion going on at the
time caused by persons walking
around
Captain Harber on Stand.
Captain Harder. now naval attaches
at Paris and ST. Petersburg. who was
executive officer on board the Texas
durinA the spanish war. was asked n
ANNCe OF Captain Phillip. to give
? dAlnetA account of - operations OF
that vesseN oqring the war. and ne did
-. The TeNas had been part of the
flying squad aid the witness said
that when them steamed for CfenfuegOs
the flagship n signaled. We go to
Cienfuegos 10 has the Spaniards, wish
YOU good iuck.1
In reply to Questions. he said that
when Cienfuegos was reached earth
works were discovered there. but no
encrt was made &c destroy them.
CAPTAIN Hariser was questioned as to
orfers concerning plans OF battle but
he sand that Notwithstanding he would
have taken command in case OF the
incapacity OF Captain, Phillip. he re-
ceived 40 directions from the COM
1nander-in-chief. lie had heard of no
plans ia case the enemy should be en-
countered.
The witness said that while lying Off
CienfuegOs he with others. had seen
lights frcTu Tho shore. which, from
Iheir nature. they took 70 be the sig
pals. but that no attention had been
paid to them until the 24th. when the
MIrblekead hid arrived and. ne under
stood. had responded TO the signals and
communicated with those on shore. He
also said that the Texas had been ia
uo great need OF coal While lying off
Cleufuegos. bat that it could have
taken more and would have been glad
tc got f. The Iowa had coaled there.
nn said Fl.-.rfDaun the sail 70 San