The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-01

Weet or soutnwest Wnds- Iho prcNaiunk
winds were from the east.
Q. Had the feet under Cervera been In
the harbor Of Santiago could Il ave been
seen by the vessels blockadins that port'
A / should say not. The tops Of ths masts
might have been seen II they were In the
stretch Of the river 70 the east. but do
not expec; they would have bsen found
there. IL they were behind the hill they
could not. In my opinion. have been seen.
IN ADMIRAL CALLED.
Nearly everybody In the big court room
turned when the name Of Rear Admiral
kObley ID Evans was called, and watched
that well-known officer a. be came down
TO the bar To he sworn. Admiral Ivan.
has been regarded ~ one OF the principal
there has beet a popular IMPRESSION that
the two men AVE beer n terms OF -nmity.
the result Of alleged criticisms passed 10y
Fighting Bob" on the conduct OF the COM
rnander Of the Lying squadron IN the
In the witness chat a few feet away from
Admiral Schley. Admiral Evans did not
speak Co that officer or to Cept. Parker,
the junior coJnse ] for the applicant. nv
whom Admiral Evans served at Fort ftsheI
when he received the wound uhat cHppied
him for life.
The testimony OF Admiral Evans was
full of interest Ia court and spectators.
He spoke In a calm voice aud Illustrated
his remarks occasionally with gestures:
II Was evident, however. from some OF
his remarks. bat not from his volce or
manner, hat h. felt that Mr. hafer,
who Cross- examined him. Was antagO-
ni-tic. But the two men we're extremely
polite To each Other.
Admiral Evans said that he was row
President Of IN. Naval Board Of lnspec-
ton and during the spanish war. A. Cap
tain, he comma nded the hattleship Iowa,
In which ve@s.nl ho had left key West 10
Join the Flying squadron AT Cionfuegos.
scHIKY's INACTIVITY orr CIKsYukoos
To tho Judge Advocates questions. hs
said that nothing had been done by the
Flying Squadron 10 md out Whether Ter
vera was AZ Genfuegos Commodore
Schley.' he said la answer Ia the question
A. 10 What was lone To stop work on spanish
batteries there. formed his squadron IN
column and started In ~ a rang" OF sbou'
a mile and a half from shore. and then the
squadron turned around and started "ut
again That H. the only thing ] know OF
Thsre was no firing on either -ide he -ald
adding They stood ON the breast wofk-
and looked ~ Us n W" sailed uu' agaih
He didn't see any batteries, at the iitpe
eNc.p, an ~unComplrted work, Admiral
Evans -aid. and IN" American ships were
within gentle easy rang. 10 that
To other questions he sad that w"
Iowa took go tons Of cNal IN t~tentu"gu-
from the M-rrimAc and did not efI-'rien,"
the least difficulty IN the Path III" Iowa
took about an tons The squadron iei'
Cienflagu~ about : = VI on Nav -. The
weather that night. said the Admiral. was
sotally. and on the 25th " Wa oNcTcar'
squallv and rainy with a hong 80 me
Iowa did not DELAY IN" squadron on uhl-
passage. he aid. and h" was not aware
that any 81 the hgh'iug ships d"laN"d ls
progress toward santiago
~ SKA TO PREVENT Co.LiSo
A.. a. ~, ..a.nlF.Dn
arrived about thirty mice tu the ~puth anu
east Of santiago There VA no Ia "h that
night, n prevent the cisllus ~ ship Ih"
signal was made for the retrogadr move
ment 90 Key West af'rrGP VI Ih" vessels
were hunchrd for a time, and ~ . u W
th. signal WAS made To- form column, c"ur-"
west Tn. Iowa had a little over Sp tons
Of coal about Ms tons when ia" -quadr"n
started for the Ves, on the evening ~ 'te
agth On sO ton- the Iowa could ~" d"n
OF l0p miles The Iowa used from thiriN
to forty tons a dav On h~locksd. duiN Nhllo
under Commodore Schley
q IN YOU remember a signal ON ~"
27th asking whether the squadron hal
suffc,cnt coal &C. proceed To hey Ne~'
A Yes, INV answer was affirmative"
U Do you remember the state 81 The
weather and ~" ga on the ?Oh "i May
A Fair weather AMI smouth sea
y Was the sea suit ahl" Tot coahng on
that day referring particularly :" y
own vessel from a collier cuuld
have coal'd Al any time
Capt. leinlv callel admiral Evans >
attention to a signal from tho lova's re-
o-Is reading as follow MAY 2sth Ioi
= VI Rrunkviu go Iowa While IN san
tiago the general meeting palcr VIII u"
twenty Ave miles south ot ihai pla"'
He a-kei admiral Evans # he r"m"lnl"'I'Ni
that sigma aud the answer wa- Yes
~ .rr.CE on THs CoLoN
To other questions trc witness said that
the Colou was iu-id" the hnrior ni Sii'hR'
when he first saw her On MAY " 80" va
inst usid. III. Norrp n IN" mouth ~ i''
har,or NJ effort was made thai da. Of
destroy her. ". said Admiral ] 'n-
dcScritGd Admiral Schley's attack "n ne
Colon on NAV 81. with the Massachusetts
Iowa aud New Orleans The thrs' Sh'prr
h. aid. stood IN a mile and a hai or W.
miles and then headed to sea VA" mrs.
shot from the Massachusetts Nomtnod"f'
Srhlay's Temporary fssShipl tell a IONS
distance short and. supI-'~ing rh" wac
fring at 700 yards, the witness gave W.
rang. for the Iowa AZ so wards lhi'
was increased To goSO yard- on Wv" "
trfn pas, the mouth of N" harhor the rang
iOOo wards and the shot struck short
Il gave the range 20 Lieut. Htll At l'Ss
wards" laid Admiral Evans. and hring a.
,ha, rang. a shot struck very near the
stern ~ The Colon both his H-lnch gun
ON tho Iowa Ntff NA~stAN'f VIZ
extreme elevation After that We -,""o
on a mile aud a half or two mics ana '"'N
up positions That Wa all saw done 10
iniure the Colon
WHY didn't YOU take the Iowa IN closer
asked Capt Isruly
4 was ~ formation, following IN" nag
sh,p. according 10 signal u ei"InN
fired from the Socapa. The Morro ana th'
Colon. and heavy smoke" Indicated thht q
mortar battery was b"iEg used No dsih'
az. was done To the American -hir~
scuLEY's RLoCksDk oF SANTIAGO.
Describing Admiral Schlcy's hlockad'
of Santiago To Jun" l when sampson ar
riy,sd Admiral Evans sad that on the morn
ms 81 the 18th the ships stood ~ 70 abou'
.even miles from shore That distance
wns maintained IN the daytime ~ nigh'
the ships wer- farther out hut not mA,"t.
ially. At night the speed was ~ sln" VA
ih. vessels driftcd IN pitrolltng IN.
v,-s.ls stood six miles to IN" east wnrd ~
Tho hnrlsor entrance ami then turned IN
shore and stood about the same dis,An'e
,o the westward
The Judge Advocate sought 10 ask 'he
~i,n,.s- With reference 10 th" statement
IN ,he diary of Lieu, Miller ~ the SLani-t
Navy uh.n az Santiago that on NAV ~
,h. hostile ships were -lghted NJ q dls'anct
~ -ey,.n miles. hut withdrew - IN" t"n't
before darn. and 90 Nav ~ 'th'~~ -hii'-
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