Show COMMANDER S Washington Oct list n ot of yesterdays witnesses called before th the court of Inquiry at nt the time begin Iming of at session for tor or the time purpose of correcting testimony exception exceptionally ally long comprising eight person eron There were ware wert however not many ne nol now questions asked nake of any of ot them amid a athe at as atthe the time testimony was comparatively brief brie In each caie c the time time consumed I In hearing them Ir WITNESSES FOR FOIl TODAY The Tho list of witnesses called for far to tn today today day Included Commander Begin aid F P Nicholson who wh was wn navigator o otho ot of tho the Oregon during the time campaign of ot 1891 Dr Vr Charles M 11 past st surgeon Burgon Capt J L retired who was wan WAi chief on the tl Brook Brooklyn rok lyn 11 during tho time war with Spain Ll ut T r F 1 Outer Carter Ensign W V I Carpenter J H 11 1 Warford arton all ni of ot whom whon were on Ott the Brooklyn Mr Ir who watt was wa chief machinist on ott tho the Texas Testis and II n W V Wells Wel Jr who mimo who was Admiral flag lieutenant loutenant U It I U is I expected that r Capt pt Clark of the tho Oreon will wll be among the time witnesses to be heard early orly next week While Ensign 1 nAIn Marble was Wd on n the this stand for tor time the purpose of ot correcting hi orator former testimony he lie was Wi further In Interrogated interrogated by Judge Advocate Lemly concerning the conversation between Copt Capt SI of ot time the St 81 Paul and ammO Coma Com Commodore Cr Schley overheard by b him hint time the he witness when Capt canoe came cre the off Santiago May w 0 ar 29 26 iC Capt Lemly Imly naked asked May not Capt have said I have been Iten hero here her hereabout about a 0 week and have he not any anything anything thing timing of them or words to 10 that ef effect effet feet fet meaning the Spanish fleet le No sir I remember It he paid rold They could not be ba here hero unless I knew It It I To ITo whom were vere the these e remarks nd ad addressed dressed solely Were they the addressed to you au At nt nil No Mr sir Under the time circumstances may you 01 have not tailed failed to hear all al that Capt said Id After the conversation which I have given gh apt Sip bee and the commo commodore Irmo dore walked aft so P I could ell not hear bear hor what was WI saId sid and I went nt below blow I LT Lit COM COI NICHOLSON Commander Commane of ot tin the Oregon Orn was then called cle and ald began fn his hi recital of ot the story of ot the battle of o July J 1 a which he hI had hall observed aa as nav MV navigator nv Isato of ot the Oregon Oreon He lie le we warn wu he Iw said saidon saidon ld on an the deck of If his hll l and Ind added ade Occupying the position I did dd during the tho day da of the engagement I r II 11 ib MM saw considerable IMI Of at It It The Th Inci Incident Inc dint dents of o that day ta commenced about LX or u live Ave IV minutes before for when the Ibe AtM aM IK call cal to qu Quat quart rt r us had bad bd been b sounded sound d Then the Spanish hii were WI sn seen M corn com coming rm i lag Ins out of o the harbor ba wen seen sein I In Int tilt t by practically pr the 1 whole crew e w at al t the tho tame gme I time tim tm When Wh the first Orel tl ship alt started to go r around aroun ties the t cry cr went UM am u uti ThiN Thaw they ti go l J looked I toward th barber and asid d 1 ew I w the be t ant ship Ip Her Herben boa ben b wu war making a turn tum Into lat the th lest luit reh of o the harbor ou oat 0 her hr way We Olt out l Site b WM wu followed tn in 1 by the tim th others J 1 went to mj my m statler on ontie the tie bridge bP then lien dnn I WH t I a the fits Ile conning conn HIM I tower t sled and ah aa Mi lee that the th proper Jrr con I aUM were en made madl In II the Ibe III ti time ol had bad bl b beeS en sleDded te to tn en 11 and aad by br this time tl steam a it m qa up all II the boiler and an blow blo bloe i ware e pin going full Cl tilt end and In a few r fe afterward tte Cart 1 tt i mark rk came up II vv W V tamed fuelled tl the ti ahl going 1101 lo lj at al fr i ith th 1 the speed mull all al the tl tm turned tl I ship lh st irb l Mm mem i nl started euclid er In la i t fl ri the h r nir Tt TP earn rne oat cot ot nt itt II trim fui ful fr i a f r n UI f fast t r II n it If cui c w r R at 11 in I IR By R B th t the tin In r n it 1 i I i welt well 11 to the Ihl WI ci l m In ahead fl of n I tiC Tilt The TI low iwa un arl l in On iut being t II lh Ih the if f 1 ua a p um ly iy g i In lI ls OJ T r ii i the th Ih Mi Ilar in 1 c cOl H Ol V t I 11 h t n fl nA nf flA I A fi f fe M i fin lh that t ui ur jr u uto i tr to II 11 th he r 1 PM U i t Ic I fr f 1 II tI 01 m mthr the Ilp r J I io i ed d l Capt Apt Hark Clark s i m It t t ti h tin Iti tl I Of Ot O Irl commenced on en o both Mile at t It the tM Omit art hip I i 1 th Ih mouth of f Ito harbor We WI Vt returned MurM I J j Ithe the Ira Cre fre at long Ion range r 11 probably rem three and a 0 halt half hi to tour four miles mi ort oft at t that point lint When then we crossed under the Texas tIn n wi W aw say the I iwa 1 ln lag out OUI on In H it I oUre nearly to toa a out ou OUtS I J no A noticed iced tc her H e I little fifth abaft shaft our or tart I It henna beam bem Clark at the sua u u noticed her lien called my m wi I mu P I Ito i ito to her and nd told obi ld me to look r 1 i avoid vold a I 11 No Nb collision was WIS va very et t I t tw tw w wS did clinn e our helm mid i imi Iti I mi Jim ti I did nut we mass RaT nay mote more of IK tt I i IMertI l lAle MertI After Ale the th action w e i tu a I t vs Tf Thi h lJ tl fl p then them f i l lof of ot tie til U wa was W the Dr Tf 1 lIme te wa i t r rl Jr her accustomed trillion fon VM I II 1 t tto to the All 1 lit tl i I i Lad had gotten out by t tl C i s turn an 11 were Weme pursuing thrum them li hi In fr i t 1 u leading hIP Wc We l tIme lie r Teresa drop loss 10 i 1 Terel at 81 1 H 4 v vat at lt first saw eats 11 unities Ale leaping up U ur men Ilni oa ci CJ from coin her Imer convinced Uc u Ih li lion i iJO on JO fire a few tel after fn thur a appeared to In ire covi cu rf I t 11 It i smoke moke and amid 11 we concluded flint thaL sit FI h ii 0 4 was on fire tir which to to lit II u II uJust aJust I Just Juet about Abut tills this time the 1 n M n I 1 her helm i seemed o med to h it hail n at t off 1 I to 10 the time southward and arid went vest welt tuu to II I 1 the tIme In n and ancl fell rel out of line hue In It I then became evident that the Colon was Wa pulling puling out of or bottle battle antI nd running aon the ii shore almore but It I was WR d that she Ahe was wan WI running away alay slid and had hac 1 more mo fee speed p ed titan than nil ni the time other othe ship Th headed toward the tle Brooklyn She ran mn that thaI course cum for tor some som time and then ten out again then n turned turne In shore shor and In a few rew minutes after titan than ran ashore also Thore There IN Is INno I Ino no question about abut tho the hulling out nut of time the lie general generl Spanish line lne to tho th ho southward because n R short phort time timo after that Capt lark Clark turned turne around anti and ruled cale my attention to tf some seine In iii Inthe Inthe the time water waler that looked looke like buoys buoy apparently three or four tour feet feat fet above the water wlter We they were Wane nets nel with torpedoes being prObably prObably ably thrown out to Injure the tho ship I ported the helm holm and before I could C II 11 do dd anything we IJ over the time spot and found roun IIa that we were tero In the woke of the thu th Commander Nicholson n then timen detailed the tue chew chase chi of the Colon the time going ashore and surrender our n or orWELL WELL DONE DON Commander Nicholson Mid 11 that ha hit ht recalled IP Nome umma Ime front from foU tile the Brook Brooklyn Brok lyn Ira on the day I of oC the th battle t among other othel on one oat nt et the th Ih of oC the Ih twit bat bt i I bt tie tto to chot cho f O up t and f another ii hr at i i th the dole clO of ot the II engagement I nent wring saying Welt Well Wel done don 01 As Ag A for Cor th th the first signs signal 1 he said MId wo we O were wt aln dy closing In Ia and It I di not Influence us V In reply IY to qu question from Mr Hay nl Haynor nor the Mid he could not Ibl Ild nt my say that be he b hid hat seen n the Ih rook Drook In lyn make mab hr her turn tura but that h h ha lied hail tul tulIn wn seen In her change her Imet hf position pilon He lie I bed bad bIl seen n the Brooklyn and aad the U Tex Tax ns R ft when they th were ware clover cr together than thana a I mile mie or a mile mie and al ama a I half bait hl He le afro a If uld said that I bi ne hi mild did di Pet not 11 Lilly any n Y signal Irl from fm the nn Kyn to the be t Oregon to 10 IT 1 r Ii uno un in on the th Culon Ion IonI I J I lie JI ic mtr irK p n u ii I I ir er r It guns gun iii ur j 1 I n 3 tim thi Iw U dI It n 0 apt apt mh IK 11 j d i his h nr t u ti tn n on o 11 1 l in I i ii l I ft i i I 5 WAc if 1 Be e Nut Hut ut ella ellae i iII e j IJ II I l mint al lh Ih nt IT i the 1 cha ch nf ot f fit it 1 n i 1 a I I V to 5 r no 50 1 tar far tarI fant I i lit t to t ti ui lie u 11 II 4 J 1 J have b t n ni 1 i i if t r rIn In u 1 i i ann on n I t in n ly hy nl I I l I 4 ml i nil I I Nl NhI n II nA 00 I A th lii tl n i a nt ii r tj 1 I lm II In Il I h I has haH hn ii i j i lyn ulyn bit iii Ii h i Ih e eTI x I ir irti r rI ti I il I M ht h t AI u in I l 4 th he rk V VUn Un 11 I I t pf i u i 1 o 0 Oh OhI hii 11 n t I r ii the I Colon I f 11 1111 5 i I i 4 ripe Ape Rp I II 1 In Ti T j to In Mr tr ilu lall i if I IiI 1 II i ii i t iI i i id I I ol o r n el ii I h ii iii I IOUI II I i out OUI II l I th h i r at St ati A I i wet weI rt fr lr i v r I 1 J In i ii 1 r i mr ur hij hI I il i t I part t I C t then thir l IM III i c I 1 mil iii i t l I I I i 1 I J j t ward 11 1 1 I on fit 1 I fr f ru lh hi i th h i v I i 1 c M ti Ml l 11 i i i in ii m mI x xI I i I jIlt i f Artie Arf A i j a 0 aI 1 f u IT I r p w i ii IJ t tL J I i i L f bt hat ht I V r w Re I ari ald aldI J I JI Im I I m In n t ill II hiS J Of af 1 3 minder c r ci r w Vas Waa W the th Oregon oron n her lisi 1 pr tr bOI da u i 1 il H I I x i the ht jl K T rd l Ut U Pr Mf rH A AI I 4 I What was Wa her ber course cour e with t tr trI I I once enee to tho the Morro 1 1 About four toUr miles mUo distant and a t little M 4 t I t eastward to south of ot It ItI between tho the thoI I What was the distance I I blockading bloc positions of ot the tho Oregon and the Brooklyn f t From Prom three to four tour miles In the day daytimes daytime c time times they wore were nearer tog ther at nt I i nl night ht What was wa the relative position of ot the American ships when the Spanish eIg came clune out outI I TUB TIlE POSITION The Iowa was due south touti the tho Texas r on tier her port hand hund and the Brooklyn n farther off ore to tho stward The Or Orf Ore Bon gon ii i was w Wu sto to th the right of ot the lows and I the Indiana In shore to tilt Hit eastward k with the tho New Jv York In tho the distance I III II remember Immediately looking for tor tho the flagship and saw aw her oft 01 seven or ar eight miles towards towar s Siboney Did the Oregon at nt ay ny time pass be between between tween the tho Brooklyn and the tho Spanish chips Not ot when they the were offering any ac ne active tive tivo resistance she did dill us tin u tho the Spanish vessels turned to go goI ashore I When the tho Oregon Oreon changed her ber di dl direction dit t toward the Brooklyn had the Brooklyn completed her turn c I am under the Impression that she sheI j I had she must have done so eo What WAS WM the position of ot the Oregon when she turned with starboard holm hohu j during the battle off Santiago She was lying stilt still In the tho tilt nd S wo we turned to head dead oft off the tho Spanish 81 fleet We overtook all nil but the Colon very vory quickly PH PR h Dr Th Charles Charlos M f followed Com Corn Commander p mander r Nicholson He Jle said that he hr had been medical officer on board th Brooklyn sail had observed the tho baWl battlo of ot July 3 from tho the Ho lie gave IIVO a 1 brief description of ot the tho battlo batti paying he had been present when hen Yen YenI man Kills I had been killed And he ho hail had I observed Commodore during durin the entire engagement Ills His conduct find I bearing bt said the witness was wn nil that could bo ho expected Ho lie seemed lef to top I p know what ho he was wn about and to 10 bo be do doIng lag Ing nil that he lie wished to do 10 lIe He was WM In perfect control of oC the tho situation In response to questions tram from rein Capt I the witness said that he had heard Commodore Schley Sebley Rive give Ive the order l Helm hard aport and nna had heard mo moone moone one ons else eho give It In response to a n ques question I tion he hI said that lint he had nt at that lint time j heard no colloquy or altercation con concerning corning thin order you stated heretofore that I you yell ou did hear such Much a n conversation l I may have hove so stated tote but I do ito not I now remember and anil cannot repeat any conversation of ot tho the kind kindy y Have you not heretofore repeated J j It I At this point Mr Hay nor Interrupted Capt examination with n a pro protest I test tut against the putting of at hi his question without giving the ho names of t persons ler On 3 with whom witness was supposed to tok k have havo had the thc conversation In question but Capt Lemly Leml objected to this th II Inter Interruption Interruption and insisted upon tho the regu of oC the tho proceeding i Speaking SneakIng for tor tho the court Admiral i f Dewcy sustained Mr point saying We Wo know more law now than we did before Time place and andI I 4 names ot of Individuals should bo ho given 1 I would not net like myself to have such sucha j a II question put to mo roe no one would i like Uki It H Capt Lemly then asked 4 t Did you yeu tell Ward In Ports Portsmouth Portsmouth j mouth N II n on August C G that you i had heard n a conversation In which the 4 word Texas was waR used uI The witness said sahl ho had no recollection tr hI tion of or saying sa anything at nt that time i 4 about the Texan Torao i CAPr CAPT HANNUM Dr was then excused and Capt John L 14 was called He lIe lIet t was the chief engineer on board the tho thet t Brooklyn and of ot the flying hying squadron during the Cuban campaign l Capt i Hannums testimony aside n from replied to questions by b the court related en on entirely to the tie condition of the collier May 27 21 And 23 28 He lIe said td that on oh the forenoon of ot the former date dater r Commodore Commodor Schley hail had ordered him to togo togo togo go aboard the collier that lint having hn done donD doneHO j tl HO he found her Intermediate valve gear ceat entirely disabled ho he Also niso said that while the tho was wan not entirely helpless hor nor horse power was waB i educed le 4 iE and that lint she oho was chic able to toI I hobble bobbie along only at tho the rate of ot tour four or orI I five knots knot I an hour |