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GANGRENE CADSED
. M'KINLEY’S DEATH
DOCTOR’S REPORT GIVING ALL
DETAILS OF THE FATAL
ILLNESS.
WASHINGTON. Oct 38.—"1n the line of
duty, while receiving the people, the
president was shot by Leon F. Cao Igo sx."
is the official statement by Dr. Presley
M. Rlxey. medical inspector. United
States, navy, as the Introduction for his
report upon the wounding, illness and
death of the late President McKinley. The
cause of death is thus stated:
“Gangrene of both walls of the stomach
and pancreas, following gunshot
* wounds.'*
The report itself is remarkable for its
exhibition In the closest possible detail
of the exact state of the patient during
his mortal Illness. It is in the shap of
* a ship's log. almost showing intervals of
a very few minutes, sometimes a single
minute, rarely more than an hour. th*
patient's progress toward the end. But
perhaps the most valuable data known
from a medical point of view is the regis
tering of the medication of the case—not
a single morsel of food nor a dose of
medicine or bath is omitted in this ac
count. Included In the running story are
the bulletins which were Mven to the
public as the ease progressed.
The report begins with an account of
the first operation at the emergency hos
pital, September 8. the two wounds being
discovered exactly as they nave been
treated in the preceding medical reports.
Dr. Rlxey. stating that all the
physicians present agreed to immedi
ate laparotomy makes his first entry at
5:30 p. m.. when Dr. Mann made aver
, tlcai incision passing through the wound
and found at the very beginning a piece
* of doth carried in by the bullets. Later
strychnine was administered hypodermi
cally. Some time after that brandy was
* administered in the same manner and
mor* strychnine was likewise adminis
tered. This same application became nec
essary five minutes after the patient ar
rived at the Milburn house, the result be
ing an improved pulse, but slight nausea.
The first bulletin issued to the public
eras dated at 1 p. m. It described the
character of the wound; the general out
line of the operattori and spoke of the
condition of the patient as gratifying and
Justifying hopes of recovery. The next
entry, at 8:43. declares he rested quietly
for eight minutes, but at 8:15 the patient
vomited a small quantity of partly digest
ed food and a blood clot. Vomiting fol
towed at 9:40 also. At 10:40 the bulletin
gras issued stating that the president was
rallying satisfactorily and resting com
fortably. At M>:4s p. m. there were oc
casional twinges of pain and slight dis
coloration of dressings. At 12 o'clock,
midnight, a saline enema was retained.
At 1 a. no., an hour later, the bulletin
described the president as free from pain
and resting well. The notes follow at in
tervals of less than an hour until 4:55.
the second day. September 7. The patient
was sleeping, but at the latter hour a
large quantity of gas was expelled and
ten minutes later, at 5:05 a. m.. the entry
* reads: •
••Pains severe on deep inspiration. ’
At 5:30 the patient is said to be restless
after retaining one pint of saline enema.
At • a. m. the official bulletin announced:
“The president has passed a good
night.” . 4 ■ '
Fifteen minutes later an injection of
morphine was given and at 9 a. pi. it was
•* announced that the president had passed
a fairly comfortable night, and no serious
symptoms had developed. At noon on the
' second day more morphine was adminis
tered hypodermically and at 1:15 there
was saline enemas and at 4:30 there waß
a hypodermic injection of digitalis the
patient passing much gas by the mouth.
The first alcohol bath iras given at 5:30
pt this day. while the president was
steeping, but passing gas.by the mouth.
At 8:30 the patient complained of in
tense pain in the pit of the stomach. He
was given a hypodermic Injection of mor
phine. No pain, but restless. Sponged
with alcohol and rested quietly for half
an hour. The official bulletin announced
no change for the worst. At 7:40 p. m.
digitalis waa administered hypodermioal
, ly and the bulletins at 9:30 declared that
the conditions continued much the same.-
the president responding well to medical
attention. He bad fifteen minutes quiet
sleep, when a saline enema with soma
toae was administered, part of which was
rejected. Then there was another hy
podermic injection of digitalis at 10:40
* and fifteen minutes later of morphine,
the patient being very restless.
The third day. September 8. began with
the entry at 12 JO. "Restless during sleep.
Limbs sponged with alcohol, slept 2 to
3 o'clock."
The 3JO a. m. bulletin said the presi
dent had passed a fairly good night. At
3:30 there was another enema of salt and
* somatose. From 4 to 4:30 the patient was
said to be “Confused and very restless.”
At 5 a. m. complains of feeling, chilly, but
ft passed in a moment. The patient was
restless and talkative from 5 to C o'clock
* a. Bn. expelling brown fluid and gas.
There are freffuent entries of these eruc
tations.
There are frequent entries of these
eructations and before 9 o'clock there
were two hypodermic injections of mor
phine and digitalis. A hypodermic of
strychnine was followed at 12:30 p. m. by
a saline enema with somatose. which was
not retained and an alcohol rub. At 4:45
p. m.. the patient was restless and talka
tive. and for the first time was given
water by the mouth. At 4:55 an enema of
sweet oil. soap and water brought away
some slightly colored fluid and a very
little mucus. At 3 a. m there was a dis
charge of the bowels and the patient was
set down as “very restless.” At 8:20 a
great deal of gas was passed and some
fluid.
On the fourth day, September 9. the
patient is recorded as ‘"restless from 1
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to 1:20.” At 3:15 p. m. as “very restless
and much disturbed.” Codeia phos was
administered Alter an
hour’s steep the Tecord is made at 7:10
a. m.: “Mind clear, feels chilly." The pa
tient drank water frequently in smajl
quantities. At-9:30 the bulletin was is
sued: ‘The president's condition is be
coming more and more satisfactory, etc."
At 11 o’clock this morning the doctors
began to administer hourly doses of calo
mel. Meanwhile following a nutritive
enema of egg. whisky and water, there
were two high enemas, one with soap,
water and ox-gall, which brought away
a copious discharge, wi<.h gas. At 3 p.
m. the bulletin said:
“The president s condition steadily im
proves and he is comfortable without pain
or unfavorably symptoms. Bowels and
kidney functions normally performed."
At 4:20 of this day, following a dress
ing of the wound of about an hour, the
patient spit up greenish bitter fluid. Hot
water was given at 5:50 and half an hour
later the patient complained of nausea.
The fifth day. September 10. began at
1:45 a. m.. after short sleep with this .en
try: “Uncomfortable turning frequently.”
There are three entries of “sleeping
quietly.” and then the 5:20 bulletin, stat
ing that the president had passed the
most comfortable night since the at
tempt on his life. The 9 a. m. bulletin
predicted a rapid convalescence failing
complications. The bulletin at 10:30 said
the president’s condition was unchanged,
and described the removal of the stitches
and the cause therefor.
The sixth's days treatment was marked
by the admission of the first food
stomach, through the mouth, which tne
note says "tasted good." The seventh ad
ministration of this beef juice
midnight and 9 o'clock the next mornng.
The patient complained of feeling chilly,
but is recorded as sleeping more than
usna’.. and the bulletin at 9 o d
tha- he resteu comfortably and his condi
tion was excellent. _»
The patient complained of headache at
2:la. and camphor was applied to the
head. The bulletin 4t 3:30 stated that the
president continued, .to 8«ln, and the
wound was becoming healthy.
The seventh day began with the admin
istration of beef juice and the diet was
varied this time (the patient
of pain in the abdomenl by whlsky an 1
water and chicken broth. At “•
digitalis and strychnine having been
more cheerful since having last str. ch
"At 4:45 a. m.. ft is reported, the mind
was wandering and restless. Ualomel.
whisky and water and digitalis were a fc afn
administered. The skin was moist and
cold and the 8:30 bulletin reported that
the president's condition, was not <» a| te «>
favorable and his food had been stopped.
At 9:35 Dr. Rlxey writes:
“Whole body moist and cold. T^ 1 "®
weak and thready. Slept quietly 20 min-
At 11 o'clock of that night normal salt
solution was injected beneath the skin.
At midnight whisky and water 'w-as gb
en with an Infusion of digitalis. For the
first time resort was had to inhalations of
oxygen. The bulletin issued at that time
unfavorable symptoms in the presi
dent's condition have improved since the
last bulletin.” etc . etc.
The eighth and last day of the presi
dent's life. September 13. opened with this
entry at 12:20 a. m.: ~
“Restless and complains of headache.
Whisky and water was given and a
perspiration was induced, but this entry
says:
•‘Very restless and wants to get up;
■ Tne same medical treatment was vo n *
tinued, involving.a plentirul quantity* of
oxygen, digitalis, strychnine and morphia
and peptonoids. Still at 4:55 the patient's
condition is jrepbrted as grave. The oxy
gen was continued. There was no re
sponse to. jtljnulantt. Atrophine and mor
phia were injected ‘ the patient was al
most pulseless. * ,r '
The last entry was at 9:30 and there
was a gap of five hours between that and
the end. It read:
“Heart sounds very feeble. Oxygen
continued. Slight reflex movements, and
at 2:15 a. m., September 14. 1901, the presi
dent died.”
Attached to the report are the results
of the autopsies and the chemical and
bacteriological examinations which al
ready have been published in the medical
journals.
•TEMPERANCE QUESTION UP.
Temperance Committee and State Pro
hibition Society Hold Joint Session.
Members of the interdenominational
temperance commltte and the state pro
hibition society held a joint conference
Thursday afternoon at the headquarters
of the Baptist Home mission in the Aus
tell building. The conference adopted a
resolution Introduced by Rev. Len G.
Broughton, pastor of the Tabernacle
Baptist church, favoring the abolition of
the saloon traffic in Georgia and pledged
themselves only to such candidates for
governor and the senate and legislature
as would work for that end. The resolu
tion was as follows:
“Resolved that the prohibition associa
tion and the interdenominational temper
ance committee in joint session favors the
abolition of the saloon traffic in Georgia.
"2. That to carry into effect this -desire
only such candidates for governor, the
senate and legislature be voted for at the
coming democratic primary as are pledg
ed to secure this end.
“X That candidates for governor, the
senate and legislature agree to support
such a bill as may be agreed upon by a
caucus of the temperance element in the
legislature.”
Following the adoption of the resolu
tion. Dr. G. A. Nunnally, of LaGrangfe.
who was elected chairman of the temperr
ance committee to succeed the late Dr r
F. H. Kerfoot: Col. Pringle, president of
the state prohibition society, and A. A,
DeLoach, secretary of the joint confer
ence, were appointed as a committee to
transmit a copy of the resolution to the
candidates offering for the various offices
and interview them with respect to their
views. The result of the interviews will
be given publicity.
Considerable discussion came out over
the question of whether the resolution
should include the candidates for gover
nor or be confined to the candidates for
the legislature. It was finally decided by
the conference that all candidates should
be included, and their views on the sa
loon question will determine whether they
will receive the support of the prohibi
tionists.
CJL. FRANK HALL DEAD
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.
Prominent Georgian Died Friday Night
From Typhoid Fever.
Colonel Frank W. Hall, one of the most
prominent men in Georgia, died Friday
night at his home in East Decatur, after
a brief illneds of typhoid fever.
Colonel Hall had made his home here
since only about a year and a half ago.
Previous to that time he-lived at Dahlon
ega. where he was prominently identified
with the mining Interests of north Geor
gia. Some ten years ago Colonel Hall,
then a member of the legislature, acquired
considerable prominence by suggesting
that the Otate sell the Okefenokee swamp.
He introduced a bill in the general assem
bly embodying this suggestion, and fixing
the price of the swamp at 12 1-2 cents an
acre.
The bill was defeated on the ground
that the swamp should be yoid at public
auction, but it served to start the move
ment which eventually resulted in the
sale of the swamp to General Henry R.
Jackson and others for 26 1-2 cents an
acre.
Colonel Hall was a man about 60 years
of age and of large and rugged phys
ique and cordial manners, and the an
nouncement of his death will ' carry a
pang of regret throughout the state. His
wife and a brother and sister, Orville
Hall and Ml’s. Altoand, Survive hita.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1901.
TO BORE FOR OIL
IN FLOYD COUNTY
SYNDICATE GETS OPTION ON
LAND NEAR ROME—MACHIN-
ERY ARRIVES.
ROME, Ga. Oct. 26.--A syndicate has se
cured an option on 2,090 acres of land
three miles west of Rome for the purpose
of boring oil wells. The machinery has
arrived and work will begin immediately.
The property is owned by W. M. Gam
mon, J. J. Seay. J. H. Rice and Wilker
son. The syndicate will pay $200,000 for
the land if sufficient oil is fdund. The
names of the members of the company
eouid not be learned. Those Interested
la the enterprise are uncommunicative as
to.niany of the details.
•It is known the company ix./rom New
York and Chicago, and they have secured
undoubted evidence of the presence of
oil and have shipped expensive machinery
to Rome under the direction of experts
and will push the enterprise regardless
of cost.
SCHLEY TELLS HOW
THE FIGHT WAS WON.
Germany Selling Potatoes to England.
risk the ships until the Spanish fleet was
out of the way.
“We discussed Cervera's probable des
tination. He said that his information
was that the orders of the Spanish squad
ron to reach Havana or some point with
in railroad communication were impera
tive. and he believed that Cienfuegos
would be the point, as that came under
the order more directly.
“We looked over the maps, and I must
say that I agreed with him. I could not
imagine that any one who had studied
the military situation of the island could
have supposed that Santiago would have
fulfilled any of the conditions of his in
structions. »Ve had quite a talk to
gether.
“I told him that I had been ordered to
report for duty to Admiral Remey, which
I imagined necessarily meant himself and
I wanted to assure him at the outset that
I should be loyal absolutely and unreserv
edly to the cause that we were bffih rep
resenting.
“Captain who was present, I
don’t remember all the time or not. said:
’Of course. Commodore, any one who has
known your character would know that it
would be impossible for you to be oth
erwise than loyal.' ' . .
”1 asked the admiral if there had been
established any means of communica
tion with the insurgents; whether there
were pilots or whether the locality was
known where they were to be found. He
told me that he did not know, but that
when he got the situation better in hand,
he would communicate with me and that
he thought it would be better
for me to proceed to the block
ade of- Cienfuegos as soon as
possible. I said: ‘Very well.’ I was very
glad,.of course,.to go anywhere. That ter
minated our conversation except so far as
it related to complimentary allusions of
such a visit.”
The admiral said that he then left the
New York and went on board his own
flagship In order to hasten the operation
of coaling.
Later the Algonquin came out with an
order from the secretary of the navy
to Commodore Remey directing the wit
ness to proceed to Havana. Admiral
Schley said he signalled Admiral Sampson
and the latter said ha understood that
h|s (SampsofM coming to Key West
modified his (Schley’s) orders, and in
strhcted ’him to carry out the plans
agreed upon.
The admiral described the coaling of
his squadron, which he said was more
commodious than it uecame later. He
told of the quantity of coal his s ..ps had,
and said, that between 7 and 8 o’clock on
the morning of the 19th he sailed for
Cienfuegos.
The admiral then read the order under
which he had sailed from Key West. In
this order Admiral Sampson had told
Commodore Schley that he should estab-
ISh a blockade at Cienfuegos with the
least possible delay, and said that after
he had the information more in hand, he
would write the commodore.
. “Under the direction of this order, my
squadron got under way," he said.
Then he related the details of the cruise
to Cienfuegos. That same, night he had
fallen in with McCalla and his sub-squad
ron. McCalla had sent the Eagle to in
tercept him and had himself asked per
mission to pass on.
He had sent the Scorpion to meet the
Eagle and the former vessel had reported
as was recorded In Its log. "That,” he
said, “is all the information she gave us.
After this the Eagle came within hail,
telling us that there was no news. I felt
very positive that this was the case. It
seemed burned into my mind, but from
what I had heard I to think I
might possibly be mistaken.”
Relating the particulars In his meeting
with Captain Chester, of the Cincinnati,
he said that the captain was anxious to
join the flying squadron. The admiral
said that was not possible. The captain
had suggested one or two banks on the
Cuban coast at which he thought coal
ing would be possible. Still it was prob
lematical, as it would depend upon the
weather and sea.
After Captain Chester left the admiral
said the squadron had continued its voy
age toward Cienfuegos. where it arrived
on the night of May 21.
“Toward sundown that evening I was
standing on the bridge when we were 30
or 40 miles out. I heard six or seven guns
fired with the cadence of a salute. The
report was so distinct that the officer of
the deck spoke of it.
Early the next morning the fleet had
steamed in and looked into the harbor,
but it had been impossible to see in.
“I never saw any smoke stacks there.”
he said, "and I was a very close watch
er from 7 to 8 o'clock in the morning un
til 12 or 1 at night.
“Very few circumstances escaped me."
Toward 9 o’clock of the 22nd he salt)
the Dupont brought to me the now cele
brated “Dear Schley” letter. In obedi
ence to this dispatch he had sent the
Scorpion east to communicate with the
scout boats about the Spaniards. "As
I was very doubtful of their being at
Santiago, as I think the admiral -was.”
He recalled the arrival of the lowa, but
he did not recollect that it brought any
thing to him tn the way of dispatches.
Speaking of the blockade at Cienfuegos
he said the line was tnree or four miles
out.
“I came closer at night than In the day
time,” he said, “and that was the rule
always, both at Cienfuegos and San
tiago.
“I believed at that time,” he said, "from
the sound of the firing and the conversa
tion I had had with Admiral Sampson,
that the squadron was in Cienfuegos.
“The line of formation was kept ready
for any emergency and was never aban
doned. During ihe day we feigned a lit
tle disorder in hopes that we might Invite
those people out.”
“We knew there would be difficulty in
getting in, as the flagship was of great
draught, as were almost all the other
ships. The channel was very crooked and
our only wish was that they might come
out. The movements of the squadron
were rather an Invitation for them to do
so. That was what I felt during all the
period of this blockade.
“Lieutenant Wood has testified to a con
versation which he said he had with me
in relation to the delivery of dispatches
which for the life of me I cannot re
call. and I have a deal of recollection. I
am glad.to say very little imagination.
Lieutenant Wood, when he catne on
board, was almost prostrated.
* “His rendition to me was pittable. Not
from fear, but from the exhaustion of
torpedo boat sendee, and I told him when
he came over the side that if I were king
I would promote every torpedo officer
five grades if I could.
“Hoshanded me the dispatch. I think he
did me an injustice when he spoke of my
speaking disrespectfully of Admiral
Sampson. I used no such terms. There
was no reason why I should have done so.
I invariably spoke of him as Admiral
Sampson and I do not recall one word of
the conversation which he recites; not one
word and I recollect a good many things
very well.”
The admiral then told of the arrival of
the Hawk on the morning of May 23d,
bringing dispatch No. 8. This is the dis
patch from Admiral Sampson which had
brought the information that the Spanish
fleet was probably at Santiago and in
which Commodore Schley had been told
that "if satisfied they were not an Cien
fuegos to proceed with all dispatch to San
tiago”.
"In this dispatch was enclosed the Mc-
Calla memorandum, saying that a good
landing place had been secured 131-2
miles west of Santiago. With regard to
Commander Hood’s testimony concerning
the testimony of these dispatches the ad
miral said he did not remember, "and,”
he went on, "I think I can show you by
a.memorandum in -the official government
report that if he had any verbal orders he
forgot them.
“This memoranda had run to the effect
that Hood had said: ‘There are a good
many officers here who do not believe the
Spaniards are there.’ ”
"Tiiat,” said the admiral, “goes to show
that Hood was not very certain or that
if he had the information, he did not de
liver it to the commander in chief, which
was an indiscretion. He seems to have
remembered a good deal that was said
by me, but to have forgotten a good deal
that he should have done.
The witness .also told of tne arrival of
the British ship Adula and of his having
that vessel boarded and his allowing it to
proceed Inside. He also told of the re
port which the Adula brought to the effect
that i.ie Spanish fleet had arrived at and
later had left Santiago, he said
"lent color to hie own belief at mat
time.”
The witness stated that he had seen the
signals on shore and explained his ex
perience in this respect.
He said the surf was dangerous there
in. the day time. Continuing Admiral
Schley said:
"Not knowing whether or not there were
any insurgents to the west of this place,
I did not have communicated to me any
idea that there was a system of signals
arranged with them, though I asked the
question. The withdrawal of the squadron
of Captain McCalla and the failure of
Lieutenant Sutherland to give me that
Information was directly responsible for
the delay in communicating.
To risk a boat through surf or a coast
believed to be occupied by the enemy
might have repeated Captain McCalla’s
experience. He found the coast pretty
well occupied. I saw cavalry on the
coast once or twice.
“They remained for a moment and then
got out of sight. I thought it was a
waste of ammunition to fire at them. I
wanted to save all the ammunition we
had for use against the enemy’s squad
ron,. which I knew to be somewhere in
the vicinity. I did everything that was
possible during the time we were there
to malhtain a blockade as contemplated.
“I did all the coaling that was practica
ble or possiule.
"With the later experiences of the war,
after we got hold of colliers that were
very much better fitted to resist shocks,
as well as to deliver this coal rapidly—
with that experience I might have coaled
on days of worse wtather.
“We had a great many accidents of
which no mention was made because they
came after the period of time.
"One of the coHiers had to go to New
York, absolutely smashed in.
“The Merrimac qi had several holes
punched through her and my impression
now is a portion of the upper works of
the Sterling some way, but
we managed, with more experience, to do
a little better than we did at first.
‘“There was always at Cienfuegos a
rolling swei., and vessels with projecting
sponsons or projecting guns were always
in danger.
"I recollect in one case later one of the
six-pounder guns on the Brooklyn was
bent at an angle of 30 per cent by coming
in collision with one of these colliers.
"In other words, the problem presented
to me at Cienfuegos," he said, "was one
that had troubled the navies of the world
throughout all time.”
He then spoke of the arrival of Cap
tain McCalla on May 24, bringing infor
mation concerning the shore signals from
the Cuban insurgents. He said that
when the captain came aboard he asked:
"‘ Have you seen any signals’’
"I said: ‘What do you mean?’
"He then asked if I had seen three
lights at night and three horses in the
day time.
"I said I had seen the lights, and he
said. ’They are trying to communicate
with you.’
"I expressed surprise, and asked who
had made the arrangements.
Friday’s Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 —ln the Schley
court of Inquiry today Admiral Schley
continued the recital of his narrative re
garding his conduct in the Spanish war,
which he had begun yesterday. When the
court adjourned he had covered most of
the points of the campaign previous to the
Santiago blockade, leaving that blockade,
the reconnoisance Os May 31st, the battle
of Santiago and the famous loop of the
Brooklyn yet to be told of.
Proceeding, Admiral Schley testified
that he believed Captain Cotton’s state
ment regarding the offer of Lieutenant
Field to go ashore at Santiago to learn
positively whether the Spanish fleet was
in Santiago was somewhat faulty, and he
detailed some facts relating to Field s
offer which fixed bis own impression of
it in his mind. On May 31, after the
bombardment of the Colon and after
Captain Cotton had gone for Mole St.
Nicholas with a report to the department
upon that subject. Admiral Schley testi
fied that he sent Nunez, the pilot, west
ward to communicate with the insurgents.
Nunez landed near Ascerrderos, fifteen or
eighteen miles west of Santiago, and,
joining some of the Cuban insurgents,
went into the interior.
He returned June Ist or 2d with detailed
information of the location of the Span
ish ships in the harbor.
"I sent him," added Admiral Schley, “to
the commander-ln-chlef with that Infor
mation.”
The witness then returned to the retro
grade movement, saying:
“Touching the question of retrograde
movement, after the Merrimac had brok
en down, the movement was not made to
the westward until toward 9 o’clock, the
Yale having had considerable difficulty
in getting a hawser to her. That hawser
parted about 11 o’clock that night, when
I was signalled by Captain Wise, of the
Yale, that it would take some lour hours
to break out a steel hawser. The ship at
that time was absolutely unmanageable.
She was not capable of turning a propel
ler. Ido not think we got under way
again until 4 o’clock of the afternoon of
the 27th, and not long after she was taken
in tow, steaming to the westward.
We went a little further than I had in
tended on account of the difficulty in get
ting the Yale to read our ardois signals.
We were obliged to go four or five miles
further on that account.
"As soon as the sea calmed down, and in
my judgment it was not possible to have
coaled, as 1 said yesterday that was one.
of the conditions which I watched espe
cially and was a better judge of that than
any other officer of the fleet because I
was more interested in it. I signalled to
Captain Philip asking him if he could coal
and I think his signal indicates percisely
that he was uneasy about it for he signal
ed back to me ‘I can try.’ The impres
sion left on my mind was at that time
that even he was uncertain.”
Continuing he said that even as late
as the following morning Captain Philip
had signaled that both the Texas and
the Merrimac had sprung a leak.
The admiral also referred to the ex-
treme heat, saying it was so great that
the men were exhausted and the doctors
had recommended that on this account
coaling operations be suspended.
Here Admiral Schley brought his nar
rative up to Santiago and said in that
connection that he had regarded the ord
ers of the department concerning the
probable presecne of the Spanish fleet at
Santiago as more of a suggestion than
a mandatory order. He considered that it
would take only a little while to get back
In any event. He reported that the prop
er military manoeuver would be to pro
ceed westward toward the bases at Ha
vana and Key West.
He arrived with the squadron off San
tiago about 7 o’clock p. <n., May 28, he
said, and took up his position five or six
miles out, afterwards holding the fleet
in formation day and night. On that
first night he sent the Marblehead closer
in with Instructions to keep close watch
on the mouth of the harbor. That night
he noticed the signals on the shore
known as blinkers, and also observed
lights on a lower plane which he had
since become convinced were from the
Colon lying in the harbor.
The next day he discovered the pres
ence of the Spanish vessel there, as he
had also that of the other enemy’s war
vessels. He said that when he had thus
secured irrefutable proof of the fact that
the -vessels were there and told Captain
Slgsbee of the fact, that officer expressed
surprise that such was really the case.
It was at this period that he sent his
dispatch to the department giving ab
solute information of the presence of the
Spaniards, and, Slgsbee took this mes
sage to Mole St.* Nicholas.
Coming to the reconnoisance of May
31st Admiral Schley said:
“On the 31st, while the Brooklyn and the
Marblehead and the Texas were coaling I
transferred my flag to the Massachusetts
and determined to develop the facts be
cause of information we had on board the
flagship from the hydrographic office—my
impression now is it was rather undeter
mined. I think one source stated that the
batteries were old and another that the
Krupps were mounted. The general belief,
however, was that all of the southern
places weye very heavily fortified. In fact,
we knew very little about the effect of
higher powered artillery either on shore
or aboard ship, and feeling that I ought to
know something about the fortifications
which defended that place, I determined
to go in and take advantage of what J.
believed to be a longer range of our guns
and develop fully what these defenses
were and incidentally, if we .could, get a
shot into the Colon that- was lying ex
posed.
I think we were lying in a position per
haps four or five miles to the westward.
The steaming in was at slow speed, .1
transferred my flag, and went on board
the Massachusetts. When I boarded her
it was near the dinner hour and Captain
Higginson suggested that we postpone un
til 1 o’clock the going in to develop these
batteries. I assented. After, the meal
we steamed in pretty nearly head on.
There was hot much opportunity for any
body to seek cover behind a turret unless
he got behind the protecting plate which
was a guard to the entrance to the rear.
Some weight had laid upon the fact
that we were in white clothes. I would
like to invite attention to t'he fact that
it was a matter which I controlled entire
ly for my squadron and about the only
suitable dress for that region."
Once on board, he said, lu: engaged
in a conversation with Captain (now Ad
miral) Higginson. ,
"I was not excited,”, he went on, "nor
nervous, for* I need not have undertaken
the reconnoissance had I not desired to
do so. I had some regard for those stand
ing turrets, thinking they were exposing
themselves to danger from shock which
was unnecessary, though I was different
ly circumstanced, and I so expressed my
self. Commander Potts is in error in say
ing that I took advantage of cover. I
did not. for I was not concerned about
myself.”
He went .ont "The shore batteries re
sponded, some of them using smokeless
was quitd a stream af.pro
jectiles, and I was impressed with the
idea that they must be from guns of 6
or 8-inch calibre. The shot from the So
capa battery evidently reached t'he fleet.
Some went over our ships and one went
beyond and over the Vixen, which was
half a mile distant.
“The strength of the batteries being es
tablished it would have been military fol
ly to have risked the battleships further
to fire from these shore batteries under
my instructions. IX we had lost one di
two of our six or aeven vessels the loss
would have been a very great disadvant
age. and it might have invited attadk
with disastrous results. I thought it bet
ter policy to save the ships for wider and
better use, and subsequent events justi
fied the decision.”
On the 31st he received, he thought, by
way of a press tug from Port Antonio the
dispatch from Admiral Sampson dated
May 30th congratulating him upon the lo
cation of the Spanish fleet. In reply to
questions by his counsel Admiral Schley
explained that Cape Cruzqwas an exposed
place 109 miles from Santiago and he did
not regard it as an available place for
coaling. Some of the smaller ships might
have been sent there, but with a squad
ron such as he had, practically of the
same size as the Spanish fleet, he had
never considered the question of separat
ing the ships from his fleet. He regarded
it as of prime importance that the fleet
be kept together.
After this digression the admiral re
turned to the reconnoisflance of May 31.
That some of the younger officers who
testified regarding that occurrence were
mistaken, he said, was proved by the fact
that there was today on the deck of the
Indiana a plate showing where an S-inch
shell from the land fortifications entered
July 4 and wrecked her ward room. The
officers referred to had testified that there
were no guns over 6 inches in Santiago
land batteries. The admiral said the shell
which wrecked the ward room of the In
diana might possibly have been fired from
a mortar, of which there were several,
but that the range of the batteries was
beyond the ships as they went In tor the
reconnoisance was evident not from the
fact that there were one or two shells
which went over the American ships.
There were, he said, many more, perhaps
fifty. “In fact,” said he, “it was very
lively for a few minutes.”
Again leaving the question of the May
reconnoisance the witness related the
particulars of the arrival of the New Or
leans. May 30th, convoying the collier
Sterling. Captain Folger had. the ad
miral said, brought instructions to sink
the collier, the details of which perform
ance were to be left largely to Admiral
Schley’s discretion.
“I did not,” he said, “understand that
this passage was to be blocked up except
in case we should be compelled to aban
don the port, in which event that ex
pedient was to resorted to.”
While saying Captain Folger had meant
to do no injury to him (the admiral), he
felt that the captain had failed to give all
the details of the conversation.
"He did not want to explain to this
court,” said the witness, “just what the
conversation had been, for I had con
demned the circular form of blockade and
had advocated the form which I had es
tablished as being more mobile and facile
for a small fleet such as ours was’ In case
of attack by the enemy, as more easily
manipulated and handled under signal.
“The captain spoke of advising me to
keep In closer,” continued Admiral Schley.
“Whereas on the next day he signalled
that the enemy would fire on us at the
then range. We had not changed our po
sition.” «
This brought Admiral Schley to the
time of the arrival of Admiral Sampson,
commander in chief of t'he North Atlafntic
squadron. In speaking of this event and
the change in command which it involved,
he ventured upon ground which Captdin
Lemly considered as somewhat question
able. * •
Coming to this point the witness said:
“On June Ist Admiral Sampson arrived.
He brought with him York, the
Oregon and the Mayflower and steamed
down to the westward a Tittle inside of the
line of blockade. He found us at that
time -just in making the turn and I was
invited on board. He was very cordial,
MF
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very glad to see me, and 1 explained to
him the situation and the fact of the
reconnoisance. He seemed to be yery glad
to find out the situation there and I point
ed out to him the Colon lying ashore.
- Captain Lemley: “If the court pleases
we are getting beyend the court’s direc
tion of the scope of the evidence.”
Admiral Dewey: “As I understand, he
is turning the command over to the com
mander-in-chief. I want to hear that. I
would like to hear that part.”
Continuing, Admiral Schley said: <
"I handed him a number of dispatches,
explained to him the situation and told
him the form of blockade that I had
maintained and I heard no word of com
plaint from him. In fact, in view of the
telegram of congratulation I - supposed
naturally everything was approved. Ad
miral Sampson’s relations and mine were
always cordial. I never had any difference
with him."
Admiral Dewey: "You have turned the
Command over. Now go on.”
• “I turned the command over to Admiral
Sampson and my squadron was not
broken up until the 18th or 19th of June.
I was still In command of the flying
squadron, and composed the left half Os
the blockading line at Santiago. Os
course, I have no criticisms to offer;
merely a plain, straight story to tell of
what its operations were up to that
time.”
Admiral Schley began his description of
the battle of July 3 about 2:15. He said
the day broke fair with a pleasant land
“We were lying at that time possibly .
thffte miles or a little over from' the land,
and I wondered why the enemy permitted
us to remain so close without firing at us.
At a quarter to nine o’clock an orderly
reported to me that a signal had been
made by the flagship to disregard her
movements and that she had gone east
ward. I did not. of course, know where
she had gone.
Describing the coming out of the harbor
of the Spanish fleet, the admiral said:
"I was sitting on deck on a hatchway
when I heard a call from the forward
bridge to tell the commodore that the
fieet was coming.
"That was some time after the men had
been called to quarters, about 9:85 o’clock.
“The ship was lying with her head in
toward Cabanas, a little cove to the
westward and one of the marking points
we used in maintaining our position. I
looked over the starboard side and saw
the enemy coming out of the entrance of
the harbor. I looked eastward and saw the
Texas apparently a point or more abaft
the starboard beam. The Texas appeared
to me to be heading on one of the easterly
courses. To the left of her was the lowa.
The Oregon was to the eastward of the
lowa. The Indiana was to the eastward
of that position, and the Gloucester was
lying under the land.
"The New York was out of sight and
out of signal distance, with glasses. I
looked for her in order to determine what
my position in the action was to be. Os
course, if the New York had not been out
of distance I would not have given or
made a signal. I had in the meantime
gone forward on a little platform that I
had had constructed around the battle
tower, as my position in the fight. I had
only been there a moment or' two when
Captain Cook joined me. In the mean
time Mr. Hodgson, who was on the upper
bridge, sang out something to the captain
about being connected up and al! ready.
He, at the same time, said to me:
" ‘Commodore, they are dopiing right at
us.'
" ‘Well,’ I said, ‘go right for them,’ and
the helm was put aport. The ship was
started ahead first at half speed. I re
member that. It took her away very
quickly, and I said to Cook:
“ ‘Here's the signal, close in for action.’
Then followed the signal, ‘Close up,’
and the Brooklyn, as well as all the other
ships charged in for the entry according
to the original plan. We all moved 1 di
rectly flor the head of the column, the
idea being to arrest and knock them to
pieces as they came on.
"We continued on our course for ten
or twelve minutes," lie said, “and I saw
all the ships of our .fleet closing in. One
thousand yards is the limit of effective
torpedo range, and a» we were approach
ing about that’ distance. I mentioned
something of that sort to Captain Cook
at the same time saying to him. 'Much
will depend upon this Ship today.’
“Cook replied that we would soon be
within the cross fire of the Ships. I saw
Lieutenant Simpson’s first shot and then
I saw the first vessel in the Spanish line
take a rank sheer to the westward, leav
ing the Viscaya.
“Then the latter also turned to the
westward. It was not apparent that the
original plan of the Spaniards had failed
and were now entering on the second
phase, and that their new disposition
would control their subsequent course.
Captain C<M>k now gave the order to port
the helm If he had not done so I should
have in a minute.
Powers’ Defense Asks For Howard.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. 24.—When
court convened this morning Atttorney 1
John Smith, for Powers, asked for an
order to bring Jim Howard here from
Frankfort jail to testify in the prisoners'
behalf.
Howard was condemned to death for
Goebel's murder, but was granted a new
trial. The judge granted the order for
Howard’s removal, but said If Howard
was not here by the time the defense
closed, the court would not wait on him.
The attorneys for the defendant say
that they will positively close their side
of the case today. Howard will probably
be the last witness, and he Will be here
this .afternoon. He will be brought from
Frankfort, twenly-two miles, In a buggy.
VALDOSTA'S SHOW '
OPENS TOMORROW
-
SOUTH GEORGIA FAIR WILL BE
ONE OF BEST EVER 1
HELD.
VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 26.—The South
Georgia fair will open here next Tuesday,
Octooer 29, with a great program of at
tractions, including agricultural displays,
mercantile booths, live stock exhibits,
poultry and pet stock shows, horse races,
thrilling open air attractions and bewil
dering scenes on the midway.
• The most successful state fair ever held
in Georgia was the one in Valdosta last
year, and the South Georgia fair will be
superior to that because of experience and
a large sum of money being raised for the
purpose.. • .-: . •:,• -
The South Georgia fair has assumed
proportions far beyond the most sanguine
hopes of the managers, and they are safe
in announcing that there will be no dis
appointments for any one who attends. All
attractions and exhibits have assumed
definite shape and nothing but an earth
quake or some equally improbable calam
ity can prevent its being one of the best
fairs ever held in this country. The man
agers have been especially fortunate in
securing the very best exhibits and at
tractions in every department that consti
tute a great fair.
No feature of last year’s fair attracted
more attention, or was more highly com
mended than the live stock exhibit! and
'the public will be glad to know that the
live stock department will equal L in every
way, and in many resj)fiCte_ surpass the
exhibits in that department last year.
The Belmont Farm, the largest breed
ers of pure blood stock in the south, will
be here with famous herds of cattle, sheep
and hogs, which have won thousands of
dollars in premiums at the largest fairs in
the country, and almost made sweep
stakes of everything at Atlanta. This ex
hibit alone makes four full car loadtf, and
is a show in itself, worth traveling many
miles to see. ” " ’-1
There will be two car loads of fine cat
tle from the famous Waco ranch, and
other exhibits from Forest Mississippi,
Lebanon, Tenn., besides individual exhib
its that are making other big fairs in
the south. ,• \
The poultry and pet stock show will be
fully up to last year’s standard. This is a
feature that is attracting wide attention
in this section just now; and fanciers will
be delighted to learn that the show will
be fully up to the standard of last year.
Mr. Ldring Brown who was the principal
exhibitor last year, will be here with a
vastly improved exhibit, and the rest will
be in proportion.
Lovers of live stock and poultry and pet
stock will be better pleased with these de
partments than ever before, and will have
an excellent opportunity to stock their
farms and hutches, with the best blood
in the world at minimum cost.
The agricultural and mercantile dis*
plays will be fully up to the standard. The
managers are making no claim of 15 dr 30
separate county exhibits, but. the depart
ment will be an excellent illustration of
what the wiregrass farmers can do. and
will be a pleasant surprise to those who
are under the illusion that only state fairs
can have fine agricultural departments.
The attractions on the grounds are es
pecially excellent. Here is where the man
agers have been unusually fortunate. The
races which delight even the people who
argue against them, will be the best ever
seen on this, the best half-mile track in
the south. The list of horses entered is by
far the fullest Hat ever obtained here, and
is without dovbt- the best, list sectlrtd by
any meeting south of Kentucy this year.
From seven to fourteen horses ate entered
to start in each race, and every heat will
be a race to a finish. There will be from
three to five harness heats each day, and
the gallopers will fill in the time between.
These races with the other open air
attractions, such as the miniature rail
road, merry-go-rounds which will be fun
for the little tots all day long, and the
captive balloon and ferris wheel will en
able the grown-upe to get off the earth
for one time ifi their lives, arid possibly
get nearer to a more desirable habitation
than they will ever be again; and the
wire walkers and merry makers in general
will all afford perpetual amusement to
the throngs that visit the fair.
And then comes the midway. This is
the most abused, and some times the most
abusive, feature of the modern fair. But
the people clamor for it, and the man
agers have spent time and money and
pains this year to secure a midway that
will delight everybody and offend nene.
The trained wild animal show is, of
course, a necessary feature and a delight
ful one. The oriental theater is a new
feature to this section and is a great at
traction, the electric theatres, three of
them, but entirely different from each
other, showing startling illusions and life
like moving pictures; the Hindoo palace
of illusions, the statue turning to life;
the deep sea divers, poses plaatique; the
midget that weighs 700 pounds, and a full
list of better attracions than has ever
been seen here before. I
The railroads charge one fare for the
round trip, tickets good till November Sth.
No one who has the price or can borrow it
can afford to miss the South Georgia
fair.* - ‘
BIG CARNIVAL AT WAYCROSS.
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Parade Was One of the Best Ever Wit
nessed In the South.
WAYCROSS, Ga.. Oct, 26.—The two
days’ carnival closed yesterday with a big
floral parade and military dress parade.
Yesterday was the principal day and
there was a large crowd in attendance
on the exercises.
In the forenoon the' foot races, bag
races and jumping contests amused the
crowds and at 1 p. m. the fire department
gave an exhibition of a quick run. At
1:30 the Fitzgerald company with the
Waycross Rifles had a sham battle, in
which they stormed two block houses
and captured the enemy.
After the sham battle the floral parade
occurred. It was a half mile long and In
it were some of the most beautifully'dec
orated vehicles ever seen in this section.
The double trap of Miss. Ora Beach won
the prize for being the prettiest.
The first day of the- carnival was prin
cipally taken up with scrub races, in
which many entries from the surrounding
country was made.
Yesterday was a gala day all round,
and everybody enjoyed the occasion. .
WANTED —At once: traveling salesmen: ex
perience not absolutely necessary. »•> and
expenses. Central Tobacco Works Co., Penicks,
Ya. »
ROUGH RIDERS ARE HISSED.
Savannah Gives Roosevelt Rebuke
During Buffalo Bill Performance.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Oct. 25.—At Buffalo
Bill’s performance yesterday afternoon
there was a perceptible hissing when the
rough riders rode over the ground. This
was interpreted to mean a rebuke to
President Roosevelt for his recent enter
tainment la the white house.
Hissing was distinctly heard and com
mented upon. Revenge, was indirect, but
seemed to satisfy the people who got
even by venting their feelings this way.
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