St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 24, 1901

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e . (- ¥* . eee ot , : 7 - 7 s « © athe. 5 ) @rizzlied by 40 years of service. SCHLEY REVIEWS CAMPAIGN ae. CLARK SAW BROOKLYN FIGHT AND EXTOLS COMMODORE. Westimony of the Two Men Whose Ships and Guns Destroyed Cevera’s Fleet and Ended the War. Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the “applicant’”’ be- fore the naval court of inquiry, was for the first time heard in his own behalf to- Gay. He began his testimony at 2 o'clock Pp. m., following Capt. Clark of the Ore- gon. Schley’s bearing in the witness chair was modest in the extreme. He went over the whole Santiago campaign. Next to Schley himself, the American peo- ple take more interest in Capt. Clark thar in any other officer who took part in the @estruction of Cervera’s fleet. The testi- mony of all witnesses has shown that it Was the Brooklyn and Oregon that won the day off Santiago. While the Brooklyn was fighting three Spanish ships, and seemingly battling alone, out of the smoke the Ore- @0n was seen almogt abreast of the Brook- lyn, making -as much speed as that fleet cruiser, and her great guns belching shot into the Spaniards. The sight was so inspiring that it moved Capt. Cook of the Brocklyn to say: ‘God bless the Oregon!’ and Commodore Schley to signal, ‘‘Well done, Oregon.”’ Capt. Clark was called as the third wit- Mess of the day, and the last witness in dmiral Schley’s behalf to be heard before the admiral himself should come on. Clark Is a Typical Sailor. Capt. Clark is a typical American sailor, He was born in Vermont. His wife is the daughter - of Wendell T. Davis of Greenfield, Mass., ‘Was 4 ca ‘polis when the civil war began gnade a midshipman in the navy - completion eer 4 | , fe Bee Se. LS ulation as to how the judge-advocate will nd his sister is the wife of ex-United tates Senator John Conness. Capt. Clark t-in the naval academy at Ann- and was before the He has long rs, es. _of his stu attached to ships im * fic and Asiatic squadrons. Capt. Clark described the chase after thé Spanish ships on July 3, and said he was id at one time the YUregon would have to sustain the concentrat fire of several the Spanish ships. Just then the smoke fted and. he discovered the Brookiyn. ‘‘She Was well forward of our port beam,’’ he said, ‘‘and broadside to the enemy’s fleet. The two vessels retained their relative po- sitions approximately to the end of the battle, the Brooklyn steaming near straight ahead, I should adige. and engaging any and all of the Spanish ships, the Oregon endeavoring to come to close action with the sternmost one, and when she was driven out of action we kept on after the next one.”’ Schley Was Ready for Another Fight. Capt. Clark described a conversation that occurred in the cabin of the New York after the battle of July 3, between Sampson Schiey and himself. A strange vessel ha been sighted, and it was believed to be a Spanish warship. Admiral Sampson told e witness that he would have to go after her, and the witness, thinking the stranger ‘wasa5S sh man-of-war, suggested that the Brooklyn atcompany the Oregon. Then, ng that he had been too forward in making 5 estions to an admfral and a commodore, he turned to Commodore Schley said: ‘We knocked out several vessels morning, and can knock out another one, can’t we?’ ‘Certainly we can; modore Schiey.”’ The witness said the commodore was eheerful and seemed to have approved his Suggestion that the Brooklyn accompany the Oregon. _ Every available unreserved seat in the court room was occupied half an hour to- Gay before the court was called at ll o'clock. The announcement of the ap- proaching close of the case and of the pos- pibility that Admiral Schley would take the ‘witness stand during the day had the ef- t of increasing the public interest and of nging to the court room a larger num- r of persons than could be conveniently a@ccommodated and a far larger number than could hear the proceedings. When the session began a number of yesterday's witnesses were recalied, as usual, for the correction of testimony, and after they had concluded, Lieutenant-Commander Charles Harlow continued his testimony. He concluded his statement-in-chief when the court adjourned yesterday and he was mmediately taken in hand today by Capt. mly for cross-examination. This was de- voted principally to the notes taken by Mr. = aad of the battle of July 3 from the en's deck, but was not very extended. After Commander Harlow Rear Admiral arker and Capt. M.. C. Borden of the ma- mes were introduced ‘to testify to Inci- dents of the Cuban campaign. When Schley. Testifies. BSchley’s story, climax of the case. come on,’ said Com- of caurse, will be the There is much spec- handie him in cross-examination. The Sampsonites would like to see the depart- merit attorneys go at Schley hammer and ol t ut it is rumored that President , - Roosevelt will frown upon such a course. lends of the administration will he re- feved when the trial is out of the way, for while it drags along there is bound to be more or less friction in naval circles, which ‘qaoes the department no g Dewey Stands on the Facts. Lieut. B. W. Wells was the first of the former witnesses called for the purpose of correcting testimony. He gaid in response to a question from Capt. Lemly that he had made a translation of cipher dispatch ch giving an account of the battle of § which was not sent, and which had ; in} y 4 . Ky Ae -* "4 PY) of: a 4a," Fs -! rs , di DAY — ee. ? t CAPT. CHARLES E. +—o-o— CLARE, An Important Witness Before the Schley Court. —_e--+o—_o-—-@ -«@ + good illustratin of the character of the ‘ga He brought the Oregon tl 4é sent it. ilor who journey without straining 2 rivet, a part in Santiago. around the His the final destruction of the feat dangerous of steaming safe and ! stormy pear Francisco to Florida would of itself give niche in the navy, and has made his na the navies of the world. Like Dewey, Clarke is a Vermonter years old. ec a Lp... ee battle was in Mobile Bay in 1864. He & 4 > er >. £ a wr a. ee A Lp. La 2 ss es ba 4 - we wr ae, ee again that the dispatch itself could not be introduced. Mr. Hanna started to examine the wit- ness, when the latter again referred to the dispatch. Mr. Rayner objected. Mr. Han- na said he had a right to refer to it to refresh his memory. “The court decided it, as we decide it now, that this cannot go in,’’ said Admiral Dewey. ‘‘Now, let us go on to something else. We are losing a lot of time here.’ Maj. Murphy corrected his testimony of vesterday the harbor at Santiago had gone only about stead of 1500 yards, as stated yesterday. In response to quastion by Mr. Rayner, Maj. Murphy detd@iled an incident in which Commodore Schley figured at the close of the battle of July 6S. Incident of Schley’s Gallantry. Maj. Murphy said: I remember the inei- dent distinctly because it made a very greal impression on me at the time. It was when they were preparing a cutter to take Capt. Cook to the Colon to receive the surrender of that ship. She had hauled down her flag and was ashore. The officers and many of the men were gathered forward in the neighborhood of the forecastle, and Commodore Schley addressed the men, cautioning them not to cheer when the Spanish captain came on board. He spoke of their gallantry, that they had made a good fight,.and that they should not he humiliated;.. that we should treat them chivalrous and not humiliate them by cheers. The commodore ‘made the e speech about midnight of the same _ day when we were ranging alo ide the Iowa and we had learned that Admiral Cervera and his officers were on board ‘that: ship. It afterwards developed that Admiral Cer- vera head Commodore Schley make the re- mark, and he appreciated it very much, so ‘we were fold. Mai. Murphy was theft excused and Com- Bbw Savtow called. Capt. Lemly asked him about the coaling of the ships of the flying squadron on May 2 and 26. He said that on the 2th no one would have at- tempted to coal ship, and that ing could not have been undertaken in the forenoon of the 27th. The notes taken, by himself during the battle of July 3 did not, he sald, give the exact time consumed by the Brooklyn in making its turn, but showed that time to be less than 25 minutes. When asked to state how long a time elapsed after the Spanish ves- sels came out of the harbor before they turned to the westward the witness said that the time was only such as would have been consumed in going a few’ ship's lengths. In reply to a question from Capt. Lemly th Hitness said that he remembered the in@ient of Commodore Schley’s transfer- ring his flag from the Brooklyn to the Massachusetts on May 31 for the purpose of making a reconoissance, the Vixen hav- ing been used for that purpose. He had, he said. seen the commodore both going and coming, and had spoken to him on his return. “What, if anything, was said when re- turning about the guns that were discov- ered or developed?’’ ‘““A remark was made, Y think, by myself, that at any rate we had developed the bat- terles. Commodore Schley replied that ‘That was what we went in for.’ A re- mark was also made by Commodore Schley about a ten-inch gun on a disappearing car- riage which we did not believe. We found afterward the disappearing carriage was a treo.’’ “What was the manner and bearing of Commodore Schley upon this occasion?” Thought Schley Looked Badly. ‘Commodore Schley looked badly, and, a8 I would have suspected from a man who probably had been up a great deal at . POLICE PARADED OR INSPECTION Department Had Over 600 Men in Line. LARGE CROWDS VIEWED THEM CHIEF KEIELY WAS GIVEN A SWORD BY THE MEN. Col. John I. Martin -Was the Only Per- son Not a Member of the De- : the Parade The first annual parade and inspection of the St. Louis police department was held Thursday morning. After the procession had passed through the business section of the city, it was re- viewed at Twelfth and Chestnut streets by Mayor Wells and the Board of Police Com- roissioners. At the conclusion of a series of drills by mounted men, riflemen and patrolmen, car- rying batons, Chief Matthew Kiely was pre- sented with a handsome sword, purchased by members of the force. The procession was viewed by large crowds from start to finish. About the First Regiment Armory, where the forma- tion was made, and on Twelfth street, in the vicinity of the reviewing stand, the streets and sidewalks were thronged, In the business section, the splendid ap- pearance of the men evoked enthusiasm and, as platoon after platoon'of finely- built marchers went by, there was gener- cus applause, Chiet Kiely, at the head, and conspicuous in his group of aids by ais insignia of rank and his are. wants —* cap, was tre- pare Meeteon Mal Ed Lally, as chief of staff, Dr. A. C. Kobpinson and Col. John l. Martin. Six hundred patrolmen marched in three divisions. under Capt. Mc- The mounted police Namee, followed the chiet, and behind Sey- mours First Regiment band were riflemen and patrolmen in the numerical order of the police districts, The formation was under the direction of T. Rosser Roemer, drillmaster of the de- artment, and his assistant, Sergt. C. H. ron: of the Central district. The men reported in squads at the First Regiment armory at 10:30 o’clock and were formed in line on Pine street, the right resting on Eighteenth street and the left on Sixteenth. : Each man wore his best uniform, white gloves and a black helmet, and carried a baton or rifle, according co his division. The rifiemen, 200 in number, divided into two companies, marched directly behind the band. This division is composed of men of the department irrespective of districts. It showed the effect of two months of hard drilling by its soldierly swing and pre- cision of movements. The color squad came next. tI was com- posed of Sergts. Kavanaugh, Strong, Glea- son and Powers, under the command of Sergt. James Healey. Following this were the district men, each contingent being in two platoons and com- mande oo! its captain. Mayor Wells left the City Hall at 11:39 o’clock and went to the meeting room of the board of police commissioners in the Four Courts, where he met Harry B. Hawes, president of the board; Chief of De- t= yg Desmond and Ajissistant Chief mith. They went in carriages to the reviewing stand, where they were joined by the other members of the police board. The procession arrived at the stand a few minutes later. Passing in platoon front past the stand, the men were ap- plauded. Formation was then broken to permit drilling. There was an exhibition by the mounted squad at the calls of the bugle. Drillmaster Roemer then presented the iriflemen and the manual of arms, platoon, compary and squad maneuvers. The regular formation was then resumed, and the head of the line was brought up in front of the stand, The new sword was handed President Hawes, who, on behalf of the men of the department, presented it. Chief Kiely re- sponded briefly. An incident not on the program occurred bt | the parade reach the reviewing stand. Col. John I. Martin, the only person In the procession not a member of the lice department, in the uniform of a colonel. rode by the side of Chief Kiely. After the porece was under way, Pre nt Hawes eard of his presence in the line and he di. rected Chief Desmond to have Col. Martin removed. Detectives Harrington and i ibteme were sent with messages to Chief Kiely. Har- rington reached him at Broadway and “oeetaws street. Chief Kiely replied tll tile al OR. MOORES SON WEDS SECRETLY - J : toEast St. Louis, BAND’S FAMILY. Mr. Moore Courtéd Her During Recent Visit to Lexington, but Relatives “Were Not “Aware That an ~~ “Engagement Existed, W. G. Moore, Jr., a son of Dr. W. G. Moore of 86 Vandeventer . place, eloped Thursday morning to East St. Louis with Miss Mary Schieve of Lexington, Ky. It was the purpose of the couple to Keep the wedding a secret for a few months at least. ‘The elopement was the outcome of a visit of Mr. Moore with relatives at Lexington during the summer. He paid ardent court to Mies Schieve while he was there, and when he left they were engaged without their relatives’ knowledge, but on account of the youth of Mr. Moore, who was not yet 21, it was not intended that the wed- ding should take place for some time. The Moore and Schieve families were friends and three weeks ago Miss Schieve came to St. Louis as the guest of her fiance's family. It did not escape the notice of members of the household that the young people were fond of each other, but they were re- garded as too young to be thinking of get- ting married and no _ suspicions were aroused. As the time drew near for Miss Schieve to return to Lexington, the couple made up their minds that separation would be unbearable unless they separated as man and wife and the elopement was planned. The two left the house early Thursday morning on the pretext of taking a car ride. They went to East 8t. Louis and be- fore 10 o’clock were at the office of Deputy County Clerk Caughlan in the Arcade build- ing. Mr. Moore gave his age ds 21 and Miss Schieve said she was 20. The license was issued to them and they were married shortly after by Magistrate Hender. At the marriage license office and at the office of the justice the pair was reticent, rosmeatatg | only the questions which were required by law. The — man told the magistrate that he had no occupation but lived at home with his parents. The couple returned directly to St. Louis and went back to the Moore residence but did not tell where they had been. ; It was their expectation that the briae would return in a day or two to her home at Lexington and remain there until sucn time as her young husband should deem it prudent to tell his father about his mar- riage and make arrangements to support his wife. The two were fashionably attired. Mr. Moore's bride is an extremely pretty girl and belongs to one of the best blue grass families. NOTHING COOLER IN SIGHT Dr Hyatt Declares That Indian Sum- mer Is Apparently Here to Stay. Dr. Hyatt told the Post-Dispatch Thurs- day morning that the end of the Ipdian summer weather that has been delighting St. Louisans for sev- era! days is not yet in sight. It will be fair and warm Thursday night and Friday, according to the doctor. There is no rain in sight for St. Louis. Thursday morning it the country except in Texas, New Mexico and Utah. The temperature in St. Louis at 7 o'clock Thursday morning was 74. Fiopes With | Kentucky Girl}? BRIDE WAS MARY SCHIEVE ees: YOUNG WOMAN A GUEST OF HUS-} ,Was clear throughout = Kelly, widow of the late commodore of New Rochelle Yacht Club, told the mi spondent of the Post-Dispatch today that it — her school, and, wel, the usual thing - the engagement is not a surprise. Before my husband died in July we h the.probable result of the a ment.of the young folks with complacency on the daugh o the son of his Love Laughs j at Lawsuits. _. ‘LY "The young folks have often the name of Ma by which she is now Millions to Be United. Young Gould will be 24 years of age Dec. 5 next. When he became of age he in- herited a fortune of from $19,000,000 to $13,- 000,00 from his father. This fortune has been tremendously increased duri the past three yeurs, and he is now worth close to %20,000,000 and enjoys an Income vf from $12,000 to $20.000 per week. Miss Kelly is a granddaughter of Hu- ene Kelly, the well-known r. From er father, who died without a will, she will inherit close to $1,000,008. She is just past ‘7 years of age, is extremely pretty, as are her mother and her one sister. The Kelly city home is at 17 Hast Thirty-sec- ond street. Miss Kelly's grendteane was tS posed to Jay Gweuld in his financial ratlroad operations, and their clashes of- ten resulted in lawsuits. Many of these suits, involving large sums, have not yet been settled, but have de : > 1a ; known. the mother-in-law of Frank. Gould. He was — | married in 1882, but the marriage was a secret until 1893, and then made pu through the announcement of the death o@ a son. All of Mr. Kelly's friends had supe ati “y he er f hi rriage . ‘hen the news of his ma or = pases. Mr. Kelly explained -hat the af aS ad been kept secret because of re oh differences between him and 5 eee vir was a Catholic and she was a testant = — Because of this difference the ns) was opposed by Mr. Kelly's father, but ae vious to his death he »eca ne recon ~ he the union ani was very fond of his some daughter-in-law. Mr. Kel made public, tho.gn the member of an old New Y¥ Frank Gould has attention to Miss Kelly for She has never been formally in to society, been many entertainments given at summer home near New well known to many prominent people, especially to those tat bachelor. racouta, guests were entertained, What Young Gould Does. Mr. Gould makes with his sister, Helen, t No. 579 Fitth a lis b | ice is in the Western Union Balle ~# N 195 : . ¥. . PA oe a me o se - was @. At noon it 2 Po hy ‘ ha or] Bye age ; a, “ = of Bt. ‘ 3 a pened. They fell-im love and now they are * : Mr. Kelly to the woman who will become a