New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-03

Lieutenant H. L. IIcaths report is as follows

Lieutenant II. l.. lIcathS report is as follows:
was doing duty ~ cNccuiiN" Oihc"r. Commander
!, lli,oe being sick. was on the charthou,c when
| th. signal MAS hauled down and heard the order
riy.u ior hard ,tarboard. | saw IN" ship swinging
to port then went of the charlho,Ise to the for,
bilGce where ! heard the order given: Full speed
a.lcru with the port cn-u".' Seeing that col
li,on was imminent. orders 10 close the water
tight doors and get out In" collision mat. saw
many men rnHrs to their stations and then went
stations, and ordered IN" &. = to he sounded on the
huelc. II was while va, on the upper deck that
then went to the forccaStlc 10 try to pac"
he mat. which could not do a. all =, the snip
board. ! then tried I" get down the sarhonrt fore
castle ha'chwav 10 sec # the doors were ir"ncrli
here went over all the ancrbridgr. with a view Of
ho~tinG the boats ont. The captain ordered me -
This order ppcd. aud almost Immediately after
tho ship urrhcd hoaNilN To starboard and turned
THE ADMIRAL TNeIsTED on SIX C\PLEN.
Lord Clifford. nag-licntcnant Of the Victoria,
makes the following statement:
Al 80 h M. the signal was made to alter course
together to northeast by north. thu, forming the fleet
u line Of bearing west by north frcm. or two POINTS
abaft. the port beam of the flagship. About O'Clock
The signal wa, made to Increase poed 10 forty eight
revolutions or about - knots. About 2:lj the
Admiral ordered 10 take the signal 10 form col
umns Of divisions I'm line ahead columns disposed
ah"am TO pert. and Immediately afterward to make
the signal that coumnS should be six cables apart.
The first signal made. answered and hauled
down. The second signal then hoisted. and
while il was ,tlll flying the ,iah commander came
aft tO mo and said that the Aimiral Intended that
the columns should be- eight rIllc> apart there-
lipon went below and Informed the Admiral OF what
Tie sfar commander had slid. The ADMIRAL replied
that he wished ,hc distance between columns 10 be
left M six cables. | went deck. hauled down
Tho SIGNAL ns n was answered. and sent 10 Inform
th. ,ia0 commander that the Admiral wished the
column, 10 remain six cables apart
tn T. hy " in succession preserving the order OF
The nect the first division reducing and tn second
Increasing the speed OF the engines 10 carry the
evolution ont. About 31j III" Admiral cam" on
drc and after " rllnutos on III" after BIRD went
fnrwnrl ~ the top ~ the fore chart niii,". NDnH
ans | hoi,tcd by the AdmlrUS order. the SIG
nal second division alter course IN succession
sIx xtc,n p,ints - Starhoarl. preserving order or
n.ct first division alter course sixteen points 10
mort nrcscrying order Of feet" while TN, was
nync thr admiral ordered the following signnl to
l.n cot ready vi2.: Columns 10 b" Two cables
arart and All ships Will turn together with their
rlldcs rs ne guide n the Nee" turns"
c,MPEHnowN LAST n ANSWER THE sIiN\LS.
The last ship answer III" above signals. as far as
could see WAS the Cnmperdown. Abont 3:3), as
soon ~ She had answered the signal was hauled down
by order Of the Admiral. Thereupon the Victoria put
her helm hard to sarboard and the Camperdown pat
a.. d..