The sun., 1901-10-24
Now. tell tho facts without any bu;
the sentence was not finished
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| modore Schley give the order: Port.
/ at the battle of July 3. hut he did not hear
him say: Hard spor'. and he did not hear
Navigator Hodgson say one word In con
nection with tho helm ~ about the Texas
The Court asked some questions which.
with their answers, are as fOllows
q How do you know the Texas asked
permission to go to Guantanamo 20 coal
becau-. she could not coal at sea' From
general talk
O. II you saw the T.xa. distinctly, did
she stop and back when the Brooklyn
turned 'o starboard' A No. sir: ! saw
her distinctly; saw her when we started
saw her when the turn was made and saw
her when the turn was completed say
from my observation that she did not atop,
she did not back water.
Y. Did you hear any conversation be-
tween Commodore Schley and snv other
officer during The early part Of the engage
mcnt; A. heard no conversation be-
twcen Commodore Schey and any other
Officer before the turn or during the turn
Of the Brooklyn
THE oREGoS's PART IN THE YIdHT.
Lieut.. Albert A. Alderman. who had
charge Of the after i1-inch turret Of the
Oregon. told an Interesting story of that
ships part In the fight with Cervcras ships.
He raid that when the first Spanish tor
pcdo boat blew up she vas nearly four miles
west Of III. hartor cnirano, and ?. POO Yards
FROM the Oregon After the Spanish ships
between the 1eSas and the Iowa and very
close 10 the last manned ship The Oregon
was going ~ fast that the two other vessels
appeared 10 b" AZ anchor He did not see
the BROOKLYN In the early part ~ the ight
In the distance behind h. saw two columns
Of smoke. which aftcrward proved % y.
the New York and the Vixen After the
torpedo boatS blew up. the Brooklyn. hc
said. must have been OF the Oregon's port
bow. well ahead and abreast 81 the three
ls4altnn Sfsaui1h shtr1 WlRn lat.sr hs.
saw the BROOKLYN. she must have fallen
back. She was then outsid. OF seward
of the Oregon sometimes, 1909 yards. but
usually nearer 1000 yards away. In the
chase after the Colon II apIearei 70 the
witness that the BROOKLYN had headed out
a. II 10 intercept the Colon before she got
beyond the headland In front. The third
shot from the Oregon vent over the Colon,
aud after that veS-.'l had twice shecrcd
from her course and twice returned 20 II. |
she turned ashore. A shot fired hy the |
Oregon at O.ioo yards fell 40 close 20 tn. !
Colon that he felt sure that IL had struck |
her In the chase the Brooklyn signsllad
the Oregon that her shots were falling
short. When th. Colon went ashore the
BROOKLYN was about mile from the Oregon.
three points forward ~ the port beam.
NEVER HEARD oF ANY SIGNAL FROM THE
BROOKLYN
Under cross-oyanination by Judge Ad- !
vocate Lcmly. Lieut. Alderman said he 4
pas=ed between the Texas and the Iowa !
The Texas then did not seem TO he going 1
ahead, while the Iowa MAS carrying big I
wave ahead Of her. He was under the !
imprcss 1n that the Texas was not making 4
any such heahway as the Iowa, but whether 1
sh. had stopped or backed or was going 1
ahead slowly he wAs unable 10 determine !
Lieut. Ackerman said he had never heard ,
of any signals from the Brooklyn Ia the I
Oregon to use her lS-inch guns on tho Colon
IL. ~ D. I'D -t.l l,aV
to Capt Cook.
Q Whist orders. II any. were agnalled
by the BROOKLYN when the enemy's ships |
were sceii coming out or lust after the
battle commenccdi A. know of no signal
receaveh from the BROOKLYN until we'll after
the chase had commenced. and then ~
" a. reported AZ NV turret that the BROOKLYN l
had sign allied 20 clo=c up.
Q During the early part 81 the battle
did you ree any spanish ships sheer toward
the BROOKLYN A. though intending 10 ram,
A. Not To my personal knowledge. | .
know that we fired n shell from the Oresons
port s-inch turret az the Niscaya, 10 that
-h. must have got well on our bow a. that
particular time,
Gunner r. T. Applegate. Who served
nn tho BROOKLYN, test flied merely 20 the
had condition of the guns of tho Brooklyn |
after the battle Of July 3 Hr said tna'
hey fired $50 S-inch shells, i6t s-lnch. j.. ! 200
q s-pounders. and 600 i-pounders, and 'ha'
action and hls manner such A. y" inslHr"
onfidence.
DREooSs SHOTS KNOCKED orr NisCAiA
AND COLON
lieu, Edward W. Eterly, nov OF the
Indiana, testified that he had charge of
The forward iS-inch turrr' ~ the Oregon
In the battle with Cerveras feet The
Oregon In the beginning ~ the hsht crossed
he 1owas bow. be SAID. about one hundred
and Atty yards distant shortly after the
spanish chip came og' me Maria lclta
westward Later IN th" action one of th"
hree remaining ships ia" Niscaya
headed across the oregon bow hhu 'h"
Oregon closed IN ON her for about -"
rarS. Tho Niycaya Wa stuck 'N'r' hv
hell. from tho O'-Cpn and then turned
,.b,,a The witness ~aii he fh"n Clmt-d
N h,s ,urr.t and ~aN th" Brouk.Nu for IN"
ir.t time She vas on 'h" Oregon ror'
,ov. distant about ?OIo yards In ih"
,.g,,,trg - tho cha-" after the Colon thar
-,s-,,l was about siN mil"~ from both ~"
Brnok lyn and 'he oregon A. 'cn niinu'~-
Ii O'Clock CAPT clark told 'h" witness ~ ,
~ ono q his ia-inch guns on the Colon
,rd be- fred a. s.SOn yards, h,r ne = ut-
,.r~ r-poi,ed 80 hsv" gone ahead - the
rslon A. shorter range one shot struck
t,ld~r 'h. Color's quarters and -he turned
,.hurc Lieut. kt-ily ~ said hs saw rnoe' -
h. Rruoklyt's > siuch sho's fired ~ tho
dion and thcy all fell swav short IN"
SeN York and 1sNas. he said, came up .
.hou, an hour hf"r th" Colon's Gas wen,
IHvu
t. tho Judge Advocate. lA~ut Etotlv
sid tho euemNs fleet started Immediately
~ he w-~i ~Nfd evc.pt IN. Maria Tcr-.a
srN~ras asg-hip. Nhirh s""m.d 20 head !
outh q little before turning with th~ Others
oTHrH wirNrssIS
IA~u' Uunior grade 4 a. johnson.
-hn was ri~rk 10 Cafs Clark 20 the Oregon .
ui slgnal ofiic-f ~ tha' slip. 'e-'l's>t
hat tho nrooklNt sgnail-d tho Oregon iu
10 early pArt ~ il~ ha''ie 'Fpli.S 'he
&C hr fh- Oregon started after 80.
fAf.i-h shlt- Ne .aw uu disposition ur I
b. par 90 thr ~raniafds 20 ram 'h~ nf,f,i
ru lhnS iufn-t r..ufluuu.tsN 90 40. I
ssswari ~ taid
MsiW Paul - clair Murphy ~hl cHm.
iandssi thD marine go tIs NrnskiNu.
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