The Washington times., 1901-10-08

| CURED III the harbor or coming out.
| Q,.Could they have given warning il
! the tleet had been there and any attempt
| had been m:ale TO attack IT.
| A.-Easily, by firing the signals.
| Q.-Couid you have heard the warning
| Ave could have seen it
| Q-HOw far off at night at CienfueGos
was the ncetp
A.-Wall. iuasmuch as the shore tended
to right angle there where we were
steamiug across the mouth we would be
| farther on when we were opposite the
mouth Of the harbOr than we were when
We approached either the western shore
We passed in front of the mouth of the
harbor at distance nf about four miles.
The Santiago Blockade.
Q.--New let US go to the blockade off
Santiago. How far were you off there
from the Morro at the blockade of San
Gsgo?
A-At what time?
Q.-Gfve the different times during the
day and during the nighttime days that
you were there and the nights that you
were thereon the 2Sth. 18th, goth. and
3ist
A.-Wel, in the day time our habitual
position was about, l should say. six
miles In the night I think we steamed
Up and down in front ef the harbor at
distance of about four.
o.-Now, will you kindly describe to
the Court the character OF blockade at
night, when you steamed up and down
in front of the harbor, as well as you
can?
A-The MarbIehead and the Vixen
were in an inner line of pickets. The
Vixen. | think, on the east of the en-
trance ana the Marblehead on the west
side. The BROOKLYN, leading, steamed in
column from of Cahauas to about off
ASuadores, followed at intervals by the
Massachusetts, the Texas and the Iowa
think the New Orleans fell into col
umn when she came.
Q.-What was the entire length of the
blockade What was its extreme length
the extreme length of the eilipse?
A..The extreme length of the ellipse
would be six miles, about.
Q.-fou said it was about two and
half to the west and three miles to the
A.-Yes: about five and a half
Q.-About five and half miles. Now
We will get to the reconnaissance for
Did you see any shot falling
outside of the Massachusetts and Iowa
at the reconnaissance of May 81?
Al saw them fail outside of the Iowa.
The Brooklyn in Battle.
Q.-Now. lieutenant, you have given an
account of the battle on June up to a
certain period of the battle; l do not rec
ollect now exactly what that was. but 1t
was about the time think, the Vizcaya
Il,
can you give me briefly the work that
The Brooklyn did in that battle from the
of the battle until the sur
render of the Colon-as briefly as you can
10 it?
A.-The Brooklyn did all that she could
10. sr.-.s'. --.
Q.-What could she do?
A.-She got into action as quickly rs
steam could carry her. and we commenced
tring as soon as the first gun on the port
bow would bear, and We kept the port
battery firing until she turned around
with the port helm. During the hour the
guns of the afteT-turret were firing unul !
Ne brought all the starboard battery to
ire: We got around as quickly as we
could with the port helm and we almost !
oaralleled the course of the leading Span
sh vessel When the helm was eased and |
he ship steered in a course parallel to that |
If the Vizcaya. which was then the lead |
ng vessel, although the Maria Teresa
vas probably farther to the westward |
han the Vizcaya-she was standing at |
IN angle in to the shore. When we got |
iround. the smoke was very dense, end |
lothing could be seen of anything IN the |
ear of US. The three Spanish vessels |
hat were then engaged, were the Viz
ava, the Colon, and the Oquendo. The /
'izcaya was 2.5OO yards on our starboard |
oW: The Colon perhaps a little farther |
o the starboard beam. and the Oquendo
vas about on the starboard beam.
We continued in that direction and / |
ather lonely for us out there-he was in
ide the coming tower. He asked why; / !
aid that we were alone after the three I
spanish vessels and IL seemed IL would |
evolve upon us to knock them out At
hat time, as l say. the smoke was SO
enSe that / could see nothing 10 the |
ear and / supposed that the Brooklyn
'as steaming ahead of the slower battle
hips. Captain Cook stepped out of the
cnning tower at that moment and as he
topped out he exclaimed to me: "Why, I
hat is that of our starboard quarter"
looked in that direction and / saw the
eayy bow wave formed by the ship and
he bow next looming up and / imme-
lately said that must be the Massachu-
stts. And he said, mo; Il cannot be the
for she has gone to Guam
lnamo to coal"
Then ] said that 1t must be the Ore /
on. and he remarked, God bless the
RECON-" and l said yes, that / was very
ad to see her. or something of that
nd. and the Oregon was at this time
lout, | should say, four or five hun |
ed yards off our starboard quarter, and !
E continued in that position until the
-ooklyn's speed began to increase as we
'ly during the battle farther ahead we I
ere parallel with the Oregon. She never
as that close to us again that / remem-
Chasing the Colon. I
The oquendo very shortly fell out and
ew ahead and went inshore of the '
zcaya. i remember very well the time
at the Vizcaya blanketed her from our
e. and this chase was continued in that
rection until OF Aserraderos the Viz ]
va ported her helm and ran inshor..
le Colon at this time had gained speed
ID was inshore, l suppose, ahead more :
an seven miles. After passing the Viz
va we steamed ahead, ceased firing and
e men were allowed to come out of the {
rret. one at a time or few at a time,
get a breath of fresh air and also to
[ some refreshments or something TO '
I, although the guns, of course, were d
AIMED and everything was ready, but IL
t gaining upon the Colon was very
wv. In fact, she gained apparently on -
We steamed, i supposed, this way. e
d at about ll:15, when the Nizcaya stood |,
to Aserraderos- e
Q.-Let me ask you before you go on, '
W far is Aserraderos from the Moro. I
out2 n
A.-About eighteen miles, l think. The D
ase was continued then after the Colon ii
We had no exact estimate, l T
uld not read it on the stadimeter but Il
knew that she must be from six
seven miles away. We gradually be- W
n to gain, and / remember keeping the el
idimeter al work on her, although II
z 1900 yards would not register On the OF
ldimeter. l remember at one time
ling the commodore she was abtut | S,
300 yards. My recollection is that he
d told some one TO signal over to the
egon to try one of her railroad trains" c
any rate, shortly afterward the Ore
n fired one Of her l3-inch shells which |
short. The Oregon was signaling to | II
the fall of our shot and we were sig n,
ling TO the Oregon the fall II her shot b,
e continued occasionally to fire, feeling
the range. with the guns of the Ore c
n firing l3-inch shells and S-inch shells,
d with our guns hiring S-inch shells n,
remember seeing one of the I3-inch ! II
Ills of the Oregon fall well ahead from o,
view of the Colon; and one of our
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