The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-24

miraI Ceryera's flag ship, was such mass of flames that 1t was impossible for any one to live on her. He considered 1t a waste of ammunition, he said. to fire at the vessel. The witness said that when the suggestion was first made to Captain Clarke that the 13-inch guns should be fired at the Colon, he had de- murred to the extent of saying he thought the range to be too great. The witness replied that the guns could be fired at range of 13,0O0 yards without damaging the mounts and he told how afterward they had been fired, first at distance or {. GOO yards. which had been increased to $500. and then to 5000 and still later to $500. When the range was fixed at 9,5OO. Lieutenant Alderman said, he observed that the shot passed over the fleeing Co., lon, but it fell so close to her quarter that he felt sure it had struck her.
 Thought the Colon Was Hit.
 q had" he said. taken my long glass aloft with me and I searched the side of the Colon for injuries and saw none, but certainly discovered that her flag was gone and came to the conclusion that fragment of the shell had carried away the halyards. The quarter deck of the Colon was described and all the casemate doors and ports were closed"
 Here the court took it's noon recess.
 When the court reconvened Alderman said that when the Colon's flag went down the men on the Oregon ceased fir ing. The Brooklyn bore at that time two points on the Oregon's port bow and was about a mile distant.
 He described the sending of boats to the Colon by the Brooklyn which. he said, seemed to take a long time. At this time the Texas and the Vixen arriv- ed. The New York arrived and when she came up went in very near the Colon. After this the Oregon returned under orders eastward on a false alarm.
 We had already" he said. prepared to send a prize crew aboard" He spoke of firing from the Brooklyn saying: At the time I was aloft on the signal yard, I saw them fire from the Brooklyn with her starboard forward S-inch guns and noticed her shots appeared to fall very short In fact, at the end of the chase I saw no shots from the Brooklyn that reached the Colon."
 Do you know whether there were any instructions from the Brooklyn. by sig nal probably, if at all. regarding the opening of fire with the 13-inch guns at the latter part of the acuon! Asked Captain Lemly.
 T never heard of such instructions, the witnes replied.
 How did the Brooklyn bear when you went aloft on the signal yard of the Oregon?''
 q should judge that she was about be- tween and points forward on the port beam. and certainly a mile away"
 Which vessel, the Brooklyn or the Oregon, was nearest to the Colon, when it went ashore?
 Brooklyn Nearest to Colon.
 That is very difficult to say. Practi- cally the two vessels were on the same circle. Probably the Brooklyn was a short distance nearer, but the difference was hardly appreciable."
 In response to a question from the court the witness said that hd knew of the receipt of no signal from the Brooklyn | until after the chase had begun when he | had understood that the Brooklyn had signalled to close up.
 l Lieutenant Alderman was succeeded on | the stand by MT. F. T. Applegate who
 was on the Brooklyn during the, San
 tiago battle. He was interrogated by | MT. Raynor.
 | In reply to a question the witness said
 Before the battle the guns and the | auxiliary machinery attending them were | in excellent condition. After the battle | we found all of the 5-inch guns on the | starboard side broken in some part or | the lifting gear of the guns carried away, | The bores of the guns were pitted and
 the muzzles of two of the guns were sc
 swollen they had to be removed from | the ship"
 Can you tell me anything about the | ammunition expended on the Brooklyn on the day of the battle?"
 | We used up 566 5-inch shells, 164 S-incf shells, 1,2O0 6-pounders and 400 1-pounders | During the battle was there any time | within your observation that some of the guns of the Brooklyn could not have | been trained on the enemy" NO, sir. Some O. them were always ir use. Some were even used during the | complete turn.''
 Did you see Commodore Schiey during the action?"
 "Several times I spoke to him. What impression did his conduct, man. | ner and bearing convey to you?' Schley's Brave Conduct. "He seemed to be cool, calm and col | lected and one who inspired confidence. ' The next witness was Lieutenant k. w. l Eberle, who was watch and division of- fcer on the Oregon in the Santiago cam paign. He had charge of the first gun l division and in that capacity had direct | charge of the forward 13-inch turret. He said the Brooklyn had stopped about a mile and half from the Colon to the l
 about a mile from that ship to the east | The New York came up about an hour
 after the Colon's flag went down.
 Lieutenait Eberles cross examination
 was by MT. Hanna who asked the wit
 ness if he recalled any signals from the
 Brooklyn to the Oregon at about the time
 the Viscaya went ashore.
 After the Viscaya went ashore the
 Brooklyn signalled Well done Oregon. 1 hat Cipnallpd. One Of commandments is full of water She made l another signal, She seems of Italian l build and Captain Clark told the signal ] officers to make signal: She may have been built in Italy, but she will land on the coast of Cuba We could not see the men of the Brooklyn and it was not there fore seen. He said he had fired all told thirty-four 13-inch shots.
 In reply to a question the witness said