The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-19

turned around and called my atten-
ton 20 some objects in the water that
looked like floating buOys. apparently
three or four feet above the water. We
thought they were nets with tOrpedoes,
being probably thrown out to injure
the snip. I ported the helm and be-
fore 1 could do anything we passed
over the spot and found that we were
in the wake of the Viscaya."
Commander Nicholson then detailed
the chase of the Colon. the subsequent
going ashore, and surrender. COmman-
der Nicholson said that he recalled
some signals from the Brooklyn on the
day of the battle, among hers one at
the beginning of the BATH to close up
and another at the close of the engage
ment, saying: Wen done. Oregon"
As for the first signal" he said, 1--WE
were already closing in and Il did not
influence us
In reply to questions from Mr.. Ray
nor the witness said he could not say
positively that he had seen the Brook
Ign make her turn. but that he had
seen her change her position. He had
never seen the Brooklyn and the Texas
when they were closer together than
a mile or a mile and a half He also
said that he did not remember any
signal from the Brooklyn to the Oregon
TO use her thirteen-inch guns on the
/ Colon.
Used Her Big Guns.
Did the Oregon use her thirteen-inch
guns early in the action?'' Captain
Lemly asked, as his first question on
/ cross-eXamination.
"Oh. yes was the response. But
she stopped using them during the
| chase of the Colon as that vessel was
/ so far away that to use them would
| have been a waste of ammunition"
/ In response to another question by
| Captain Lemly, Commander Nicholson
| said: Il thought the Oregon was
nea rer the enemy during the chase than
I tile Brooklyn. but the distances varied
/ somewhat. At one time the Brooklyn
I had apparently turned to head off a
/ turn of the Colon toward Cape Cruz"
In reply to Mr. Hanna the witness
said he had observed the Spanish fleet
/ as IL came out OF the harbor at Santi-
| ago: they were in column and in or
der. three or four ships lengths apart;
all ported their helms and turned to the
l westward apparently with the inten-
| ton of going ashore if necessary. Dur
| ing the early part of the engagement
he had seen none of the Spanish vessels
/ turning toward any of the American
ships and he was sure there was no
/ well developed movement in that direc-
/ ton. Yet the smoke was dense and he
could not be certain of all details. The
| court asked questions of Commander
/ Nicholson as follows:
What was the relative position of
] the American ships when the Spanish
/ vessels came Out?'
The Iowa was due south, the Texas
on her port hand and the Brooklyn far
Their off to the westward. The Oregon
/ was TO the right of the Iowa and the
Indiana in shore to the eastward with
! the New York with the distance. 1 re-
| member imme diately looking for the
/ flagship and saw her off seven or eight
! miles toward SibOney."
/ Did the Oregon. at any time pass
between the Brooklyn and the Spanish
I ships?"
Not when they were Offering any
/ active resistance: she did as the Span
ish vessel turned to go ashore"
Turn of the Brooklyn.
when the Oregon changed her direc-
ton toward the Brooklyn HAD the
I Brooklyn completed her turn2"
Il am under the impression that she
had; she must haze done So
DR.. Charles NJ. re Vain followed
I Commander Nicholson He said that
he had been medical officer on board
/ the Brooklyn and had observe ed the
battle Of July from the forecastle.
He gave a brief description of the bat
| tie. saying he had been present wheE
Yeoman Ellis had been killed and he
/ had observed Commodore Schley during
the entire engagement.
His conduct and bearing" said the
} witness, were all that could De ex-
] UetIe0. he seemed TO KNOW WHAT ne
/ was about and to be doing all that he
/ wished to do. He was in perfect con-
/ troll of the situation"
/ In response to questions from Cap
/ tain Lemly, the witness said that he
I had heard Commodore Schley give the
order Helm hard apOrt,' and had
/ heard no one else give it. In response TO
/ a question he said that he had at that
I time heard 70 coilOquy or alterca ton
/ concerning this order.
| Haven't you stated heretofore that
you did hear such a converse tlOn2
/ Il may have so stated, but do not
/ now remember. and cannot repeat any
/ conversation of the kind"
Have you not heretofore repeated
Z it?"
Protests From Raynor.
/ At this point Mr. Raynor inter-
! rupted Captain Lemly's examination
I with a protest against the putting OF
his question without giving the names
| OF persons with whom witness was
I supposed to have had the converse
| tion in question. but Captain Lemly
objected TO this interruption. and in
4 sisted upon the regularity of the pro-
Sreaiing for the court. Admiral
Dewey sustained Mr.. Raynor's point,
saying: we know more law now
E than we did before. Time, place and
Z names of individuals should be given.
/ would not like myself have such
a question put to me. NJ one would
I like it,
Captain LemIy then asked Did
you tell Lieutenant Ward in Ports
mouth. y. II. on Aug s. that YOU I'd
: heard conversation in which the
/ word Texas was used
Eha witness s,-fd he had no recOllec-
ticii OF saying anything at chat time
; abCWt the Texas
Dr. DE Faliu was then excused and
} Captain John L. Hannum was called.
. He was the chief engineer on board
. The Brooklyn and of the flying squad
ron during the Cuban campaign. Cap
t1in Hsnnum's testimony. aside from
rsuiies o. questions by the court re
iated entirely to the condition Of the
I col ier Merrimac May q and 2S He
! said that on the forenoon OF the for
/ mer date Commodore Schley had or
dered him to so aboard the collier:
! that having done so he found her in
( termeaiate valve gear entirely dis
! abled; he also said that while the
AAcrrimac was not entirely helpless.
~ horse power was reduced one-third
~ lcs ~ she was able to hObble along
the rate of four or five knots
sestions by the Court.
TT asked Captain Hannum
pg questions:
$ the Brooklyn's most eco
I'D and how much coal per
burn az that speed while
chief engineer"
mical speed. I think. was