Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-05

starboard, passing we'll inside the Tex
as. That was written by me the day
after the battle"
rs there any reference to the dis
lance from the Texas In those notes"
NO sir"
do YOU remember whether anything
was said about blanketlng the fire OF
the Texas as that tlme2'
when told the commodore
thought we would run into the Texas,
/ think ! did say that We might get
a shot from one OF her big guns"
Have you ever said that you we're
'sklttish' about collision with the
Texas at this tlme?"
well, | was 'akittish' about It, I
thought we were going to have Il col
lision very likely with the Texas"
Flow was the collision averted, from
what you know of your own knowl-
edge?"
"By our getting around so quick we
passed ahead OF her
"You cannot tell me what was done
aboard the TeXas3
81 have no idea"
well, | think | remember the fact
of putting an interlineation In this log,
because an erasuTe was made of that
word 'starboard, and / suggested put
ting In the explanatory words that we
cleared the Texas
"Do you remember whether any
change was made In the log book In
the recording Of the direction in which
the helm was originally put?'
81 think | remember that erasurc,
the word 'starboard was erased and
the word port substituted"
NO TALK WITH sCHLEY OR COOK.
do you remember discussing that In
the presense OF schley and Capt.
Cook?"
II do not"
How was this first brought to your
attention that II was entered in the
body of the log that the helm was put
to starboard2"
Very likely by the watch officer
wanting to make an erasure In the log
after | had examined It,
do you remember, If at all, you un-
dertook to check the log as written 10
show whether these points were cor
rectly entered In the log book or not"
NO do not, except that II Is more
probable that this was all done before
noon Of the succeeding day, because
the log was generally given to the cap
tain by noon
DO you regard that as a correct en-
try In the log book that the helm was
put to port IN order To bring the star
board battery to bear?'
mo, that was not the reason for
which the helm was put TO port. II
was put TO port to bring the Brook
lyn around as quickly as possible 10
head off the Spanish vessels.
Would not the Brooklyn have
been brought around quicker II the
helm had been put starboard, as 1t VAS
recorded In the log book originality"
81 think she would"
These words, swinging clear OF the
fire Of the Texas. are they right?"
THAT is right That is the point
that Impressed me. Fortunately we
got around without having one Of the
guns of the Texas fired ever u.s.
INTERLlNED WORDS.
"The words, clear Of the fire OF the
Texas, are the interined words. are
.hey not?'
They are"
did you give any specific instruc-
tons, or make any specific suggestions
to the officer who wrote the log with
regard TO putting in these words?'
II think It Veiy possible I did.
think It more than probable that l did,
because that was the fact that I'M
pressed me as the result Of swinging
with the Port helm. was very thank
ful we cleared the Texas and her fire. ."
"Then, were those words put IN rea-
tive to the change in the log book from
'starboard to 'port?
81 cannot say. / was not at that
time contemplating any such searchin..
investigation as this, and consequently
l thought that the log was written
with the idea OF giving a general and
fair account Of the battle without be-
ing brought up under searching scru-
tiny or ! would have been more partic-
ular as to exact time and dates"
With Commander Hodgson still on
the stand the court adjourned until
tomorrow.