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course for some time and then straight
.ened out again; then turned inshore and
few minutes after that ran ashore also"
Commander Nicholson said that he re-
called some signals from the Brooklyn
or the day of the battle, among others
one at the beginning of the battle to
close up and another at the close of the
engagement saying well done. Oregon"
'As for the first signal he said, 1--WE
were already closing in and it did not
influence US"
The witness said he had never seen the
Brooklyn and the Texas when they were
closer together than mile or mile
and half. He also said that he did not
remember any signal from the Brooklyn
to the Oregon to use her 13-inch guns on
the Colon.
"'Dd the Oregon use her 13-inch guns
early in the action?" Captain Lemly
asked as his first question on cross-ex-
animation.
''On yes." was the response. But she
stopped using them during the chase of
u, vessel as SO far to
have been a waste of ammunition
In response to another question by Cap
tain Lemly Commander Nicholson said:
enemy during the chase, than the Brook
lyn, but the distance varied somewhat
In reply to Mr.. Hanna the witness
said during the early part of the engage
ment he had seen none of the Spanish
vessels turning toward any OF the
American ships and he was sure there
was no we'll developed movement in that
direction. yet the smoke was dense and
- u tnif
The court asked 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
ther 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 in the distance. l re-
member Immediately looking for the
flagship and saw her off seven or eight
miles toward Siboney'
THE BROOKLYN IN THE LEAD.
did the Oregon at any time pass be-
tween the Brooklyn and the Spanish
ships?'
Not when they were offering any act
i've resistance; she did as the Spanish
vessels turned to go ashore"
When the Oregon changed her direc-
tion toward the Brooklyn had the Brook
lyn completed her turn?"
Il am under the impression that she
had She must have done So"
What was the position of the Oregon
when she turned with starboard helm
during the battle off Santiago?"
She was lying still in the water and
we turned to head off the Spanish fleet.
We overlook all but the Colon very
quickly"
SCHLEY IN PERFECT CONTROL.
DIR. Chas. NJ. lie Valin, medical officer
ON the Brooklyn followed Commander
Nicholson. He said he had observed
Commodore Schley during the entire en-
gagement. His conduct and bearing"
said the witness, was all that could be
expected. He seemed 10 know what he
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 had
heard Commodore Schley give the order
helm hard aport' and had heard no one
else give it, He had at that time heard
no colloquy or altercation with Hodgson
concerning this order.
Haven't you stated heretofore that
you did hear such conyersation?"
Il may have stated, but l do not now
remember and cannot repeat any con-
versation of the kind
Captain John L. Hannum, chief engi-
neer on board the Brooklyn, said that
4ko
not entirely helpless, her horsepower
was reduced one-third and that she was
able to hobble along only at the rate of
four or five knots an hour.
THE FURNACES COALED.
The court asked Captain Hannum:
Were the fires laid ready for lighting
under all boilers not in use by the
Brooklyn July End? If not, why not?"
Il think the furnaces We're coaled.
am pretty sure that they We're ready to
throw shovel-full of coal on them and
start them.'
Lieut.. Thos. F. Carter, passed assist
ant engineer, who was in charge of the
machinery Of the main engine of the
Brooklyn during the Santiago campaign,
gave a statement concerning the cond-
ton of the engines of the Brooklyn on
the morning of the battle of July Sd,
saying: "The after main engines were
not used. The forward main engines
were disconnected from the forward ones
and steam was on in three boilers
Mr.. Rayner: Can you tell me what
went on in the engine rooms during the
action with respect to increasing the
speed of the ship?'
Every effort was made to economize
steam and get the most power out of it,
the most turns Of the engines. The fires
We're started in the other boiler as soon
as possible. Forced draught was put on.