The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-24
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on the entrance of the harboT. he Salti
that as the ships came out signal was
made through the telephone in the con-
ming tower to fire at Will The range IN
dicators,'' the witness went on, graft
ually fell until, l think, Il flrSi Sflot Was
fired at a range of $500 OF 500 yards.
He had. he said, fired five shots from
the 13-inch guns, but soon afterward the
Spanish ships drew so far ahead he could
no longer train his guns upon them
when we passed between the iowa
and Texas those ships seemed to be prac-
ticaily at anchor. We were going very
fast then. and forced draught was cover
ing our quarter deck an inch or more
deep with cinders. many OF them red not.
Water was running from every hydraot
we had to keep the decks from burning.
AT that time the fire OF the enemy ana
of our own ships was very heavy he
water was whipped up in all directions;
shots flew oYe,head. think it was the
most exciting time of the whole engage
ment.''
SENT BOATS.
Witness described firing on the, Colon,
and after luncheon continued his nara
tive. saying that when the Colons nag
went down the men on the Oregon ceased
firing The Brooklyn bore at that time
two points on the Oregon's port bow ard
was about n mile distant, said the wit
ness He described the sending OF boats
to the Colon from the Brooklyn, which,
ne said. seemed TO take q long time.
At this time the Texas and Vixen ar
rived The New York also arrived, and
when She came up went in very near to
the Colon. After this the Oregon return
ed under orders eastward on false
alarm.
I'VE had already he said. prepared
10 sen0' a prize crew aboard
He spoke of the firing of the brooklyn,
saving: AT the time ! was aloft on the
signal yard. 1 saw them fire from the
Brooklyn with her starboard forward
eight-inch guns, and ] noticed her shots
appeared to fall very short In fact, to-
ward the end of the chase. l saw no
shots from the Brooklyn that reached the
Colon
Captain Lemly asked: DO you know
whether there were any instructions
from the Brooklyn by signal probably, if
at ALL in regard to opening fire with the
thirteen-inch guns at the latter part OF
the action?'
Il never heard of such instructions"
the witness replied.
The guns had not been fired for some
Not since we had passed the Viscaya."
How did the Brooklyn bear?
SAME DISTANCE PRACTICALLY.
81 should judge that she was about
two or three points. nearer two points
forward on the port beam, and certainly
i mile away.
How did she appear to be heading
relative to the Oregon ana the Spanish
vessels?"
There was only one vessel left ct that
time, the Colon. and [ think her course
was Slightly divergent from that of the
Oregon which led a. the opinion that she
was heading for the headland beyond the
Colon with the intention of cutting off
that vessel
Oregon. was nearer the Colon when it
Went ashore?"
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 appreciate. The Brooklyn
was. however. 5000 yards or more from
the Colon. This i knew from our bear
ing and range
In response to a. question from the
Court the witness said that he knew Of
the receipt OF no signal of the Brooklyn
until well after the chase had begun.
when he had understood that the Brook
lyn had signalied.
GUNS INJURED.
+. 7. Applegate, who was a gunner on
the Brooklyn. was the next witness. He
said:
Before the battle the guns and the
machine attending them were
in excellent condition. After the battle
we found all of the iive-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 ptted and
the muzzles of two of >lle guns We're so
swollen they had to be removed from
tn, ship
Can You tell me anything about the
expended on the Brooklyn on
the day of the batue?"
I'VE used mp 566 five-inch SHELLS, 164
eight-inch, 100 six-pounders and 400
FIRE NEVER STOPPED.
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 .cnemy?''
No sir
Some OF them were always in use?''@
Some of them We're always in use dur
ing The complete turn.
ibid you see Commodore schley dur
nc the action?'
Several times. and spoke to him.
What Impression did his conduct,
manner and bearing convey to you2''
..ie seemed to be cool. calm and COL
ected. and one who inspired confidence"
The next witness was Lieutenant E. w.
who was watch and division Of
icer on The Oregon. He described the
oregon's passing the Iowa. saying that
vessel was at the time on the inside. He
said that when the Teresa began to
burn Captain Clark said: zone is on fire:
ook out for the next" He said the
Brooklyn had stopped about mile and a
ialf from the Colon, TO the westward.
While the Oregon had stopped about a
nile from that ship 70 the eastward. The
New York, he said. came Up about an
iour after the colon's flag went down.
SIGNALS PASSED.
The witness said he had not seen the
Brooklyn until the viscaya caught fire.
lie saw none OF the Spanish ships leave
heir course. except the flagship Teresa.
which seercd somewhat toware the Amer
can ships.
Lieutenant Ererle was cross-exslnined
y Mr. Hanna. who asked:
EDO you recall any signals from TIE