The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-10-18

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called his attention to the Texas and
that he replied. saying he saw the YES
sci, which Hodgson had afterward told
MN had entirely treasured him. He
had never himself used the expression
Damn the Texas to Hodgson. ON
the contrary he said. II had every
reason to bless her. He said he had
not at the time known OF the changes
in the Brooklyn's log in which the en-
try had at first been to the effect that
the helm was put to s~tarboard and then
changed 20 helm port" He remem-
bered the addenda to the log and had
consented that il should be written,
but he had given Instructions that there
should be no change in the original
log.
In reply to a question by the court
Captain Cook said that he did not know
or any effort that had been made to
ind a landing place at Cienfuegos prior
TO the arrival of the Marblehead.
He also said, in reply to a question
by the court that when the flying
squadron started out from Key West
both Sampson and Schley thought the
Spanish fleet was at Cienfuegos: that
the strange conduct Of the Adula in
creased the impression and that the
had thought the firing OF guns there in
dicated the presence Of the enemy
there. He also said tha Commodore
SAA4lCy was SAIhlSldSllC ONtI DtIllS Gil
TO the southern coast Of Cuba.
The court also asked about orders for
attacking the Spaniards and the witness
replied that there was no specific order
that he recalled but that the general
order was to attack wherever the en-
envy should be encountered.
At Cienfugos the American fleet lay
out from six 20 eight miles, being near
er at night than during the day.
The court: Was the Brooklyn using
full power during the fight OF July
3rd?"
mo. we did not have full power until
the end of the action. until just about
when the Colon went ashore"
WIN not?"
The order required US TO keep steam
for moving eight or nine knots. 1 think
with some of the engines uncoupled.
We used the after engines. In the
early part of the action we had steam
enough to make twelve knots, and we
kept on increasing the steam until we
had all the steam we could use with the
two engines. We continued to get
steam with the idea that if the Colon
should go beyond the point we would
lose time in coupling up all the engines.
at would have taken twenty-five min
utes to couple. We had all the steam
we could use in the after engines"
What orders were given by Commo-
OOre Scnley 10 the leel ny SlSIdl "
otherwise during the battle of July
3rd?"
"Quite a number of signals were made
but 7 only recollect a few of them. The
first signal made was the ormulate
signal to close in. Afterward there
were signals made: a great many wig
wags were made to the Oregon. There
is a record 1 believe in the log BOOB
I did not pay any attention to the sig
| ,1olS IIlrinO the action except SuCn DIS
affected me-"
Admiral Dewey: 1.-The witness has
| spoken of the order requiring them 10
keep steam up for moving, with some
of the engines uncoupled. was that
order by Commodore Schley"
'It was the order Of the commander
in chief while lying on blockade"
The witness also said in reply to the
court that the Spanish ships had not
turned to the west when the Brooklyn
began it's turn. :,
The court asked what ships would
have had their fire ~blanketed if the
Brooklyn had turned with ~arboa
helm. Captain Cook replied that THE
fire of the Texas might have been
blanketed and the movements of the
Oregon might have been interfer"ed
with"
At Santiago the blockade had. he
said. been from five to six miles off he
entrance to the harbor.
CAPTAIN Cook was then excused. MIR
Ravner did not cross examine i'm
saying that he would desire to recall
the captain later for examination ir
chief for Admiral Schley.
COMMANDER FULLAM.
Lieutenant Commander w. T. Full
am said the distance of the line OFT
side the harbor under Commodore
Schley's command had been from Sly
to eight miles and at night the vessel:
hal steamed back and forth. He hat
heard of no orders except the order
from the commander of the New Or
leans to keep it always ready for nc
ton.
Describing the engagement with tn
Colon on May 31st, he said all the shot!
fired with one exception had falleI
short.
Referring again to the distance out O
the b~lockading line at Santiago TIL
witness said it was about the same a
night as in the day time and that a
night he could distinguish the noun
tains on shore. but that other object
could not be distinguished.
Commander Pullman was then eXcus
ed and Jos Beale was called. He de
tailed the meeting of the Harvard wit
the flying squadron on May 9th whel
that vessel carried dispatches to Com
modore Schley from Mole st. Nicholas
There were nVe OIL UneSe OlSpdlcNcS
which had come in cipher and ynicl
he had translated. One was from Ad
miral Sampson and the other four from
Secretary Long. The last one from tn
secretary was received at Mole 81
. Nicholas at $50 o'clock a. m, May PSI
: and was the dispatch directing the com
mander of the Harvard to proceed a
!, once to inform Schley that all the de
partment's information is that tn
Spaniards are at Santiago, etc.
/ He read this dispatch and also OF
, from Admiral Sampson, saying tha
the Spaniards were at Santiago. Bot
these dispatches were, he said, deliver
> ed to the commanding officer Of tn
Harvard by him.
Mr.. Beale also detailed the particu
,l lars of his proffer to go ashore and Sc
cure information concerning the situa
. ton. He also said he had translate
into cipher Commodore Schley's re
5 sponse to the dispatch Of May 26th. II
explained the verbal changes in thi
message, saying they had been neces
, | Sary because of the fact that the cod