Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
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did from MdH - u - - .7.iN
used 40 tons of coal a day she could
have remained 20 days.
He then stated that she could have
remained Is days and would. have had
sufficient coal left to reach Key West.
Assuming the distance. to Key West
To be 700 miles. what coal would have
been necessary" asked Captain Lem
ley.
commander Schroeder should
think $50 to 10 tons would probably
have taken us there. We can always
rely upon that because as 4 rule the
engineers keep a little ahead rather
than behind their coal account.
When Commander Schroeder left the
stand he was requested to return. to-
morrow. and correct the official copy
of his testimony of today if necessary.
He said he would do SO and asked if
he could then be excused.
Il desire to make my preparation
for returning to Guam he said. He
was told that he could do 50.
Lieut.. Commander L. &. Heilner who
was navigator of the Texas during the
Spanish war. was called. He had hea' i
no guns fired when the squadron APP
preached Cienfuegos and he knew Of
no effort To ascertain that the Spanish
fleet was in the harbCr. or 70 destroy
Spanish works there. Nor had there
been any effort to communicate with
Cubans on shore until Captain McCalla
arrived on board the Marblehead.
He told how the fleet had proceeded
from Cienfuegos to within 20 miles of
Santiago.
I'VE had" he said. good weather,
a fresh wind and a sea that was mod
erately rough" None of the fighting
ships had delayed the fleet, but some
of the smaller vessels had. until tho
fleet was signalled that the rendezvous
would be o. miles due south of Santa
go. The witness was then asked to d.
scribe the battle of July 3 and said;
The Texas had been heading about
east when the enemy was seen coming
out of Santiago. Lieut.. Bristol, officer
of the deck at the time. rang to go
ahead full speed and put helm hard To
starboard TO make a turn. When ! got
on deck he informed me Of what had
happened and ! sent him below and
assume d charge Of TIC deck. The cap
tain told me that he had eased the
helm until he could find out which way
the ships were going, and he also rang
half speed. I suggested full speed. He
said the battery was not ready. I told
nm it would bo ready before the ships
were in position to fire. and then he
said: All right and rang full speed
When the second of the enemy
ships followed the first To the westward
he put the helm hard to starboard. !
made several reports To him about the
Brooklyn regarding her signals. He
said: Never mind | also referred to
the way | thought the Brooklyn was
standing up to the fight-'vcrv nicely.
The captain said: oh. crackic. never
mind the Brooklyn. You look out for
this ship The Brooklyn then was
about on her port beam. So | said: All
right. captain. | viii look at the Brook
I'm no more and | turned back. look
ing on the starboard beam at the ships
getting out. After We sheered around
and got to the westward I suggested
to give her little port helm to get
closer in. and he did. Right after he
gave her this helm he sang out
through the sight hole to the men at
the wheel and at the engine room in
dictator to Slow. then step. and | said:
Captain. they will all get away from
us
tie did not answer me but immedi-
ate!y stepped back and then | said: MY
l-otu' captain, we are out of the fight
re said: Look at the BROOKLYN |
turned around and right ahead Of us
ms big gray ship doomed out of the
smoke. For a second thought my
heart was in my mouth.
We We're Steamng with \ hen -
holm and she steered by us. When I
saw her she was practically ahead ~
US. lhat IS the first I saw. She sheercd
OH ana went to sea. | should say about
1000 yards. and then to westward AZ
soon as the Brooklyn cleared rs we
rang to go ahead and started M forced
uraught again. After that we simply
followed on as fast as We could on a
me that was just inside the line whore
he oregon was engaging the ships.
Just before this turn of the BROOKLYN
tEe Iowa and the Oregon were both
'ioSe to us on our starboard helm. We
continued the chase until the Colon
hauled Gown her flag. when the can
tam gave the order to stop forced
drdught."
'apt. Lemly-How near was the
brooklyn to the Texas at the time
9o' say you saw her loom out of the
'iiiohe' 1 did not make any estimate
~ me Tune but | came to the conclu-
SION that she was between 100 and $50
S''"S from us. which was much
ionser distance than Captain Phillip
lnOGght il VAS
fp'dih Lemly-Perhaps | should have
"Sheu you in the first place the position
oi me Brooklyn relative to the Texas
Iust ne1ore going into battle? She was
Almost astern of US. That is because We
rSfre. headed almost east She should
nave nave been west by northwest. She VS.
,nvaulng Tor the land and | thought she
was standing pretty nearly on the no~th
.oorse | did not see Al first any ind;cn-
IONS OF turning and l thought she was
going right in 'iio ""S
a. Did the BROOKLYN give any steam whis.
c re signal TO- indicate her change of
course? That | do not know
Did you hear any?'' Il did NOT beor