Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-26

we could on a line that was just inside
the line where the Oregon was engaging
the ships. Just before this turn OF the
Brooklyn, the Iowa and the oregon were
both close to us on our starbOard helm.
We continued the chase until the Colon
hauled down her flag, when the captain
gave the order to stop forced draft.
Captain Lemley: How near was the
Brooklyn to the Texas at the time you
saw her loom up in the smoker
1T did not make any estimate at the
time but came to the conclusion later
that she was between 100 and 80 yards
from us. which was a much longer as
lance than Captain Philip Thought IL
was"
Captain Lemley: Perhaps I Should
have asked you in the first place the po-
sition OF the Brooklyn relative TO the
Texas Just before going into battle.
"She was almost astern of us. That is
because we were headed almost east. She
should have borne west by northwest.
She was heading for the land and
thought she was standing pretty nearly
on her north course / did not see at first
any indications of turning and l thought
she was going right in"
Looking back" responded the Wit
ness. 81 know that the time Of the great
est danger for the Texas was when the
Brooklyn doomed out of the smoke right
ahead Of us"
He said in response to questions that
ne had never sailed with a man who had
quicker sight or who handled his ship
to better advantage than Captain Phil
ms He added that the captain had on
| this occasion given successive orders and
that the Texas was backed until she
was dead" On account Of this incident
two or three minutes had been lost ana
fully three miles were lost to the snip.
A part Of this delay, however, he said,
had been caused on account OF the fault
Of the ships blowers, rendering the YES
sci slow In getting up steam.
When court convened Mr.. Raynor con-
tinued the cross examination Of Com
mander Heilner. He asked him especially
| concerning the official chart OF the battle
off Santiago, exhibiting the chart. The
witness said he had been one of the board
of navigators who had prepared the
chart, and that he considered the map
| inaccurate.
Mr.. Hanna interposed to say that II the
point intended TO be made was that the
chart IL inaccurate, the government would
concede at once that this was true.
1T is a great pity you never conceded
that before" said Mr.. Raynor.
Mr.. Raynor then commented quite Wig
orously upon the fact that the chart was
an official document. The witness was
asked by Mr.. Raynor concerning the
stoppage of the Texas when the Brooklyn
appeared in front OF her.
THE signals" witness answered, were
to Slow Stop. and Back one right on
word in between
docs anything appear in your log
about that" asked Mr.. Raynor.
Nothing, answered the witness. IT
was not on the log. can tell you why
it was not; because Captain Philip said
he did not like to have anything in IT, ]
swore to the judge advocate of this court
that would not bring up dead man to
substantiate anything ] said. and that
l would not bring up this point. and |
am sorry / brought it u1p, but Captain
Philip said he would not put it in his Of
fetal report.
'sDid you see any signals from the New
York on the day of the battle?' asked
Mr.. Raynor.
eve did not receive any signals from
that vessel on Monday until in the after
noon" replied the witness.
The witness also said that the New
York had not come up until after the last
Spanish ships came out of the harbor.
Captain Lemley here interposed to ask
the purpose of the inquiries and Mr.
Raynor stated that It was to be able to
blockade and SIMPSONS, because II It
could be shown that Schley's BLOCKADE
was equal to SIMPSONS he could not
be considered censurabie.
He also said that II would be shown
that the Colon was visible when Admiral
Sampson came up. ~
Captain Lemley objected, not only to
the line of questions, but to the line OF
argument.
Replying, Mr.. Raynor said that not
withstanding the strenuous efforts of Cap
tain Lemley to keep Admiral Sampson
ont of the controversy he would inevita-
blv be brought into it, not for the pur-
pose of criticising him, but for the pur-
pose of showing Admiral Schley had
merely obeyed the orders of his superior
officer. who was Admiral Sampson, In do
ing what he had done.