Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-04

coming toward us and then Immediate
~ put helm around the other way and
went in shore"
From then on it was a chase after
the Colon. At the time the Viscaya
went ashore the Colon by working IN
inside of the other Spanish ships had
secured a very long lead. | should say
she was at least five or six miles, pos
sibly more on our starboard bow, well
inshore. The order was given to cease
hiring and to come out of the turrets
and take a spell during the chase of
the Colon.
The Oregon during that chase and
While We were on the top of the tur-
ret. was directed to try her 13-mch
guns on the chase. which she did and
shots fell short. In q little vile they
were tried again and came little
closer"
Admiral Dewey-"Directed by
whom
BY Commodore Schley. sir. by wig
Wag signals, as l remember it
Admiral Dewey-''You saw that sig
nall"
Yes. sir, 1 saw the signal being
made"
Admiral Benham-"Did you read the
signal?"
II did not. but | understood what it
was and if I am not mistaken it was
McCauley, an ensign. we had on board.
who made the signal himself.
shortly after this the forward tur-
ret and starboard turrct of the Brook
lyn We're directed to load the guns with
amor piercing shells. The forwar
turret was directed to fire first two
shots which it did. The shots fell
short. Then was directed to fire and
I fired at a range. as l now recall. of
G5Oo yards. We tried both guns at that
range. Those shots fell short We load
ed again in the starboard turret and |
increased the range to $500 yards and
fired the right gun. IT went q little to
the right of the Colon. as near as |
could Judge. but the range was very
good.
The Colon very shortly after that
went ashore. We steamed up to her
ard proceeded to get out cutter for
capt. Cook to go over and receive her
surrender
Capt. Lemly began his crOss-eXami-
patton by asking the witness whether
he was as sure Of the position and ac-
ti4ns Of the Brooklyn as he had beer
Of the way the Brooklyn had been
turned on the day of the Santiago bat
tie The witness replied that he was
more certain. He repeated his state
ment made. yesterday, that he had
made the entry in the log that the YES
sci had turned with StarbOard helm
when in fact it had turned with a port
helm. He said he had not consulted
with any one except Commander Sharp
before he changed the entry.
The questions We're then asked by
Mr.. Hanna and traVerSed much the
same ground gone over. yesterday, by
Captain Lemly in the eXamination-in-
chief The witness again testified to
The circumstances that he had heard
guns fired on approaching Cienfuegos.
He was sure that there were several!
guns. although the log book which he
had written for that day had d record
Of only two guns. He admitted that
in that respect the log did not repre-
sent the entire facts.
The witness also told Of the flying
souadron's reconnaissance of the har-
Dor at Cienfuegos but declared that ne
had observed no earth works on shore
there He also said that while ne had
seen the shore lights at night at Glen
fuegos he had never suspected that
ttey were signals. He told of seeing
three horsemen on shore during the
day time. I'VE regarded them as Span
ish cavalry" he said. and they were
so brazen that some one suggested that
we should stir them up bit. but we
did not fire ct them
IN response to Mr.. Hanna's ques-
lions. Lieut. Doyle said that on APP
proa ching Santiago on the evening of
Nav 20. the squadron had lald 10 Inr
he night about seven miles off San
tiago. but he thought that the Marble
head and the Vixen had been placed
on picket duty for the night. Inc los'
however. showed no record OF TINS lat
ter fact.
Mr.. Hanna then cross-eNamiheu 'he
witness regarding his testimony neai
ing unon the battle off santiago ashiiis
him first as to the direction III which
no Snonish ships were headed as theE
came out of the mouth OF the hafpor.
"They were coming right toward US
ina witness replied. lin column OF YES
sd almost in line a little on our star
board bow. They had not theh pesui
10 turn
Were they firing at you?" asked MI
Hanna. =;
They were certainly firing IN our u
rection.'' was the response.
The witness said that after ina. 'he
firing was from both sides OF the BOWS
of the enemy's vessels.
"How sure" asked Mr. hanna ~
Won feel of your recollection as to me
way they were headed at that time?
THAT is one of the things that most
firmly impressed itself on my Hihu'
replied the witness ao
Lieut.. Doyle said that he had maue
his observations of the battle through
the peep hole from the sliding heaa ,
and again related how tho enemy had
len cut off from his vision by the
smoke of one of the BROOKLYN Dig
Guns The cross-examination upon
$500 Incidents was in progress when