The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-19

Wnlcn starDoarded her helm, seemed to
 head off to the southward and west to- ward the Brooklyn and fell out of line. It then became evident that the Colon was pulling out of battle and running | along the shore, but 1t was developed that she was running away and had more speed than all the other ships. The Wis., caya headed toward the Brooklyn. She ran that course for some time and then strengthened out again; then turned in ashore also.
 There is no question about the Wis., caya pulling out of the general Spanish line to the southward, because short time after this Captain Clark turned around and called my attention to some objects in the water that looked like hoat- ing buoys apparently, three or four feet above the water. We thought they were nets with torpedos between them. prob ably thrown out to injure the ship. l ported the helm and before I could do anything, we passed over the spot and found that we were in the wake of the Viscaya."
 Commander Nicholson then detailed the chase of the Colon, the subsequent going ashore and surrender. <.
 Commander Nicholson said that he re- called some Signals from the Brooklyn on the day of the battle. among others one at the beginning of the battle to close up and another at the close of the en- gagement saying ''WcIl done. Oregon"
 He did not see any signal from the Brooklyn to the Oregon tc use her 13-inch guns on the Colon.
 ''The Oregon used her l3-inch guns early in teh action, but she stopped using them during the chase of the Colon as that vessel was so far away that to use them would have been a waste of ammunition" said the witness. s..t
 Nicholson Defends the Oregon. Commander Nicholson thought the Ore gon was nearer the enemy during the chase than the Brooklyn, but the distance varied somewhat. At one time the Brook lyn had apparently turned to head of a turn of the Colon toward Cape Cruz. The court asked questions of Com- mander Nicholson as follows: Was the Oregon in proper blockading position when the Spanish fleet started off?"
 Practically, yes"
 what was her course with reference to the Morro?"
 About four miles distance and little eastward to south of it." What was the distance between the blockading positions of the Oregon and the Brooklyn?"
 From three to four miles in the day; they were nearer together at night"
 What was the relative position of the American ships when the Spanish vessels came out?''
 New York Seven Miles Away. "The Iowa was due south, the Texas | on her port hand and the Brooklyn | further off to the westward. The Oregon was to the right of the Iowa and the | Indiana inshore to the eastward, with the New York in the distance. I remember | laA far fhn To cvQh saw her off seven or eight miles toward | Siboney.'
 l Did the Oregon at any time pass be-
 tween the Brooklyn and the Spanish l shipsT'
 Mot when they were offering any ac- | tive resistance; she did as the Spanish l vessels turned to go ashore" "when the Oregon changed her direc- ton toward the Brooklyn had the Brook
 lyn completed her turn?"
 "I am under the impression that she l had; she must have done so."
 What was the position of the Oregon l when she turned starboard helm during
 the battle of Santiago?" | She was lying still in the water. and
 we turned to head off the Spanish fleet We overlook all but the Colon very l quickly"
 Tribute to Schley. | Dr. Charles M Devalin followed Com
 mander Nicholson. He said that he had
 been medical officer on board the Brook
 lyn and had observed the battle of July
 3d from the forecastle. He gave brief
 description of the battle, saying he had
 been present when Yeoman Ellis was kill l ed, and that he had observed Commodore
 Schley during the entire engagement His conduct and bearing" said the
 witness, was all that could be expected.
 He seemed to know what he was about
 and to be doing all that he wished to do. He was in perfect control of the situa-
 tion."
 | On cross-examination the witness said
 he had heard Commodore Schley give the | order Helm hard aport," and had heard
 no one else give 1t. In response to a question he said that he had at that time | heard no colloquy or altercation concern ing this order.
 Haven't you stated heretofore that you | did hear such a conversation" 'I may have stated. but l do not re-
 member and cannot repeat any conversa- | tion of the kind.
 Have you not heretofore repeated it?" MT. Raynor protested against the put
 ting of this question.
 Admiral Dewey sustained MT. Raynor's objection. saying:
 We know more law now than we did
  viduals should be given. I would not like
 myself to have such a question put to me; no one would like it." Capatain Lemly then asked: Did you tell Lieutenant Ward in Portsmouth, N. H., on August 6, that you had heard a
 conversation in which the word Texas was used?"
 The witness said that on that date Mir Ward had asked him what he would tes- tify to in the case and he had said it was possible that there had been a con- versation about the order for porting the helm of the Brooklyn during the battle | by Commodore Schley and Lieutenant Commander Hdgson; but the witness said | that ne was unable to report it under | oath. He had no recollection of saving | anything at that time about the Texas John L. Hannum was the called. He was the chief engineer on the
 Brooklyn and of the flying squadron dur | ing the Santiago campaign. Merrimac Disabled. Captain Hannum's testimony aside from the replies to questions by the court re- lated entirely to the conditions of the col Her Merrimac. May 27th and 18th He said that on the forenoon of the former date Commodore Schley had ordered him | to go aboard the collier. that having done so he found her intermediate valves en- tirely disabled He said that he had talk en the whole of this part of the machin- cry of the vessel aboard of the Brooklyn and that he had not been able to complete the repairs until May 18th. He also said that rxyhiIa Merrimac was not entirely