Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-19

not influence us.
In reply to questions from Mr. Ray
ner the witness said he could not say
positively that he had seen the Brook
lyn make her turn, but that he had
seen her change her position. He had
never seen the Brooklyn and the Tex
as when they were closer together
than a mile or mile and half. He
also said that, he did not remember
any signal from the Brooklyn to the
Oregon to use her 13-inch guns on the
Colon
"Did the Oregon use her 13-inch
guns early in the action?" Captain
Lemly asked as his first question on
cross-eXamination.
"Oh, yes" was the response. "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 waste of ammunition"
The court asked questions Of Com
mander Nicholson as follows:
"Was the Oregon in her proper
blockadihg position when the Spanish
ships started ott?'
practically, yes"
What was the relative position of
the American ships when the Span
ish vessels came out?"
''The Iowa was due south, the Texas
on her port hand and the Brooklyn
farther off to the westward The Ore
gon was to the right of the Iowa and
the Indiana in shore to the eastward
with the New York in the distance. 1
remember Immediately looking for the
flagship and saw her off seven or eight
miles toward Siboney."
did the Oregon at any time pass
the Brooklyn and the Spanish ships?"
Not when they we're offering any
active resistance. She did as the
Spanish vessels turned to go ashore"
- DR.. DevaIin on the Stand.
DR.. Charles M. Devalin followed
Commander Nicholson. He said that
he had been medical officer on the
Brooklyn and had observed the battle
of July 8, from the forecastle. He gave
q brief description of the battle, say
ing he had been present when Yeoman
Ellis was killed and that he had. OBJ
served Commodore Schley during the
entire engagement.
"His conduct and bearing" said the
witness, "was all that could be expect
ed. He seemed to know what he was
about and to be doing all that he wish
ed to do. He was in perfect control
Of the situation.'
In response to questions from Cap
tain Lemly witness said that he had
heard Commodore Schley give the Or
der, Helm hard aport,'' and had
heard no one else give it.
DR.. Devalin was then excused and
! Captain John L. Hannum was called.
He was chief engineer on board the
Brooklyn during the Cuban campaign.
! Captain Hannum's testimony, aside
from replies to questions by the court,
related entirely to the condition of the
collier Merrimac, May 27 and %. He
said that on the forenoon of the for
mer date Commodore Schley had or,
dered him to go aboard the collier;
that having done so he found her inter-
mediate valve gear entirely disabled.
He said that he had taken the whole
of this part of the machinery of the
vessel aboard the Brooklyn and that
he had not been able to complete the
repairs until the evening of the next
day, the 28th.
The court asked Captain Hannum
the following questions:
"What was the Brooklyn's most eco
nomical speed and how much coal per
! day did she burn while you were her
chief engineer?"
II never had an opportunity to test
the vessel in order to arrive at that.
but her economical speed was,
think, about 10 knots, burning form 70
to rs tons of coal day.
Were the fires laid ready for light
ing under all boilers not in use by the
Brooklyn, July 2. If not, why not?"
II think the furnaces were coaled.
I am pretty sure they were ready to
throw a shovel full of coal on them
and start them" s.' u
Captain Hannum was then excused
and Lieutenant Thomas r. Garter,
past assistant engineer, who was in
Il charge of the machinery of the main
engines Of the Brooklyn during the
! Santiago campaign, was called. In
reply to a request from Mr.. Rayner he
gave a statement concerning the con-
dition of the engines of the Brooklyn
on the morning Of the battle, July 3,
saying: ''f p.
! Brookiyn's Condition July 8.
"The after main engines were not
used. The forward main engines were
A disconnected from the forward ones
and steam was on three boilers" ,~,.,.
4 u Mr.. Rayner-.tsC Can you tell me what
went on in the engine rooms during
the. action with respect to increasing
the speed OF the ship?"
i t.Every effort was made to Eecono.
4 mize steam and get the most powes
4 out of it, the most turns OF the engines
i The fires were started in the other
boilers as soon as possible, Forced
4 draught was put on. Then, foi
4 course, it was q question Of how many
4 turns we could get. The steam was
4 working to the best advantage so as
i to increase the turns OF the engines
8 There was steady increase in the mum
Il Der OF turns of the engines from che
beginning to- the end. = Ssgas
! Were the engines i. at any time
stopped, reversed or slowed ?sssa ti.3z5
Tha engines were not at any 8time
II during the battle stopped on reversed
Il have no reco1 election Of their eye1
II having been slowed. They certainly
Il were not stopped nor reversed. 's S3iSs
4 The court asked the following dues tts
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