Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-10-12

p0S1HlOn or the Brooklyn when tne
Spaniards first left the harbor. con
tended that the Brooklyn's position
was tee close 30 the mouth OF the har
| Dor; that she was not In her regular
| position. She was south Of 1t.
| based that opinion upon the fact thai
when first discovered the Spanfards
coming out Of the harbor, looked
over toward the other ships ON ouI
left and the Brooklyn was very nearly
abeam of the Iowa. The Iowa was
heading north, directly into the har
Dor"
Commander Schuetze was asked in
regard to his observations Of the
Brooklyn In the battle of July 8. He
replied:
Describes the BrooIsiyn's Loop.
"I saw the Brooklyn at the begin
ming of the action about port abeam OF
the Iowa. / saw her some minutes
afterward when she appeared to be
headed a little to the eastward OF
north. It is dif1cult to tell because
she was very nearly broadsfde on.
Afterwards l saw her leading to the
eastward, about due east, should say.
That is the last I saw of her."
Captain Lemly-"I want you to
state whether you saw the Texas
about this time? How was she To-
Gated relative to the Brooklyn? Did
you notice anything particularly as to
the speed or maneuvering of the
Texas?"
when I first saw the Texas she
was heading to the eastward of north.
Soon afterwards I noticed her again
and she was headed to the westward
and apparently lying dead in the
water. I called Captain Evans at
our way; that she was lying dead in
the water, and cautioned the captain
that he would probably run into her
If we kept on the way we were head
ing. She was then on our port bow,
We were trying to get close into the
harbor and steamed at first directly
for the mouth of the harbor. AS the
Spaniards turned to the westward we
turned in the same direction and in
this maneuver we were hindered by
the Texas"
Captain Lemly-"It is in evidence
here that the Brooklyn crosses the
bow of the Texas. Have you any per-
sonal knowledge of that?"
emo, sir"
i On cross examination Mr.. Rayner
questioned witness relative to the
chart positions Of the different ships
Off Santiago.
did you not state, This chart is
wrong and I wont sign it'?''
"I did"
''Then why did you sign?"
Because / was persuaded by the
sther members Of the board that that
was the best we could do and they
wanted to come to an agreemnt. That
was compromise.
Questioned by the Court.
The court put a number of questions
TO the witness.
''How did you determine the dis
lance of the Iowa from the shore while |
Cienfuegos ?"
eve did not determine the distance I
at all, except simply by bearings oc-
casionaHy. There was not any regular
effort made to maintain any particular
position"
"Were the vessels nearer to or fur
her from shore at night at Santiago?"
Sat what time of the blochade?"
Captain Lemly-"Prior to the first
If June"
"About the same distance day and
hight is my recollection, about eight
niles"
When the court reconvened after
luncheon Lieutenant Commander
Schuetze continued his testimony In
to a question by the court,
Z, Io+o |
position of the Iowa at 7:40 o'clock
h. M, on May 20, and that it's distance
tut was seven. miles. He also said
hat the bombardment of May 81 had
developed that Spanish shore bat
cries were extremely weak. He had
cen no evidence of a disposition on
he part Of any of Cervera's ships to
am any of the American vessels.
The Court-"Was your position dur
ng the battle Of July 8 such as to en-
BILE you to observe clearly the rela-
i've positions and movements of the
ships?"
mo, sir. never observed the rel
tive positions Of all the ships on &C
cunt of the smoke and the attention !
70 were paying to our own ship in the {
ght,"
The Court-"When you say that the ,
owa was seven miles from the en- ,
rance to Santiago at 7:40 a. NJ, May
8, was that the distance at daylight ,
r had the ships steamed Off shore
fter Daylight"
"My impression is we had headed a 8
irect course for that position during {
he night or early morning" 4
Commander Grant Called. ]
Commander Schuetze was then ex-
used and Commander Grant, who was I
enior watch officer on the Massachu- t
etts during the war with Spain, was 1
allied. y
Asked by Captain Lemly concerning t
ne blockade of Cienfuegos, Comman- Fl
err Grant said there were no direc- {
ons giving an order of battle there,
ut that there was on arrival a signal :
ON the flagship that Cienfuegos was
, be blockaded. He had, on the oc- Q
osion of the maneuver off Cienfuegos. e
cen the Spanish earthworks there e
nd the masts of one vessel lying in F
but nothing to his knowl- t
1ge had been done to destroy those q
orkS.