The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-24
SANTIAGO BATTLE.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
the first to the westward he put the helm
hard to starboard and l made several re-
ports to him as 10 the Brooklyn regarding her
signals. He said never mind L also re-
ferred TO the way l thought the Brooklyn
was standing up TO fight. very nicely. The
captain said. oh, crackie! Never mind the
Brooklyn. You look out for this ship. The
Brooklyn then was about on our port beam.
So l said, All right, captain. l will look at
the Brooklyn no more and | turned my
back, looking on the starboard beam at the
ships getting out. After we sheered around
and got to the westward l suggested to
give her a little port helm to get closer in,
and he did.
sang out through the sight hole, to the men
at the wheel and at the engine room indica-
tor. to slow, then stop. and L said, Captain.
they will all get away from us He did
not answer me, but Immediately stepped
back. and then / said. MY Lord, captain.
we are out of the fight He said, Look at
the Brooklyn. / turned around, and right
ahead of us the big gray ship doomed out
of the smoke. For a second L thought my
heart was in my mouth. We were steam
ing with a heavy helm and she steered by
us. When / saw her she was practically
ahead of us. That is the first | saw. She
sheered off and went to sea. | should say
about 1000 yards, and then on to westward.
As soon as the BrOoklyn cleared us we
rang to go ahead and started up forced
draft again. After that we simply followed
on as fast as we could. on a line that was
just INSIDE the line where the OIeSOH 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 cap
tain gave the order To stop forced draft"
Captain ~Lemly-How near was the Brook
lyn to the Texas at the time you saw her
loom up out of the smoke?
Il did not make any estimate at the time,
but l came to the conclusion later that she
was between 100 and 80 yards from us,
which was a much longer distance than
Captain Philip thought it was
RELATIVE POSITIONS.
Captain Lemly-Perhaps L should nave
asked you in the first place the position
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 L thought
she was standing pretty nearly on her
north course. l did not see at first any in
dications of turning, and L thought she
was going right in"
Captain Lemly-Did the Brooklyn give
any steam whistle signal to indicate her
change of course?
That | do not know
did you hear any?"
81 did not hear any"
DO you think you would AVE heard IL
if there had been a steam signal?'
mo, sir; we could not have heard it"
AT what time during the battle of San
tiago do you consider that the Texas was
in the greatest danger?' asked Captain
Lemly.
Mr.. Rayner objected. contending such
ing Of the court. Mr.. Hanna said there
were many minor points on which the
court must, from time to time, ask the
opinion of witnesses. The point was also
argued on the one side by Captain Lemly
and on the other by Judge Wilson. The
court overruled the objection and the ques-
ton was repeated.
Looking back" responded the witness.
81 know that the time of the greatest dan
ger TO the Texas was when the Brooklyn
doomed up out Of the smoke right ahead
of US"
He said. in response to questions. that
he had never sailed with a man who had
quicker sight, or who handled his ship 10
better advantage than Captain Philip. He
added that the captain had on this occasion
given successive orders. and that the Texas
backed until it was dead in the water He
or three minutes had been lost, and that
fully three miles were lost to the ship. A
part of this delay had, however, he said.
been caused on account of the fault of the
ships blowers. rendering the vessels slow
in getting up steam.
After a brief reversiOn to the distance
at which the blockade had been enforced.
witness said that on the day the enemy's
ships were discovered the Iieet had been
close in. He had, he said. on that day seen
three cruisers inside of the harbor. Asked
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for observing the enemys vessels, the wit
ness replied that after the moon set. as
il did early in the evening at that time,
the darkness was such that the enemy's
ships could not nave been distinguished
at any great distance.
SIGNALS OF THE DAY.
Commander Heilner was questioned at
considerable length concerning signals. He
had. ne said in response TO Mr.. Raynor's
question, seen the Brooklyn make signals
TO the Texas on the day of the battle.
Mr.. RaynOr-What were they?
Il do not know what they were. At first
reported a one-hag hoist, which 1 sup
posed was. Clear ship for action That
was immediately after going on deck"
How many OF those signals do you recol-
being made TO the Texas?'
II saw that one. And then, shortly after.
l saw a second signal. which was a three
flag hoist. and that IS the time | reported
to Captain Philip. He said. as 1 stated be-
fore. that | was not to look after the
Brooklyn. but the Texas
How many signals did the New York
make 10 the Texas on the day of the bat
asked Mr.. Raynor.
II do not know, was the response.
did she make any signals TO the TexasT"
Il saw signals from the New York, /
think. but not at . O'Clock or
How later"
ssThat I don't know Twelve o'clock. or