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stify that she was lying dead in the
BROOKLYN Was Ahead.

water.
BROOKLYN Was Ahead
Which vessel the Brooklyn or the
oregon, was nearer the Colon when it
went ashore?" asked Capt. Lemly
THAT is very difficult to. say. Prac-
tlcally the two vessels were on the same
circle. Probably the Brooklyn was a
short distance nearer, but the difference
was hardly appreciate. The BROOKLYN
was, however, 5000 yards or more from
the Colon This 1 know from our bear
ing and ranger"
In response to a question from the
court, the witness said that he knew of
the receipt of no signal from the Brook
lyn until well after the chase had begun.
when he had understood that the Brook
lyn had signaled to close up. Lieut..
Alderman was succeeded on the stand by
I. Apologize who was a gunner on the
Brooklyn during the Santiago battle He
was Intercepted by Mr.. Rayner.
In reply TO question, the witness said:
Before the battle, the guns and aux
lllary machinery attending them were in
excellent condition. After the battle we
found all of the 5-inch guns on the star
board side broken in some part or the
lifting gear of the guns carried away.
The bores of the guns were pitted and the
muzzles of two of the guns were so
swollen they had to be removed from the
Ship
Can you tell me anything about the
ammunition expended on the Brooklyn on
the day Of the battle?''
we used up 566 5-inch shells, 124 S-inch,
1,2CO 6-pounders and 400 1-pounders.''
During the battle was there any time
within your observation that some of the
guns of the Brooklyn could not have been
trained on the enemy?"
mo, sir. Some of them were always
in use. Some were always in use during
the complete turn
Did you see Admiral Schley during
the action?"
Several times and spoke to him."
What impression did his conduct
manner and bearing convey to your
Inspired Confidence.
He seemed to be cool and collected,
and one who inspired confidence"
The next witness was Lieut.. E. w
Eberle. watch and division officer on the
Oregon in the Santiago campaign. He
had charge of the first gun division, and
in that capacity had direct charge of
the forward 13-inch turret. He described
the Oregon's passing the Iowa, saying
that vessel was at the time on the in
side He said the Brooklyn had stopped
about a mile and half from the Colon
to the westward, while the Oregon had
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the eastward. He saw none of the Span
ish ships leave their course except the
flagship Teresa, which veered somewhat
toward the American vessels.
Lieut.. Eberle was cross-examined by
Mr.. Hanna, who asked:
DO you recall any signals from the
Brooklyn to the Oregon at about the
time the Vizcaya went ashore?'
After the, Vizcaya went ashore the
RrnOlxlVr4
After that she signaled: One of my
compartments is full of water
He said that from the time the Oregon
had left Rio she had been cleared for ac-
ton SO as to be ready at any time. He
had fired all told thirty-four 13-inch
Shells
Lieut., r. G. Johnston, who was signal
officer on the Oregon, gave a detailed
statement of the signals between the
Brooklyn and the Oregon during the en-
gagement of July 8. These have all been
given by previous witnesses.
How did the Oregon respond to the
signal. Follow f1ag?' asked Capt Lem
ly on cross-examination.
"She followed the general direction Of
the fagship-she followed the Spanish
fleet"
Lieut.. Johnston was followed by Maj
Paul st. c. Murphy, who commanded
Tic 1Ilol li1SS OIL tie 1lylIIS SQudQTOn
ing the Cuban campaign, and who was
or the Brooklyn on the day of the en-
gagement of July 8, when he was in
charge of the 6-inch forward guns under
the forecastle.
Brave and ResoIute.
Speaking of the Santiago blockade the
witness said that in the daytime the
Morro was in plain view, as were the
signals at night. He gave the closest
range Of July at LOO yards.
In response to a question from Mr..
Rayner, Maj. Murphy said he had seen
Commodore Schley during the day of the
battle of July 8, and that his manner and
conduct Impressed me, as it seems to
have impressed every one on the Brook
Ign, as that of a brave and resolute Off
Ger. He inspired the utmost confidence
throughout the ship.
On cross examination Maj. Murphy said
that at night in steaming east and west
during the blockade the ships of the fly
ing squadron had gone 1500 yards from
the entrance on either side. He was con-
fident he had seen the picket boats in
side the blockading line at night. They
were, he said, stationed on both sides of
the entrance to the harbor
Maj. Murphy was followed by Lieut.
Commander Charles II. Harlow In
response to questions by Capt. Parker
the witness said that during the Santiago
campaign he had been executive officer
of the Vixen. Commander Harlow said
he had observed the Brooklyn frequently
during the battle, and that he had made
notes of the occurrences Of the day.
Capt. Parker called the witness atten-
ton to the log of the Vixen covering the
day of the battle. and asked if the notes