The Washington times., 1901-10-24

course. a.. twice returned to it, she
turned ashore. a shot fired by the ore
con at 800 yards fell SO close 70 tht
Colon thst he felt sure that II had struck
her. In the chase the Brooklyn signaIed
the Oregon that her shots were lahinS
short Wngn the Colon went ashore the
nruoklyn was about n mile from the ore
gon three points forward of the port
beam
Under cross-examination by Judge Ad-
vocate Lemly. Lieutenant Alderman said
he did not see the Brooklyn when the
Oregon passed between the Texas and the
Iowa. The Texas th'n did not seem to
be going ahead, while the Iowa was
carrying big wave ahead of her The
witness said he was under the impress
sion that the Texas was not making any
such headway as the Iowa. but whether
she had stopped or backed or was going
ahead slowly he was unable To determine.
Lieutenant Ackerman said he had never
heard of any signals from the Brooklyn
to the Oregon to use her l3-iuch guns on
the Colon. He and other officers had
suggested that to Captain Clark.
Q.-What orders If any, We're signaled
by the Brooklyn when the enemys ships
We're seen coming out, just after the bat
Al know of no signal received from
the BROOKLYN until well after the chase
had commenced, and then il was report
ed at m" turret. that the Brooklyn had
Q.-During the early part Of the battle
did you "ce any Spanish ships sheer
toward the Brooklyn as though intending
to ram?
A-Not to my personal knowledge. 1
know that we fired a shell from the ore
CONS port S-inch turret ut the Vizcaya-
So that she must have got well on our
bow at that particular time.
Gunner p. p Applegate, who served on
the Brooklyn. testified merely to the bad
condition of the guns Of the Brooklyn
after the battle of July 3; that they fired
$50 5-inch shells, 16i S-inch. l,2O0 6-poUnd-
ers. and 400 1-pounders, and that Schley
was cool, calm, and collected in the ac-
tion and his manner such as to inspire
confidence.
Lieut.. Edward w Eberle. now of the
J Indiana stated to the Court that he had
, charge of the forward 13-inch turret of
the Oregon in the battle with Cervera s
fleet. The Oregon In the beginning Of
the fight crossed the Iowa's bow, he said
about $50 yards distant Shortly after
the Spanish ships came out. the Maria
Teresa seemed to head off shore before
turning west. Later in the action one of
the three remaining ships-the Vizcaya-
headed across the Oregons bow. and the
Oregon closed in on her for about 2.400
yards The Spaniard was struck twice
by shells from the Oregon and then she
turned ashore.
The witness said he then climbed on
his turret, and saw the Brooklyn for 'he
first time. She WAS on the Oregon's port
bow, distant about 200 yards. In the
beginning of the chase after the Colon
that vessel was about six miles from
j 80 o'clock. Captain Clark told the wit
ness to try one of his l3-inch guns on the
Colon. and he fired at $500 yards. but the
shots were reported to have gone ahead
of the Colon AT tnat range one of the
shots struck under the Colon's quarter,
and she turned ashore. Lieutenant Eberle
said he saw most of the Brookyn's S-inch
shots fired at the Colon. and they an
fell away short" The New York ana
Texas, he sail, came up about an hour
after the Colon's flag went down.
To the judge advocate Lieutenant
Eberle said the enemy's fleet started i'm
mediateIy to the westward, except the
Maria Teresa Cervera's flagship, which
seemed to head south little, before
turning with the others,
Lieut.. Gunior grade) r. G. Johnson
who was clerk to Captain Clark. OF the
oregon. and signal officer of that ship,
testified that the Brooklyn signaled the
Oregon in the early part OF the pattie'
Follow the flag but the oregon start
ed after the Spanish ships. He saw no
disposition on the part of the Spaniards
TO ram the Brooklyn. They turned eon-
tinuously to the westward, he said.
Major Paul St Clair Murphy, who COM
manded the marines on the Brooklyn.
contradicted all the other testimony that
Schleys ships at Cfenfuegos were Closer
inshore at night
the Vixen's executive officer, testified that
he had a good view of the battle OF July
l. He said the Spanish ships steamed i
southwest. and then west as soon as they
cleared the shoals at the entrance to the
harbor. His notes of the battle were
placed in evidence'but not read Mr i1ar,
low read from the Vixen's log a signal
from Schley on May %, saying that the
general meeting place of the squadron
would be twenty-five miles south OF san
tiago II the ships were separated Dy PAD
weather OF the reconnaissance of May
81 he said that shots from the Spanish
forts came over the Vixen, which was
nearly mile outside the fighting ships.
1,t,n Court than adjourned.