Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-18

I three and half to four miles of nj
lhal point When we crossed under
| the Texas. stern we saw the Iowa CONF
! ma out on course nearly parallel 10
| a C0nNergng course with ours ! nO-
| uced her q little abait our starhOard
| beam Capt, clark at the same dime
! noticed her and called my attention
| 70 her and told me 10 look out and
| avoid collision.
| No collision was very imminent but
We did change our helm anG pssH 4
| on. did not sge any more VI The Iowa.
! After the action commenced We pas ed
| the Texas The only ship then gAeld
| OF us was the Brooklyn She Wal Nell
on her accustomed position well III
| 10 the westward. All The Spanish chips
had gotten out by this time and We
We're pursuing them, heading for the
leading ships We noticed the Maria
Teresa drop asten OF loss speed Thar,
AT FIRST, saw flames leaptng up and QUE
from her which convinced us she was
ON IRE, a few minutes afier that the
Oqucndo appeared a. BE- covered with
smoke and we concluded that she also
was on fire. which proved 10 be fact.
Just about this time the VisCaya. which
starboarded her helm, seemed TO h al
OF 10 the southwark and west toward
the Brooklyn and fell out Of line Il
then became evident that the Colon was
pulling out Of battle and running aionk
the shore but IL was developed that
she was running away aud had more
speed than all the other ships. The
Niscaya headed toward the Brooklyn
She ran that course for some time and
then Strengthened out again, then
turned In shore and In a few minutes
after than ran ashore also. There IL
no question about the Viscaya hullng
out u the general Spanish line 10 the
southwark. because a short time after
that Capt. Clark turned around and
called my attention 70 some objects In
the water that looked Ike noatinh
buoys apparently three or four feet
above the water. We thought they
were nets with torpedoes being prob
ably thrown out to injure the ship, I
ported the helm and before I could do
anything we passed over the spot and
found that we were in the wake OF the
Niscaya,"
Commander Nicholson then detailed
the chase of the Colon, the subsequent
going ashore. and surrender.
WELL DONE, OREGON"
Commander Nicholson said that he
recalled some signals from the Brook
yn on the day OF the battle. among
Others one at the beginning OF the bait
Tie to chose ~ and another az the
close Of the engagement. saying. We'll
done Oregon"
AS for the first signal" he said. I'VE
were already closing in and II did not
influence u.s."
IN reply 90 questions from Mr.. Ray
nor the witness said he could not say
positively that he had seen the Brook
wn 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
O. mile or "a mile and a half He also
said that h. ola not remember any
signal from the Brooklyn to the oregon
20 use her .S-inch guns on the Colon
did the Orc 1n use her l8-inch guns
early In the action" Capt Lemly
asked, as his FIRST question on cross-ex-
a'iuation.
"Oh. yes. was the response. But she
stopped using them during the chase Of
the Colon as that vessel was 80 far
away that % use them would have been
a waste of ammunition"
zoo Tesp0rfe Go another question by
Capt Lem.v. Commander Nicholson
said. u thought the oregon was near
ar the enemy during the chase than
.he brooklyn but The distances VAR
ned somewhat 81 one time the Brook
yn had apparently turned 90 head On
d turn OF the Colon toward Cape Cruz
IN rpIy Co Mr. Hanna toe witness
.aIg ht lad pf.earfrd tho enlnfeh 0rat