Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-09-21

on the 10Th what would you nave "o''e'
Mr.. Hanna asked
| II would have done il" the witness re-
sponded. II don't think the sea ,',ten mn' cn;, CO.."
| on other occasions
The questions and replies on TINS poih'
| were as follows:
| Have YOU had any experience III o"ai .
ing vessels in the waters of me West
| Indies. or in that part of the woriu
| ii.id some experience shoih9 p'ioi''
while lying at Tortueas
| "lf. as executive officer OF thc ieNas,
| you had received instructions AT thdt
time on the 18th 10 coal, what "ou'o you
have done"
| II would have coaled ship, probably
| Was there anything in the conditions
| of the weather or the sea then prevail
ing to have prevented the leXas from
| taking coal on the 26th ~
| "On the evening of the 18TH, ] do not
think the sea was any heavier than ex-
listed when ! successfully coaled ship at
| Tortugas. although the coliier was "A
heavier vessel. | coaled ship In Tortugas
with considerable sea. the collier nav
! ing only about $500 tons
| ''Of course | can understand you don
go 10 sea to coal ship. but IN an emer-
sency you think you could have coaled
] the Texas on tnta day?
| II believe we could have taken coal on
| the Texas, yes"
| Relating the particulars Of the return
| to Santiago, after starting Tor Key West,
| the witness said that coal had been TAX
en- on the night of the 9th. When Capt.
Philip Rad been asked If the Texas could
coal he had replied: We can try The
| trial had been made and the effort had
proved successful the witness said.
Capt. Iiarber also told of seeing the
| Colon inside the harbor at Santiago on
| the morning of May - and said II had re
mained there until June |, The American
| fleet, he said. lay seven or eight miles
from the mouth of the harbor at night
| and further than that IN tn" day time.
| AALA A,a.Y t.us s,ln Al ~
| liruOklvn'S loop during the battle off San
! tiago. the witness said he did not see
| the loop made. He said In reply To ques-
| tiuns that the blockade was maintained
! by the vessels steaming IN column back
| ana forth in front Of the mouth Of the
haIbur at distance Of from seven to 10
miles. but the greater distance being that
maintained at night AZ tins distance
| there was no difficulty IN seeing the shore
| during the day time. ana on clear night.
| but when the weather was bad il was
difficult 10 see the shore In day time and
sometimes under those circumstances i'm
possible 10 see ii at night
Capt. Harbcr volunteered the statement
| that. May =, before the new sHpply 0f
coal was taken on the Texas. there wcrr
! about A~ tons of that fuel ON the vessel
| Recurring To the Brooklyn he said he
| had seen that vessel Immediately after
| il Lad executed the loop. when IL Was on
| thr port bow of the Texas. about NJ feet
distant The Texas WIS not then mov-
| ing at her full speed because the ore
Son WIS passing her. II the Texas at
| that time backed ar stopped he was not
aware uf the circumstances.
capt Harper was then asked concern
| ing the position ~ the HroOklyn relative
| ~ tn Texas and 70 the Other ships when
| .ie first saw her after the turn.
The Brooklyn, he replied was on
thr port bow w the Texas, standing Ut
an angle. should say. approximulIng
| unc-hali point to the southwark VI ina
heading N the Texas. "A that time tae
oregon Was just forging past us III the
starb"ard side. inshure- The Iowa was
still farther inShort and pointing up $.
| that her bow ovrrIapp"d our bow Al on
| time | know that We fired across TN
stern OF the Iowa.
Where were the Spanish vessels with
TciorvrC' to the heading OF the Texas
The head of the line WAS then on our
Starb"ard bow. | should say approximate
! - four points on the bow.
| At this point th,. coIrI adjourned
promptly at O'Clock until Il O'Clock to-
morrow.