The age-herald., 1901-10-19
PORT ENGINES OF
 THE TEXAS WERE
 NEVER STOPPED

| IL then became evident that the Colon was pulling out of battle ana running
 along the shore, but 1t was developed
 that she was running away, and had l more speed than all the other ships. The 1 Vi5caya headed toward the Brooklyn She ran that course for some time and then
 strengthened out again; then turned in
 shore and few minutes after that ran ashore also.
 l The Oregon used her 13-inch guns early
 In the action. but she stopped using them
 during the chase of the Colon, as that vessel was so far away as to use them
 would be waste of ammunition. Commander Nicholson thought the Ore-
 gon was nearer the enemy during the l chase than the Brooklyn, but the dis | tance varied somewhat At one time the
 Brooklyn had apparently turned to head
 off turn of the Colon toward Cape l Cruz.
 Medical Officer Praises Schley. | Dr. Charles M Devalin followed Com | mander Nicholson. He said that he had been medical officer on board the Brook
 lyn and had observed the battle of July :! 5 from the forecastle. He gave a brief description of the battle, saying he had been present when Yeoman Ellis was killed and that he had observed Commo- dore Schley, during the entire engage | ment
 His conduct and bearing" said the
 
 He seemed to know what he was about
 and to be doing all that he wished to do. He was in perfect control of the situa- l tion.''
 Captain John L. Hannum was then l called. He was the chief engineer on
 board the Brooklyn and of the flying
 squadron during the Cuban campaign | Captain Hannum's testimony aside from
 replies to questions by the court related
 entirely to the condition of the collier
 Merrimac May H and 2s. He said that 1 on the forenoon of the former date Com
 modore Schley had ordered him to go l aboard the collier; that having done so | he found her intermediate valve entirely 1 disabled. He said that be had taken the whole of this part of the machinery
 aboard of the Brooklyn and that he had | not been able to complete the repairs i until May S. He also said that while the
 Merrimac was not entirely helpless her l horse power was reduced one-third ana
 she was able to hobble along only at the | rate of four or five knots an hour.
 Mir. Rayner Can you tell me what 1 went on in the engine rooms during the l action with respect to increasing the 1 speed of the ship?'
 | Every effort was made to economfze l steam and get the most power out or It, l the most turns of the engines. The nres
 were started in the other boilers as soon l as possible Forced draught was put on l Then of course 1t was a question Of how many turns we could get. The steam 1 was working to the best advantage so as l to increase the turn of the engines. | There was a steady increase in the num-
 Der of the engines from the beginning 10 | the end"
 Engines Not Stopped.
 Were the engines at any time stopped l reversed or slowedY
 .I have no recollection of their ever | having been slowed nor reversed. The witness presented a written memo ] randum, which he had prepared, showina l the speed of the Brooklyn during the day | of the battle and indicating gradual iii- 1 crease from eleven and one-half to four l teen knots per hour The memorandum 1 was based on the basis of the revoin- 1 tions. 1 Relating his experience during the yoy- l age from Cienfuegos to Santiago, he sald 1 the weather was dark and lowering. " was he said, ''the toughest weather we l had had since had been on the Brooklyn l It was a short, heavy head sea-" The witness placed the distance of the 1 blockadng line at Santiago at from three 1 and a half to five miles from shore, say | ing that he had been watch officer and | had made close observation. There were | picket boats on the inside of the line.
 At this point the court took a recess for | luncheon.
 MT. Crenan continued his testimony at
 
 l turn of the Brooklyn, saying that after l it began he observed that the first ship | appeared. to be heading directly toward
 the Brooklyn, creating the impression l that either she intended to ram the | Brooklyn or the Brooklyn ram her. This | contingency. however. was averted by
 both the Brooklyn and Spanish ship put l ting the helm to port He said that l Zocopa land battery also fired at the
 Brooklyn at that time. He also stated
 just before starting in for shore the 1 Vizcaya had made sudden turn toward the Brooklyn.
 1 The Brookiyn's Carpenter. l George H. warford, who was carpenter | on the Brooklyn was then called. De- 1 scribing the battle of July B., he said that early in the action the order was passed | by a marine orderly, Stand by to ram;
 he also said that later and during the l chase he had seen the Vizcaya turn as if i to ram the Brooklyn, before the former
 went ashore. He sais he had made a per-
 sona1 examination of the Brooklyn after l the battle and found she had been struck 1 thirty times. MT. Warford said that Com modore Schleys conduct and bearing dur ing the battle were those of a fearless off, ficer. He said that during the engage ment the turning tank of the Brooklyn | filled with water.
 When MT. Warford was excused, J. H. f1dnley, WnO WdS CnlcI IuacnlnlSt on the Texas during the battle of July B. was called. He said that during the engage ment he had been on duty at the throttle
 of the port engine, and not Fred Claxton, i who had previously testified that he | (Claxton) was standing at the throttle of the port engine. He stated that the port i engine of the Texas neither stopped nor | backed. but was slowed down. | On cross-examination Mir. Hanley said
 the only orders he remembered were to
 ''slsw down. and for full speed.' Mir Hanley was then excused and. l Lieut.. J. P. P Ryan, who was assistant l engineer on the Brooklyn, was intro l duced.
 He described the battle off Santiago but
 told nothing new.
 "Did you see Commodore Schley about | the time Ellis was killed?" | "All the time"
 What were his manner and bearing as they impressed your Admirable I thought"
 Was his position one of danger?" His position was on a little bridge
 built around the coming tower and he was on the fighting side of the ship all | the time"
 Was that an exposed position?'
 All the time.'
 l schIey's Flag Lieutenant.
 When Lieutenant Ryan had concluded. Lieutenant B. B. Wells, Jr., who was Commodore Schley's flag lieutenant dur ing the Cuban campaign was called. Lieu tenant Wells gave detailed account of FIr ---